Category: News

• Penn Manor welcomes 30 new staff members

  Penn Manor welcomed 20 new teachers for the 2017-2018 school year during New Teacher Orientation Day, held Tuesday, Aug. 8, at Manor Middle School. In all, 30 professional staff members have been hired for the coming year. Some of the teachers previously served in long-term substitute positions at Penn Manor schools, but the others are completely…

• PMHS teacher publishes book tracing family’s 400-year history

  When Scott Hertzog was in the eighth grade, he interviewed his grandmother and created a family tree for a school genealogy project that sparked an interest in his family’s centuries-old farm outside Ephrata. Now, 30 years later, Hertzog has published an ambitious 330-page book that traces the history of the historic property, from the late 1600s to today, called “My…

• Manor FFA members earn multiple state awards

  Five teams of Manor FFA students placed in the top three in the recent Pennsylvania FFA Convention at Penn State University, with several students earning the right to compete regionally and nationally. The Penn Manor High School students competed in career development events to demonstrate their skills in several areas. Here are the results: Poultry…

• Penn Manor bowlers headed for national competition

  The state championship Penn Manor High School bowling team is now headed for national competition. The Comets team, which won its second straight state title this year, will be competing in the 2017 U.S. High School Bowling National Championship in Smyrna, Tennessee, June 24 and 25. Led by coach Chris Vital, the boys’ bowling team…

• More than 400 in Class of 2017 receive diplomas

  More than 400 Penn Manor seniors earned their diplomas Tuesday night before family and friends during a joyous graduation ceremony for the Class of 2017. Held at Franklin & Marshall College, commencement celebrated the many accomplishments of the graduates, including state and national recognition in the fields of technology, performing arts, athletics and academics. Principal…

• PMHS seniors receive athletic awards, scholarships

  More than 60 Penn Manor High School student athletes were honored May 16 during the Senior Sports Awards Social in the high school cafeteria. The top athletic awards went to: Brittany Braun and Grant Gale — All-Around Male and Female Athletes Jeff Taylor, Jonah Barley and Brooke DeBerdine — Outstanding Penn Manor Male and Female Athletes Malachi Lyon and Brittany Braun…

• Patriotic Assembly at Pequea ES includes flag presentation

  U.S. Rep. Lloyd Smucker visited Pequea Elementary School Friday to present a flag to the mother of fallen Marine Cpl. Eric M. Torbert Jr. during an emotional Patriotic Assembly. The event included the Pequea Color Guard and student readings on the significance of Memorial Day and the branches of the military. Fourth-grader Kennedy Dings sang…

• New Literacy Outreach brings books to kids in their neighborhoods

  More than 50 children received 100 new books – and ice cream cones – as part of a new Literacy Outreach designed to keep students interested in reading over the summer. Funded by a $1,300 grant from Penn Manor Education Foundation, the program also exposed students to the Lancaster County Bookmobile and provided their parents…

• Penn Manor seniors receive 170 scholarships and awards

  Penn Manor High School seniors got a boost to their post-high school plans when members of the Class of 2017 received 170 scholarships and awards totaling $118,375 during the Senior Awards Ceremony on May 18. The honors included 44 scholarships and awards administered by Penn Manor Education Foundation totaling more than $50,000. Many thanks to the individuals, organizations and…

• Five students to speak at June 6 commencement

  Five student speakers have been named for Penn Manor High School’s 2017 commencement, scheduled for 7 p.m. Tuesday, June 6, at Franklin & Marshall College Alumni Sports and Fitness Center. They are Mark Battle, Christine Bye, Brooke DeBerdine, Danielle Althouse and Jordan Martzall. Mark, the son of Catherine and Thomas Battle of Lancaster, is class valedictorian.…