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• Lunch & Learn activities offered to pre-schoolers beginning January 31

  

    Beginning January 31, each of our seven elementary schools will welcome preschool children and their parents/guardians to story time, crafts, lunch and a visit to the school library to check out books that will be returned the following month.     Called Lunch & Learn, this program is designed to familiarize future students and their…

• Cardboard Regatta sets sail at Millersville University pool

  

  It was sink or swim on December 21 as Penn Manor High School Physics students set sail in the Cardboard Regatta at the Millersville University swimming pool. The event pitted teams of students against one another to determine which boats — constructed entirely out of cardboard and duct tape — could stay afloat the longest.…

• PA Education Secretary Eric Hagarty visits Penn Manor schools

  

  Penn Manor was honored to welcome Eric Hagarty, Pennsylvania’s acting secretary of education, to its schools on December 22. Hagarty, the top education official in the state, met with the district administrative team and toured the high school before visiting Hambright and Eshleman Elementary Schools. He was invited to Penn Manor by Elizabeth Raff, the…

• Happy holidays from Penn Manor School District

  

  As we approach winter break, we’d like to wish all Penn Manor students, staff, families and community members a very happy holiday season and a relaxing break. Penn Manor schools will be closed from December 26 through January 2, 2023. Classes will resume on January 3. Below is a holiday message from Penn Manor superintendent…

• Winter weather notification procedures for 2022-2023

  

  As we enter the winter season, we want to remind parents/guardians of the procedures Penn Manor will follow in announcing changes to our school schedule caused by inclement weather. School closings and delays will be posted on the district website and Twitter feed and shared with Lancaster Newspapers and local radio and television stations before…

• District honors former school board members, administrators at dinner

  

  Penn Manor honored several of its former school directors and administrators Monday night during a Leadership Dinner at the high school. The event brought together former school board directors and district administrators, who dined with Penn Manor’s current leadership team and its nine school directors. “The dinner was an opportunity to celebrate and recognize those…

• Manor FFA students earn awards in regional competition

  

  Several Penn Manor agricultural education students placed among the top third in several categories in the FFA Eastern Fall Regional Competition, held November 15 at Lebanon Valley Exposition Center and Fairgrounds. The students, all members of Manor FFA, were competing against other FFA members from Lancaster, Lebanon, Chester, Cumberland, Berks, Schuylkill and Philadelphia Counties.  In…

• STEM Summit gives freshmen a trial run at science and technology careers

  

  Penn Manor ninth-graders got to explore careers in science, technology, engineering, math and the trades during a two-day STEM Summit, held in the high school auxiliary gymnasium November 30 and December 1. Throughout both days, students rotated through seven different stations, where they got to conduct science experiments and participate in engineering and math competitions…

• Penn Manor students to perform in holiday concerts

  

  Penn Manor students will be performing in free holiday concerts at a variety of venues in the coming weeks. Here’s the schedule:   We hope you are able to attend one or more of these performances by our talented students.

• Community input sought on Penn Manor websites, app

  

  Penn Manor is seeking community feedback on the school district and high school websites, as well as the Penn Manor mobile app, as we begin the process of redesigning these communication channels. We plan to use the community’s insights and comments to guide our redesign efforts. Please take a moment to share your thoughts via…