• Project helps Hambright teacher earn National Geographic certification

        Hambright Elementary School teacher Katie Lutz has been certified as a National Geographic Educator, thanks, in part, to a project that she and her fifth-graders completed to better understand the natural world around their school.    Called “The World in My Backyard,” the project uses virtual reality technology to tell the story of the…

  • MARCH 2019 TREASURER’S REPORT

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  • Sign Language Club forms at Hambright Elementary School

        About 30 Hambright students meet after school every Wednesday to learn a new language, with the goal of breaking down communication barriers with people who are different than themselves.     But the members of this club aren’t learning a traditional foreign language. They’re studying American Sign Language and Signed English under the direction of…

  • Baron Jones recommended for PMHS principal post

        Penn Manor superintendent Mike Leichliter is recommending the hiring of Baron H. Jones as principal of Penn Manor High School.     Currently principal of Conestoga Valley Middle School, Jones would take over his new position from Dr. Phil Gale on July 1. The school board is scheduled to vote on Jones’ appointment at its…

  • Math Bowl champs named for 2019

    Teams from three different Penn Manor elementary schools earned first-place trophies in the Math Bowl, a spirited competition involving students from all seven Penn Manor elementary schools in fourth, fifth and sixth grades. A team from Hambright Elementary earned the first-place trophy for fourth grade. Eshleman took the fifth-grade crown, and Central Manor was the…

  • No new lead cases reported at Penn Manor schools

    Penn Manor residents may be receiving a notice in the mail from their health insurance provider indicating that lead has been found in the drinking water in Penn Manor School District. While the issue of lead at schools has received media coverage recently, we want to assure community members that we are not aware of…

  • Manor MS students participate in ‘Construction Wars’

      Nineteen Penn Manor middle schoolers got some hands-on experience while learning about construction trades during “Construction Wars,” held March 12-14 at the Keystone Center for Construction Careers in Manheim.     On the morning of March 14, the students donned hard hats and safety goggles and learned how to use a variety of tools, make…

  • PM Quiz Bowl team headed for national competition

    Congratulations to the Penn Manor High School Quiz Bowl team for qualifying for national competition for the second year in a row.   Penn Manor finished third in the Lancaster-Lebanon League after a hard-fought series of matches against Manheim Township and Hempfield. Highlights of the season include participating in eight Saturday day-long tournaments, securing a second-place…

  • FEBRUARY 2019 TREASURER’S REPORT

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  • PM boys’ soccer team named Academic Award Winner

    Congratulations to the Penn Manor boys’ soccer team for being named an Academic Award Winner by the United Soccer Coaches. The 2017-2018 team was one of just 107 boys’ teams nationwide to receive the honor for maintaining a team grade-point average of 3.25 or better. The Comets easily exceeded that threshold, with an average GPA…