Above & Beyond Spring 2018
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AboveAboveAbove & && Beyond BeyondBeyond Penn Manor School District – Spring 2018 High school design work nears completion Bids to be awarded in January; Penn Manor High School Project work to begin in June 2019 KEY: •Dark blue = existing building •Light blue = new construction Design work is being finalized for the FIELDHOUSE •Dotted line = current footprint proposed $87 million renovation and PARENT construction project at Penn Manor High • DROP-OFF MAIN ENTRANCE School. • BUS LOT Bids are scheduled to be awarded in • • January 2019, and construction could CAFETERIA commence in June. The project is expected to take at least three years to complete. AUDITORIUM • • Designs have been • • • Inside continuously updated, AGRICULTURE CLASSROOMS • • based on input from • SECONDARY Conestoga ES ENTRANCE AUX. GYM reopens focus group meetings with academic and EXISTING GYM – Page 4 ACADEMIC athletic department WING • heads, students, PARKING DECK booster groups and district administrators held over several months. Above is a working site plan for the high school The design calls for all athletic facilities project. At right is a rendering of how the school might look. to be located on one end of the site, with most academic areas clustered in three-story option of including district offices as part wings to greatly reduce travel times between of the project. That would free up space at classes. Manor Middle School for classroom use. Also planned are improved vehicle travel An Act 34 hearing will be held before the You can follow updates on the project at the Penn Manor district website (www. patterns and parking areas for buses and board of school directors agrees to a final pennmanor.net), on Twitter (@pennmanor) cars, major security enhancements and the design and approves construction contracts. and on Facebook (Penn Manor HS Project). ‘Attollo’ spells success for Penn Manor students Penn Manor is in its third year resiliency, accountability, of a partnership with Children sacrifice and finishing strong. Deserve a Chance that is giving Offered to high school juniors high school students enhanced and seniors, Attollo includes opportunities to succeed beyond a vigorous Recruit Program high school. that requires students to meet Called Attollo (“rise up” in at 5:30 a.m. for leadership and Latin), it’s an intensive, two-year problem-solving activities before college prep/leadership program their school day begins. The Attollo program includes 23 seniors who will graduate this year. based on six “core pillars” – a Students then progress to strong mind, competition, the Scholar program, attending and Attollo Code, a class that toward the school’s growing evening sessions three nights introduces them to coding. minority population. a week for academic tutoring, Penn Manor was the first “We are providing minority Penn Manor SAT/ACT preparation and school district in Lancaster students with an experience Partners college admissions essay and County to establish an Attollo that we could not provide on financial aid assistance. Scholars program at its high school. our own,” said Penn Manor This edition of Above & Beyond visit nine college campuses. Previously, students had to leave High School principal Dr. Phil highlights several of the valuable school to participate. Gale. “Many are first-time partnerships with community Attollo also offers a startup organizations that enable us to experience for students, who To date, nearly 100 Penn college students, and for some serve our students more effectively are challenged to develop, Manor students have benefitted of them, college isn’t part of the and efficiently. create and market a product; from Attollo, which is geared More ATTOLLO on Page 2 4 Conestoga reopens with upgrades, enhanced security $11.7 million project completed for 2017-18 After a year of construction systems and upgraded and renovations, Conestoga communications systems. Elementary School welcomed Increased security was a students and staff back for the major goal of the project, and 2017-2018 school year. a new camera system enables The school underwent a staff to monitor entrances and $11.7 million project that was exits during the school day and completed in the summer. after hours. It included a new kitchen Classrooms include escape and multi-purpose room, windows that allow students a relocated and expanded to evacuate if necessary, and library, a new academic the playground has a safer commons area, and renovated rubberized surface and better and upgraded classrooms and sight lines during recess. Natural light abounds in this airy art classroom at Conestoga Elementary. playground equipment. Visitors enter the school An efficient geothermal through a secure vestibule that Traffic flow around the The project is expected heating system was installed, controls public access. They school site also was improved to extend the lifespan of along with new plumbing, must turn in their keys to by separating bus traffic from Conestoga Elementary by 40 heating and air conditioning receive a visitor badge. other vehicles. years. Penn Manor welcomes new Special education school directors services provided Two new members — both alumni of Penn Manor High Penn Manor School District is required School — have recently to provide a free, appropriate public joined the Penn Manor education (FAPE) to children with board of school directors. disabilities who are determined, through Mitchell Sweigart, a 2014 the evaluation process, to need special graduate, was sworn in education and related services under February 5 to fill the unexpired term of former IDEA and 22 Pa. School Code §14. member Jeff Lyon. Sweigart Nickole Nafziger and Mitchell Sweigert, both Penn Manor alumni, A school-age child with a disability who will serve until December have joined the board of school directors. is determined to be in need of special 2019. education and related services is identified people with disabilities, in May with an economics as a child with a disability eligible for In December 2017, Nickole and those recovering from degree. He plans to work Nafziger, a 2000 graduate, special education in need of specially injury or illness. She is for BeneFix, a software designed instruction. was sworn in to a four-year active in several community company in Lancaster, term, following her election organizations. Nicki and her after graduation. He also The ollowingf are disability categories to the seat formerly held by husband, Jeremy, have two has interned with the PMF under IDEA: Johnna Friedman. Nicki will children attending Penn Group financial advisors in • Autism serve until December 2021. Manor schools. Harrisburg. • Deafness Nafziger is president of Sweigart, who played Welcome, Nicki and • Deaf / blindness Agape Care Inc., which football at Penn Manor and Mitchell, and thank you for • Emotional disturbance provides in-home care at Princeton University, will dedicating your time to the • Traumatic brain injury services for senior citizens, graduate from Princeton all-volunteer board. • Hearing impairment • Specific learning disability District filling key leadership • Intellectual disability • Multiple disabilities roles at Career & Tech Center • Other health impairment Superintendent Dr. Mike was named Superintendent of • Speech and language impairment Leichliter and school board Record. • Orthopedic impairment director Chris Straub have The JOC includes school • Visual impairment, including been appointed to leadership directors from the 16 blindness positions at the Lancaster Lancaster County districts Mike Leichliter Chris Straub A full description of the services and County Career & Technology whose students attend CTC superintendent positions at programs available is accessible at: Center. programs. the CTC, which enrolls more www.pennmanor.net/special-education/ Straub was named chairman This is the first time in recent students from Penn Manor or by contacting Theresa Kreider, director of the CTC’s Joint Operating history that Penn Manor than from any other district in of student services, at 872-9500, ext. 2227. Committee, and Leichliter has held the chairman and the county. 3 Field hockey team earns PA, national honors Coach, player named tops in U.S. What an incredible year for the Penn Manor field hockey team! The Comets compiled a perfect 28-0 season, outscoring opponents Penn Manor field hockey players and coaches celebrate their state title. by 148-5 and posting 23 shutouts. The team won conference in the country. the Lancaster- The team was the first in Penn Lebanon League and Manor history to earn Lancaster- District Three titles Lebanon League, District Three and before defeating state titles in a single season. Downingtown in yet Field hockey players excelled another shutout, 2-0, academically as well, with members to clinch the state posting an average GPA of 3.629. championship. Head Coach Emma DeBerdine In addition, nine players were That historic win was Matt Soto named to the High School National followed by even more Player of the Year. Academic Squad – Gabby Bitts, honors as MaxFieldHockey.com Penn Manor coach Matt Soto was Hannah Brown, Emma DeBerdine, ranked the Comets the No. 1 high named the National Coach of the Haley Garber, Briana Harsh, Anna school team in the United States. Year and the PA/NJ Region and Katherine Kirk, Lisa Schaefer, Alyssa MaxFieldHockey.com also named Pennsylvania State Coach of the Year. Schriver and Brooke Spezialetti. Penn Manor junior Emma DeBerdine He was cited for leading the team Four seniors signed letters of intent the National Player of the Year and to an undefeated record in the to play field hockey at Division I, II or the Pennsylvania/New Jersey Region toughest high school field hockey III colleges. Bowlers win third straight state title PM contact For the first time in history, a Penn Manor athletic team procedures has won three straight state titles. Penn Manor strives to keep The boys’ bowling team parents, students and staff accomplished that feat as well-informed as possible by beating Wilson March about school closings, schedule 17 in the PIAA Bowling changes and other issues Championship in Pittsburgh.