Category: News

• Alumni, students bid farewell to Hambright

  

  Alumni of all ages turned out Saturday to say farewell to Hambright Elementary School, which will be closed at the end of the school year and replaced with a new school in the fall. Former students from as far back as 1949 pored over old yearbooks and photographs and toured the school, which was built…

• 29 Penn Manor retirees honored at banquet

  

  It was a bittersweet night Wednesday as 29 retiring employees – with a combined 800-plus years of service – were honored by Penn Manor school board at the 35th annual Employee Recognition Dinner in the high school cafeteria. Attendees watched a video presentation of comments by the employees, who will retire at the end of…

• Mealy honored with academic award

  Congratulations to Penn Manor social studies teacher and head football coach Todd Mealy, who recently received the John S. Patterson Award in American Studies from Penn State University. The award recognizes academic and creative achievement by a student in Penn State’s American Studies graduate program. Mealy is awaiting publication of a new book, “Legendary Locals…

• Outstanding educators/employees named

  

  Congratulations to Penn Manor’s Outstanding Employees and Educators for 2013-14. These seven individuals represent the hundreds of hard-working teachers and support staff members who work with our students every day. Thank you to ALL for your hard work. Our awardees for this year are: Outstanding Employees Elementary – The team of Marie Duke, Donna Falk, Kathy Gery,…

• PM girls, boys earn state medals in bowling

  

  It’s been a banner year for Penn Manor High School’s bowling team. Head Coach Chris Vital guided the team to the best record in the Lancaster-Lebanon League, at 76-8. Penn Manor captured the Section One title and the L-L League team championship, and the girls’ team won the Eastern PA Regional Bowling Tournament. Both the…

• Herman named Teacher Impact Award winner

  

  Longtime Penn Manor High School social studies teacher and coach Joe Herman has been honored with a 2014 Teacher Impact Award from WGAL-TV. Herman has spent his entire 39½-year career at Penn Manor, teaching European, Asian, U.S. and Pennsylvania History, Field Geography, Psychology and Economics. He also has coached track and field for his entire…

• Fifteen students win Scholastic Writing Awards

  Congratulations to the 15 Penn Manor students who won awards for outstanding writing in the 2013-2014 Lancaster County Scholastic Art & Writing Awards competition, sponsored by Lancaster Public Library. Emma Spearing, a seventh-grader at Marticville Middle School, earned the highest, honor, a Gold Key Award, in the Flash Fiction competition. Her composition will now be…

• Penn Manor HS earns Governor’s Academic Award

  

  Penn Manor High School’s strong academic performance in a new state assessment has earned it a prestigious honor. The high school was named a recipient of the Governor’s Award for Excellence in Academics for scoring more than 90 points on the Pennsylvania School Performance Profile assessment system. The school earned 91.8 points out of a…

• 1:1 laptop distribution under way

  

  After months of planning and preparation, the computers are finally in the hands of Penn Manor High School students! About half of the 1,725 Acer laptops being provided under the 1:1 Student Laptop Program had been distributed as of Wednesday morning. The distribution will continue through Thursday, January 30. Every student is receiving a custom-designed…

• Field hockey players earn state, national honors

  

  Five members of the Penn Manor High School field hockey team recently earned state and national honors following a successful 2013 season. Rachel Suter, Kayla Herr and Desiree Landis were named to the All-State Field Hockey first team, and Cassie Kline and Michele Enck were named to the All-State second team. Rachel also was name…