Penn Manor HS Education Day

Monday, November 1 in the East Gym

10:45am-1:15pm

Admission representatives from over 70 technical, two and four year colleges will gather in the east gym to share information about their schools. Please enter through the Central Complex Lobby for the event.

Speak to admission counselors about:

• Entrance requirements
• Financial aid
• Campus life
• Academic programs
• Obtain brochures and catalogs

The following admission representatives will be present:

Albright College	Green Mountain College	Shippensburg University
Alvernia College	Grove City College	Susquehanna University
Antonelli Institutes	Gwynedd-Mercy College	Stevenson University
Art Institutes	HACC, Lancaster	Temple University
Berks Technical Institute	Harcum College	Thaddeus Stevens College
Bloomsburg University	Harrisburg University	University of Alabama
Cabrini College	Immaculata University	University of Hartford
California University of PA	Indiana University of PA	University of Pitt/Johnstown
Cedar Crest	James Madison University	United States Air Force
Central Pennsylvania College	Juniata College	United States Marines
Chestnut Hill	Keystone Technical Institute	United States Navy
Clarion University	Kings College	Virginia Wesleyan University
Consolidated School of Business	Lancaster Bible College	West Chester University
Delaware Valley College	Lancaster General	Wilkes University
DeSales University	LaRoche College	Wilson College
Duquesne University	Lebanon Valley College	York College
Eastern University	Lycoming College	York Technical Career Institute
Elizabethtown College	Manor College	Yorktowne Business/School of Culinary Arts
Empire Beauty School	Mansfield University
Franklin and Marshall College	Messiah College
Geneva College	Mount Aloysius College
George Mason University	Penn State University
Goldy Beacon College	Salisbury University

If you are unable to attend Penn Manor during the day the Lancaster County Counselors will be sponsoring a college night on Monday, November 1, 2010 at Conestoga Valley High School at 6:30 pm.  There will be 200 college admission representatives at the event.

Free Career Assistance for Penn Manor Residents

• Penn Manor High School–Central Complex Entrance
• October 20, 27, and November 3, 2010  7:00-8:00 PM
• Penn Manor staff will provide instruction and assistance with Resume Writing, Training and School searches and Interest Inventories to find the right career for you!
• Call 872-9520 ext. 1822 for details, information, and to register!
• Childcare will be provided for children 5 and up

Career Academy Flyer–Click here.

We have added one last day to order caps, gowns and graduation tassels.  Jeff Crouse, from Herff Jones, will be here on Tuesday, October 19 during lunches.  SENIORS–place your orders now!  You must have a cap and gown to participate in graduation.

Plan on attending this informative session sponsored by PHEAA (PA Higher Education Assistance Agency), Millersville University and the Penn Manor HS Counseling Office.  We will begin in the HS auditorium at 7:00 PM.   Topics include:

• How to plan and pay for college and career school
• Resources available to students and parents
• Scholarships
• Deadlines
• Upcoming career and college related events
• In addition, there will be a Life After High School–Career Exploration session.  We will walk parents through a program that may help students plan for the future.  Information about graduation projects will also be provided.

We hope you are able to attend the Parent Coffee on Monday, October 18, 2010 at 7:00 PM.  Please call the guidance office with questions or for further information at 872-9520 ext. 1820.

Wednesday, October 13 is Super Wednesday! Students in grades 9 will participate in presentations by the counseling department on four-year planning and post-secondary options.  Sophomores will take the PLAN test, while Juniors will take the PSAT.  Seniors that were not proficient on the PSSA, will participate in a PSSA retake prep sessions.  The prep session information is below.  Seniors that scored proficient or advanced on the PSSAs last spring may report to school at 9:50.  There will be a class meeting for seniors beginning promptly at 10 AM in the auditorium providing students with information on Graduation Project presentations.  PSSA retakes for Math, Reading, Writing and Science are scheduled for the last week of October.

Writing Prep. Session	7:45 AM	Room 328
Reading Prep. Session	8:30 AM	Room 328
Math Prep. Session	9:15 AM	Room 375

The October post prom meeting will be on Monday, October 18 at 6:30 PM in room 325 at the high school.

This weekend’s homecoming activities will conclude with the Homecoming Dance on Saturday from 7 PM to 10 PM.  Tickets are $8.00 per person or $15.00 a couple.  All tickets will be sold at the door at Central Complex.  The dance is semi-formal (no jeans).

School pictures will be taken on Friday, 9/24/2010 for all Juniors, Sophomores, and Freshmen.  All students in grades 9-11 will have pictures taken for a school ID and for the yearbook.  To order pictures, use the photo form that came home the first day of school.  Additional photo order forms are available in the office.