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• Keddie named principal of Conestoga Elementary School

  

     Dr. Scott Keddie, a longtime principal and teacher in Penn Manor School District, has been appointed principal of Conestoga Elementary School, effective July 1.    Keddie, who currently serves as assistant principal at Manor Middle School, will be replacing Tamara Baker, who is retiring from Conestoga at the end of the school year.    “I have full…

• Commencement switches to single ceremony at 7 p.m. June 3

  

  Because of a change in the governor’s order regarding outdoor event capacity limits, Penn Manor will now hold a single commencement ceremony at 7 p.m. June 3 in Millersville University’s Biemesderfer Stadium. Members of the Class of 2021 will receive seven admission tickets each for family/friends to attend the ceremony. The stadium will open at 6…

• Families may qualify for internet, computer discounts through new program

  

     Penn Manor families may qualify for a discount on their internet service and computer purchases under the Emergency Broadband Benefit program.    The new federal program provides a discount of up to $50 per month for internet service and a one-time discount of $100 to purchase a laptop, desktop computer or tablet for eligible households.   The…

• PA Ag Secretary Redding visits Penn Manor HS to announce grants

  

     Pennsylvania Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding visited Penn Manor High School Wednesday morning to tour the school’s agricultural education classrooms and shops and announce the recipients of the 2021 Ag & Youth Program grants – one of which is Penn Manor.    Grants totaling $500,000 are being awarded to 57 projects in 33 counties across Pennsylvania for…

• Eshleman Elementary hosts Plant Week

  

     When Eshleman Elementary School was closed last year, students were unable to work on the school’s community gardens – one of the most popular hands-on learning activities that was lost to the pandemic.     So when it came time to replant the gardens this school year, Eshleman third-grade teachers decided to expand the activity…

• Penn Manor High School ranked No. 2 in county by U.S. News

  

     Penn Manor High School has been ranked the No. 2 high school in Lancaster County, based on academic and enrollment data, according to U.S. News & World Report.    Penn Manor improved upon last year’s fifth-place ranking among the county’ 18 public high schools, and improved in the statewide rankings to 71st out of 678…

• Boys’ tennis team wins first Section 1 title in school history

  

  Congratulations to the Penn Manor boys’ tennis team, which defeated Elizabethtown, 6-1, on Monday to cap off a perfect 11-0 regular season record. The victory also secured the Section 1 title for the team, the first such title in the history of Penn Manor High School. On Monday, April 26, the team will play in…

• Kindergarten registration under way; grades 1-12 can register May 3

  

  Registration for incoming kindergarten students for the 2021-2022 school year is under way, and registration for all other grades begins on May 3. Parents are urged to register their children early to avoid the traditional summertime rush. You can learn more and begin the online registration process here.

• Penn Manor HS to present musical ‘Now. Here. This.’ April 9, 10 & 11

  

  ​​Penn Manor Productions will present the spring musical Now. Here. This. – Flexible Version in a virtual format April 9, 10 and 11. The musical follows the evolution and adventures of a group of friends as they journey through time – from the present to the past and back again. They share stories about friendship,…

• PMEF awards $72,000 in grants to help teachers, students and families

  

     Penn Manor Education Foundation is helping to make learning in a pandemic a little less challenging for teachers and students.    The nonprofit organization has awarded more than $53,000 in teacher Venture Grants this year, most of them designed to ease the transition from in-person to remote learning and help keep students and staff…