Category: Community

• Keller gets All-America jersey

  

  It’s official: Matt Keller has accepted the jersey he’ll wear when he represents Penn Manor in the Under Armour All-America football game in January. The senior long-snapper for the Comets received his jersey Tuesday, when the Under Armour All-America Jersey Tour made a stop at the Penn Manor High School library. Joining Matt during the…

• Students, parents get first glimpse of Hambright

  

  More than 200 students, parents and family members got to explore Penn Manor’s brand-new school Thursday as Hambright Elementary School hosted an orientation prior to Monday’s start of the new year. Visitors got to tour classrooms in the school’s three color-coded wings, meet teachers, administrators and other staff and check out the brightly lit music and art…

• It’s the end of an era for Hambright’s bell

  

  The end of the school year was the end of an era for the old iron bell at Hambright Elementary School. When students Ashley Seiger, Luz Agosto and Delaney Mercado rang the bell on the final day of the school year June 9, they were continuing a longstanding tradition that dates back to 1936, when the bell…

• Sixth speaker added for June 3 commencement

  

  A sixth speaker has been added to the program for Penn Manor High School’s 2014 commencement, scheduled for 7 p.m. Tuesday, June 3, at Franklin & Marshall College’s Alumni Sports and Fitness Center. The new speaker is Laura Bleacher, the co-salutatorian, along with Justin Gaukler, of the Class of 2014. Lauren Longenecker has been named…

• PMHS students honor mothers — in Spanish

  

  Students in a Penn Manor High School Spanish class delivered an unusual Mother’s Day greeting Friday when they read their moms original poems about motherhood – in Spanish. The mothers were invited to class to hear their children’s poetry and to receive a red rose, along with hugs from their kids. Twelve pupils in Katharine Rodriguez’s…

• Outstanding educators/employees named

  

  Congratulations to Penn Manor’s Outstanding Employees and Educators for 2013-14. These seven individuals represent the hundreds of hard-working teachers and support staff members who work with our students every day. Thank you to ALL for your hard work. Our awardees for this year are: Outstanding Employees Elementary – The team of Marie Duke, Donna Falk, Kathy Gery,…

• PM girls, boys earn state medals in bowling

  

  It’s been a banner year for Penn Manor High School’s bowling team. Head Coach Chris Vital guided the team to the best record in the Lancaster-Lebanon League, at 76-8. Penn Manor captured the Section One title and the L-L League team championship, and the girls’ team won the Eastern PA Regional Bowling Tournament. Both the…

• Herman named Teacher Impact Award winner

  

  Longtime Penn Manor High School social studies teacher and coach Joe Herman has been honored with a 2014 Teacher Impact Award from WGAL-TV. Herman has spent his entire 39½-year career at Penn Manor, teaching European, Asian, U.S. and Pennsylvania History, Field Geography, Psychology and Economics. He also has coached track and field for his entire…

• Secretary of Education Previews Open Campus PA Initiative

  

  The Pennsylvania Secretary of Education, Ron Tomalis, visited Hempfield SD on Tuesday, January 29 to observe students and educators demonstrating the Open Campus PA program, a unique collaboration between Penn Manor, Manheim Township, and Hempfield School Districts. Joining Tomalis were Representatives Ryan Aument, Keith Greiner and Steven Mentzer as well as Hempfield School District Superintendent…

• 2012 Homecoming Queen Crowned

  

  Melanie Rupp (left) was crowned the 2012 homecoming queen and Katie Irwin (right) was named first runner-up during halftime of the homecoming football game on Friday, October 12. With the stands packed with students, alumni, parents and fans, Penn Manor defeated Manheim Township 30-6.