• New Literacy Outreach brings books to kids in their neighborhoods

    More than 50 children received 100 new books – and ice cream cones – as part of a new Literacy Outreach designed to keep students interested in reading over the summer. Funded by a $1,300 grant from Penn Manor Education Foundation, the program also exposed students to the Lancaster County Bookmobile and provided their parents…

  • Penn Manor seniors receive 170 scholarships and awards

    Penn Manor High School seniors got a boost to their post-high school plans when members of the Class of 2017 received 170 scholarships and awards totaling $118,375 during the Senior Awards Ceremony on May 18. The honors included 44 scholarships and awards administered by Penn Manor Education Foundation totaling more than $50,000. Many thanks to the individuals, organizations and…

  • Five students to speak at June 6 commencement

    Five student speakers have been named for Penn Manor High School’s 2017 commencement, scheduled for 7 p.m. Tuesday, June 6, at Franklin & Marshall College Alumni Sports and Fitness Center. They are Mark Battle, Christine Bye, Brooke DeBerdine, Danielle Althouse and Jordan Martzall. Mark, the son of Catherine and Thomas Battle of Lancaster, is class valedictorian.…

  • Alex Krahulik named Most Courageous Athlete

    Congrats to Penn Manor High School senior Alex Krahulik, who received the 2017 Most Courageous Athlete Award at the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame’s Susquehanna Valley Chapter banquet, held May 6. Alex was born with club feet, but he didn’t let that stop him from pursuing his athletic dreams and earning a spot as a starter…

  • APRIL 2017 TREASURER’S REPORT

    FINANCIAL REPORTS Balance Sheet April 2017 Revenue Detail April 2017 Expenditure Detail April 2017 BILL LISTS General Fund Checks April 2017 Food Service Fund Checks April 2017 PMSD Capital Reserve Fund April 2017 PSDLAF Capital Reserve Fund April 2017 2016 Construction Fund Checks April 2017 Student Activity Fund Checks April 2017 CAFETERIA MANAGEMENT REPORT Cafeteria…

  • Penn Manor teams win an unprecedented four section titles

    It’s a great season to be a Comet – especially now that Penn Manor’s spring sports teams have won an unprecedented four Lancaster-Lebanon League Section One titles! Last night, the Penn Manor High School boys’ volleyball team beat Cedar Crest, 3-0, to clinch the volleyball crown with an 12-2 record. That followed victories earlier in…

  • Manor FFA members earn multiple awards at banquet

    Manor FFA members earned multiple awards at the chapter’s 57th annual banquet, held recently in the Penn Manor High School cafeteria. Pennsylvania Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Gregory Hostetter and PA State FFA Officer Garrett Jenkins were the speakers at the event, which celebrated the hard work of chapter members during the school year. Members received the…

  • PM staffer honored with ‘Impact of the Individual’ award

    Penn Manor School District’s director of technology, Charlie Reisinger, was honored today with the premiere of a video about his positive impact on the district’s students, teachers and staff. “Charlie Reisinger: Impact of the Individual,” a short film honoring Charlie, premiered this morning at the Red Hat Summit, a global open-source technology conference that attracted…

  • Penn Manor honors employees, retirees for 2017

    Penn Manor school district honored eight retirees with more than 175 years of  combined service May 2 during the 38th annual Employee Recognition Dinner in the high school cafeteria. Attendees watched a video presentation of comments by six of the retirees — Louise Aument, Judy Gingrich, Dell Jackson, Kay Kane, Gail Lynch and Konrad Fritz. The other retirees…

  • Three from PMHS chosen for prestigious PA Governor’s School

    Congratulations to Penn Manor High School students Nicholas Fafel, Emma Spearing and Vinny Vozzella, who were accepted into the prestigious Pennsylvania Governor’s School program for 2017. Emma, a sophomore, will attend the Governor’s School for Global & International Studies at the University of Pittsburgh June 18 to July 14. Her program will include lectures on human rights…