Category: News

• School board appoints Anthony Lombardo to fill open seat     

  

  The Penn Manor Board of School Directors has approved the appointment of Anthony Lombardo to fill a vacant seat on the board. Board members voted unanimously September 19 to appoint Lombardo, who will serve until December 2023. His first meeting will be on October 3. A detective with the Manheim Township Police Department since 2007,…

• Penn Manor to host Multilingual Family Night September 21

  

  Penn Manor will hold a Multilingual Family Night on Wednesday, September 21, to assist families whose primary home language is not English. The event will be held from 6 to 7 p.m. at Manor Middle School, 2950 Charlestown Road, Lancaster. A team of teachers, translators and social workers will share information about bus rules, attendance…

• All Penn Manor schools to offer free breakfasts beginning October 3

  

  Beginning Monday, October 3, all Penn Manor students will be eligible for free breakfasts under a state-funded Universal Free Breakfast initiative that will continue through the end of the 2022-2023 school year. This program does not include free lunches, and families are still encouraged to apply for free and reduced-price meal benefits to qualify for…

• Penn Manor’s 2022-2023 school year gets off to a smooth start

  

  More than 5,400 students returned to the classrooms on August 29 as Penn Manor kicked off its 2022-2023 school year. This year’s opening day was the first for Dr. Phil Gale in his new role as superintendent. Dr. Gale was named superintendent effective July 1 after serving as assistant superintendent since 2019 and as Penn…

• Hundreds turn out to show Penn Manor pride at Kickoff Classic at Comet Field

  

  Hundreds of Penn Manor fans turned out August 24 to cheer on members of the Comets fall sports teams, marching unit and cheer squads during the 2022 Kickoff Classic at Comet Field. This year’s event marked the debut of Penn Manor’s new athletic director, Pat Tocci, and superintendent, Dr. Phil Gale. The Penn Manor Marching…

• Penn Manor welcomes two new assistant principals for 2022-2023

  

  Penn Manor has welcomed two new assistant principals to its staff for the 2022-2023 school year. Kelli Eachus is the new assistant principal at Hambright Elementary, and Jenna Fisher is a new assistant principal at Penn Manor High School. Kelli replaces Melissa Mealy, who was named principal of Eshleman Elementary School this summer. “I am…

• Penn Manor welcomes 41 new professional staff for 2022-2023  

  

  Penn Manor welcomed 41 new professional staff for the 2022-2023 school year during New Teacher Orientation, held Aug. 10 and 11 at Penn Manor High School and Manor Middle School. The new appointments, pending school board approval, include: Central Manor ElementaryHannah Brown, Grade 6Emily Gutierrez, Grade 1Megan Trevoy, Learning Support Conestoga ElementarySean Hermanns, Health and…

• Penn Manor’s Hottenstein named PA’s 2022 Ambassador of School Safety

  

  Congratulations to Penn Manor SRO Jason Hottenstein, who was recently named the 2022 Ambassador of School Safety by the Pennsylvania Association of School Resource Officers (PASRO). Officer Hottenstein was chosen for the award “for exemplifying the highest standards of school-based law enforcement” and for his service to Penn Manor students and the school community, according…

• Dr. Melissa Mealy named principal of Eshleman Elementary

  

  Congratulations to Dr. Melissa Mealy, who has been named principal of Eshleman Elementary School by the Penn Manor Board of School Directors. She replaces Dr. Krista Cox, who was recently appointed Penn Manor’s assistant superintendent for secondary education. “I could not be more excited to join the team at Eshleman,” Dr. Mealy said. “Having visited…

• District office relocated to high school

  

  The Penn Manor district office will be closed Thursday and Friday, July 21 and 22, while being relocated to Penn Manor High School. The office is scheduled to reopen Monday, July 25, at its new location in the lower level of the high school building. To access the new location, enter the high school campus…