Category: Events

• Congressman honors Penn Manor HS artist

  U.S. Rep. Joseph Pitts recently honored a Penn Manor High School senior by recognizing her artistic accomplishments in a citation read into the official Congressional Record. It’s the latest honor for Alessandra Levato, who last year earned a $10,000 scholarship for her winning painting in a nationwide art competition. Pitts, an artist himself, met with Ali this…

• Fund-raiser aids good cause, gives principal a lift

  

  When Hambright students and staff set out to raise money for the American Heart Association’s Jump Rope for Heart, principal Dr. Jerry Egan issued a challenge: If they raised $5,000, he’d work for an hour suspended on a lift. On Friday, Egan fulfilled his promise, but instead of an hour perched 20 feet high on the…

• Field hockey team gets championship rings

  

  Thanks to the generosity of Penn Manor families and area businesses, Comets field hockey players have a beautiful keepsake of their championship year. Every player and coach on Wednesday received a ring commemorating the 2014 season, which culminated with a state championship. Penn Manor was named AAA state co-champions Nov. 15 after playing to a 1-1 tie with Palmyra.…

• State Legislature honors field hockey team

  

  Penn Manor’s state championship field hockey team was recognized Tuesday by members of the Pennsylvania Legislature during formal ceremonies at the Capitol in Harrisburg. Members of the Senate and House presented citations to the team in honor of the 2014 state title. The Comets were named AAA state co-champions Nov. 15, after playing to a 1-1 tie…

• HS students, parents invited to MU College Fair

  

  Penn Manor students, parents and guardians are invited to attend a College Fair March 12 at Millersville University’s Student Memorial Center. High school juniors who would like to research colleges, universities and technical schools need to fill out a permission form and return it to the PMHS Counseling Office by Monday, March 2, to attend a morning…

• 23 Penn Manor students earn TSA awards

  

  Twenty-three Penn Manor high school and middle school students won multiple awards at the Lancaster-Lebanon Technology Student Association regional competition  Feb. 7 at Conestoga Valley Middle School. Vying against more than 400 students from other schools in the area, TSA students from Manor and Marticville middle schools and Penn Manor High School competed in a variety of…

• Six Manor FFA members earn Keystone Degrees

  

      Six Penn Manor High School students recently received their FFA Keystone Degrees during a ceremony at the Pennsylvania Farm Show. Of nearly 7,000 Pennsylvania FFA members, only 3 to 4 percent each year qualify for a Keystone Degree. The honor is offered to high school seniors or graduates who have demonstrated leadership abilities and…

• 14 PM students earn Scholastic Writing awards

  Congratulations to the 14 Penn Manor students who won awards for outstanding writing in the 2014-2015 Lancaster County Scholastic Writing Awards competition, sponsored by Lancaster Public Library. Another student, Veronica Cazillo, a high school freshman, won first-place for an editorial in the Newspaper in Education writing competition. Penn Manor students won 16 Scholastic Awards, including seven…

• Former athletes, coaches named to Wall of Honor

  

  Four former Penn Manor athletes and coaches and one former team were inducted into the Penn Manor Athletic Wall of Honor during ceremonies Friday at the high school. The 2014 inductees are:    Ralph E. Byers (Class of 1962) – A three-sport (soccer, wrestling and baseball) athlete at Penn Manor, Byers was named to several all-star teams,…

• County commissioners honor field hockey team

  

  Penn Manor’s field hockey team was honored Wednesday by the Lancaster County Commissioners for “displaying the highest levels of skill, dedication and courage” in earning a state title. The three-member board of commissioners presented the players with a commendation praising the team as “a shining example of the great strength that is born when individuals choose…