Upper Moreland School District

UMPS celebrated Read Across America Week earlier this month with a "Let's GLOW Read" theme! They celebrated authors, illustrators, books, & of course, their Primary School Readers! Their main event for the week was their GLOW room, which was filled with literacy & STEM activities, and classes signed up to bring their classes there all week long. Many thanks to the Reading Events Committee & the HSA for bringing the GLOW room to life! #UMProud

Join the Upper Moreland High School Drama Company for their magical production of The Little Mermaid! 🐠 🎭 Showtimes: Tonight & Tomorrow – 7 PM Saturday – 1 PM & 7 PM 🎟️ Tickets are available at the door! Students & Seniors: $5 Adults: $10 🌊 Stick around after Saturday’s 1:00 PM matinee for the Tides & Treasures Festival from 3:30 – 4:30 PM in the UMHS Cafeteria! ✨ With your show ticket, enjoy FREE entry to meet Ariel & her friends! Plus, enjoy: 🎨 Crafts & Face Painting 🎯 Games & Concessions (Cash Only) 🧜‍♀️ Dress as your favorite Little Mermaid character! All proceeds support the UMHS Drama Company. #UMProud

On Friday, UM schools celebrated World Down Syndrome Day by rocking colorful mismatched socks! #UMProud 🧦 @ UMIS: Students watched a video to learn about Down syndrome & the importance of celebrating our differences. They then decorated their own socks and wrote about why being unique is awesome & why kindness matters! 🧦@ UMMS: Sixth grader Chris Ejdaharian took the lead in organizing a sock sale to support the T21 Club of the Delaware Valley, which promotes awareness & inclusion for individuals with Down syndrome in PA, NJ, & DE. Mismatched socks were sold all week to support this great cause! 🧦 @ UMHS: Our Golden Bear statue sported his crazy socks to show support!

History made! 🎷 On Sunday, UMHS's Jazz One took home Best Overall Jazz Band at the SteelStacks High School Jazz Showcase Finals - the first time our musicians have won it ALL! Awards Earned: 🏅 Best Overall Jazz Band 🎶 Superior Rating 🥁 Best Rhythm Section 🎸 Best Rhythm Section Soloist: Liam Ritter (Guitar) Congratulations to our incredible musicians, staff, & families! #UMProud

Our UMHS Jazz musicians delivered incredible performances at the Wissahickon HS Cavalcade of Bands Competition last Friday! 🎵 UMHS Jazz One – Superior Rating & a CLEAN SWEEP of section awards! 🏅 Best Saxophone Section 🏅 Best Trumpet Section 🏅 Best Trombone Section 🏅 Best Rhythm Section 🎖 Honorable Mention Soloist: Austin Hiele (Bass) 🏆 Outstanding Soloists: Lucy Heffernan (Alto Sax) & Liam Ritter (Guitar) 🎵 UMHS Jazz Two – Outstanding Rating 🎖 Honorable Mention Soloists: Ryan Schultz (Tenor Sax) & Ryan Mottola (Alto Sax) 🏆 Outstanding Soloist: Ryan Rettew (Guitar) Catch them at their next performances! UMHS Jazz One – SteelStacks Regional HS Jazz Finals 📍 Sunday, March 23 | @ 2:50 PM UMHS Jazz One & Two – Bensalem HS Jazz Festival 📍 Friday, April 4 | Jazz Two @ 6:50 PM | Jazz One @ 9:10 PM Congratulations to all of our talented musicians! #UMProud

Yesterday, students in our schools celebrated St. Patrick's Day with fun outfits, activities, & hands-on learning. 🍀🌈✨ At UMIS & UMPS, students designed leprechaun traps, crafted themed hats, & graphed Lucky Charms marshmallows. What a lucky day! #UMProud

We are thrilled to share that UMHS's Jazz One has been selected as a Finalist for the 2025 SteelStacks Regional High School Jazz Showcase! 🎷 Out of 26 competing bands in the preliminary rounds, UMHS Jazz One is one of seven advancing to the Finals on Sunday, March 23, @ 2 PM. At their preliminary event on Sunday, Jazz One, under the direction of Glenn Cowen, earned a Superior rating and took home multiple awards: 🏅 Best Woodwind Section 🏅 Best Trumpet Section 🏅 Best Rhythm Section 🏅 Best Overall Soloist – Liam Ritter (Guitar) UMHS Jazz Two, under the direction of Kevin Stahl, earned an Excellent rating and was recognized for: 🏅 Best Trombone Soloist – Tyler Brooks 👏 Congrats to our incredibly talented musicians & directors! We can’t wait to cheer you on at the finals! 💜💛🎶 #UMProud

Last week, UMHS senior Colson Campbell scored his 1,000th career point during the Golden Bears district playoff basketball game win against Marple Newtown! 🏀 Colson became the first Golden Bear on the boys' basketball team to reach this milestone since Keith Kochersperger in 1995. Congrats, Colson! 👏 #UMProud

UMMS Art Club Students had the amazing opportunity to visit the Philadelphia Museum of Art, where they explored the powerful traveling exhibit, "The Time is Always Now: Artists Reframe the Black Figure." Guided by a museum art educator, students viewed & discussed the artwork, allowing them to deepen their understanding of the exhibit's themes. They wrapped up their visit with the classic Philly tradition of running up the Rocky steps! 🏛️🎨🥇 #UMProud #BlackHistoryMonth #ArtEducation

Today, students & staff at UMIS traveled back in time to celebrate 80s Day! They celebrated 80 days left in the school year by rocking their best 1980s-inspired looks! 🎸⚡ #UMProud

It's Super Bowl Sunday, & you know what that means... GO BIRDS! 🦅💚 #UMPROUD #FLYEAGLESFLY

On Friday, our Golden Bears showed their Eagles spirit at UMPS & UMIS with an exciting Super Bowl Pep Rally! 🎉🏈 Students & staff participated in fun challenges, including a quarterback throw, touchdown dance-off, & trivia! UMIS students played the Eagles Victory Song, "Fly, Eagles, Fly," at both pep rallies while the crowd sang along! 🦅 #GOBIRDS #UMPROUD

Miss Bell’s Kindergarten class at UMPS learned about Lunar New Year this week! Students made dragon masks & danced around the room to traditional dragon dance music. They also created red banners featuring Chinese calligraphy to share wishes for a Happy New Year! 🎆✨ #UMProud #LunarNewYear

Last week, UMMS students took on the Great Kindness Challenge for the 8th year in a row! 💜 This year, they completed acts of kindness through the “KINDO” challenge board which was filled with a variety of creative kindness activities. Staff handed out kindness tickets to students spreading positivity, with winners announced during morning announcements. Thank you to everyone who participated—your kindness makes a difference! 💕 #UMProud #BeKind

Students in Ms. Martz's 4th-grade class celebrated Martin Luther King Jr. Day by reading "Martin's Big Words" & reflecting on his message about character. During social studies, they explored a portion of his speech & thought about the qualities they hope to be remembered for. After their discussion, students created a craft to reflect the values that matter most to them. #UMProud #MLKDay

FLY, EAGLES FLY! 🏈 💚🦅 On Friday, students & staff across the district wore their green & Eagles gear to show their support ahead of today’s big game against the Commanders! #GoBirds #UMProud

Last week, the Golden Bear Wrestling team at UMHS "Saluted those who Serve" by competing in Army-issued camo singlets supplied by the Pennsylvania National Guard. Before the match, there was a ceremony to recognize veterans & active service personnel in attendance. 🇺🇸 Also at the event, Coach DeFranco was recognized for his 150th career dual win as head coach. Congratulations, Coach DeFranco on this amazing accomplishment! 🏆 #UMProud #MilitaryAppreciationNight

Thank you to everyone who joined us for our MLK Day of Service at UMHS yesterday! With over 100 participants—including approximately 65 student volunteers, along with parents and staff—we came together to make 75 handmade blankets for Project Linus, providing comfort to children facing serious illness or trauma. We also collected five boxes of donations for EACH of the food pantries at UMHS, UMMS, & UMEC. Thank you for showing up, giving back, & making an impact on our school community! 💜💛 #UMProud #MLKDayofService

Last week, our UMHS Chief Science Officers (CSOs) brought science to life for our 2nd & 5th graders at UMPS & UMIS. ✨ Grade 5 students attended an assembly, while Grade 2 students explored hands-on experiments in small groups. They created elephant glue, experimented with catapults & magnets, & learned about heat transfer while making real scientific hypotheses! Shout out to our amazing high school student leaders who planned & led every activity themselves! 👏 🔬 Check out this link to learn more about the CSO program: https://www.paseed.org/cso #UMProud

6th-graders in Ms. Valentine's class at UMMS stepped back in time to ancient Mesopotamia! As part of their study of this civilization, students crafted their own Sumerian ziggurats. 🏛 #UMProud #HistoryInAction