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❤️❤️ PLEASE SHARE: PMHS SADD is sponsoring an American Red Cross Blood Drive Friday, Nov. 20, 2026.

We hope you will consider signing up for an appointment! Walk-ins are welcome also! ❤️❤️
1 day ago, Penns Manor Area School District
❤️❤️ LOVE BASKET ❤️❤️

Please share! Donations will be collected in the elementary and high school throughout the week of November 16–20 for the annual Love Basket Drive. See each photo for specific collection information and elementary theme days! #CometsCare ❤️

The Love Basket is a non-profit, all-volunteer emergency food assistance program serving residents of Indiana County.

If you would like to make a monetary donation, checks can be made payable to "The Love Basket." Checks or cash should be given to your homeroom/flex teacher.

A few friendly reminders:
❤️ Please double-check expiration dates on all donated items to ensure they have not expired.
❤️ Please do not remove items from their original packaging units.

❤️ PM HAS HEART! ❤️

For the 2026 collection, 10 Indiana County schools joined together to collect an incredible 7,870 items and $640.00 to help feed more than 500 people in Indiana County during the Christmas season!

Penns Manor was proud to contribute 2,182 items and $229.55! WOW!! 👏

These generous donations not only helped families during the holiday season but also helped restock the pantry so the Love Basket can continue assisting those in need throughout the year. The individuals and families receiving this assistance truly appreciate the generosity of our community.

Every item makes a difference! Together, we can help fill the Love Baskets and share kindness with families in our community this holiday season. Thank you for showing that Penns Manor truly has HEART! ❤️

📷: Mrs. Cessna, Mrs. Mountain, Social Media Team
1 day ago, Social Media
🤼‍♂️ CALLING ALL FUTURE COMET WRESTLERS! 💙

Any elementary students interested in wrestling are encouraged to check out the flyer for details about upcoming practices beginning next week!

Come learn, build skills, and be part of the Penns Manor wrestling program!

📸: Photo courtesy of the Wrestling Program.
2 days ago, Social Media
❤️🤍💙 SALUTE TO OUR VETERANS ❤️🤍💙

Penns Manor Area School District is proud to honor the veterans in our community who have served and continue to serve our country. A special Happy Veterans Day to our own district veterans — Mrs. Kim Bodek, Mr. Corbin Snyder, and Mr. Mark Dalton. Thank you for your service and dedication to our nation and school community!

Penns Manor hosted its annual Veterans Day luncheon and assembly on Tuesday, Nov. 10, honoring veterans and local civic leaders. Special thanks to Mr. Dave Fulton for organizing this meaningful event each year!

The assembly featured remarks from State Senator Joe Pittman, Sheriff Robert Fyock, and Colonel David M. Farabaugh, U.S. Army. Thank you to Clymer American Legion Post 222 for posting and retiring our nation's colors. Our district veterans led the Pledge of Allegiance.

Sheriff Fyock led a Flag Folding Ceremony with help from student volunteer firefighters, Boy Scouts, and FFA members. Our elementary students, teachers, and staff also created heartfelt signs and cards for veterans. Through fundraising efforts organized by Mrs. Bodek and Mr. Fulton, more than $500 will be donated to the Wounded Warrior Project.

🎶 Thank you to Mr. Hamilton and the 6th Grade Band for performing during the luncheon and the High School Band for their moving assembly performances. Trevor Cameron and Aiden Turenchalk also gave a touching performance of "Taps."

We appreciate Metz Culinary Management, our Cafeteria Staff, Mrs. Cessna and her students for preparing and serving the luncheon; Elaine Altemus and Elise Dugas for leading the assembly; and our technology staff and student social media team for sharing the event. The assembly is available to watch on the Penns Manor School District YouTube page. Many thanks to our maintenance and cleaning staff for their hard work preparing for the luncheon!

❤️ Most importantly, thank you to all United States Veterans for your service and unwavering dedication to our country.

📸 Photos: Mrs. Dolney & Marley Smochek
*Many additional photos on PM Facebook page.
3 days ago, Penns Manor Area School District
A reminder that PMASD will be closed Wednesday, Nov. 11th in observance of Veterans Day. We will be back to our regular schedule on Thursday, Nov. 12th!
4 days ago, Penns Manor Area School District
Thank you to all teachers, staff, and students for your participation in Red Ribbon Week theme days as a reminder to stand against bullying and drugs! ❤️

Thank you to the High School SADD club and SADD Adviser/High School Guidance Counselor, Mrs. Donatelli and Elementary Guidance Counselor, Mrs. Prebish for organizing activities for Red Ribbon week.

Many thanks to the Indiana-Armstrong-Clarion Drug & Alcohol Commission for your assistance too!
🚫 SADD teamed up with the Indiana-Armstrong-Clarion Drug & Alcohol Commission to provide students with hands-on activities demonstrating the negative effects drugs and alcohol can have on decision-making, vision, hand-eye coordination, and other bodily functions.

Students at each grade level rotated through five different interactive stations in the auditorium, giving them the opportunity to experience firsthand how substance use can impact their abilities and reinforce the importance of making safe, healthy choices!

Thank you again for your participation in Red Ribbon Week! ❤️

📸: Mrs. Prebish, Mr. Shearer, Mr. Snyder, Mrs. Donatelli, Kaitlyn Crowley, HS and Elem Teachers, Social Media Team
5 days ago, Social Media
👻🎃 FINAL HALLOWEEN POST! 🎃👻

A huge THANK YOU once again to everyone who helped make the Halloween parade and festivities such a success this year!

It was a fantastic day full of creativity, costumes, Comet spirit, and maybe a few treats! 😉💜🖤🧡

📷: Dr. Shellenbarger, Marley Smochek
*Many additional photos on PM Facebook page.
5 days ago, Penns Manor Area School District
🌟 MP1 Elementary Dog Tag Assembly 🌟
Congratulations to everyone! Keep up the great work, Comets!

📷: Mr. Shearer
6 days ago, Penns Manor Area School District
🎉 Don’t forget! Come out to the PM Band Craft Show this Saturday! 🎶

📅 Saturday | 9 AM – 3 PM
📍 UPDATE! Penns Manor High School (everything will be held in the High School building, not the elementary)
🎟️ Free Admission!

🛍️ Enjoy a variety of vendors, artisan crafts, a basket raffle, delicious food, and more!

📚 The PMHS Yearbook Class will also be selling vintage yearbooks at a variety of prices! Stop by and see if you can find a yearbook filled with memories from years past!

Bring your family and friends and enjoy a great day of shopping and supporting our school and students! 💙
8 days ago, Penns Manor Area School District
👻🎃 HALLOWEEN Part 2 – Parade! 🎃👻
(One more Halloween post to follow!)

A huge THANK YOU to everyone who helped make last Friday’s Halloween parade and festivities such a success once again this year!

Special thanks to our high school clubs, staff, and classes for purchasing and handing out treats during the elementary parade and for dressing up so festively.

We also appreciate all of our high school and elementary teachers who submitted photos to the social media team - thank you for capturing the fun!

It was a fantastic day full of creativity, costumes, Comet spirit, and maybe a few treats! 😉💜🖤🧡

📷: Social Media Team, Mia Dolney, Mrs. Howells, Mr. Snyder, Mr. Shearer, Mrs. McConnell, Mrs. Cessna, Mrs. Dolney
*See PM Facebook page for many additional photos!
9 days ago, Penns Manor Area School District
🌟Yesterday was Penns Manor Kindergarten Election Day - "Favorite Pet" Voting Results are in . . . In a very close race, winning 2026 Favorite Pet is . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CAT! 🐱 Kindergarten classes read "Duck for President" and learned about the election/voting process. Each student placed a vote for their favorite pet! 🏆 Congratulations again to CAT, this year's favorite pet in Kindergarten, earning 19 votes! 🐱 🐶 Dog came in a close second with 15 votes, while 🐟 Fish received 4 votes. 📸: Mrs. Gillo, Mrs. Buterbaugh, Mrs. Carney, Mrs. Brody *Additional photos on PM Facebook page.
10 days ago, Penns Manor Area School District
🏆 3rd Place at the Keystone STEM Challenge! 🔬💡

Congratulations to our Penns Manor students on earning 3rd Place at the Keystone STEM Challenge! Competing against 18 other teams, students were challenged to develop an innovative improvement for a Pennsylvania State Park.

🌎 Our team chose to design and build water filtration systems that would help clean the waterways at Yellow Creek while minimizing harm to the surrounding ecosystem. What a great example of creativity, problem-solving, and teamwork!

👏 Congratulations to our participating students!

5th Grade:
Madison Sink, Alex White, Kate Turner, Maddox Hudak, and Aubrey Martin

6th Grade:
Lilly McCracken, Hollie Johnson, Eliza Griffin, and Maverick Miller

💙🤍 Great job, Comets! We are proud of you!
📷: Mr. Snyder
12 days ago, Penns Manor Area School District
🎃 The first of several Halloween posts is here! Our social media team is working hard to compile all the great photos — thank you to everyone who submitted photos of your spooky celebrations! 👻

Congratulations to the 2026 Elementary Pumpkin Decorating Contest Winners:
🎃🌟 Best in show- Maddie Vasbinder 5th grade
🎃 5th grade- 1st Maddox Hudak, 2nd Aubrey Martin, 3rd Charlotte Kaskan
🎃 4th grade- 1st Apollo Green, 2nd Jace Westover, 3rd Lucas Thompson
🎃 3rd grade- 1st Mason Aiken, 2nd Nathan Coy, 3rd Jace Smicklo, 3rd Layana Smith
🎃 2nd grade- 1st Alex Tetkoski, 2nd Hudson Decker, 3rd Garrett Walker
🎃 1st grade- 1st Lucas Geneva, 2nd Maverick Aikens, 3rd Emery Fyock
🎃 KDG- 1st Weston Rhea, 1st Christian Baker, 2nd Erin Bollinger, 3rd Harper Jeffries
🎃 PreK- 1st Hazel Isenberg, 1st Keegan Kuzemchak, 2nd Ally Geneva, 2nd Nash Szenya, 3rd Landon Keith

Congrats to our 2026 High School Costume Contest Winners:
🎃 Scary – Colton Jarvie
🎃 Funny – Zarius Dishong
🎃 Duo – Cora Kennelley and Morgan Zack
🎃 Original – Aubree Twigg
🎃 Group - Superheros - Jace Smith, Landon Dolges, Cayden Janosko, Andrew Lindahl, Brody Kirsch, Xander Weightman, Owen Foreman

Plus, enjoy some fun photos from our littlest Comets in PreK and Kindergarten! Stay tuned for more Halloween highlights! 🎃📸
📷: Mr. Snyder, Mrs. Brody, Mrs. Horn, Ms. Davis, Social Media Team
*See PM Facebook page for all photos!
12 days ago, Penns Manor Area School District
💙 UNITED FOR OUR COMMUNITY! 💙

Penns Manor is grateful to our United Student Leaders and the United Way of Indiana County for their support in addressing food insecurity in our school community!

👏 Student leaders Benjamin Peterson, Lilly Clutter, Kendra Pavlosky, and Trevor Cameron recently represented Penns Manor as the United Way presented a check to support food insecurity needs within our district.

These students serve on a leadership team representing Penns Manor in partnership with the United Way, working to address prevention issues affecting youth throughout Indiana County.

We are proud of these students for stepping up as leaders, advocating for their peers, and helping make a difference in our community! Thank you to the United Way and everyone involved for supporting our students and families. 💙
📸: Mrs. Christian
16 days ago, Penns Manor Area School District
🏆 Congratulations to our Little Comets Flag Football team on winning the 2026 Championship! 🏈 We are so proud of you and all your hard work! Way to go, Little Comets! 💙🤍🙌
📷: Jeanne Lockard - thank you!
19 days ago, Penns Manor Area School District
❤️ THANK YOU, PENNS MANOR SCHOOL COMMUNITY! ❤️

We are so grateful for the incredible support of our Penns Manor School community during our Penny War and football game collection! Thanks to the generosity and school spirit of our students, families, staff, and community members, we raised OVER $4,000 for our Stockings for Homeless Veterans Project! 🇺🇸🎄

Your kindness and generosity will help us spread some holiday cheer and show our homeless veterans how much they are appreciated and cared for. ❤️

🏆 Congratulations to our 5th Grade students! They are this year’s Penny War champions, making it their THIRD YEAR IN A ROW winning the competition! Way to go, 5th grade! 🎉👏

Thank you to everyone who donated, collected coins, cheered on their grade levels, and helped make this fundraiser such a success. When our Penns Manor community comes together, amazing things happen!

We are Penns Manor proud!!
19 days ago, Penns Manor Area School District

Elementary Halloween parade Friday morning will begin at approximately 9:30 AM! Students will be lining up around 9:25 to parade outside for families and community members (weather permitting!) 🎃 Elementary students will then parade and trick-or-treat through the high school!

High School Costume Contest - Reminder to High School students that the Student Council is sponsoring a costume contest on Friday! See flyer for categories. 👻

Please see flyer sent home for more details regarding the elementary parade - In case of rain, the parade will only be indoors through the high school and no one will be permitted to enter the building for the parade.

Looking forward to a spooktacular day!
🧡🖤

📷: Social Media team/Mrs. Cessna

19 days ago, Social Media
Salute to Our Veterans Luncheon

Penns Manor will host its Salute to Veterans Luncheon on November 10. ❤️🤍💙

Please RSVP by November 2 and see the flyer for additional details.

We look forward to honoring and celebrating those who have served our country!
20 days ago, Penns Manor Area School District
❤️❤️ Red Ribbon Week Theme Days & Bullying Prevention! 🧡

A reminder to check out this week’s Red Ribbon Week theme days for both the high school and elementary school! ❤️🤍 Be sure to participate!

Throughout October, our elementary students also recognized Bullying Prevention Month. Grade-level PATHS Kids of the Day led the school in the Kids Against Bullying Pledge during morning announcements. Fourth and fifth-grade students also welcomed Trooper Greenfield from the Pennsylvania State Police to learn about cyberbullying and online safety.

Students also celebrated Unity Day on October 21 by wearing orange to show their support for kindness. 🧡 Great work, Comets! 💙🤍☄️
📷: Mrs. Prebish, Mr. Shearer, Social Media Team
20 days ago, Penns Manor Area School District
🚒❤️ THANK YOU, CHERRYHILL TOWNSHIP VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY! ❤️🚒

Our Penns Manor kindergarten students had a wonderful time learning about fire safety from our local firefighters! 👨‍🚒🔥 Students enjoyed seeing the fire truck, sitting inside, exploring the equipment, and learning more about the important work firefighters do to keep our community safe.

💙 A heartfelt thank you to the Cherryhill Township Volunteer Fire Company for taking the time to visit with our students, share your knowledge, and support our school and community! We appreciate all you do! 🚒👏

📷: Mrs. Brody/Kindergarten Teachers
*Additional photos on PM Facebook page.
23 days ago, Penns Manor Area School District