• Manor MS named ‘High Achievement’ school

    Manor MS named ‘High Achievement’ school

    Congratulations to Manor Middle School, which was recently recognized as a “High Achievement” Title I school by the Pennsylvania Department of Education. Manor earned the honor by scoring among the top 5 percent of Title I schools in the state on math and English language arts PSSA tests and Keystone Exams. Manor Principal Dr. Dana…

  • PM student earns award for essay on plastic pollution

    Penn Manor High School freshman Peyton Cassel has won an honorable mention and a $100 prize for her prose submission to the 2015 International Ocean Awareness Student Contest. As one of the selected winners from more than 1,100 submissions from 35 countries, Peyton’s writing will be featured in galleries and merchandise sent around the world. The…

  • Leichliter testifies on substitue teacher shortage

    Leichliter testifies on substitue teacher shortage

    Penn Manor superintendent Dr. Mike Leichliter testified Monday before a state congressional panel on the impact of a statewide substitute teacher shortage. Leichliter spoke before a hearing of the Senate and House Education Committees, which are gathering information on the issue. He talked about how the shortage creates a hardship for students and staff and…

  • District explains options on upgrading/replacing HS

    District explains options on upgrading/replacing HS

    Nearly 90 people turned out for the first public information meeting on the future of Penn Manor High School, held Thursday night in the high school auditorium. District residents and staff members heard about the four options Penn Manor School Board is considering to upgrade and/or renovate the school, which was originally built in the late…

  • Future of high school is topic of Oct. 22 meeting

    Future of high school is topic of Oct. 22 meeting

    You are invited to participate in an important meeting on the future of Penn Manor High School. On Thursday, Oct. 22, the district will hold the first of several public presentations on renovating or replacing the school. The meeting will begin at 7 p.m. in the high school auditorium. Built in the 1950s and partially renovated beginning in…

  • SEPTEMBER 2015 TREASURER’S REPORT

    FINANCIAL REPORTS Balance Sheet September 2015 Revenue Detail September 2015 Expenditure Detail September 2015 BILL LISTS Bill Summary September 2015 General Fund Checks September 2015 Food Service Fund Checks September 2015 Capital Reserve Fund Checks September 2015 2015 Construction Fund Checks September 2015 Student Activity Fund Checks September 2015 CAFETERIA MANAGEMENT REPORTS Cafeteria Management Report…

  • Penn Manor student earns national music honor

    Penn Manor student earns national music honor

    Penn Manor High School senior Caleb Breidenbaugh has been selected to perform with some of the most talented student musicians from across the United States on the Grand Ole Opry Stage in Nashville in October. Caleb was named a member of the All-National Honor Ensemble, a group of “the best of the best” musicians from…

  • AUGUST 2015 TREASURER’S REPORT

    FINANCIAL REPORTS Balance Sheet August 2015 Revenue Detail August 2015 Expenditure Detail August 2015 BILL LISTS Bill Summary August 2015 General Fund Checks August 2015 Food Service Fund Checks August 2015 Capital Reserve Fund Checks August 2015 2012 Construction Fund Checks August 2015 2015 Construction Fund Checks August 2015 Student Activity Fund Checks August 2015…

  • Smooth start to new year for Penn Manor schools

    Smooth start to new year for Penn Manor schools

    Penn Manor students returned to the classrooms today in what superintendent Mike Leichliter called “a great start” to the 2015-2016 school year. The new year brings some changes, both temporary and permanent. Pequea Elementary students are attending classes at Conestoga, Martic and Hambright elementary and Marticville middle schools while their school undergoes renovations that will…

  • PMSD staff welcomed back for 2015-2016 year

    PMSD staff welcomed back for 2015-2016 year

    More than 500 Penn Manor teachers, administrators and support staff got a jump start on the new school year by participating in Opening Day activities Monday at Penn Manor High School. Participants were treated to breakfast and lunch and heard an inspirational address titled “Looking Up — the Power of Positive Thinking” by Lori Kunkle,…