Category: News

• Girls’ volleyball team earns 7th straight national academic honor

  

  For the seventh year in a row, the Penn Manor girls’ varsity volleyball team has earned a Team Academic Award from the United States Marine Corps/American Volleyball Coaches Association. The Comets also were named for the sixth time to the AVCA’s Team Academic Award Honor Roll for earning a cumulative grade-point average in the top…

• State House honors Maria Vita for national teaching award

  

  Penn Manor psychology teacher Maria Vita was recently honored by Pennsylvania lawmakers for receiving a national teaching award from the American Psychological Association’s Society for the Teaching of Psychology. Ms. Vita and her family members were invited to the state Capitol on June 30, where she received a citation signed by state House Representatives Ismail…

• Penn Manor hosting job fairs July 13 and 14

  

  If you’re looking for a job, Penn Manor is making the application process simple by hosting two job fairs this week. Here is a map showing the HS entrance.  We are currently hiring part-time building aides, nurses, custodians and food service employees for the 2023-2024 school year.  Penn Manor recently increased the starting pay for…

• Penn Manor’s longtime CFO Chris Johnston is retiring

  

  Penn Manor is bidding farewell to a beloved staff member, Chief Financial Officer Chris Johnston, who retires June 30. Johnston joined the Penn Manor staff in January of 1996 as assistant business manager and was named business manager in 2004. He has been CFO since 2022. “Chris has been a man of integrity and has…

• Three Manor FFA teams win state titles in competition 

  

  Three teams of Manor FFA members took home first-place awards in the Pennsylvania FFA State Activities week and Summer Convention, earning them a spot in national competition. This is the first time since 2012 that Penn Manor has had three teams placing first in the state. During the competition, the FFA members, all Penn Manor…

• 400 receive diplomas at Penn Manor High School commencement

  

  About 400 students received their diplomas Wednesday night before an enthusiastic crowd as Penn Manor High School held commencement at Franklin & Marshall College for the first time in three years. You can watch a recording of the graduation ceremony here. Graduation marked the end of a challenging four years for the Class of 2023,…

• Five seniors to speak at Penn Manor HS commencement Wednesday

  

  Five Penn Manor seniors will address the audience when Penn Manor High School’s Class of 2023 holds its graduation ceremony Wednesday, May 31, at Franklin & Marshall College. Commencement will begin at 7 p.m. at F&M’s Alumni Sports and Fitness Center, located on Harrisburg Pike, at the intersection of Race Avenue. Doors will open at…

• Penn Manor senior publishes first novel as writing project 

  

  When Penn Manor senior Kaitlyn Roth graduates next week, it will mark the completion of her high school career – and the publishing of her first novel.  Kaitlyn has spent the last semester writing and editing the 226-page book,  “Reset,” as an independent study project under the guidance of English teacher Scott Hertzog. The book…

• Millersville University to offer tuition-free classes to PMHS students in 2023-2024

  

  Millersville University and Penn Manor School District are implementing a new partnership that will enable students to take college courses on MU’s campus each semester of their junior and senior year at no cost.  Students will learn about college life, interact closely with faculty and industry experts, and be mentored by Millersville college students while…

• Central Manor student places second in national drawing contest

  

  Congratulations to Chloe Chen, a Central Manor Elementary School fourth-grader, for earning a top award in a magazine cover illustration contest. Chloe placed second in the 2023 Humpty Dumpty Cover Contest, and her illustration is featured on the back cover of the May/June issue of the national magazine. She submitted an illustration based on the…