UMHS News & Updates

Students should be in the classroom and ready to work at 7:45 AM

Email Attendance Notes & Early Dismissals to hsattendance@umtsd.org

Nurse emails to hsnurse@umtsd.org

December 4-13: Winter Keystone Testing

December 4: Aldersgate Virtual Presentation @ 6:00 PM, more info below

December 6: Snowball Dance @ 7:00 PM

December 7: SAT Away

December 10: Grade 10 Eastern Visit

December 13: Career Day

December 19: Winter Concert

December 23-January 1: No School Students/Teachers

December 24, 25, & January 1: District Closed

Winter Keystone Testing will occur December 4 - 18.

Students were emailed on November 18 and November 20 from Dr. Djang notifying each student if they are participating in this window of testing. Room assignment emails will be sent on Monday, December 2. More detailed information about this testing window can be found at this link - 2024 UMHS Winter Keystone Testing. If you have any questions, please reach out to Dr. Djang, ldjang@umtsd.org.

Be sure to check our website for the full calendar of athletics & activities events.

Noelle Baratta (nbaratta@umtsd.org) Student Last Names A-D

Amy Purcell (apurcell@umtsd.org) Student Last Names E-La

Lisa Vesper (lvesper@umtsd.org) Student Last Names Lb-Q

Susan Carney (scarney@umtsd.org) Student Last Names R-Z

FINANCIAL AID/FAFSA UPDATE:The 2025-2026 FAFSA is available

Please access this guide for information pertaining to completing the FAFSA as well as any questions related to the FAFSA.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1YNfyVMXxXIHg-AexZIq5QgfdTt60QvLg/view?usp= If you have a particular question, you can:

• Call the FAFSA hotline at 1 800-4-FED-AID (800-433-3243)

• Access the Federal Student Aid website studentaid.gov for chat, call or e-mail info. The first F in “FAFSA” stands for “FREE!” While there are numerous websites where students can get help filing the FAFSA® form for a fee, these sites are not affiliated with or endorsed by the U.S. Department of Education (ED). We urge you to not pay for assistance that is provided for free at ED’s website, studentaid.gov.

Other resources:

• Calculating Cost – Families can estimate the cost of various colleges via the Net Price Calculator (NPC) at collegecost.ed.gov and use the Student Aid Index (SAI) provided by College Board to get an estimated SAI.

• Create a StudentAid.gov Account prior to completing the FAFSA application. For dependent students, one parent needs to also create an StudentAid.gov account.

If you need help filing your FAFSA-

UMHS Counseling Department is hosting a FAFSA Completion Session, facilitated by a PHEAA (Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency) representative on January 16th at 5PM. This evening will be a hands-on, step-by-step opportunity to work on the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

PLEASE NOTE SOME COLLEGES/UNIVERSITIES ALSO REQUIRE THE CSS PROFILE. The CSS Profile is an online application that collects information used by nearly 400 colleges and scholarship programs to award non-federal aid. Some colleges may require the CSS Profile from both biological/adoptive parents in cases of divorce or separation. You may complete the CSS Profile as early as Oct. 1. You should submit no later than two weeks before the EARLIEST priority filing date specified by your colleges. Check your colleges’ information to determine whether they require the CSS Profile. A list of participating colleges is also found on the CSS Profile Homepage. https://cssprofile.collegeboard.org/

Aldersgate Virtual Presentation on 12/4/2024 @ 6:00pm

Please join us for a virtual presentation where we will explore coping skills and techniques to help and support teenagers who are struggling with stressful situations. Learn what can be healthy vs unhealthy, what we can control vs not control, and how we can apply this to our daily lives.

Presented by Laura Shapella, M.Ed & Charles Shovlin, M.S.

Prevention Coordinator & SAP Liaison, Aldersgate Youth Services Bureau

REGISTER HERE

COLLEGE VISITS hosted at UMHS occur daily at 10am and 1pm. Students can sign up and see the participating list of colleges on their COLLEGE tab on their NAVIANCE PAGE.

12/12/24 Eastern Center Visit (permission slips will be available in November)

3/2/25 Eastern Center Open House 1-3PM (9th-10th grade students and their families)

Here is a link to all the PARENT PROGRAMS we will be hosting this year.

The SAT will be offered on December 7. To register you must do so by logging into your College Board account sat.org.

Upper Moreland High School will be hosting it’s annual Career Day on December 13th from 11:30-1:30 for students grades 9-12. If you are interested in presenting about your career, please complete the following Career Day RSVP. Once completed, you will receive an email with more details about the event. For any questions, please reach out to Amy Purcell at apurcell@umtsd.org.

Peer Support: The Teen Talk Lines, Weekdays 1 PM until 9 PM

Call: 866-825-5856

Text: 215-703-8411

Email: Teentalkline@accessservices.org

Crisis Services: Montgomery County Mobile Crisis

Support is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week at 1-855-634-HOPE (4673). This service is available to anyone in Montgomery County including children, teens, adults, and families. Here for more info

Check-off your holiday gift list today and help our Class of 2026! From holiday to hostess to corporate gifts and more, our online store has something for every occasion - even if it's just for you!

Poinsettia Voucher Sale | All Plants are Red

• Price includes pot cover/foil & sleeve
• Standard (5-7 blooms 6.5" pot)
• Pick up plant between 12/1 - 12/20 @ Kremps Florist, 220 Davisville Road, Willow Grove

Contact Patti Meyers

215-669-3456

2025poinsettasale@gmail.com

• Holiday Ornament Sale: Specialized/Handmade. Can be personalized.
• Place orders by December 13.
• $10/each. Cash or Venmo @Renee-Bates-3

Contact Meg Hurley

(267)872-4644

2025umpostprom@gmail.com

Immunization requirements:

• Immunization Requirements (English)
  
• Immunization Requirements (Spanish)

Click HERE to access Medical Forms

• Email: hsnurse@umtsd.org
• Fax: 215-830-1581
• Mail: Upper Moreland HS, 3000 Terwood Road, Willow Grove, PA 19090.

• Breakfast is FREE for ALL Students during the 2024-2025 school year.
• Lunches are at cost. Visit our website for meals and snacks price list.
• Free / Reduced Meals information and application is available on our website.

Please continue to support our UMHS HSA, it benefits our staff and students! Please sign up for membership below.

Looking to purchase your 2025 Yearbook? A yearbook ad for your Senior? Maybe a Class Ring? 2025 Swag? How about items for Underclassmen! Our Josten's store has it all! Click the buttons below to get yours now!

We're excited to announce that we have transitioned to a new platform for processing applications and renewals.

If you have already been approved and are in our system, no action is required. The change only applies to new applicants and those renewing their applications.

For assistance with the online volunteer registration, please refer to the Volunteer Guide for an overview, or contact Human Resources Specialist, Matthew Mastrogiovanni, at mmastrogiovanni@umtsd.org for support.

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