Category: Events

• Hambright becomes fourth PM school with a community garden

  

  Hambright Elementary School has added a community garden to its campus, joining three other Penn Manor schools that provide hands-on gardening education to students. The project is a joint effort involving the Hambright staff, students and PTO members, The Edible Classroom, local businesses, and students and teachers at Penn Manor High School. The garden provides…

• Vaping Prevention & Awareness Night April 20 at Penn Manor HS

  

  Penn Manor will host a Vaping Prevention and Awareness Night at 6 p.m. Thursday, April 20, in the Penn Manor High School auditorium. This free event is for all parents, guardians, grandparents, students, friends, and community members and will be presented by Stephanie Owsiany, Student Assistance Program Specialist with the Caron Foundation. This one-hour presentation…

• 22 Penn Manor HS students earn Scholastic and Young Artists awards

  

  The artwork of 22 talented Penn Manor High School students is on display in downtown Lancaster as part of the Scholastic Art Awards and the Lancaster County Young Artists Awards exhibitions. The students won awards – including one national award – in one or both of the competitions, with several students earning multiple awards. In…

• REAL Life brings financial literacy lessons to Penn Manor HS

  

  All Penn Manor 11th-graders learned real-world financial lessons on February 28 and March 1 when they participated in REAL Life, a financial literacy program sponsored by Junior Achievement of South Central PA. Held in the high school gymnasium, REAL Life included exercises and games designed to help students understand how financial decisions will impact their…

• Volunteers still needed for REAL Life program at high school Feb. 28 & March 1

  

  Volunteers are still needed to assist Junior Achievement of South Central PA in presenting the REAL Life financial literacy program to Penn Manor High School juniors on February 28 and March 1. All 11th-graders will participate in the day-long program, which includes activities designed to encourage students to plan for their own economic success. Please…

• Motivational speaker Brittany Wagner visits Penn Manor

  

  Penn Manor welcomed a nationally recognized motivational speaker to the high school on February 14 to encourage student athletes to take ownership of their lives and not let circumstances define them. Brittany Wagner, an academic counselor best known for her role in the Netflix documentary series “Last Chance U,” spoke to students at an assembly…

• Penn Manor to host Community Resources Fair March 29

  

  Penn Manor School District will host a Community Resources Fair March 29 to help Penn Manor families connect with resources that can help them thrive. The event will run from 4 to 7 p.m. in the Penn Manor High School cafeteria. Parents will be able to visit different booths for information about child care, finances,…

• Registration now open for 2023-2024 kindergarten classes

  

  Registration is now open for Penn Manor’s 2023-2024 kindergarten program. A child is eligible to attend kindergarten if he/she will be 5 years old on or before September 1, 2023. Please click here to begin the registration process.  The application can be saved as you go, so if you can’t complete it in one sitting, you can…

• High school hosts workshop to promote Aevidum at neighboring schools

  

  Penn Manor High School recently hosted “The Talk,” a workshop designed to encourage neighboring schools to establish or bolster their efforts to address students’ mental health needs through the Aevidum program. About 100 students from 10 high schools and four middle schools from as far away as Downingtown took part in the January 31 workshop,…

• Dan Forry named Penn Manor chief financial officer

  

  The Penn Manor school board has appointed Dan Forry to succeed Chris Johnston as Penn Manor’s chief financial officer. Forry will begin at Penn Manor on March 27 and work with Johnston during a transition period prior to Johnston’s retirement on June 30. “I am grateful to the Penn Manor executive leadership team and the…