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Wednesday, June 20, 2012

Upper Moreland Middle School honor rolls

The fourth marking period's distinguished honor and honor students from Upper Moreland Middle School.

The Upper Moreland - Willow Grove Patch presents the 2011 - 2012 Fourth  Marking Period distinguished honor and honor roll students of Upper Moreland Middle School. --- Upper Moreland Middle School Honor Roll Fourth Marking Period 2011-12 8th Grade Distinguished Honor Roll Betsy Adeoye, Kayla Balcerak, George Balot, Melissa Barber, Ashley Bintner, Jaycee Bucher, Kristopher Buckley, Connor Casey, Ryan Cavanaugh, Chang Hoon Josh Choi, Jason Choi, Yoo-Na Choi, Alyssa Coleman, Daniel Cowden, Cara Crouthers, Lisa Davidson, Jeffrey Davis, Annie Dinh, Matthew Fritz, Jessica Garofalo, Sarah Hakes, Jordyn Harris, Samantha Harvey, Do Dam Donna Hoang, Kaitlyn Holm, Diana Hunt, Emily Katzman, Casey Kerrigan, Samantha Leax, Christian Leighton, Caleigh …

Thursday, March 15, 2012

Leo Club Students Give ‘Then-and-Now’ Presentation

Upper Morealnd Middle School Leo Club students learned what it was like to be a teenager decades ago from residents of Wesley Enhanced Living.

Students of the Upper Moreland Middle School (UMMS) School Leo Club gave a presentation to residents of Wesley Enhanced Living retirement community that compared the residents’ lives as teenagers with the teen culture of today. “They got to hear a lot of first-hand accounts of people who lived through Vietnam and Korea,” Dwight Dulsky, Leo Club advisor and UMMS art teacher, said. “You have to remember, none of these students were even born when man walked on the moon.” Dulsky, who has been advisor for the Leo Club for the last three years, said that the March 13 “Then-and-Now” presentation is part of the club’s commitment to community service. In the past, the Leo Club, which is the junior division of the Willow Grove Lions Club, has …

Ruth

9:47 am on Saturday, March 24, 2012

Hi Gerry, yes back then we were taught to care for our belongings, unlike Today were things are just used and abused. Back then if we lost or broke something they were not replaced untill a birthday or Christmas if asked for. Roller Skates were cheaper then a bike so you always started out with skates. And you kept them in working order at all times or you would have to walk everywhere....   more ›

Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Upper Moreland Middle School honor rolls

The second marking period's distinguished honor and honor students from Upper Moreland Middle School.

The Upper Moreland - Willow Grove Patch presents the 2011 - 2012 Second Marking Period distinguished honor and honor roll students of Upper Moreland Middle School. --- Upper Moreland Middle School Honor Roll Second Marking Period 2010-11 Distinguished Honors  Samantha Acuna, Kourtney Albert, Kristofer Aldrete, Rebecca Alvarez, Sterlen Barr Jr, Caitlyn Birmingham, Sophia Camacho, Kasey Campoli, Maura Casey, Ashley Choi, Shailin Choksi, Alyssa Coulton, Ryan Coyle, Ivan D'Souza, Colleen Davis, Marangelly Diaz, Alyssa Dixon, Nicholas Donovan, Sarah Embery, Lauren Esbensen, Daniel Fair, Rachel Fink, Lillian Fix, Jessica Flanagan, Benjamin Gagliardi, Grace Gillespie, Giovanni Giordano, Harry Green, Rachel Greenwood, Cheyanne-Marie Grumm, Daniel …

Wednesday, February 1, 2012

UMMS BOC Ensemble Hits the Road

The Upper Moreland Middle School has a new music ensemble, made up of ‘The Crème-de-la-crème’ of its music programs.

The long and proud musical tradition of Upper Moreland continues with the Upper Moreland Middle School’s new BOC ensemble. The BOC ensemble, which stands for “Band, Orchestra and Chorus,” is made up of seventh-and eighth-grade students from each of the school’s musical programs. “These are the crème de la crème,” Eileen Fields, UMMS chorus director, said. “These are the best musicians of the seventh and eighth grades in Upper Moreland.” Fields was addressing residents of the Wesley Enhanced Living Retirement Community, where the BOC Ensemble had its debut concert, Jan. 30. The retirement community and middle school are located on adjacent properties. Each of the musical programs, starting with chorus then orchestra and wrapping up with …

Monday, January 16, 2012

UMMS celebrates King's legacy with Acceptance Day

Students learn about the many differences and similarities of community members during annual day celebrating diversity and acceptance.

Upper Moreland Middle School (UMMS) students honored the legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr. on Friday, Jan. 13, with the school’s 25th annual Acceptance Day. UMMS celebrated its first Acceptance Day in 1986, the year that Martin Luther King Day was first official observed. Acceptance Day honored the Civil Rights leader’s life and message with an assembly, an award bearing his name, and many presentations which celebrated and explained the differences between people.   Why Acceptance Day? “It teaches us how to all work together,” said eighth-grader Betsy Adeoye. Adeoye read the poem “Standing Tall” by Jamie McKenzie at the assembly. As eighth-graders, it was the Adeoye and fellow eighth-grader Casey Kerrigan’s third year taking part in the …

Sunday, December 4, 2011

UMMS Participates in "Children Know Peace" Poster Contest

Seventh-grade UMMS student Rachel Dolan will represent Upper Moreland in a Lions Club sponsored event.

Middle School students recently joined children from around the world in sharing their visions of world peace through a contest sponsored by the Lions Club.  Contestants were asked to create a poster that visually communicated the contest theme “Children Know Peace.”   The winning poster, which will go on to the regional competition, was created by seventh-grade student Rachel Dolan.  Rachel received a check from Willow Grove Lions Club and will represent Upper Moreland in a South Eastern Pennsylvania Regional Competition. Information courtesy of Upper Moreland School District.

Wednesday, July 6, 2011

Upper Moreland Middle School Honor Rolls

Many students from sixth to eighth grade earned distinguished honors for the fourth marking period of 2010-2011 school year.

The Upper Moreland - Willow Grove Patch presents the 2010-2011 Fourth Marking Period distinguished honor and honor roll students of Upper Moreland Middle School. --- Upper Moreland Middle School Honor Roll Second Marking Period 2010-11 Distinguished Honors Annie Alex, Kathleen Alexander, Veronica Baez, Everett Benson, Samantha Berlin, Anna Botsaris, Stephanie Brady, Elliott Broaster, Julia Brownholtz, Maya Calderwood, Alex Caligiuri, Spencer Camacho, Shannon Chambers, Tanya Davis, Marie Disandro, Brittany Dumproff, Erin Evans, Kayla Even, Nashea Fable, Robert Flynn, Jennifer Freeman, Erica Grivjack, Eric Gu, Nicole Hetzel, Carly Latta, William Mahoney Victoria Mauro, Alexis Meyers, Sean Moran, Raimon Murray-Gough, Samara Santry, Jessica …

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