Category: News

• Volunteers still needed for REAL Life program at high school Feb. 28 & March 1

  

  Volunteers are still needed to assist Junior Achievement of South Central PA in presenting the REAL Life financial literacy program to Penn Manor High School juniors on February 28 and March 1. All 11th-graders will participate in the day-long program, which includes activities designed to encourage students to plan for their own economic success. Please…

• ‘Once Upon a Mattress’ coming to Penn Manor HS stage March 10 and 11

  

  Penn Manor Productions will present the musical Once Upon a Mattress March 10 and 11 in the auditorium of Penn Manor High School. Performances will be at 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 10, and at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 11. Tickets are $7 for students and $10 for adults. All seats are reserved…

• Motivational speaker Brittany Wagner visits Penn Manor

  

  Penn Manor welcomed a nationally recognized motivational speaker to the high school on February 14 to encourage student athletes to take ownership of their lives and not let circumstances define them. Brittany Wagner, an academic counselor best known for her role in the Netflix documentary series “Last Chance U,” spoke to students at an assembly…

• Penn Manor to host Community Resources Fair March 29

  

  Penn Manor School District will host a Community Resources Fair March 29 to help Penn Manor families connect with resources that can help them thrive. The event will run from 4 to 7 p.m. in the Penn Manor High School cafeteria. Parents will be able to visit different booths for information about child care, finances,…

• Registration now open for 2023-2024 kindergarten classes

  

  Registration is now open for Penn Manor’s 2023-2024 kindergarten program. A child is eligible to attend kindergarten if he/she will be 5 years old on or before September 1, 2023. Please click here to begin the registration process.  The application can be saved as you go, so if you can’t complete it in one sitting, you can…

• Dan Forry named Penn Manor chief financial officer

  

  The Penn Manor school board has appointed Dan Forry to succeed Chris Johnston as Penn Manor’s chief financial officer. Forry will begin at Penn Manor on March 27 and work with Johnston during a transition period prior to Johnston’s retirement on June 30. “I am grateful to the Penn Manor executive leadership team and the…

• Penn Manor increases substitute teacher pay to $150 per day

  

  If you have considered working as a substitute teacher in Penn Manor School District, now is the time to apply. We’ve just increased our daily pay to $150, among the most competitive rates in Lancaster County. And that rate increases to $200 per day after 15 consecutive work days.  You can apply for day-to-day sub…

• Penn Manor response to Auditor General’s report

  

  Penn Manor was one of 12 school districts chosen by the Pennsylvania Auditor General’s Office for a performance audit covering the period from July 1, 2017, to June 30, 2021. The results of the audit were released to the public on January 25. The audit did not find any non-compliance with laws or regulations. However,…

• Coaches, former athletes inducted into Wall of Honor

  

  Several former Penn Manor student athletes and coaches were inducted into the Athletic Wall of Honor during a ceremony January 20 in the high school auditorium. The inductees included Coach Joe Herman, football and basketball star Cody Booth, pole vaulter Jocelyn Witmer, the 1997 girls’ track 3,200-meter relay team, and the 2005 boys’ volleyball team.…

• Five PMHS students qualify for regional chorus festival

  

  Five Penn Manor High School students have qualified to participate in the Pennsylvania Music Educators Association’s Region V Chorus Festival. The students are Drew Lebo and David Ferre (both tenor 1), Kaleb Kabakjian (bass 1), James Helm (bass 2), and Nicole Chen (piano accompanist). The students qualified for Regionals after auditioning during the PMEA District…