Category: Academics

• New library curriculum a novel mix of research, teamwork, hands-on building

  Penn Manor elementary students are building zoo displays, space stations and national parks in a new curriculum that combines research skills, creativity, teamwork and hands-on building in an unusual setting […]

• PM ag teacher named Turn the Key recipient

  Penn Manor agricultural education teacher Meagan Slates is one of 36 teachers nationwide to receive the 2016 Teachers Turn the Key professional development scholarship from the National Association of Agricultural […]

• Manor MS earns third straight Distinguished School honor

  For the third straight year, Manor Middle School has been named a Title I Distinguished School, one of only 96 of Pennsylvania’s more than 3,000 schools to achieve the honor. […]

• Teacher’s book inspires William Howard Day award

  A book written by Penn Manor history teacher Todd Mealy has helped inspire a new award in honor of a local education pioneer. The Pennsylvania Public Education Foundation recently presented […]

• 54 inducted into Penn Manor National Honor Society

  The Penn Manor chapter of the National Honor Society welcomed 54 members following an induction ceremony Oct. 5 in the high school cafeteria. To qualify, the Penn Manor High School juniors […]

• Penn Manor schools earn top state academic rankings

  

  For the third year in a row, Penn Manor High School is one of the highest-rated schools in Lancaster County, according to School Performance Profiles released this month for all […]

• Penn 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. […]

• PM 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 Penn Manor High […]

• PM 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 […]

• 2016-2017 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 […]