• Marsh named assistant principal at Penn Manor HS

    Marsh named assistant principal at Penn Manor HS

    Kim Marsh, a counselor at Penn Manor High School, has been named assistant high school principal, effective July 1. Marsh is a familiar face at the high school, where she has worked five years as a learning-support teacher and six years as a counselor. In her new position, she replaces assistant principal Eric Howe, who…

  • Penn Manor seniors earn 187 awards/scholarships

    Penn Manor seniors earn 187 awards/scholarships

    Penn Manor High School seniors received more than $300,000 worth of scholarships and awards during a May 21 Senior Awards Ceremony in the high school auditorium. In total, 187 scholarships and awards were presented to 94 members of the Class of 2015. The top award recipients were Sarah Beth Ranck, with eight, and Abigail Geiger, Alan Dang, Hailey Kresge,…

  • Six to speak at PMHS commencement June 2

    Six to speak at PMHS commencement June 2

    Six student speakers have been named for Penn Manor High School’s 2015 commencement, scheduled for 7 p.m. Tuesday, June 2, at Franklin & Marshall College Alumni Sports and Fitness Center. Andrew Mintzer, Craig Jahnke, Sarah Beth Ranck, Alan Dang, Hannah Willig and Hailey Kresge were selected to address the graduates and guests during the ceremony.…

  • PM open source program subject of documentary

    PM open source program subject of documentary

    A crew of filmmakers is in Penn Manor School District this week to create a documentary on the district’s innovative open source 1:1 laptop program, one of the first of its kind in the United States. The film will debut at an upcoming global open source conference. The film crew from Red Hat software company…

  • APRIL 2015 TREASURER’S REPORT

    FINANCIAL REPORTS Balance Sheet April 2015 Revenue Detail April 2015 Expenditure Detail April 2015 BILL LISTS Bill Summary April 2015 General Fund Checks April 2015 Food Service Fund Checks April 2015 Capital Reserve Fund Checks April 2015 2012 Construction Fund Checks April 2015 Student Activity Fund Checks April 2015 CAFETERIA MANAGEMENT REPORT Cafeteria Management Report…

  • PMHS named No. 1 high school in county

    PMHS named No. 1 high school in county

    Congratulations to the students, staff and faculty of Penn Manor High School, ranked the No. 1 high school in Lancaster County by U.S. News & World Report! The magazine’s annual Best High Schools issue evaluates public schools and awards gold, silver and bronze medals to those it considers the best at preparing students for college. Penn Manor is…

  • Herr honored for state FFA service

    Herr honored for state FFA service

    Penn Manor school board Monday honored Victoria Herr, a 2014 graduate of Penn Manor High School, for serving as FFA State Secretary this year. The board formally commended Herr, who joined six other FFA officers to represent the organization at events across Pennsylvania in 2014-15. Victoria told school board members she participated in leadership workshops and…

  • Howe appointed Hambright ES principal 

    Howe appointed Hambright ES principal 

    Eric Howe, a longtime Penn Manor teacher and administrator, has been named principal of Hambright Elementary School, effective July 1. Currently an assistant principal at Penn Manor High School, Howe will replace Jerry Egan, who is leaving Hambright to become Penn Manor’s assistant superintendent for elementary education. Howe began teaching social studies at Penn Manor…

  • Penn Manor students earn state technology awards

    Penn Manor students earn state technology awards

    Seven Penn Manor School District students have earned awards at the Technology Student Association State Conference, held April 15 to 18 in Champion, PA. The middle and high school students were competing against 1,800 others from across the state in an array of technology challenges. Penn Manor High School sophomore Kyle Groff was named a…

  • Manor MS student wins regional essay contest

    Manor MS student wins regional essay contest

    Manor Middle School eighth-grader Peyton Cassel’s fictional story about the Salem witch trials has earned her a top award in the 2015 Hershey Story History Contest. Peyton’s entry, Bewitched, won first-place honors in the senior fiction division. The story is a first-person account of an accused witch’s final day before she is put to death in July 1692.…