UDHS Community Update

Good afternoon, UDHS Family,

The National Merit Scholarship Program has now determined which of the 16,000 Semifinalists named in September 2023 have met all requirements to advance to Finalist standing in the competition. The Upper Dublin School District is pleased to announce that six students previously named semi-finalists are now considered Finalists. All Finalists will be considered for National Merit Scholarship awards to be offered in 2024. The Upper Dublin High School students named as National Merit Finalists are: Alexis Andrulonis, Julia Axler, Bryson Knight, Maxwell Obando, Samuel Schneider, and Albert Zeng.

Sixty-three students from the Eastern Center for Arts and Technology (EASTERN) participated in skill areas or leadership at the SkillsUSA District Competitions over the past couple of weeks and our Cardinals excelled. Gold Medal winners will compete at April’s State championship. Medalists from UDHS are: James Dempsey (Networking and Cybersecurity, Informational Services) and Gary Miller (Exercise Science and Rehabilitation, Extemporaneous Speech), Gold; Joshua Foster (Robotics and Automated Technology, Mechatronics), Reese Fichter (Culinary Arts), Leevens Noel (Business and Technology Professional, Opening and Closing), Samuel Roccograndi (Business and Technology Professional, Opening and Closing), and Timmy Tilson (Design, Photography, and Illustration, Quiz Bowl), Silver; and Xavier Liburd (Automotive Technology, Customer Service), Bronze.

The German department is very proud to share how well our students did on the 2024 National German Exam. The following students received the Achievement Award for their excellent performance in interpretive viewing and listening as well as reading in German: Jackie Beck, Brady Kullmann, Bryan Lou, Cameron Molyneux, Gavin Tramuta, Mason Bondi, James Paul and Casey Tomlinson. We congratulate Josiah Notary and Nicholas Loza who were awarded the Gold Medal, the highest honor, for their outstanding performance on this National Exam.

Adam Elbohy and Liam Nguyen are playing at the Fort Washington estates nursing home as a community outreach for their culminating project. The residents are loving their gifted music and respecful, friendly personalities. In addition to performing in the main dining room on birthday night, they also played a series of love songs to help celebrate Valentine's Day. We appreciate their selfless sharing of their talents.

Congratulations to Hannah Adams, Liam Nguyen, Owen Nguyen, Henry Nalence, Jeffrey Jung, Kevin Lim and Jason Xi on their performance in the 2024 District 11 Orchestra festival. Hannah Adams served as concertmaster and performed solos in the Russian Easter Festival Overture by Rimsky-Korsakov. In addition, congratulations to Hannah Adams, Liam Nguyen, Owen Nguyen, Kevin Lim and Jason Xi for being selected to advance on to Region 6 Orchestra.

Mock Trial won the first part of two legs beating Plymouth Whitemarsh, but they unfortunately lost the second leg in a tightly contested battle versus the Haverford School. Congratulations to all the members who participated. Special awards of most distinguished advocate went to Sarah Weinberg and Dakota Mass while outstanding witness was awarded to Anna DiMartile and Arden Kearney.

Everybody Cut Loose and join us for a night full of great music and amazing dance numbers as the UDHS theatre proudly presents FOOTLOOSE. Tickets are on sale now at udhstheatre.ticketleap.com/footloose. Performances will be held in the Performing Arts Center with reserved seating so it is highly recommended that you select and order your exact seats via the seating chart. Please email UDHStheatre@udsd.org with any questions. Cardbill program ads are on sale. You can give a special recognition to our amazingly talented cast and crew members via “ShoutOuts” and Personal Ads. You can also support the theatre dept by purchasing a Business Ad promoting your local business to our loyal patrons. Payments and electronic ad submissions are due by February 14. Please see our 2023-2024_Spring Ad Form for more details.

Congratulations to our own Finn Anderson for having his play, I Spy, chosen as a winner for the 2024 Play With Words Student Playwriting Challenge. He was one of five winners from 50 submissions and he will receive a cash prize. His play will be produced at the historic Philips' Mill stage on March 3 at 3:00 PM. Here is the link to the free event.

Thank you to Mr. Heiland for his updates on our athletics program. It has been quite a week.

Swim & Dive: Upper Dublin hosted the Suburban One League Liberty Division championships last weekend. For results, see below. The team will prepare for the District I Championships next Friday & Saturday. In Diving good luck to Jillian Fracht who will represent UD at Districts this Friday at North Penn.

• The boys took to the pool on Friday night and held off a strong PW team to earn their 29th consecutive Suburban One League Championship.
• First-place finishers for the UD boys included Toby Herzog (200 Free) and Franco Ciccarone (100 Back).
• The 200 Medley Relay (Alex Freilich, Herzog, Ciccarone, & Rex Andrews) finished 3rd. The 200 Free Relay (Spencer Motelson, Andrews, Will Matthews, & Brady Manser) and the 400 Free Relay (Motelson, Ciccarone, Herzog, Manser) each finished 2nd. Motelson also finished 3rd in the 100 Free. Jack Dempsey finished 3rd in the 500 Free. Herzog finished 2nd in the 100 Breast.
• Matthew Evans finished 3rd in the 200 Free and Matthews finished 3rd in the 100 Breast.
  
• The girls took to the pool on Saturday morning and dominated the competition. This was the team's 34th SOL league championship in the last 35 years.
• First-place finishers for UD girls included Arina Vorobyeva (100 Free) & Sophia Sileo-Magliari (100 Breast). The 200 Free Relay brought home 40 points by winning that race. The relay consisted of Vikki Williams, Maddie Shapiro, Sileo-Magliari, & Alicia Taylor.
• The 200 Medley Relay (Vorobeyeva, Sileo-Magliari, Olivia Auwarter, & Shapiro) & the 400 Free Relay (Williams, Taylor, Auwarter, & Vorobyeva) each finished 2nd. Other medalists included Williams (200 Free - 3rd & 100 Back - 2nd), Vorobyeva (200 IM -2nd), Shapiro (50 Free - 2nd), Auwarter (100 Fly - 2nd), Jillian Fracht (Diving - 2nd).

Boys & Girls Basketball: Both teams earned the #1 seed in the SOL Basketball tournament which was held on Friday, Saturday, and Tuesday.

• The girls were recognized for winning the Liberty Division prior to the game against Bensalem. The team defeated the Owls 61-41 on Friday. Saturday they came back and defeated CB East 40-34. On Tuesday, the girls fell to a strong Neshaminy team 35-22 in the final. The girls will next play on Wednesday 2/21 against Penncrest of Coatesville in the District I Playoffs.
• The boys were recognized for winning the Liberty Division before their game against Neshaminy last Friday. The boys defeated Neshaminy handily on Friday. On Saturday they bounced back with a big win over league rival Abington by double digits. On Tuesday, the boys defeated CB West 49-43 to earn the school's first SOL Playoff championship.
• Upper Dublin boys down Central Bucks West for first SOL Tournament title - Ryan Coyle - COBL
• Upper Dublin starts fast, holds off CB West for SOL Tournament title - Ed Morlock - Montgomery News

Boys & Girls Bowling: Participated in the SOL American Conference Championships on Wednesday at Thunderbird Lanes.

• 53 boys participated in the league championships. Joe Theodorson led the way for UD with an 896 (5-game total) to finish in 15th place overall. Jacob Orlick (869), Sam Schneider (858), Josh Hong (852), Matthew Gregg (803), Ethan Rosenberg (758), and Mick Frayne (582) were the other UD participants.
• 43 girls participated in the league championships. The team had 2 top-15 finishers. Gianna Bona had a 740 (5-game total) to finish in 8th place. Maureen Hagery (682) finished in 13th. Quinn Ryan (627), Audrey Weeden (623), Olivia Lennon (622), Abigail Ruppel (618) & Lydia Bell (562) were the other UD participants.

Wrestling: Participated in SOL Liberty Division Championships at Abington on Wednesday.

• Odin Andrews (285), Noah Morganstin (189), and Dom Powell (107) all made it to the finals of their weight classes before losing, finishing in 2nd place for the Liberty Division. Jake Evans (114), Niko Pittakas (127), Isaac Caldwell (152), and Phillip Roll (215) all earned third-place finishes in their weight classes. Individual districts will be next weekend at Hatboro Horsham.
• Goodluck to Rylee Netter and Ally Stenstrom at Districts this weekend at William Tennent.

Indoor Track & Field: Both teams will compete at the Meet of Champions race this weekend at Lehigh University.

• Last weekend Emily Kulak, Faith Castronuovo, Olivia Burdo, and Talia Hoffner took first place in the 4x800 relay with a time of 9:35.88 which keeps them at the PA#1 team. Mason Kullmann took first place and set the school record with a time of 2:15.30 in the 800. The 4x200 relay (Gabby Ginaldi, Arianna Plummer, Olivia Meeks, & Charlee Smith) ran a strong race and saw some new PRs.
• Last weekend the boys of Owen Smith, Gus Platt, Chase Williams, and Elijah Smith competed at the Millrose Games at the Armory. Our 4x800 relay was invited to the event based on their results from this year. Owen Smith led off with a 1:59.54 to have the relay in 4th place. Elijah Smith ran a 1:54.29 as the anchor leg to lead UD. Last Friday at the Last Chance Meet at Lehigh Colin Teufel finished in 7th in the Pole Vault.

With all that good news, we also have spring sports starting in 2.5 weeks. Please make sure registrations on FamilyID are completed by Monday, February 26th to ensure your athlete is eligible for the first day of tryouts on March 4th. Please contact JAndrews@udsd.org or MHeiland@udsd.org if you have further questions.

• If you are still playing a winter sport, you will be approved once your season has concluded. You can still register them in the spring recertification portal.

With Cardinal Pride,

Bob Schultz

Principal

Junior Prom - All UDHS members of the class of 2025 are invited to attend the Upper Dublin High School Class of 2025 Junior Prom on Saturday, April 6th. Click this link for the invitation and detailed instructions for purchasing tickets. Don't miss out. The deadline for purchasing tickets is Wednesday, March 6th.

Class of 2025 - Support the Class of 2025 on Thursday, February 22 (2/22) at From the Boot in Ambler from 4pm to 9pm, located at 110 E Butler Ave, Ambler. It is a great opportunity to connect with the community, enjoy a great meal, and support the class of 2025! Flyer

Summer STEM Academy - Please click here to read all about our summer offerings in STEM.

Guardians of students in the class of 2025 through 2028 - Please be sure to review your child's course requests in Infinite Campus under their Academic Planner. School Counselors are meeting with students to review and confirm requests. March 1st is the last day counselors will be meeting with students and you have until May 1, 2024 to make any changes.

AP Exam Registration - The final deadline to register for AP exams at Upper Dublin High School is March 8th. Please see this link for details on the AP Exam late registration process and the process for canceling an exam, if needed.

Class of 2024 - Be sure to check out scholarship opportunities in Naviance under the scholarship section. UDHS Guidance will update Naviance every time we are made aware of an opportunity. Keep this site on your to do list!

Magerk’s Ft Washington - Come out and show your support for the Upper Dublin Wing Bowl (Culminating Project) by participating in the dine and donate at the Fort Washington Magerk's on February 19th from 5:30 to 8:00 pm. All proceeds will be going towards the March of Dimes Foundation which leads the fight in supporting premature babies and improving healthy pregnancies. All you have to do is mention “The UDHS Wing Bowl Fundraiser” and 15% of your check will be donated towards the cause. Dine-In and Take-Out orders accepted. We hope to see you there! (Flyer)

WingBowl Event - Date Change - Due to a schedule conflict with the Boy Basketball Game on Wednesday 2/21, we have decided to push back the event to accommodate our Senior Hosts, Participants and Fans. Please follow TheWingBowl on Instagram for more updates, events and participants spotlights.

PTO Designer Bag Bingo - Support the UDHS PTO and enjoy a fabulous night of bingo, fashion, and fun at the UDHS PTO Designer Bag Bingo Fundraiser on Friday, February 23. Doors open at 6:30 pm, Bingo Starts at 7:00 pm, at The Mahoney Event Center, 15 Cavalier Drive, Ambler. Bingo Prizes include designers Michaels Kors, Kate Spade, Coach and more. Raffle Items donated by: Adventure Aquarium, ECCO, Expedition Escape, Helium Comedy Club, Kendra Scott, Longwood Gardens, The Philadelphia Eagles, The Philadelphia Flyers, Pittsburgh Steelers, Quintessence Theatre Group, Top Golf, and Very Special Games! Please register by using this form. Proceeds from this event will provide funds for Scholarships, Teacher Breakfasts and Luncheons, and other PTO activities. Contact UDHSPTO@gmail.com with questions.

Social Media Safety Presentation on February 29 presented by UDEF - Learn how to keep your children safe on social media. Join us for a special presentation by the Organization for Social Media Safety on Thursday, February 29, at 6:30 PM in the UDHS Forum Room. Click here to learn more and register. This event, along with related student assemblies at SRMS and UDHS, has been made possible thanks to a generous gift to the Upper Dublin Education Foundation.

Roll the Dice for a Cause: Winning Cards Casino Night on March 16 - Don't miss a night of fundraising and fun, hosted by the Upper Dublin Education Foundation and Upper Dublin Township, at the Manor House at Commonwealth. Winning "Cards" Casino Night is all about supporting our community, directly benefiting our schools and local charities. Join us for a night of casino gaming with professional dealers, delicious food and drinks, and incredible prizes and auction items. Bet on an entertaining night of giving back and register now!

UD Celebrate! 2024 Black History Event - The Upper Dublin African American and Black Students and Families committee invite you to join us for a marvelous night of fun, entertainment, shopping and education during our annual UD Celebrate! 2024 Black History Event, held at Sandy Run Middle School tonight. This is free and open to the public. We ask that all attendees register here.