Category: Events

• Penn Manor Marching Unit earns honors in USBands Competition

  

  The Penn Manor Marching Unit completed its fall 2023 competition season on a high note, placing second overall in the USBands Regional Competition, held October 28 in Camp Hill that included 15 bands from Pennsylvania, New York and Virginia.  In the divisional round, Penn Manor placed second, with a score of 83.7 points, less than…

• Fifteen Penn Manor students selected for District Chorus

  

  A record 15 Penn Manor High School students have been selected to participate in the District 7 Chorus Festival, following auditions held October 28. The students were among nearly 700 who tried out for 200 slots in the Pennsylvania Music Educators Association festival, to be held in January at ELCO High School.  The Penn Manor…

• REAL Life program bolsters financial literacy of PMHS juniors

  

  All Penn Manor High School juniors have learned practical financial lessons from the REAL Life financial literacy program, held October 26 and 27 in the high school gymnasium. Sponsored by Junior Achievement of South Central PA, REAL Life uses exercises and games to help students understand how financial decisions will impact their lives during high…

• National Honor Society welcomes 49 new members for 2023

  

  The Penn Manor chapter of the National Honor Society welcomed 49 new members during an induction ceremony October 11 at Penn Manor High School. The juniors qualified for induction by maintaining a cumulative grade-point average of at least 4.0; for seniors the minimum was 3.85. NHS members also have to demonstrate the four pillars of…

• Hector Rodriguez and Jireh Ellis named King & Queen at homecoming

  

  Congratulations to Penn Manor’s 2023 Homecoming King and Queen, Hector Rodriguez and Jireh Ellis, who were crowned at halftime of the thrilling September 29 homecoming game. The Comets came from behind to beat Hempfield High School, 23-19 for Penn Manor’s first victory over its crosstown rivals since 2014. The Comets earned the win thanks to…

• Fall Fest to be held September 27 in HS gym

  

  Penn Manor High School will host Fall Fest from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, September 27, in the auxiliary gym. The event will include food trucks, an obstacle course, bounce house and games for all ages, including frisbee toss, corn hole, ladder golf, football toss, disc golf and a duck pond. Several student clubs will…

• Penn Manor graduates earn American FFA Degrees  

  

     Recent Penn Manor graduates Madeleine Denlinger and Micah Frey have been honored with the American FFA Degree, the highest honor for a member of the FFA.   Maddy and Micah earned the honors as members of Manor FFA. Maddy graduated in 2019, and Michah graduated in 2020.    To qualify for an American Degree, members must earn…

• Penn Manor to host a Multilingual Family Night September 20

  

  Penn Manor will host a Multilingual Family Night on Wednesday, September 20, to assist families whose primary home language is not English. The event will be held from 6 to 7 p.m. at Manor Middle School, 2950 Charlestown Road, Lancaster. A team of teachers, translators and social workers will share information about about Penn Manor’s…

• Penn Manor kicks off the 2023-2024 school year

  

  Penn Manor schools opened their doors for more than 5,400 students on August 28 to kick off the 2023-2024 school year. This year’s opening went smoothly, according to Penn Manor superintendent Dr. Phil Gale, who is beginning his second year as Penn Manor’s top administrator. “There is great excitement on the first day of school as…

• Hundreds show their Comet Pride at Kickoff Classic

  

  It was truly “a great day to be a Comet” August 23 as hundreds of Penn Manor fans turned out to support members of the Comets fall sports teams, marching unit and cheer squads during the 2023 Kickoff Classic. This year’s event, held at Comet Field, benefited from relatively cool weather. The Penn Manor Marching…