Category: Community

• Penn Manor hires 34 new teaching professionals for 2024-2025

  

  Thirty-four professional educators have joined the Penn Manor family for the 2024-2025 school year. We welcomed these new employees during New Teacher Orientation, held the week of August 5 at Penn Manor High School. In addition to orientation sessions, activities included a bus tour of all district schools and a luncheon with administrators and school…

• Staff positions still available for 2024-2025 school year

  

    Applications are being accepted for several open positions for the 2024-2025 school year at Penn Manor School District, which has switched to a new HR software platform.   Penn Manor now utilizes Red Rover, a web-based system for managing open positions and tracking applicants that is designed to simplify the process.   The following positions are currently…

• Detter, Telesco named assistant principals at Manor MS, high school

  

  The Penn Manor School Board has approved the appointments of Patty Detter as assistant principal at Manor Middle School and Chris Telesco as assistant principal at Penn Manor High School. Detter will work with Dr. Shirley Murray, who took over as Manor principal upon the retirement of Dr. Dana Edwards at the end of the…

• Public input sought on Manor MS schoolwide Title I plan

  

  Input is being sought from the public on a draft Schoolwide Title I plan for Manor Middle School. The plan address how Manor would use Title I funds to maximize student learning opportunities, and improve academic supports for all students throughout the school. Residents are welcome to send comments on the plan to Dr. Krista Cox,…

• Suren Clark named TSA national champion

  

  Suren Clark named TSA national champion Penn Manor High School graduate Suren Clark has earned two top-five awards, including a first-place finish, at the recent Technology Student Association (TSA) National Conference. The 2024 graduate placed first and is the new national champion in the Future Technology and Engineering Teacher event at the conference, held June…

• High school’s ‘Friday Fun’ wins national competition, earns $5,000 prize

  

  Penn Manor High School has won the top national prize for a program implemented this past school year to encourage students to bond with their peers and open up about their mental health challenges. “Friday Fun: Flexin’ To De-Stress and Check In on Our Mental Health” won the top prize and a $5,000 award in…

• 45-year Penn Manor bus driver honored with national award

  

  A Penn Manor bus driver with a long history of transporting students to and from the high school and Conestoga Elementary has been honored with a national award. Joan Shenk, who drives Bus 132, was selected for an Outstanding Driver Award by the National School Transportation Association for her 45 years of service behind the…

• Kim Marsh named principal of Pequea Elementary

  

  Congratulations to Kim Marsh, the new principal of Pequea Elementary School, effective July 1. Kim will replace Dr. Shirley Murray, who will take over as principal at Manor Middle School upon the retirement of Dr. Dana Edwards. Kim currently is an assistant principal at Penn Manor High School, a position she’s held since 2015. She…

• Joe Herman honored for 50 years of coaching track and field

  

  Congratulations to Joe Herman, who celebrated his 50th year as a Penn Manor track and field coach. Mr. Herman was honored May 21 with more than 100 cards from former student athletes from across the country who benefitted from his mentorship. He joined the Penn Manor staff as a history teacher in 1975 and was…

• Loft seeking volunteers for summer meals program for Penn Manor students, families

  

  The Loft Community Partnership is seeking volunteers for its Gather and Nourish Summer Lunch Program for Penn Manor students and families. This new program is being funded by a grant provided by Kelloggs to combat student hunger over the summer. Volunteers will help pack and distribute up to 250 weekly food boxes at the Loft,…