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• Penn Manor senior named Scholastic Art national gold medalist

  

       Penn Manor senior Piper Campbell has achieved national recognition in the 2025 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, earning both a national gold medal and the prestigious American Visions Medal for her photography.     Piper’s award-winning photograph, Renaissance, was recognized for its exceptional creativity, technical skill, and unique perspective. The work stood out among thousands of submissions…

• Freshmen learn about STEM jobs during two-day STEM Summit

  

  Penn Manor ninth-graders got to work with their hands – and their brains – as they completed activities in the high school gymnasium during the 2025 STEM Summit. Held February 25 and 26, the event exposed freshmen to career opportunities in chemistry, engineering, the trades, environmental science, technology, biology and manufacturing. The students rotated through…

• 2025-2026 school calendar approved by school board

  

  The Penn Manor Board of School Directors has approved the school calendar for 2025-2026. The first day of school for students will be August 25, 2025, and the last day will be June 4, 2026. Four weather makeup days are included in the calendar. The Opening Day for staff is August 18, 2025.

• School will be held March 31 and April 16

  

  As a result of the two snow days that occurred earlier this winter, school will be in session on Monday, March 31, and Wednesday, April 16, 2025. Penn Manor has two additional snow make-up days — April 17 and June 6 — built into the school calendar should we need to make up additional snow…

• Nominees sought for Outstanding Educator /Employee

  

  Penn Manor has many outstanding teachers and staff members, and you can nominate them for the recognition they deserve through the Outstanding Educator/Employee Awards program. The school district will present the 2024-2025 awards for Outstanding Elementary Educator, Outstanding Secondary Educator and Outstanding Employee in May 2025. Nominations for these awards are being accepted through March…

• Winter weather notification procedures for 2025

  

  Now that winter is here, we want to remind parents/guardians of the procedures Penn Manor will follow in announcing changes to our school schedules caused by inclement weather. School closings and delays will be posted on the district website and X (Twitter) and Bluesky feeds and shared with Lancaster Newspapers and local radio and television stations as early…

• Three athletes, one coach and bowling team headed for Wall of Honor Jan. 10

  

  Penn Manor will induct three outstanding former student athletes, one coach and an athletic team into its Athletic Wall of Honor during a dinner and ceremony on January 10. This year’s inductees will include these individuals and teams: Jennifer Bradley (Class of 2009) was named All American, All League, and All State in field hockey…

• Happy Holidays from Penn Manor

  

  Penn Manor School District would like to wish our staff, students and families a very happy holiday season. Our schools are closed through January 1, and we are back in session on Thursday, January 2. District offices will be closed on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and New Year’s Day. Best wishes to all for the…

• High school gym named in honor of Harry Frey

  

  Former players, colleagues and students of longtime Penn Manor coach and gym teacher Harry Frey packed the high school gymnasium December 6 to mark its renaming in honor of Coach Frey, who died December 9. Frey, 84, taught physical education for 41 years at Penn Manor and spent 30 years coaching the Comets’ mens’ and…

• PMEF awards grants totaling more than $35,000 to teachers, principals

  

  Many thanks to Penn Manor Education Foundation for awarding 19 Venture Grants to our teachers and principals totaling $35,414 for fall 2024. The grants will enable students to participate in educational field trips to Ellis Island, Gettysburg National Military Park, Fulton Theatre, Zoo America, and Kelly’s Run Nature Preserve. Other grants are funding world drumming…