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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…
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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…
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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.…
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Penn Manor honors Distinguished Alumni
Four outstanding Penn Manor High School graduates were inducted Saturday into the Distinguished Alumni Wall of Honor during the Alumni Banquet in the high school cafeteria. Also honored at the banquet were members of the health care profession. The 2015 Distinguished Alumni are Kenneth Hackman, Class of 1955; Coleen Ortmann Kayden, Class of 1973; Tracy Goodman,…
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MARCH 2015 TREASURER’S REPORT
FINANCIAL REPORTS Balance Sheet March 2015 Revenue Detail March 2015 Expenditure Detail March 2015 BILL LISTS Bill Summary March 2015 General Fund Checks March 2015 Food Service Fund Checks March 2015 Capital Reserve Fund Checks March 2015 2012 Construction Fund Checks March 2015 Student Activity Fund Checks March 2015 CAFETERIA MANAGEMENT REPORT Cafeteria Management Report…
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Congressman honors Penn Manor HS artist
U.S. Rep. Joseph Pitts recently honored a Penn Manor High School senior by recognizing her artistic accomplishments in a citation read into the official Congressional Record. It’s the latest honor for Alessandra Levato, who last year earned a $10,000 scholarship for her winning painting in a nationwide art competition. Pitts, an artist himself, met with Ali this…
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PMHS music ensembles perform at Pearl Harbor
Sixty-one Penn Manor High School students had the experience of a lifetime when they performed this month on the grounds of Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The school’s choral and orchestra groups performed April 3 in a tribute to the men and women who have served and continue to serve in the U.S. military and to honor…
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Fund-raiser aids good cause, gives principal a lift
When Hambright students and staff set out to raise money for the American Heart Association’s Jump Rope for Heart, principal Dr. Jerry Egan issued a challenge: If they raised $5,000, he’d work for an hour suspended on a lift. On Friday, Egan fulfilled his promise, but instead of an hour perched 20 feet high on the…
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Egan named assistant superintendent
Congratulations to Dr. Jerry Egan, whose appointment as Penn Manor assistant superintendent for elementary education was approved Tuesday night by the school board. Egan will replace Vickie Hallock, supervisor of elementary education, when she retires June 30 after 25 years with Penn Manor. In his new role, Egan will oversee curriculum and operations of the…
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Field hockey team gets championship rings
Thanks to the generosity of Penn Manor families and area businesses, Comets field hockey players have a beautiful keepsake of their championship year. Every player and coach on Wednesday received a ring commemorating the 2014 season, which culminated with a state championship. Penn Manor was named AAA state co-champions Nov. 15 after playing to a 1-1 tie with Palmyra.…
