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 17: Dine and Donate China Garden Inn 4:30 PM - 8:30 PM, benefits Post Prom 2025

December 19: Winter Concert @ 7:00 PM

December 23-January 1: No School Students/Teachers

December 24, 25, & January 1: District Closed

January 10: College Ambassador Day

January 16: FAFSA Senior Parent Program @ 5:00 PM

January 16: Course Selection Night

January 17: Early Dismissal @ 11:00 AM

January 20: District Closed (Martin Luther King Jr. Day)

January 28- 31: Midterm Exams, Early Dismissal @ 11:00 AM

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

On December 13th, we welcomed over 50 professionals to Upper Moreland High School to participate in our Career Day. Students in grades 9-12 signed up to participate in 2 different sessions with presenters. They learned about different careers and what education was required for those careers. We appreciate all the presenters that gave up time in their work day to attend. If you are interested in participating in Career Day next year, please email Tanya Spaetti at tspaetti@umtsd.org

Some 10th grade students had the opportunity to complete the CareerScope during the career Day on December 13. If your student is planning on applying to The Eastern Center for next year, they must complete the CareerScope (students received an invitation to complete it via email).

Don't forget: FAFSA drops this month! The journey starts with your FSA ID

Whether you’re a student, parent, or borrower, you’ll need to create your own account to apply for, receive, and manage your federal student aid https://studentaid.gov/fsa-id/

Stay ahead and secure yours now!
#FAFSAReady #FinancialAidJourney

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.

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/

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.

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 Golden Bear Wrestling team will be "Saluting those who Serve" by competing in Army-issued camo singlets supplied by the Pennsylvania National Guard. There will be a brief ceremony before the match to recognize veterans & active service personnel in attendance. Please come out and support our community's service members!

Peer Support: The teen Talk Lines are warm lines where teens and adults can speak or text anonymously with a peer about any issues or problems they are facing without fear of judgment.

Hours of Operation: Weekdays 1 PM-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

WAWA Shorti Hoagie coupons

• $5/each. Cash or Venmo @Renee-Bates-3 or call Renee at 215-647-3801

Post Prom is looking for pictures of the 2025 students throughout their school years in UM.

Please email them to 2025umpostprom@gmail.com or check your email for the link to upload them!

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.

Working together to support the needs of our neighbors!

Let's make a difference - Upper Moreland Township Free Public Library

Sunday, January 26 @ 2 PM

Speaker Roman Dubenko will host a listening session for all community members, sharing the history and current status of Ukrainian Families coming to the United States!

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