Category: Events

• 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…

• Five PMHS students qualify for regional chorus festival

  

  Five Penn Manor High School students have qualified to participate in the Pennsylvania Music Educators Association’s Region V Chorus Festival. The students are Drew Lebo and David Ferre (both tenor 1), Kaleb Kabakjian (bass 1), James Helm (bass 2), and Nicole Chen (piano accompanist). The students qualified for Regionals after auditioning during the PMEA District…

• Students become teachers at “Strings Share” concert

  

  Marticville Middle School hosted a recent concert by Penn Manor elementary students that featured a twist – the show closed with audience members, not students, performing. The January 17 “Strings Share” concert featured about 50 strings players from all seven Penn Manor elementary schools, who performed songs for their parents and family members. The music…