Category: Events

• Penn Manor Quiz Bowl team headed for Nationals

  

  Congratulations to Penn Manor High School’s Quiz Bowl team, which recently qualified for national competition for the first time since 2019. The team of Brady Mitchell (senior captain), junior Seth Gansner, and sophomores Natalie Aungst and Eliza Myer will be heading to the 2025 High School National Championships May 24 and 25 in Atlanta, Georgia.…

• Twenty seniors commit to continue athletic pursuits in college

  

  Penn Manor hosted a Commitment Day ceremony April 22 to honor 20 high school seniors who are planning to participate in collegiate sports next fall. The students gathered in Ranck Auditorium at Penn Manor High School to sign college commitment letters and talk about their collegiate plans. The group has an average GPA of 3.64…

• Manor FFA members complete habitat restoration project at Pinnacle

  

  Manor FFA members recently helped remove invasive species from the Pinnacle Overlook in a habitat restoration project designed to improve forest biodiversity. On April 4, eight students and their advisor spent about three hours removing honeysuckle bushes and vines and multiflora rose bushes from the Pinnacle Overlook in Susquehannock State Park.  Removing these invasive species…

• Students clean park, schools for Day of Caring

  

  Forty-two members of the Penn Manor National Honor Society (NHS) helped clean up the community as part of Penn Manor’s Day of Caring, held April 12. The students partnered with Manor and Conestoga Townships, and the Penn Manor Athletic and Building and Grounds Departments on several projects. They cleaned up litter and debris at the…

• Giant donates $3,300 in support of Penn Manor food service programs

  

   The GIANT Company has donated more than $3,300 to support the nutritional needs of Penn Manor students for 2025.   The donation was generated through the “GIANT Feeding School Kids Program,” during which customers were asked to round up their grocery purchases to the nearest dollar or convert their CHOICE Rewards points to grocery dollars.   GIANT…

• Penn Manor senior named Scholastic Art national gold medalist

  

       Penn Manor senior Piper Campbell has achieved national recognition in the 2025 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, earning both a national gold medal and the prestigious American Visions Medal for her photography.     Piper’s award-winning photograph, Renaissance, was recognized for its exceptional creativity, technical skill, and unique perspective. The work stood out among thousands of submissions…

• Manor FFA members earn Keystone Degrees, jackets

  

  Ten senior members of Manor FFA received their Keystone Degrees at the Pennsylvania FFA Mid-Winter Convention, held in January. To qualify, the students had to participate in five school/service activities outside of the FFA chapter, complete over 25 hours of community service, and work 300 hours in a Supervised Agricultural Experience (SAE) or invest $1,000…

• Freshmen learn about STEM jobs during two-day STEM Summit

  

  Penn Manor ninth-graders got to work with their hands – and their brains – as they completed activities in the high school gymnasium during the 2025 STEM Summit. Held February 25 and 26, the event exposed freshmen to career opportunities in chemistry, engineering, the trades, environmental science, technology, biology and manufacturing. The students rotated through…

• Volunteers needed for high school STEM Summit Feb. 25 & 26

  

  Volunteers are needed to provide a two-day learning experience for our ninth-graders during the upcoming STEM Summit, sponsored by Junior Achievement of South Central PA. The program, scheduled for February 25 and 26, will provide hands-on activities for students to explore careers and concepts in science, technology, engineering and math. Without enough volunteers, the STEM…

• Lunch & Learn program for preschoolers begins in February

  

  Beginning in February, each of our seven elementary schools will welcome preschool children and their parents/guardians to story time, crafts, lunch and a visit to the school library to check out books that will be returned the following month. Lunch & Learn is designed to familiarize future students and their parents with our schools so…