Category: Education Foundation
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Graduating seniors earn nearly $180,000 in scholarships supported by the Penn Manor community
Members of the Penn Manor Class of 2026 received nearly $180,000 in scholarships and awards during the 59th Annual Commencement Awards Ceremony, held May, 21, 2026, at Penn Manor High School. Over 120 students received over 180 scholarships to assist them with their college and career plans after high school. The awards included 110 Penn…
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Third-graders host Publishing Party on class written books
Two third-grade classes from LeTort Elementary School collaborated on a book project and saw the final printed version of their class book on April 15. Joyce Wright, a third-grade teacher at LeTort wrote a grant to the Penn Manor Education Foundation for the book to be published and distributed to every third-grade student. The books…
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One Book, Two Schools
Led by Cassie Bosley, Library Media Specialist, students in kindergarten through sixth grade at Hambright and Central Manor are participating in the One Book, Two Schools initiative. Students in first through sixth grade are reading Katherine Applegate’s chapter book Odder in their homerooms and at home. Kindergarten students will join near the end of March…
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PMEF distributes over $72,000 in grants to teachers and principals
The Penn Manor Education Foundation awarded 31 Venture Grants to our school district principals and teachers totaling $72,641 for fall 2025. The grants allow students to take educational field trips to Gettysburg, The Franklin Institute, Charlestown Park, Penn Medicine Park, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Fulton Theatre, and the North Museum of Nature and Science. Other…
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Sixteen PM students participate in German American Partnership Program exchange
Throughout the fall of 2024, 15 exchange students from Lahntalschule, located in Hessen, Germany, were hosted by Penn Manor families. The Penn Manor students raised money to show the exchange students meaningful, local experiences while they were in the states. The exchange students and hosts bonded during bonfires and cookouts. Took tours throughout Lancaster City…