Lower Moreland High School

Greetings Families!

Please read through our Newsletter for important announcements, news and happenings around our school.

Thank you,

Mr. William J. Miles, Principal

P.S.- Don't forget to follow us on Twitter! @LMTSD_LMHS

Tuesday March 12th-6:30 PM-8PM- Clear the Air about Vaping Presentation- Parents join us at the HS Auditorium for education on vaping for parents/community members.

Spring Musical

The show is Thursday, March 28th; Friday, March 29th; and Saturday, March 30, 2019 at 7pm with a matinee on Saturday the 30th at 1pm.

Tickets will be $12 for adults and $10 for students. Tickets are available at the door!

Synopsis:

Once On This Island, an enchanting musical fable, tells the story of forbidden love between people from two different worlds. Originally inspired by Hans Christian Anderson's The Little Mermaid, the Broadway show transports the story to a Caribbean island where social prejudice divides the island. Presented as a 'play within a play', a cast of village storytellers, attempting to calm a frightened young child, tell the romantic tale of a peasant girl who saves a rich city boy from death.

JAVA JAM

The Senior Class is looking for donations of baked goods for Java Jam, to be held on February 28th. If you can donate some cookies or other baked goods, please contact Ms. Robson at mrobson@lmtsd.org.

Winter Ball will be held at LMHS on Saturday, March 2nd. The school is looking for parent volunteers with clearances to help chaperone this all-school dance. If you are available, please contact Ms. Robson at mrobson@lmtsd.org.

Just a reminder to Parents/Guardians, that the Winter Ball is an all class event. There is no requirement to have a date nor to be a member of any specific class. All students are welcome.

Announcement from the School Nurse:

Attention all Junior parents, you MUST hand in a physical form to the nurse before the end of the month. It is a mandatory state requirement. Letters were mailed home last week if you were missing one. If your student played a sport this school year, your PIAA physical meets state requirements. Please make sure the nurse receives a copy ASAP!

Attention Sophomore parents, it is a mandatory requirement to have a physical exam on file with the nurse prior to entering your junior year. If your student plans on playing a sport or you have an exam scheduled with your physician, please make sure to hand in a copy of your completed physical exam to the nurse. There are forms available in the hallway outside of the main office. If your student plays a spring sport and you have a copy of your sports physical, please hand in a copy to the nurse asap. Thank you!

Vaping Tool Kit: Please use the link below to access the Montgomery County Dept. of Health's vaping tool kit. It has educational materials on vaping and e-cigarettes.

http://www.montcopa.org/vapingtoolkit

Yearbook Announcement:

Senior Parents:

There is still time to place an ad in the yearbook for your senior student (please note, ads are only available to seniors). The final due date will be March 15th. Please use this link for ordering ads is:

https://www.yearbookordercenter.com/index.cfm/product/yearbook_ads

Be sure that you are on Lower Moreland's page (school code is 4071).

Remember, you do not need to purchase the book itself.

All Parents:

There is still time to order a yearbook for your student, but a limited number of copies are available. Use this link and be sure you are on Lower Moreland's page (4071):

https://www.yearbookordercenter.com/index.cfm/product/yearbooks

Open House at Eastern Center for Arts and Technology (EASTERN) in Willow Grove is Sunday, March 3, 2019 from 1 – 3:30 p.m. This is a great opportunity for parents of high school students in Eastern Montgomery County to see how EASTERN can give students a competitive edge in college or in a specialized career program. At the Open House parents and students will learn how EASTERN students can earn college credits while still in high school through dual enrollment and articulation agreements and enjoy learning in a hands-on setting. The Open House also offers an opportunity to hear from EASTERN instructors on the business environment that complements students’ high school academics. EASTERN’s half-day career programs for 11th and 12th grade students include: Allied Health; Automotive Technology; Business and Technology Professional; Collision Repair Technology; Commercial Art; Computer Network Administration; Construction Technology; Cosmetology; Culinary Arts; Electrical Technology; Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning; Protective Services; Veterinary Science and Welding Technology. EASTERN is located at 3075 Terwood Road in Willow Grove. Parking is available on campus or across Terwood Road at Upper Moreland High School, with a shuttle bus from 1 p.m. Please contact Amy Shields at 215-784-4806 or ashields@eastech.org with any questions.

The High School Team won the regional Governor’s Stem Competition. The students were awarded $500 to develop a prototype of something that would benefit Pennsylvanians. They landed on creating a device that would remove the cap from a water bottle. The cap and bottle are two different types of plastic and recycling them is difficult but with this device it’s a snap! They will now compete at the state competition on May 9th and 10th in Harrisburg and will receive an additional $750 to refine their device. Good Luck!

The Lower Moreland Art Department would like to congratulate Remi Scolnick for winning an Honorable Mention in Laurel House's 2019 Student Art Competition. Remi's poster was also selected as a favorite by the judges in her category. This annual contest is a means to educate and raise awareness of domestic violence in our community. This year's art contest theme was "What makes a healthy relationship?" Her artwork is currently on display at the Upper Merion Community Center in King of Prussia.

The LMHS art department is happy to share the exciting news that six of our students had artwork selected to be included in the 2019 32nd annual "Touch the Future" High School Art Show at Arcadia University. This is a highly competitive regional juried art show open to all public schools in Bucks and Montgomery counties (30 high schools participating), and sponsored by the Mideastern Region of the PSEA. The juror this year was Tamryn McDermott, Director of Admissions at Temple University’s Tyler School of Art.

An opening reception will be held for all students, parents, friends and the community at Arcadia University, University Commons Art Gallery, 450 S. Easton Rd., Glenside, PA on Sunday, March 3, 1:00-3:00, with an awards presentation at 2:00pm.

The LMHS students who had work selected to be included in the show are:

Ruth Lal – Acrylic Painting (2D design non-digital category)

Breanna McGovern – Printmaking (non-digital)

Alisa Smith – Acrylic Painting

Julia Bourlako – Digital Photography / Imaging

Katie Coyle – Digital Photography / Imaging

Natalie Larson - Digital Photography / Imaging

Friendly reminder to all junior families that the post-high school planning conferences are well underway. If you are planning on scheduling a conference but have not yet done so, please contact Mrs. Forcina at 215-938-0114 or lforcina@lmtsd.org. The conference window closes on March 14th.

LMHS will be hosting its first Career Fair on Tuesday, March 26th. The high school counseling team, led by Mrs. Specht and Mrs. McFalls, are coordinating this event with the goal of providing our students in grades 9-12 exposure to professionals from a variety of career paths. Our students will all gather for a brief keynote presentation and then proceed to a series of small group sessions. We are looking forward to it!

The Health and Physical Education Staff are certified instructors in First Aid/CPR/AED and offer a HeartSaver First Aid/CPR/AED course to all seniors. The unit provides a skill set that can save lives. Students receive a two year certification through the American Heart Association. The Health and Physical Education also certifies staff across the district. One more way to keep our staff and students safe.

The Lower Moreland High School Jazz Ensemble placed second at the Mid Atlantic Jazz Festival in Rockville, Maryland. The ensemble competed against 14 other bands from New York, Maryland, New Jersey, Virginia and West Virginia.

Nick Dugo has been selected as a member of the 2019 PMEA All State Jazz Ensemble. Only 5 trumpet players in the state were selected via blind audition.

Congrats to the following students received medals in the 2019 National German Exam!

GOLD: David Volchonok, Gopiga Dass, Zihan Yang, Riley Hesbacher, Jacob Leon

SILVER: Grace Devlin, Ashley Tang, Mark Klinchin

BRONZE: John Kim

Congrats to the following World Language students who competed on February 26th at Plymouth Whitemarsh at the Oral Proficiency Contest. Medalists were:

GOLD - Riley Hesbacher (German) and Sydney McQuiggan (French)

SILVER - Alyssa Sipman (German)

Greetings,

The Lower Moreland Township School District is excited to announce that we are now offering the convenience of online registration through partner company, FamilyID (www.familyid.com).

FamilyID is a secure registration platform that provides you with an easy, user-friendly way to register for our programs, and helps us to be more administratively efficient and environmentally responsible. When you register through FamilyID, the system keeps track of your information in your Family ID profile so you enter your information only once for multiple uses, multiple family members and multiple programs.

Lower Moreland High School and Murray Avenue School will be utilizing this system for the spring of 2019 and moving forward the 2019-2020 school year. We are asking all athletic teams to take advantage of this convenient way to register for sports.

Please follow the instructions below to register: A parent/guardian should register by clicking on this link: LOWER MORELAND HS/MS SPRING SPORTS REGISTRATIONS 2019

Follow these steps:

1. To find your program, click on the link provided by the Organization above and select the registration form under the word Programs.

2. Next click on the green Register Now button and scroll, if necessary, to the Create Account/Log In green buttons. If this is your first time using FamilyID, click Create Account. Click Log In, if you already have a FamilyID account.

3. Create your secure FamilyID account by entering the account owner First and Last names (parent/guardian), E-mail address and password. Select I Agree to the FamilyID Terms of Service. Click Create Account.

4. You will receive an email with a link to activate your new account. (If you don’t see the email, check your E-mail filters (spam, junk, etc.).

5. Click on the link in your activation E-mail, which will log you in to FamilyID.com

6. Once in the registration form, complete the information requested. All fields with a red* are required to have an answer.

7. Click the Continue button when your form is complete.

8. Review your registration summary.

SPRING SPORTS: If this is the first season your child is participating in this school year then you need to complete Lower Moreland or Murray Avenue Athletics Spring 2019. All physicals must be signed and dated after June 1, 2018.

For Fall and Winter Athletes please select Lower Moreland or Murray Avenue Athletics Spring 2019 Re-Certification. If you were injured during the fall or winter season, you should submit the CIPPE Form Section 8 with this form.

Important Due Dates:

Spring Sports for the High School: Due by Friday March 1st

Spring Sports for Murray Avenue: Due by Friday March 15th

For support, please contact:

Contact Family ID for assistance: Support@familyid.com

Please join us for our March PTA meeting to be held at Eastern Center for Arts and Technology. See flyer for details. Please RSVP; the school would like a list of attendees beforehand. Feel free to come to any and all portions of the event: the breakfast, the tour, and the meeting. The tour is very informative and you might find our district offers programs you never knew existed!

LMPTA offers 3 scholarships for graduating Seniors. There is one easy application to apply for these scholarships. Please see the application here. Applications are due by April 15th.

Thank you to all of the LM staff, parents and students that volunteered to help with the LMPTA Kids Event this past weekend. The event was a great success, thanks to the hard work of all those involved.

Membership

There is strength in numbers and we need your support! Please join Lower Moreland PTA and help support our schools. Membership dues are $15 per family. Dues collected are put back into our schools to enhance programs and to benefit all of our children. Every family that joins LMPTA this year will get a "Proud PTA Member" magnet. Joining is easy....just print out a form, or pay online with PayPal.

Giant A+ Rewards

Our local GIANT store is running a school-fundraising program, A+ School Rewards, and we need YOUR help! Every time you shop at a participating GIANT from October 5 through March 21 using your BONUSCARD, you will earn points towards our school . . . those points will become CASH that our school can use for any of our educational needs!

All you need to do to help Lower Moreland High School earn A+ School Rewards is to designate our school using your BONUSCARD number and our school’s five-digit ID code, 23619. If you were registered last year, no need to register again. Designations can be made on-line at GiantFoodStores.com/aplus. These funds go directly to the school and you can designate up to two schools in your account

Lower Moreland High School

Email: acurry@lmtsd.org
Website: lmtsd.org
Location: 555 Red Lion Road, Huntingdon Valley, PA, USA
Phone: 215-938-0220
Twitter: @LMTSD_LMHS