Category: Secondary Story

• Readathon to be held at all elementary schools in February & March

  

  The Penn Manor Readathon is coming to an elementary school near you, beginning February 9. Members of the Civitas Club at Penn Manor High School will read books, lead craft activities and encourage the love of reading for students in kindergarten, first and second grades. Readathon events will be held twice at each school from…

• FFA members visit elementary schools to teach about agriculture

  

  Manor FFA members visited all seven elementary schools in Penn Manor recently to share their enthusiasm for agriculture with third-graders. During the Ag in the Classroom visits on November 14 and 16, the older students talked to the youngsters about poultry, sheep and goats and the different products, breeds and types of each animal. They…

• Cybersecurity resources available on district website

  

  October is cybersecurity awareness month, and this year, Penn Manor is participating in the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency’s (CISA) campaign to increase awareness of cyber threats. As part of this initiative, we’ve launched a new cybersecurity page on the district website, which has four practices that you can implement to protect yourself and our…

• Penn Manor 2022-23 school calendar

  

  The Penn Manor Board of School Directors has approved the district calendar for the 2022-2023 school year. The first day of school for students will be Monday, August 29, 2022, and the school year is scheduled to end on Friday, June 2, 2023. You can view the full calendar here. Photo by Eric Rothermel on Unsplash

• Penn Manor students earn awards at PA Thespian Conference

  

  Penn Manor students received several awards for their work during the PA Thespians State Conference, held December 3 and 4 at North Penn High School in Lansdale. Hannah Fogell received an All-Star Cast Member award for her portrayal of Mrs. Peacock in the recent Penn Manor production of “Clue.” Three students were named to the…

• New members join Penn Manor school board

  

  Four members of the Penn Manor Board of School Directors were sworn in Monday, December 6, to serve four-year terms on the board. District Judge Joshua Keller administered the oath of office to Nicki Nafziger, Chris Straub and newcomers Frederick Herr and Loren R. Brown. All were elected last month to serve on the all-volunteer…

• Penn Manor middle and elementary schools earn U.S. News honors

  

  Five Penn Manor schools have been ranked among the top 10 public schools in Lancaster County and among the top 25 percent of public schools in Pennsylvania by U.S. News and World Reports. Manor Middle School was ranked No. 3, and Marticville Middle was ranked No. 7 of the 22 public middle schools in Lancaster…

• Testing finds no problems with lead in water systems at PM schools

  

  Water testing recently completed at all 10 Penn Manor schools indicates there are no problems with lead in drinking water supplies at any district school. The testing, completed in May 2021 by Suburban Testing Labs, did not find any drinking water supplies that exceeded the lead “action level” of 0.015 milligrams per liter of water…

• Penn Manor seniors earn more than $114,000 in academic awards, scholarships

  

  Members of the Penn Manor High School Class of 2021 received nearly 200 local awards and scholarships totaling more than $114,000 during the Senior Awards Ceremony, held May 20. The honors included $77,150 in scholarships awarded to 76 seniors through Penn Manor Education Foundation. Many thanks to the Penn Manor community members, organizations and businesses that contributed to…

• GIANT donates nearly $11,000 to Penn Manor to pay cafeteria bills

  

     The GIANT Company has donated nearly $11,000 to support the nutritional needs of Penn Manor students.   The donation was generated during the “GIANT Feeding School Kids Program,” during which customers were asked to round up their grocery purchases to the nearest dollar or convert their CHOICE Rewards points to grocery dollars.   GIANT matched…