Category: Events

• Hambright hosts 25th annual Fine Arts Day

  

  Hambright Elementary School welcomed more than 20 artists to its classrooms Friday for the 25th annual Fine Arts Day. Students in all grades participated in everything from African dancing to carving, quilting, photography and clay pot-making. Activities ran throughout the day and included workshops and assemblies, along with hands-on creative activities. Junko Wright, dressed in…

• 29 Penn Manor retirees honored at banquet

  

  It was a bittersweet night Wednesday as 29 retiring employees – with a combined 800-plus years of service – were honored by Penn Manor school board at the 35th annual Employee Recognition Dinner in the high school cafeteria. Attendees watched a video presentation of comments by the employees, who will retire at the end of…

• Outstanding educators/employees named

  

  Congratulations to Penn Manor’s Outstanding Employees and Educators for 2013-14. These seven individuals represent the hundreds of hard-working teachers and support staff members who work with our students every day. Thank you to ALL for your hard work. Our awardees for this year are: Outstanding Employees Elementary – The team of Marie Duke, Donna Falk, Kathy Gery,…

• Herman named Teacher Impact Award winner

  

  Longtime Penn Manor High School social studies teacher and coach Joe Herman has been honored with a 2014 Teacher Impact Award from WGAL-TV. Herman has spent his entire 39½-year career at Penn Manor, teaching European, Asian, U.S. and Pennsylvania History, Field Geography, Psychology and Economics. He also has coached track and field for his entire…

• 1:1 laptop distribution under way

  

  After months of planning and preparation, the computers are finally in the hands of Penn Manor High School students! About half of the 1,725 Acer laptops being provided under the 1:1 Student Laptop Program had been distributed as of Wednesday morning. The distribution will continue through Thursday, January 30. Every student is receiving a custom-designed…

• Penn Manor senior to perform with Hershey Symphony

  

  Penn Manor High School senior Lily Wushanley will be the featured artist at Friday’s Hershey Symphony Orchestra performance of “Holiday Favorites,” beginning at 8 p.m. at Hershey Theater. Lily earned the honor of performing by winning the Hershey Symphony Young Artist Concerto Competition in March. She was the first-place finisher in the 2013 competition, which…

• Penn Manor senior has book published

  Penn Manor High School senior Toby Holsinger can add a new title to her name – published author. The Mountville teenager wrote “This I Know … Devotions for Teens,” a book of 90 daily devotions that was recently published by Cross River Media and is available on Amazon.com. Each short story in the book covers…

• Hambright Groundbreaking Kicks Off Construction of New Building

  

  The official groundbreaking for the new Hambright Elementary School along Charlestown Road was held on Thursday, May 2. All students and staff from the current Hambright Elementary were bussed to the site to witness the groundbreaking of Penn Manor School District’s first new elementary school in over fifty years. Pictured left to right – Hambright…

• Kennedy Kulish Receives Jefferson Award

  

  Penn Manor High School freshman Kennedy Jet Kulish recently received the prestigious Jefferson Award for Public Service from local sponsor WGAL. She was one of the six people in Pennsylvania to be honored and has been chosen to represent Pennsylvania in June at the National Jefferson Awards in Washington D.C. The Jefferson Award recognizes ordinary…

• Penn Manor Hosts Cavalcade of Bands Championship

  

  On Sunday, November 13th, Penn Manor will be co-hosting the Cavalcade of Bands Championship at Millersville University’s Biemesderfer Stadium. The high school marching band is having another incredibly successful season. A strong showing of support at Championships would really make a huge different. If you are interested in attending this event, please contact Mr. Mumma at the…