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Penn Manor students to perform holiday concerts
Penn Manor students will be performing in holiday concerts at district schools and other venues in the coming weeks. These events are open to family members and the community. Here’s the schedule:
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Marticville students and teacher earn Patriot’s Pen awards
Three students at Marticville Middle School have won awards in the Patriot’s Pen essay contest, and their teacher has been honored as the Teacher of the Year for her role in working with the students. Elias Lance won first prize and a $200 award, Will Ryan placed second ($150), and Sophie Koser was third ($100)…
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All Penn Manor elementary, middle schools earn ‘Best Schools’ designation
All Penn Manor elementary and middle schools have earned a “Best Schools” designation from U.S. News & World Reports in the magazine’s latest school rankings, released November 14. Our schools earned the honors for placing among the top 40 percent of all schools in Pennsylvania, based on academic measures. Conestoga Elementary was ranked 146th of…
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Video with Dr. Gale highlights recent district happenings
Superintendent Dr. Phil Gale is enthusiastic about the many good things happening in Penn Manor, and he shares a short video highlighting some of them to parents and staff. Please see the Fall 2024 video update.
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‘Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein’ to be performed Nov. 22 and 23
Penn Manor Productions will present Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, adapted for the stage by Rona Munro, at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, November 22 and 23, in the Ranck Auditorium at Penn Manor High School. Tickets are $8 for adults and $5 for students and are available at this site online. A free, full-length dress rehearsal…
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High school gym to be named in honor of Coach Frey Dec. 6
Penn Manor’s high school gymnasium will be named in honor of Harry Frey, a former longtime Penn Manor teacher and distinguished coach, in a ceremony on December 6. Coach Frey taught physical education for 41 years for Penn Manor and spent 30 years coaching the Comets’ mens’ and womens’ basketball, mens’ soccer and baseball teams.…
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Penn Manor Marching Unit earns honors in national competition
The Penn Manor Marching Unit recently had a strong showing in the USBands Open Class National Championships, held at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey. Penn Manor placed eighth overall among the 13 bands competing in the Group 3 Open Class of the competition on November 2. In the category of Individual Music and Percussion, the…
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FFA members receive gold and silver national awards
Eight Manor FFA members earned gold and silver awards and five members earned American FFA Degrees at the National FFA Convention and Expo, held October 23 to 26 in Indianapolis. Agronomy Career Development EventThe agronomy team won a silver medal overall, and Ryan Brenneman won a gold. The other members, Nathaniel Frey, Weston Shertzer and…
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High school hosts Education Day/College and Career Expo
Hundreds of Penn Manor High School students gave their college and career plans a jump start by attending the 32nd annual Education Day/College and Career Expo, held November 4 in the high school gym. More than 100 colleges, universities, trade schools, businesses and the military participated, providing information and brochures (plus some nifty swag) to…
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Ten PMHS students selected for District 7 Chorus
Ten Penn Manor High School students have been selected to participate in the District 7 Chorus Festival in February, based on their performance during auditions held October 26. The auditions included students from 70 public and private schools spanning eight different counties – Adams, Cumberland, Dauphin, Franklin, Lancaster, Lebanon, Perry, and York. The Penn Manor…
