Category: News

• Penn Manor staff members contribute nearly $20,000 to PM Ed Foundation

  

  Penn Manor employees this year contributed nearly $20,000 to the Education Foundation during the recent payroll contribution fund drive — the second increase in a row. More than 200 staff members contributed a total of $19,780 to help fund Penn Manor Education Foundation scholarships, Venture grants and Strong & Healthy Families program. PMEF expects to…

• Students, parents attend ‘Careers in Construction’ event at HS

  

  More than 40 students and parents learned about career opportunities in the construction field during a “Careers in Construction Exploration Event,” held at Penn Manor High School on Sept. 14. Participants got to handle construction tools and safety equipment and learned about the specific trades involved in the Penn Manor High School construction project. They…

• Manor teachers attend Energy Education conference

  

  Two Manor Middle School science teachers are bringing lessons about energy into their classrooms after attending the 2019 Energy Conference for Educators, sponsored by the National Energy Education Development Project, over the summer. Jennifer Ennis and Connie Jackson attended the conference in Galveston, Texas, from July 7 to 11, along with educators from as far…

• Rintz, Long honored for service to Penn Manor school board

  

  Congratulations to school directors Carlton “Herk” Rintz and Ken Long for their combined 28 years of service to the Penn Manor school board! At the Sept. 3 school board meeting, Rintz was honored for 16 years of service, and Long was honored for his 12 years of service to the all-volunteer board of school directors.…

• Penn Manor schools begin the 2019-2020 academic year

  

  Penn Manor welcomed more than 5,300 students back to its schools Tuesday, Aug. 21, for the start of the 2019-2020 school year. Students returned to the classrooms a bit earlier than usual and will end the year earlier — May 29, 2019, is the last day — to accommodate the $99.9 million construction and renovation…

• Penn Manor hosts 2019-2020 Opening Day for staff

  

  Penn Manor welcomed back more than 500 staff members for Opening Day activities at Penn Manor High School Monday, formally marking the start of the 2019-2020 school year. Students begin their academic year on Wednesday, August 21. Teachers and staff enjoyed a hot breakfast before superintendent Dr. Mike Leichliter and school board president Ken Long…

• Millersville Police Dept. donates bikes for Penn Manor students

  An effort to supply bicycles to Penn Manor students in need got a major boost when the Millersville Police Department agreed to donate more than a dozen bikes to the program. That brings the total of donated bikes to more than 40, thanks to the generosity of the police department, community members and local businesses.…

• Girls’ volleyball team earns third straight national academic honor

  For the third year in a row, the Penn Manor girls’ volleyball team has been named to the Academic All-American Honor Roll by the American Volleyball Coaches Association. The 2018 team qualified by earning a cumulative grade-point average of 3.68, which ranks among the top 25 of girls’ high school teams in the United States.…

• Penn Manor welcomes 18 new professional staff for ’19-20

  Penn Manor welcomed 13 new teachers for the 2019-2020 school year during New Teacher Orientation, held Aug. 6 and 7 at Manor Middle School. In all, 18 new teachers and other professional staff members have been hired for the coming year. The new hires, pending school board approval, include: Penn Manor High SchoolAlexis Carson, art teacher;…

• High School project creates unique learning opportunities for students

  For Penn Manor High School students and staff, the massive construction project that began this past year at the school brought parking restrictions, relocated classrooms and the constant din of heavy equipment just outside classrooms and offices. But it also provided opportunities for students to learn about real-world math, engineering and design applications, study the…