The dual enrollment meeting for students interested in taking a class in Spring 2017 will be October 27th in the auditorium.  Students should be excused from clubs to attend this meeting. Students who have already taken a dual enrollment course need to attend this meeting if they are applying for a course for Spring 2017. This meeting will go over any updates to the dual enrollment process.

Students, please sign up to attend by filling out the google form or stopping by the counseling office.

Dual enrollment is an opportunity for academically college-ready students to take a college class. Typically the college credit counts for  high school elective credit in an area which complements the course offerings at Penn Manor. Several schools offer dual enrollment credit at a reduced rate to local students.

If you have a genuine interest in the healthcare field then the Lancaster General Health/Penn Medicine Winter Student Volunteer program is for you!  The program allows students to experience first hand day to day activities in a professional healthcare setting.  Students are given the opportunity to work side by side with an LGH clinical staff member who will mentor you throughout the program.  Applications are being accepted now!  The deadline to apply is October 21st.  Stop by the counseling office for more information or download the application at www.LancasterGeneralHealth.org

Presentation to Seniors (<click to view slides)

At the Senior meeting, Thursday, September 15th, Ms Wile presented relevant information to seniors and the 2017 class officers updated the class on prom and fundraisers.  It included about the college application timeline, distribution of the Senior College Planning Check list (grade12checklist), Information about Admissions Decision Days, how to request transcripts, financial aid events, and more.  Please check out the presentation linked above.

Seniors: When you are entering teacher and counselor emails for the Common App or other digital recommendation platforms, please use the firstname.lastname@pennmanor.net email address for the staff member, not the firstname.lastname@student.pennmanor.net email address (each teacher/counselor has both which forward to the same email; however, the online accounts for common app and others are only set up with the @pennmanor.net account).

Presentation to Juniors (<click to view slides)

At the Junior meeting, Wednesday September 14th, Ms. Ulmer presented to the students about the importance of the PSAT’s for 11th grade students and the graduation project.  The PSATs will be given October 19th at the high school to all Penn Manor 11th graders for free.  Please see the presentation linked above for more information.  Students who took the PSAT last year as a 10th grader have online access to practice on the collegeboard website and Khan Academy. It is beneficial to practice because this exam for 11th graders opens the doors to National Merit Scholarships.

Ms. Ulmer also presented about the graduation project.  Graduation projects will be due before the end of the 2016-2017 school year.  Students can present anytime before April to their counselor.  If they do not present before April, they will be assigned to present to a panel of teachers.

Junior interested in CTC for senior year will get more information October 11th during homeroom and will have an opportunity to sign-up for at tour.  Juniors interested in learning about attending Thaddeus Stevens senior year need to sign-up to attend an information session November 3rd during homeroom at Penn Manor. Thaddeus Stevens recommend that parents attend this information session as well because they will go over the tuition information.

9th and 10th grade class meetings will take place in October. 

Reminder: Financial Aid night is September 26th at 6:30pm in the PMHS auditorium. This is recommended for 11th and 12th grade parents; however, all parents are encouraged to come to start to understand the college financial aid process.

Regional College Fair information and dates