Category: Events

• Community celebrates Pequea ES reopening

  More than 200 parents, students, graduates and community members turned out Sunday to rededicate Pequea Elementary School, which is reopening this week after undergoing an $11.8 million renovation. Matthew Stem, Pennsylvania Deputy Secretary of Education, addressed the overflow crowd during the Sept. 21 celebration, which included tours of the school and a picnic that featured…

• Penn Manor welcomes 22 new professional staff

  Penn Manor welcomed 16 new teachers, counselors and psychologists for the 2016-2017 school year during New Teacher Orientation Day, held Tuesday, Aug. 9, at Manor Middle School. In all, 22 professional staff members were hired for the coming year. Some of the teachers are familiar because they previously served in long-term substitute positions at Penn Manor…

• Manor FFA members earn multiple state awards

  Penn Manor High School FFA members earned multiple awards at the recent Pennsylvania FFA Convention at Penn State University, with several students earning the right to compete nationally. The Manor FFA members competed in career development events, or CDEs, to demonstrate the skills they have learned through agricultural education instruction. Here are the results: Job…

• Alecxih presents HS with Super Bowl football

  Penn Manor alumnus and pro football player Chas Alecxih returned to Penn Manor High School Wednesday to formally present a very special gift to his alma mater. Alecxih gave the high school a Wilson Golden Football as part of an NFL program that honors schools and communities that contributed to Super Bowl history. Penn Manor…

• PMHS teacher to attend Supreme Court Institute

  Penn Manor High School social studies teacher Cindy Lonergan has been selected to attend the Supreme Court Summer Institute in Washington, D.C., later this month. Lonergan, who teaches U.S. History, Civics and World History, was one of only 60 teachers from across the country selected to attend the program, following a competitive application process. She is…

• 411 members of Class of 2016 receive diplomas

  On a pleasant, breezy Tuesday night, more than 400 Penn Manor seniors earned their diplomas before family and friends during a joyous graduation ceremony for the Class of 2016. Held at Franklin & Marshall College, commencement celebrated the many accomplishments of the graduates, including state and national recognition in art, writing, technology, business and athletics. Principal…

• State champion bowlers honored by school board

  Penn Manor school board Monday honored members of the high school bowling team for their championship season. The Comets compiled a record of 77-14 and were named Lancaster-Lebanon League Section I and L-L League champions and placed second in the PA Eastern Regionals. The Penn Manor boys’ team went on to win the state title, a…

• PMHS seniors receive 156 scholarships/awards

  Penn Manor High School seniors got a boost to their post-high school plans when members of the Class of 2016 received 156 scholarships and awards totaling $113,175 during the Senior Awards Ceremony on May 19. The honors included more than 30 scholarships and awards administered by Penn Manor Education Foundation totaling more than $60,000. The top recipients were Emily…

• Student speakers named for June 7 commencement

  Five student speakers have been named for Penn Manor High School’s 2016 commencement, scheduled for 7 p.m. Tuesday, June 7, at Franklin & Marshall College Alumni Sports and Fitness Center. Evan Toomey, John “Jack” Zimmerman, Danielle Wright, Emily Ferrick and Emily Thyrum will address the graduates and guests during the ceremony. Evan is class valedictorian.…

• HS Master Plan workshop to be held May 16

  Penn Manor school board will hold a workshop on Monday, May 16, on the High School Master Plan beginning at 5 p.m. in the auditorium of Manor Middle School. Board members will review the four construction options being considered for the high school and discuss feedback from the public and financing options. Public input is…