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• U.S. Rep Smucker honors tech education teacher

  

  U.S. Rep. Lloyd Smucker stopped by Penn Manor High School March 25 to congratulate technology education teacher Dr. Molly Miller on her appointment as president-elect of the International Technology and Engineering Educators Association. Dr. Miller is serving one year as president-elect before assuming the presidency of the association in March 2025. The organization promotes the…

• Penn Manor HS store now selling merchandise online 

  

  Penn Manor High School’s student-run store is now filling orders for Penn Manor merchandise online via the new Comet Corner website. The site was created by Penn Manor students, led by senior Nicole Foutz, who learned to use Google Sites to create each merchandise display page, link them together and create an online order form. Nicole did…

• Tractors are the stars as high school kicks off Ag Week

  

  In honor of National Agriculture Week (March 17-24), Penn Manor High School held a Drive Your Tractor to School Day on March 18. A dozen rigs of all shapes and sizes arrived at the high school around 8 a.m. and were on display throughout the day as students stopped by to learn about the machines.…

• Students earn Science & Engineering Fair awards

  

  Two Penn Manor students recently won awards at the North Museum Science & Engineering Fair, held March 6 and 7 at Millersville University. High school senior Corinne Smith placed second in the Animal and Behavioral Science Division with her project titled “Fruit Flies’ Susceptibility to Becoming Addicted to Ethanol.” Corinne was competing for the second…

• Nineteen Penn Manor students honored with Lancaster County Young Artists Awards

  

  Nineteen talented Penn Manor students have earned 36 honors in the Lancaster County Young Artists Awards competition for 2024. Their work will be on display from March 8 to April 7 at Lancaster Museum of Art, 135 N. Lime St., Lancaster. Jason Joniec earned a gold medal for his photography portfolio, along with two individual…

• Internet safety resources for parents and caregivers

  

  Penn Manor parents, here is the text of an email recently sent to you regarding internet safety and resources from Charlie Reisinger, Penn Manor’s Chief Information Officer. Penn Manor Parents and Caregivers, Digital technology offers unparalleled student opportunities for learning, teaching, creativity, and global connections. However, with these fantastic opportunities also come responsibilities and cautions.…

• PMHS to present ‘Beauty and the Beast’ March 14, 15 and 16

  

      Penn Manor Productions will present the spring musical, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, March 14, 15 and 16 on the Penn Manor High School stage.    Performances are scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Thursday, March 14; 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 15; and 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 16. Tickets are $10 for adults and $7…

• Nine PMHS students selected for Region V Chorus Festival

  

  Nine Penn Manor High School students have been selected to participate in the Pennsylvania Music Educators Association’s Region V Chorus Festival next month. The students are Bailey Floyd (alto 1), Ava Wolfersberger (alto 2), David Ferre (tenor 1), James Helm (bass 2), Cameron Thorne and Andrew Lebo (tenor 2), and Kaleb Kabakjian, Christian Lapp, and…

• Hambright teacher shares her kidney donation experience with students

  

  Students in Lorien Gilbert’s third-grade classroom at Hambright Elementary School recently got to meet someone who has a very strong bond with their teacher – Sarah Weiss, the recipient of one of Gilbert’s kidneys. Lorien donated her left kidney to Weiss on November 2. Two months later, on January 10, the two were reunited during…

• Kindergarten registration begins Monday, February 5

  

  Registration for kindergarten students for the 2024-2025 school year opens Monday, February 5. A child is eligible for our half-day kindergarten program if he/she will be 5 years old on or before September 1, 2024.  To begin the registration process, visit our enrollment page.  To ease the transition to kindergarten, all Penn Manor elementary schools…