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• Central Manor 2nd Graders Taste Test Indian Cuisine

  

  Mrs. Snyder’s second graders at Central Manor have been skyping with Miss Nithya, a journalist from Chennai, India.  The students have learned about the customs, foods and daily lives of the people of India during their skype sessions. The class had a food fair so they could taste some of the traditional foods. The chef…

• Morgan Flood to Appear on Jeopardy “Teen Challenge”

  

  Penn Manor High School junior Morgan Flood will appear on Jeopardy’s Teen Challenge episode on Thursday, May 3. Good luck, Morgan!  

• Kristen Longsderff wins National Art Award

  

  Penn Manor High School junior Kristen Longsderff created a ceramic piece featuring a rooster (pictured on the poster) and entered it in the Scholastic Art Awards and won a Gold Key award. The plate advanced in the competition and she was awarded a National Gold Key. Her work was then chosen for the National American…

• Kennedy Kulish Receives Jefferson Award

  

  Penn Manor High School freshman Kennedy Jet Kulish recently received the prestigious Jefferson Award for Public Service from local sponsor WGAL. She was one of the six people in Pennsylvania to be honored and has been chosen to represent Pennsylvania in June at the National Jefferson Awards in Washington D.C. The Jefferson Award recognizes ordinary…

• Penn Manor Hosts Cavalcade of Bands Championship

  

  On Sunday, November 13th, Penn Manor will be co-hosting the Cavalcade of Bands Championship at Millersville University’s Biemesderfer Stadium. The high school marching band is having another incredibly successful season. A strong showing of support at Championships would really make a huge different. If you are interested in attending this event, please contact Mr. Mumma at the…

• Public Hearing Scheduled for Hambright Closing

  

  The Penn Manor School District is proposing to construct a new Hambright Elementary School next to the Manor Middle School Campus and to take the current Hambright Elementary School out of service.  Section 780 of the Pennsylvania Public School Code requires that the school board hold a public hearing prior to the permanent closing of…

• Girls Soccer Team to Play in State Championship Game

  

  Congratulations to Coach Bill Zapata and the Girls Soccer team on their thrilling 1-0 overtime win over Lower Dauphin Thursday night at Hershey Park Stadium in the PIAA State Championship semi-final game. That advances the Comets to the State Championship game against Cumberland Valley on Saturday, June 11 at 11:00 am at Hershey Park Stadium. …

• Congratulations to the Class of 2011

  

  The Class of 2011 graduated on Tuesday evening, June 7 in front of nearly 4,000 family and friends at the Franklin & Marshall College Alumni Sports & Fitness Center with hundreds more watching the live webcast.  427 graduates were presented with their diplomas and recognized for their achievements by Principal Philip Gale.  Senior Katie Maisel…

• Manor MS Student Excels on National Spanish Exam

  

  Emma Evarts, an 8th grade Spanish student at Manor Middle School, recently earned the highest individual score and Gold Honors on the National Spanish Exam for 2011. This national exam, sponsored annually by the American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese, tests students in grades 6-12 on vocabulary and grammar achievement and reading and…

• School Board Authorizes Design Work for a New Hambright Elementary

  

  At its regular meeting on Tuesday, May 17, the Penn Manor School Board authorized the administration to begin design work with architects and engineers for a new Hambright Elementary School on the campus of Manor Middle.  This begins a lengthy process which is estimated to take three years before moving in to a new facility.…