PM teaching staff completes Collins Writing training
Penn Manor welcomed the renowned writing coach John Collins to campus Tuesday to conduct a daylong series of workshops on writing in the classroom. The entire Penn Manor teaching staff, K-12, completed...
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Penn Manor’s 2016-2017 school year begins Aug. 24
Wednesday, Aug. 24, is the first day of school for all students in Penn Manor School District for the 2016-2017 academic year. The new year will mark the reopening of Pequea Elementary School, which...
View ArticleCommunity celebrates reopening of Pequea Elementary
More than 200 parents, students, graduates and community members turned out Sunday to rededicate Pequea Elementary School, which is reopening this week after undergoing an $11.8 million renovation....
View ArticlePenn Manor adopts new elementary schedule for ’16-17
Penn Manor is shifting from a six-day cycle to a four-day cycle at its elementary schools for 2016-2017 to improve consistency in the daily schedule and maintain or increase elementary instructional...
View ArticlePenn Manor staff unites for Opening Day activities
More than 400 Penn Manor staff members got revved up for the new school year at Opening Day activities at Penn Manor High School Monday. Attendees enjoyed a hot breakfast before superintendent Dr. Mike...
View Article2016-2017 school year off to a smooth start
Under cool, sunny skies, Penn Manor welcomed more than 5,000 students back to its schools on Wednesday to start the 2016-2017 school year. The students were greeted by familiar faces, along with some...
View ArticleKickoff Classic Sept. 1 at Comet Field
Comet Field will host the 2016 Kickoff Classic beginning at 5 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 1. Chicken dinners will be served from 5 to 6:30 p.m., followed by performances by the Penn Manor Marching Unit and...
View ArticleKickoff Classic kicks off athletic season
The skies cleared and the crowd cheered as Penn Manor introduced its fall athletic teams and marching band during the Kickoff Classic Thursday at Comet Field. The event included an appearance by U.S....
View ArticlePM’s Roth named Athletic Director of the Year
Congratulations to Penn Manor’s Jeff Roth for being named Lancaster-Lebanon League’s Athletic Director of the Year. Jeff’s L-L League peers this week voted to award him the well-deserved honor. Jeff...
View ArticleBus involved in accident
Bus #137 was struck by a car at Main Street and Woods Avenue near Conestoga Elementary School shortly after 4 p.m. Monday, Sept. 19. There were no reports of injuries, and parents of the students...
View ArticleStaff unites for Opening Day activities
More than 400 Penn Manor staff members got revved up for the new school year at Opening Day activities at Penn Manor High School Monday. Attendees enjoyed a hot breakfast before superintendent Dr. Mike...
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Six PMHS students qualify for County Chorus
Congratulations to the six talented Penn Manor High School students who qualified for County Chorus. They are Lauren Elledge (soprano 1), Veronica Cazillo (alto 1), Claudia Heitland (alto 2), Caitlin...
View ArticleSchools briefly placed on lockdown
Three Penn Manor schools were under partial lockdown Wednesday afternoon as a precaution while police searched for a suspect near Quarryville. Upon recommendation of police, Martic and Pequea...
View ArticlePM Pink Out is in full swing
Penn Manor’s annual Pink Out fund drive to fight cancer is in full swing! Pink “Comets Unite to Fight” T-shirts are starting to arrive, and Penn Manor student athletes, staff and community members are...
View ArticlePM German exchange marks 13th year
Fourteen German exchange students and teachers celebrated with their American counterparts with a potluck dinner Sept. 28 at Penn Manor High School. The celebration marked the 13th year of the German...
View ArticleHambright students explore Yellowstone via Skype
Did you know that Yellowstone National Park is home to the pronghorn, an animal that looks like an antelope and can outrun a cheetah in a marathon? Or that grizzly bears differ from their black bear...
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Eight seniors vying for Homecoming crown
Eight Penn Manor High School seniors are vying for the title of 2016 Homecoming Queen while raising money for a program that helps military veterans and their families. Shania Pagan, Emma Young, Lynsey...
View ArticlePM English teacher earns national recognition
Congratulations to Lindsay Feger, recently selected to receive the Pennsylvania Leadership Development Award from the National Council of Teachers of English. Feger, a first-year English teacher at...
View ArticlePenn Manor Technology Director publishes ‘Open Schoolhouse’ book
The Penn Manor technology team virtually wrote the book on implementing open source software in education with its innovative 1:1 Student Laptop Program, the largest of its kind in Pennsylvania. Now,...
View ArticlePenn Manor school director receives PSBA Advocacy Award
Penn Manor school board member Dr. Richard Frerichs has been named recipient of the Timothy M. Allwein Advocacy Award for advancing the cause of public education in Pennsylvania. Frerichs received the...
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