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• Graduating seniors earn nearly $180,000 in scholarships supported by the Penn Manor community

  

  Members of the Penn Manor Class of 2026 received nearly $180,000 in scholarships and awards during the 59th Annual Commencement Awards Ceremony, held May, 21, 2026, at Penn Manor High School. Over 120 students received over 180 scholarships to assist them with their college and career plans after high school. The awards included 110 Penn…

• Third-graders host Publishing Party on class written books

  

  Two third-grade classes from LeTort Elementary School collaborated on a book project and saw the final printed version of their class book on April 15. Joyce Wright, a third-grade teacher at LeTort wrote a grant to the Penn Manor Education Foundation for the book to be published and distributed to every third-grade student. The books…

• Penn Manor food service programs receive donation from Giant

  

  The GIANT Company has donated more than $3,000 to support the nutritional needs of Penn Manor students for 2026. The donation was generated through the “GIANT Feeding School Kids Program,” which customers were asked to round up their grocery purchases to the nearest dollar or convert their CHOICE Rewards points to grocery dollars. GIANT matched…

• Snow make-up days March 9 & April 1

  

  As a result of the snow days that occurred earlier this winter, school is now in session on Monday, March 9, 2026 and Wednesday, April 1, 2026. Penn Manor has two additional snow make-up days — April 2 and June 5 — built into the school calendar should we need to make up additional snow…

• PM students bring home multiple TSA awards

  

  Penn Manor students from the secondary schools are celebrating their accomplishments from the Technology Student Association Regional 2 Conference, held at Conestoga Valley High School on Saturday, January 24. All of the students qualified to compete at the Pennsylvania TSA Conference in April. The mission of TSA is to enhance personal development, leadership, and career…

• Students participate in County Orchestra Festival

  

  Six Penn Manor High School orchestra students participated in the 2026 LLMEA High School County Orchestra Festival at Palmyra Area School District on January 17, 2026. The festival consists of top-performing students from 24 schools across Lancaster and Lebanon counties. The students were nominated by their school’s orchestra directors. There were three performing ensembles at…

• PMEF distributes over $72,000 in grants to teachers and principals

  

  The Penn Manor Education Foundation awarded 31 Venture Grants to our school district principals and teachers totaling $72,641 for fall 2025. The grants allow students to take educational field trips to Gettysburg, The Franklin Institute, Charlestown Park, Penn Medicine Park, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Fulton Theatre, and the North Museum of Nature and Science. Other…

• Manor Middle School student earns Patriot’s Pen award

  

  An eighth-grader from Manor Middle School, Eileen Peachey, has won a scholarship award in the Patriot’s Pen essay contest. The annual essay contest is run through the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW). It encourages young minds to explore America’s history and modern society by writing an essay based on a patriotic theme chosen by the…

• Students honored by the Lancaster South Rotary Club

  

  Penn Manor High School seniors, Kate Umbarger and Charlie Wood, were named Rotary Students of the Month, by the Lancaster South Rotary Club.  Students are nominated by Penn Manor faculty and staff for demonstrating the characteristics and qualities of being a great Comet.  Kate Umbarger is a member of the girls’ lacrosse and tennis teams,…

• PMHS hosts Education Day/College and Career Expo

  

  The 33rd annual Education Day/College and Career Expo was held on Monday, November 3 in the high school gym.  Representatives from over 100 colleges, universities, trade schools, businesses and military attended the event. Prior to the event, students were encouraged to do their own research on the attending businesses and colleges and universities. “We are…