Month: March 2011

Millersville Technology Camp

From Millerville’s website: Technology Camp

General Information

Throughout the summer months, the Department of Industry & Technology at Millersville University of Pennsylvania offers a variety of technology camps for children and teens from grades 3-12. The camps offer participants the opportunity to receive exciting hands-on experience with fascinating technology, while stimulating creative minds-on learning.

Technology Camps are normally half-day, 15 hour per week sessions. At this time, no overnight accommodations are possible on the campus of Millersville University. However, Lancaster County can be a great place for the family to vacation at while their children attend our camps.

Parents can register their child for morning or afternoon camps depending on their families summer schedule. Every camp is packed chock-full with learning, interaction, and hands-on activities. Activities can range from making model planes to flying real ones; making model bridges to building life size bridges. Every summer new and exciting camps are being added to our schedule.

Hockey Sticks

Discover students in the Problem Solving classes have been working for several cycles to develop alternative uses for broken hockey sticks.  All groups have completed the brain storming and several are now into the construction phase.  I am in awe of the fantastic ideas the kids presented.  Great thinking!  I cannot wait to show off the new products through their ads.

Congratulations to our TSA Club!

On Saturday February 5th, the Technology Student Association represented Manor Middle School for the Regional Competition at Conestoga Valley Middle School.  Congratulate them when you see them.  They all qualify to go to states.

Here are the results:

  • The team of Noah L. and Angel P. qualified in the problem solving event.
  • The Tech Bowl team of Harrison W., Evan T., and Jack Z. placed 2nd.
  • Katina J. placed 2nd in the logo design event.
  • The team of Noah L. and Harrison W. placed second in the Marine Design Challenge.
  • The team of Angel P., Evan T.,  Andrew F., Jack Z., and Lee E. placed first in the manufacturing challenge.

Great Job!

From Mrs. Adams

Congratulations to our MathCounts Competitors

On Saturday February 26th, Penn Manor High School hosted the 2011 Lincoln Chapter Regional Math Counts Competition.  Math Counts competitions are for 6th through 8th graders who excel in solving a wide variety of mathematics and logic problems. MathCounts - Manor Middle - February 2011
On Saturday, teams from 35 different schools from around the Lancaster and York area competed in three rounds of problem solving.  Manor Middle School was one of these 35 teams consisting of John C. (captain), Alan D., Hailey K., Malachi L. and Coach Dori O’Connor.
After all the scores were tallied, I am very proud to say that the Manor Middle School team finished 3rd.  Congratulations to these competitors for all of their hard work!