Category: Events

• Penn Manor MiniTHON raises $26,694 for Four Diamonds

  Thank you, Penn Manor students, staff, community members and businesses for making the 2018 Penn Manor MiniTHON such a success! The fundraising drive and dance marathon, which concluded Friday, raised $26,694 — exceeding last year’s total by nearly $6,000! The money will go to Four Diamonds, an organization that provides support to pediatric cancer patients and their…

• Latest updates on HS project design presented to school board

  More details on the proposed renovation and reconstruction of Penn Manor High School were shared this week with the Penn Manor Board of School Directors. District architects Crabtree, Rohrbaugh & Associates presented the latest design proposals February 20, giving board members a look at what the school might look like when construction is completed, including more details on parking…

• 37 students qualify for state TSA competition

  Thirty-seven Penn Manor students have qualified to compete on the state level after their strong showing at the Technology Student Association regional conference, held Feb. 10 at Huesken Middle School. Seven students from Manor and Marticville Middle Schools and 32 Penn Manor High School students competed against their peers from Lancaster, Berks and Lebanon counties…

• PM students place in top three in Governor’s STEM Competition

  A team of Penn Manor High School students placed in the top three in the regional Governor’s STEM Competition, held Feb. 13 at Lancaster-Lebanon IU 13. Team members include senior Kevin Ward, sophomores Seretta Kelly and Ryan Buchwalder and freshmen Aidan Lewis and Moses Buckwalter. Their project was Smartpack, a backpack equipped with a built-in…

• Manor FFA members earn multiple awards at PA Farm Show

  Two dozen Penn Manor High School students, along with three sets of parents, won several awards recently at the Pennsylvania Farm Show representing Manor FFA. Keystone Degrees Ten students – Emily Aukamp, Tanner Bauman, Kenny Barley, Jonathon Eshbach, Hannah Gerberich, Clara Hess, Damian Kreider, Isaiah Smith,  Abby Reiff and Elizabeth Broderick – earned Keystone Degrees.…

• PMHS’s Maria Vita named Teacher of Year finalist

  Penn Manor High School psychology teacher Maria Vita is one of just 12 finalists for Pennsylvania Teacher of the Year for 2019. Vita, who has taught at Penn Manor since 2003, was nominated for the award by Superintendent Mike Leichliter and his wife, Mary Edith, whose three children all had Maria for class. “We could…

• 22 Penn Manor seniors commit to college athletics

  Family and friends gathered Thursday in the Penn Manor High School library to honor 22 seniors who will participate in collegiate sports at 19 different colleges and universities next year. The National Signing Day ceremony featured students who participate in 11 different sports. Four students plan to play field hockey or football, three will play soccer,…

• Emma DeBerdine, Matt Soto named Player, Coach of Year

  Add two more honors to Penn Manor’s outstanding 2017-2018 field hockey team — it boasts the national coach and player of the year! Max Field Hockey this week named Penn Manor junior Emma DeBerdine the National Player of the Year and the Pennsylvania/New Jersey Region Player of the Year. It also named Penn Manor coach…

• Conestoga Elementary pilots student-run food composting program

  Conestoga Elementary School students and staff are participating in a pilot food composting program that is designed to cut cafeteria waste while creating compost for the school’s garden. Students in December began diverting their biodegradable fruit and vegetable scraps from the trash during lunch and depositing them in composting buckets. The waste is weighed and…

• Field hockey team ends year ranked No. 1 in the nation

  First it was the league championship, then the district crown and the state title. Now Penn Manor’s field hockey team has been ranked National Champions, earning the top spot in the MaxFieldHockey.com final national rankings of the 2017 season! Penn Manor compiled a perfect 28-0 record, outscoring opponents by 148-5 and posting 23 shutouts. The…