Lower Moreland Township School District Explained

Lower Moreland Township School District
Streetaddress:	2551 Murray Avenue
County:	(Montgomery County)
Zipcode:	19006
Country:	United States
Governing Agency:	Pennsylvania Department of Education
Superintendent:	Scott Davidhesier
Grades:	K-12
Enrollment:	2182
Ratio:	12:1
Conference:	PIAA District I AA
Mascot:	Lion
Colors:	Blue & gold

The Lower Moreland Township School District is a public school district in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. The school district serves the Township of Lower Moreland, a Philadelphia suburb of about 11,000 people. There are four schools: Pine Road Elementary School (K-3), Murray Avenue School (4-6), Lower Moreland Middle School (7-8), and Lower Moreland High School (9-12).

Administration

• Superintendent: Dr. Dennis Best
• Director of Curriculum, Instruction, and Professional Development: Julien Drennan
• Director of Special Education: Frank Giordano
• Business Manager: Mark McGuinn
• Director of Technology: Dr. Jason Hilt
• Director of Human Resources/Public Relations: Cheryl Galdo

Lower Moreland High School

Principal: William Miles; Assistant Principals: Justin Thomas, Megan Zeh; Athletic Director: Robert Dominick.

• School mascot: Lion
• School rival: Various – Springfield Township, Holy Ghost Prep, New Hope-Solebury, Bristol

The Lower Moreland High School serves students in grades 9 through 12.^[1]

Lower Moreland High School THON is a non-profit organization where the students of Lower Moreland High School come together to raise money for the Four Diamonds Fund, a fund that sponsors families who have a child fighting cancer, so they never have to see a bill in the child's' medical treatment.^[2] The LMHS THON is a smaller version of the dance marathon at Penn State. Most of the money comes from students raising it or companies that have donated it. Lower Moreland High School THON started in 2008. THON lasts for 12 hours or more, (since it is consistently changing and improving) where the students constantly are standing and are kept occupied by games and competitions so that the time goes by quickly.

Music program

The Lower Moreland Music High School music program has various bands, orchestras, and choirs:

• Symphonic Band: consists of all band students in grade 10 through 12.
• Wind Ensemble: a tryout ensemble for LMHS
• Jazz Lab: an ensemble for jazz enthusiasts who are in the process of learning jazz techniques and styles before moving onto the Jazz Ensemble
• Jazz Ensemble: a tryout ensemble at LMHS for jazz enthusiasts

Lower Moreland Middle School

Principal: Ms. Jennifer Dilks; Assistant Principal: Mr. Erin Stroup. LMMS serves students in grades 7 through 8.

Murray Avenue School

Principal: Mr. Scott Cole. Murray Avenue School serves students in grades 4 through 6.

Pine Road Elementary School

Principal: Mrs. Kaitlyn McMullan.

Pine Road Elementary School serves students in grades Kindergarten through 3.

Notable alumni

• Valerie Plame, CIA operative
• Jill Kelley, Lebanese-American socialite^[3]
• Katie Walder is an American actress
• Rod J. Rosenstein, United States Deputy Attorney General
• Harry Elfont, writer and director.
• Dina Gusovsky, journalist and comedy writer^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Lower Moreland HS . National Center for Education Statistics . 11 August 2018.
2. http://lmhsminithon.com
3. Web site: I Lost My Privacy. Let's Act to Protect Yours. - Jill Kelley - POLITICO Magazine. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20141203220401/http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2014/11/jill-kelley-privacy-act-113219_Page2.html. 2014-12-03. Politico.
4. Web site: Hall of Fame / Hall of Fame's Homepage. www.lmtsd.org. en. 2019-06-19.