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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…

• 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.…

• State Legislature honors field hockey team

  

  Penn Manor’s state championship field hockey team was recognized Tuesday by members of the Pennsylvania Legislature during formal ceremonies at the Capitol in Harrisburg. Members of the Senate and House presented citations to the team in honor of the 2014 state title. The Comets were named AAA state co-champions Nov. 15, after playing to a 1-1 tie…

• Teacher goes bald to benefit cancer patients

  

    All year, Central Manor Elementary teacher Lorien Gilbert has been teaching her students about empathy. And on Thursday, Gilbert practiced what she’s been teaching by getting her head shaved. The event was to acknowledge the efforts of Gilbert’s students, who raised more than $2,500 for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, which specializes in treating…

• 23 Penn Manor students earn TSA awards

  

  Twenty-three Penn Manor high school and middle school students won multiple awards at the Lancaster-Lebanon Technology Student Association regional competition  Feb. 7 at Conestoga Valley Middle School. Vying against more than 400 students from other schools in the area, TSA students from Manor and Marticville middle schools and Penn Manor High School competed in a variety of…

• Six Manor FFA members earn Keystone Degrees

  

      Six Penn Manor High School students recently received their FFA Keystone Degrees during a ceremony at the Pennsylvania Farm Show. Of nearly 7,000 Pennsylvania FFA members, only 3 to 4 percent each year qualify for a Keystone Degree. The honor is offered to high school seniors or graduates who have demonstrated leadership abilities and…

• Manor MS designated a ‘Distinguished School’

  

  Manor Middle School has been named a 2014-2015 Title I Distinguished School by the state Department of Education’s Division of Federal Programs. Only 96 of Pennsylvania’s more than 3,000 schools achieved the Title I Distinguished School designation this year. Manor earned the recognition based on progress made in the past year in narrowing the achievement…

• Former athletes, coaches named to Wall of Honor

  

  Four former Penn Manor athletes and coaches and one former team were inducted into the Penn Manor Athletic Wall of Honor during ceremonies Friday at the high school. The 2014 inductees are:    Ralph E. Byers (Class of 1962) – A three-sport (soccer, wrestling and baseball) athlete at Penn Manor, Byers was named to several all-star teams,…

• County commissioners honor field hockey team

  

  Penn Manor’s field hockey team was honored Wednesday by the Lancaster County Commissioners for “displaying the highest levels of skill, dedication and courage” in earning a state title. The three-member board of commissioners presented the players with a commendation praising the team as “a shining example of the great strength that is born when individuals choose…

• Field hockey team earns commendation

  

  Penn Manor school board Tuesday formally honored the Comets field hockey team with a commendation for “its outstanding performance and for the team’s distinction as PIAA State Champions.” Penn Manor won the Pennsylvania AAA Championship Nov. 15 after playing to a hard-fought 1-1 tie with Palmyra. After two exhausting, scoreless overtime periods, Penn Manor and Palmyra…