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• After stellar season, Greta Lindsley competes in States Saturday

  

  Greta Lindsley, considered one of the best runners in the history of Lancaster-Lebanon League, faces her next challenge Saturday when she competes in the State Cross-Country Championship meet in Hershey. The Penn Manor High School senior finished her final season in stellar fashion, winning every regular-season L-L League meet and capturing the league championship for…

• District’s elementary 21st Century curriculum receives state award

  

  Penn Manor’s 21st Century Skills course, which teaches science, technology, engineering and math skills to elementary students, has earned the 2013 Program Excellence Award from the Technology and Engineering Education Association of Pennsylvania.  Penn Manor is only the second school district in the state since 1998 to earn the prestigious award for an elementary program.…

• FFA students win statewide honors, will compete nationally

  

  Nine Penn Manor High School students were honored Tuesday night for their accomplishments during the FFA Activities Week this summer at Penn State. By placing first in the state in two categories, they earned the right to compete at the National FFA Convention next month. A team of four senior FFA members – David Herr,…

• Assembly kicks off Penn Manor chapter of Aevidum

  

  During an emotional assembly Friday morning, members of the Cocalico chapter of Aevidum introduced Penn Manor High School students to the organization, which seeks to raise awareness among teens about depression and suicide. The goal of Aevidum is to create a culture where mental wellness is embraced and students feel supported by the theme of…

• School board to host series of public workshops beginning Sept. 16

  

  Penn Manor school board will host a series of workshops on a range of topics prior to its regularly scheduled board meetings beginning this month. The workshops, which are open to the public, will be held Mondays in the board room at Manor Middle School. Here is the workshop schedule: Sept. 16–Academic measurements, 5:45 p.m.…

• Laptops reach students’ hands as pilot 1:1 Student Laptop Program begins

  

  The first wave of laptop computers was distributed Thursday and Friday to Open Campus students as the district kicked off the pilot portion of its 1:1 Student Laptop Program. In January 2014, all 1,700 high school students will receive one of the compact Acer laptops, which are equipped with open source software to reduce costs.…

• Penn Manor welcomes new teachers

  

  Penn Manor School District welcomed 13 new teachers to orientation activities Monday. Pictured are, from left,  Diana Garber (high school math), Josh Bressler (high school physics), Karen Parker (Central Manor grade 1), Christina Beard (Manor Middle learning support), Lorien Gilbert,(Central Manor grade 6), Caitlyn Zechman (high school chemistry), Ben Pongracz (high school math), Hannah Wright…

• Congratulations to the Class of 2013

  

  The Class of 2013 graduated on Tuesday evening, June 4 in front of family and friends at the Franklin & Marshall College Alumni Sports & Fitness Center with hundreds more watching the live webcast.  381 graduates were presented with their diplomas and recognized for their achievements by Penn Manor High School principal Dr. Philip Gale. …

• Goodbye and Thank You to Retirees

  

  Eighteen members of the Penn Manor family have retired or will retire at the end of the 2012-2013 school year. We thank them for their service to Penn Manor and wish them the best. From left to right: Paula Howard (executive secretary to the superintendent), Judy Ruth (librarian at Manor Middle and Marticville Middle), Angie…

• Hambright Groundbreaking Kicks Off Construction of New Building

  

  The official groundbreaking for the new Hambright Elementary School along Charlestown Road was held on Thursday, May 2. All students and staff from the current Hambright Elementary were bussed to the site to witness the groundbreaking of Penn Manor School District’s first new elementary school in over fifty years. Pictured left to right – Hambright…