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

October 30: NHS Induction Ceremony @ 6:30 PM

November 5: No School for Students

November 6: Parenting on Your Feet - Mock Teen Bedroom @ UMMS, 6:30 PM

November 7: Key Club Blood Drive

November 8: End of Marking Period 1

November 12: Miscast Cabaret- Drama Company, @ 7 - 8 PM, in the Cafe

November 14: Eastern Center Career Expo @ UMHS (grade 10 only)

November 14: Powder Puff Football Game, benefits MiniThon, Stadium @ 6 PM

November 15: Winter Sports Begin

November 22-23: Drama Company, Fall Show "Play On"

November 25-27: Early Dismissal @ 11:00 AM (Fall Conferences)

November 28-29: District Closed (Thanksgiving Holiday)

November 29-30: UM Basketball Tip Off Tournament

Parent/guardian-teacher conferences will take place on November 25, 26, and 27. This is a great time for parents/guardians to connect with teachers to learn about the progress of their student(s).

Teachers will send out a link directly to parents of students in their classes via email on November 6th. Parents and guardians wishing to schedule a conference for their student may sign up using the link for each teacher they wish to see. Please be sure to check your spam folder if you do not see any emails from your student's teachers, and feel free to reach out to the teacher directly to schedule if necessary. Parents and guardians may choose an in-person, Google Meet, or phone conference. Translation services are available upon request.

Signups are almost over. This will take place on Thursday, 11/14 6-8 PM in the Stadium. Proceeds raised benefit the Four Diamonds foundation, which helps children with cancer & their families. Click the button below to purchase tickets for a student-athlete or coach.

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

As we plan for upcoming school calendars, we wanted to gather feedback from different partners throughout our school community on the start and end dates of the school year and the length of Spring Break.

School Board Policy 803 provides guidelines that the Board uses to determine the first day of school each year.

We hope you will take the time to complete this survey which will provide us with valuable feedback as we plan for upcoming school calendars.

Best Regards,
Dr. Lawrence Cannon
Assistant Superintendent of Schools

What are the challenges you are facing as parents, guardians, and educators? Our presenters will address the potency of today's cannabis, other substances, impaired driving, and more, with a special focus on teens and emerging adults.

We'll also provide a tour of our Mock Teen Bedroom,* which helps adults to identify signs of substance use, and trends that put kids at risk, such as cannabis, vaping, and alcohol.

Together, we'll develop the tools we need to support young people!

*Attendees must be 21 years old to tour the "Mock Teen Bedroom"

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

Families will be able to apply for the FAFSA(Free Application for Federal Student Aid) beginning on December 1.

On October 24th at 6:00PM, UMHS will host a Financial Aid presentation. Our presenter is a Director of Financial Aid from a local college. The presentation will address how to apply for financial assistance for college,discuss the types of financial aid and explain how and when to submit the Free Application for Federal Student Aid

Student/Parents (Grades 9-12) CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

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.

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/

11/14/24 Eastern Center Assembly for 10th grade students (general information)

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)

Are you interested in becoming an effective leader in your school and community? Consider applying to become a HOBY Ambassador! The selected student will have the opportunity to attend a three-day leadership seminar in June. Interested students, please check your email about the application process for HOBY. Applications are Due by 11/4. Hoby Student Website

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

The SAT will be offered on November 2 and December 7. To register for any of these test dates, you must do so by logging into your College Board account sat.org.

If you are applying to any colleges with an Early Action or Early Decision deadline (typically Nov 1 or Nov 15), you should have completed all of your testing in OCTOBER.

If you took the SATs on Saturday, October 5th, your scores will be available this Friday, October 18th.

If you took the SATs during our SAT school day on October 9th, your scores will be available by October 24th.

Sign in to your College Board account to access your scores.

9th, 10th and 11th grade students took the PSATs on Wednesday, October 9th. PSAT scores were released on October 11th. Below is information on how students can access their scores:

• PSAT/NMSQT test takers who chose to provide a mobile phone number during testing can view their scores and more on the BigFuture School app.

• Students can always view their scores in their personal College Board Student Account. If they do not have an account, you can create one at College Board. Students should use their personal email (not their school email) address to create an account.

• Scores will be uploaded to Naviance in the near future as well.

For more information about how to interpret and make the most of your PSAT/NMSQT scores, please visit Understanding Scores for Students and Families

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

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

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.

If you would no longer like to receive weekly email updates from Upper Moreland School District and wish to opt out from further communications, please email mmarass@umtsd.org.