Chickenpox reported at Pequea ES
A student who attends Pequea Elementary School has contracted chickenpox. To prevent the spread of illness, parents and students are urged to follow recommendations from the Pennsylvania Department of...
View ArticleNew Literacy Outreach brings books to kids in their neighborhoods
More than 50 children received 100 new books – and ice cream cones – as part of a new Literacy Outreach designed to keep students interested in reading over the summer. Funded by a $1,300 grant from...
View ArticlePatriotic Assembly at Pequea ES includes flag presentation
U.S. Rep. Lloyd Smucker visited Pequea Elementary School Friday to present a flag to the mother of fallen Marine Cpl. Eric M. Torbert Jr. during an emotional Patriotic Assembly. The event included the...
View ArticlePMHS seniors receive athletic awards, scholarships
More than 60 Penn Manor High School student athletes were honored May 16 during the Senior Sports Awards Social in the high school cafeteria. The top athletic awards went to: Brittany Braun and Grant...
View ArticleMore than 400 in Class of 2017 receive diplomas
More than 400 Penn Manor seniors earned their diplomas Tuesday night before family and friends during a joyous graduation ceremony for the Class of 2017. Held at Franklin & Marshall College,...
View ArticlePenn Manor bowlers headed for national competition
The state championship Penn Manor High School bowling team is now headed for national competition. The Comets team, which won its second straight state title this year, will be competing in the 2017...
View ArticleBookmobile to make stops at Penn Manor school, churches
The Lancaster County Bookmobile is coming to a neighborhood near you this summer! The mobile library will be making stops at Eshleman Elementary School, Pequea and West Willow churches and the Pheasant...
View ArticlePenn Manor operating on four-day work week
To reduce energy costs, Penn Manor is operating on a four-day work schedule until the week of July 31. The district office is open from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Thursday, and all Penn Manor...
View ArticleManor FFA members earn multiple state awards
Five teams of Manor FFA students placed in the top three in the recent Pennsylvania FFA Convention at Penn State University, with several students earning the right to compete regionally and...
View ArticlePMHS teacher publishes book tracing family’s 400-year history
When Scott Hertzog was in the eighth grade, he interviewed his grandmother and created a family tree for a school genealogy project that sparked an interest in his family’s centuries-old farm outside...
View ArticlePenn Manor resumes five-day weekly schedule
All Penn Manor schools and offices have returned to a five-day-a-week work schedule. District office hours are 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Penn Manor High School office is open from 7:15 a.m. to 3:45 p.m.;...
View ArticleNominees sought for PM Alumni Wall of Honor
Do you know of a Penn Manor alumnus or alumna deserving of recognition? Nominees are being sought for Penn Manor’s Distinguished Alumni Wall of Honor. The selection committee is interested in...
View ArticlePenn Manor welcomes 27 new staff members
Penn Manor welcomed 20 new teachers for the 2017-2018 school year during New Teacher Orientation Day, held Tuesday, Aug. 8, at Manor Middle School. In all, 27 professional staff members have been hired...
View ArticlePractices under way for Penn Manor sports teams
Penn Manor student athletes hit the fields, courts, trails and golf course this week as practices officially began for the fall sports season. Middle school athletic team practices begin next week....
View ArticlePenn Manor parents being notified of need for immunizations
The school district this week is notifying parents of Penn Manor students whose immunization records are incomplete. If you receive a call, you need to take action now so your child/children’s...
View Article2017-2018 school year begins Thursday, August 24
The 2017-2018 school year will begin on Thursday, August 24, for all students in Penn Manor School District. We will be operating on a regular schedule that day. Parents are urged to make sure their...
View ArticlePenn Manor celebrates MU partnership at Opening Day
Penn Manor School District celebrated its longstanding partnership with Millersville University during Opening Day activities Monday, Aug. 21, to mark the start of the 2017-2018 school year. Nearly 375...
View ArticleA sunny, smooth start to the new school year
Penn Manor School District students returned to classrooms Thursday under clear, sunny skies to start off the 2017-2018 school year. Conestoga Elementary students and staff were back at their newly...
View ArticleFree child immunization clinics offered August 26 & September 6
Beginning Aug. 31, children who lack the required immunizations will be turned away from Penn Manor schools unless they can provide documentation of updated records or documentation from a physician’s...
View ArticleKickoff Classic Thursday, August 31, at Comet Field
Comet Field will host Penn Manor’s 2017 Kickoff Classic beginning at 5 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 31. Chicken dinners will be served from 5 to 6:30 p.m., followed by performances by the Penn Manor Marching...
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