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• School board selects Eric Warfel to fill vacancy

  

  The Penn Manor school board has appointed Eric Warfel to fill five months of the unexpired term of the late Wardell “Dell” Jackson. Dell died May 25 after serving nearly six years on the Penn Manor school board and 30 years as a teacher and basketball coach. The board voted June 23 to appoint Warfel,…

• Central Manor student inspires one-of-a-kind cookie for Make-A-Wish

  

  Teachers and staff members at Central Manor Elementary enjoyed a special treat this week that was personally inspired by one of the school’s students. They were eating Flan-tastic Cookies, made by the Taylor Chip Company in honor of Central Manor fourth-grader Ryley Nazario. Ryley is a Make-A-Wish Ambassador, and the cookie company wanted to make…

• Check out the video on this year’s Penn Manor retirees

  

  Congratulations and a big “thank you” to the 18 professional employees who are retiring from Penn Manor School District at the end of this school year. These individuals, who have a combined 433 years of service to Penn Manor, are being honored at school board meetings in May. If you want to find out about…

• School district, teachers agree to new three-year contract through ’28-29

  

  Penn Manor school board and the Penn Manor Education Association have reached an agreement on a new three-year teachers’ contract that will run from July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2029.  The contract was approved May 5 by the Penn Manor Board of School Directors and the general membership of the education association. The three-year…

• Barney Peace named Secondary Science Teacher of Year

  

  Penn Manor High School science teacher Barney Peace has been named the 2024-2025 Secondary Science Teacher of the Year by Lancaster Lebanon Intermediate Unit 13 and the Lancaster County STEM Alliance. The award is based on a teacher’s instructional excellence; integration of math, science, and engineering practices; real-world connections; technology integration; hands-on learning; and overall…

• Senior publishes first novel, “Susquehannock”

  

  Penn Manor senior Robert Ethan White has accomplished something that few high school students ever do: he wrote and published his own novel. Working under the direction of English teacher Scott Hertzog, Robert recently published Susquehannock, which follows Dean Higgins, a miserable old man living a hollow life in a small community along the Susquehanna…

• Giant donates $3,300 in support of Penn Manor food service programs

  

   The GIANT Company has donated more than $3,300 to support the nutritional needs of Penn Manor students for 2025.   The donation was generated through the “GIANT Feeding School Kids Program,” during which customers were asked to round up their grocery purchases to the nearest dollar or convert their CHOICE Rewards points to grocery dollars.   GIANT…

• 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.