Category: Secondary Story

• Hambright teacher to participate in Grosvenor Teacher Fellowship

  

  Congratulations to teacher Katie Harnish, who has been selected to participate in the Grosvenor Teacher Fellowship, a professional development opportunity made possible through a partnership between the National Geographic Society and Lindblad Expeditions. Harnish, who teaches fifth grade at Hambright Elementary School, is one of only 50 educators in the United States and Canada selected for the program. As a Grosvenor Teacher Fellow, she will embark on…

• 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…

• Baron Jones recommended for PMHS principal post

      Penn Manor superintendent Mike Leichliter is recommending the hiring of Baron H. Jones as principal of Penn Manor High School.     Currently principal of Conestoga Valley Middle School, Jones would take over his new position from Dr. Phil Gale on July 1. The school board is scheduled to vote on Jones’ appointment at its…

• Students receive numerous awards at Manor FFA banquet

  Manor FFA members earned multiple awards at the chapter’s 58th annual banquet, held recently in the Penn Manor High School cafeteria. Pennsylvania FFA State Secretary Taylor Halbleib spoke at the event, which celebrated the hard work of chapter members during the school year. Members received the following awards: Proficiency – Kenny Barley, agriculture sales; Arilyn Tegtmeier, agriscience…

• Latest updates on HS project design presented to school board

  More details on the proposed renovation and reconstruction of Penn Manor High School were shared this week with the Penn Manor Board of School Directors. District architects Crabtree, Rohrbaugh & Associates presented the latest design proposals February 20, giving board members a look at what the school might look like when construction is completed, including more details on parking…

• Alex Krahulik named Most Courageous Athlete

  Congrats to Penn Manor High School senior Alex Krahulik, who received the 2017 Most Courageous Athlete Award at the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame’s Susquehanna Valley Chapter banquet, held May 6. Alex was born with club feet, but he didn’t let that stop him from pursuing his athletic dreams and earning a spot as a starter…

• Penn Manor in compliance with state requirements, audit finds

  The Pennsylvania Auditor General’s Office has determined that Penn Manor School District has complied with all requirements following a Limited Procedures Engagement Audit of district records and procedures. The audit covered the period from July 1, 2012, through June 30, 2015, and covered the areas of internal controls, budgeting practices, the Right to Know Law and…

• Penn Manor students earn scholarships to study abroad

  Two Penn Manor High School students, Callie Clonch and Kiera Kirchner, have earned scholarships that will enable them to study in France and Belgium next school year. The Speedwell Foundation Study Abroad Scholarships, totaling about $16,000 each, are offered each year to 20 Central Pennsylvania high school students. Callie, a sophomore, and Kiera, a junior, have…

• 32 PM students earn TSA technology honors

  Thirty-two Penn Manor students have qualified to compete on the state level after their strong showing at the Technology Student Association regional conference, held Feb. 11 at Conestoga Valley Middle School. Eleven Penn Manor middle school students and 28 high school students competed against their peers from Lancaster, Berks and Lebanon counties in more than…

• PMHS students place in top 3 in Governor’s STEM Competition

  A team of Penn Manor High School students was among the top three finishers in the “Governor’s Jobs First Regional STEM Competition,” held Feb. 14 at Lancaster Lebanon Intermediate Unit 13. The regional STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) competition challenged students to design and build a prototype product that would enhance the local community. Teams…