Category: News

• Penn Manor begins 2020-2021 school year with opening of new STEM wing

  

  Penn Manor High School students and staff got their first experience inside the school’s new STEM wing as the school district kicked off the 2020-2021 school year on Aug. 31. Students at all 10 district schools returned to classrooms under a Blended Learning schedule that provides in-school instruction for two days and online instruction for…

• Penn Manor welcomes 12 new teachers for 2020-2021

  

  Penn Manor welcomed 12 new teachers for the 2020-2021 school year during New Teacher Orientation, held Aug. 5 and 6 at Manor Middle School. The new hires, pending school board approval, include: Penn Manor High SchoolAmanda Swords, learning support teacher; and Jennifer Elder, Spanish teacher. Hambright ElementaryErik Ballard, fifth-grade teacher; and Ay’Shia Gaston, fourth-grade teacher.…

• PM girls’ volleyball team earns fourth straight Team Academic Award

  

  For the fourth year in a row, the Penn Manor girls’ volleyball team has earned the United States Marine Corps/American Volleyball Coaches Association Team Academic Award. The 2019 varsity team qualified by earning a cumulative grade-point average of 3.7. Four team members had GPAs of 4.0 or higher – Justine Fry, Jordan Schucker, Kailey Stoner…

• July update on Penn Manor’s plans for the 2020-2021 school year

  

  Dear Penn Manor Families, In the three short weeks since our last update on June 30, there have been significant developments in relation to the start of the 2020-2021 school year which is scheduled to begin on August 31, 2020. On July 1, the Pennsylvania Secretary of Health modified previous guidance on the wearing of…

• Penn Manor school reopening plan available to the public

  

  Penn Manor School District’s proposed school reopening plan has been shared with the board of school directors and can now be viewed here. The school board is scheduled to vote on the plan at its Aug. 3 meeting. It is important to note that this plan is subject to change, based on updated information and…

• Latest update on Penn Manor’s plans for the 2020-2021 school year

  

  Penn Manor superintendent Mike Leichliter has sent an email to parents to update them on the latest plans to resume in-person schooling for the 2020-2021 school year on August 31. Here is the text of his email: June 30, 2020 Dear Penn Manor Families, Since the 2019-2020 school year ended, Penn Manor School District has…

• PM school board approves recommendations for resuming sports

  

  The Penn Manor school board has approved recommendations for safely allowing student athletes to resume participation in athletics for the 2020-2021 school year. You can view the PMSD Return-to-Play Recommendations document here. The plan will permit the resumption of practices and games/contests based on guidance from federal, state and local governments, the CDC, Pennsylvania Department…

• Old high school desks donated to schools in Honduras

  

  Old desks from Penn Manor High School will soon be headed to schools in Central America. Penn Manor has partnered with Central American Relief Efforts (CARE) to donate more than 1,000 desks from the high school to the Lancaster-based nonprofit group, which builds schools in impoverished areas of Honduras. The desks, scheduled for replacement as…

• 374 seniors receive diplomas in virtual commencement ceremony

  

  Members of the Penn Manor Class of 2020 received their diplomas in a virtual commencement ceremony that was broadcast live May 28 and is now available for viewing. The video presentation includes a slideshow of the graduates listing their future plans, the formal ceremony, and shout-outs to teachers, family and friends. You can view the…

• Class of 2020 receives 156 local scholarships/awards

  

  Penn Manor High School seniors got a boost to their post-high school plans when members of the Class of 2020 received 156 local scholarships and awards totaling nearly $100,000 during the Senior Awards Ceremony, which was streamed May 21. The honors included $75,000 in scholarships awarded to 75 seniors through Penn Manor Education Foundation. Many thanks to the Penn…