Category: News

• Important updates for parents regarding our schools

  

  Penn Manor schools are closed through March 27 in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak. It is unclear whether that status will change or when we may be able to resume normal operations. As we all deal with this unprecedented challenge, we want to share some important information with parents:

• Penn Manor schools to close March 16 to March 27

  

  Gov. Tom Wolf has ordered all schools in Pennsylvania to be closed for the next two weeks, from March 16 through March 27, due to concerns about the spread of COVID-19. All school activities are cancelled. This is a rapidly changing situation.  The district will provide further updates as information is available.  

• Penn Manor COVID-19 announcement

  

  March 12, 2020 update: Penn Manor is continuing to monitor the situation involving the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus in Pennsylvania. While there currently are no confirmed cases in Lancaster County, it is increasingly possible that the outbreak may affect our schools, and we are advising parents to take steps to prepare for the possibility of disruptions to…

• Head Start has openings at Martic, Millerville University

  

  Head Start’s preschool program has openings at Martic Elementary School and Millersville University for the 2019-2020 school year and will soon be accepting registrations for the 2020-2021 school year. The program is for children up to age 5 whose families meet income eligibility guidelines. Homeless children, foster children and families receiving Temporary Assistance for Needy…

• 47 middle school students attend ‘Women Rock STEM’ event

  

  Forty-seven girls from Penn Manor middle schools learned about STEM careers from two female professionals during the recent “Women Rock STEM” event at Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology. Thirty students from Manor and 17 from Marticville middle schools attended the March 2 program, which featured Christine Ferreira, a meteorologist at WGAL-TV, and guest speaker Andrea Shirk,…

• Letort celebrates reading with community ‘Books & Breakfast’ event

  

  Letort Elementary School celebrated Read Across America week by hosting a “Books & Breakfast” event for the school community March 3. More than 240 students, parents, grandparents and siblings attended the free pancake breakfast, which included a reading activity and a book raffle, prior to the start of the school day. Staff members dressed up…

• $21,000 state grant to help bring plasma cutter to Penn Manor HS

  

  Penn Manor has received a $21,154 state grant to purchase a plasma cutting table to be used by students in agricultural mechanics and welding classes. The school district received the grant through the Ag Youth Grant Program of the Pennsylvania Agriculture Department, which distributed $500,000 statewide for ag-related projects and equipment. Penn Manor was the only…

• Penn Manor students place first and second in SkillsUSA competitions

  

     Congratulations to the seven Penn Manor career and technology center students who placed first or second in regional SkillsUSA competitions of technical skills and knowledge, held Jan. 17 and Feb. 14.    Ashley Burkett placed first in the Medical Assisting competition. She attends the medical assistant program at Mount Joy Career & Technology Center.…

• 26 Penn Manor students qualify for state TSA conference

  

  Twenty-six Penn Manor students have qualified to compete on the state level after their strong showing at the Technology Student Association Region 2 Conference, held Feb. 8 at Conestoga Valley Middle School. Twelve students from Marticville and Manor middle schools and 14 Penn Manor High School students competed against their peers from Lancaster, Berks and…

• PM MiniTHON raises $40,000 to fight childhood cancer

  

  Many thanks to the Penn Manor students, staff, community members and businesses who helped make the 2020 Penn Manor MiniTHON such a success! The fund drive, which ended Friday night, raised $40,062 for Four Diamonds, an organization that provides support to pediatric cancer patients and their families. Students and staff participated in MiniTHON activities, including dancing; karaoke;…