Lower Moreland Township School District
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The Lower Moreland Township School District is a public school district in Montgomery County
. The school district serves the Township of Lower Moreland, a Philadelphia suburb of about 11,000 people. Category:School districts in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania There are three schools: Pine Road School (elementary school), Murray Avenue School(middle school), and Lower Moreland High School.
Assistant Superintendent: Dr. Maryjane Richmond
Director of Special Education: Mr. Frank Giordano
Business Manager: Mr. Mark McGuinn
Director of Technology: Mrs. Sue Casagrand
Director of Maintenance and Operations: Mr. Mark Sufleta
School Mascot: Lion
School Rival: Various - Springfield Township, Holy Ghost Prep, New Hope-Solebury, Bristol
The Lower Moreland High School houses approximately 750 students in grades 9 through 12.
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 a four diamond family who has a child fighting cancer, so they never have to see a bill in the child's' medical treatment. 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. In 2010 they raised $47,553.28.
The Murray Avenue School houses students in grades 6 through 8. At the end of the 2009/2010 school year, upon the retirement of Assistant Principal Mr. Ewart, the Lower Moreland Township School District
hired Charles Hurst as their assistant principal. At the beginning of the 2010/2011 school year, Hurst was arrested on charges of corruption of a minor and possession of a controlled substance and was placed on administrative leave
.
The Pine Road School houses students in grades Kindergarten through 5. The fourth and fifth grades were transferred from the crowded Murray Avenue School to the Pine Road School at the end beginning of the 2010/2011 school year after the completion of the construction of a new wing.
, CIA operative and wife of U.S. Ambassador Joseph Wilson
whose identity was released by White House officials
William "Bill" Pezza, former Lower Moreland High School history teacher, author and self-publisher of the book Anna's Boys
Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
Montgomery County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania, in the United States. As of 2010, the population was 799,874, making it the third most populous county in Pennsylvania . The county seat is Norristown.The county was created on September 10, 1784, out of land originally part...
. The school district serves the Township of Lower Moreland, a Philadelphia suburb of about 11,000 people. Category:School districts in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania There are three schools: Pine Road School (elementary school), Murray Avenue School(middle school), and Lower Moreland High School.
School District Administration
Superintendent: Dr. Marykay FeeleyAssistant Superintendent: Dr. Maryjane Richmond
Director of Special Education: Mr. Frank Giordano
Business Manager: Mr. Mark McGuinn
Director of Technology: Mrs. Sue Casagrand
Director of Maintenance and Operations: Mr. Mark Sufleta
School Mascot: Lion
School Rival: Various - Springfield Township, Holy Ghost Prep, New Hope-Solebury, Bristol
Lower Moreland High School
Principal: Mr. Francis X. McKee, Assistant Principal: Mr. Mark MaysonThe Lower Moreland High School houses approximately 750 students in grades 9 through 12.
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 a four diamond family who has a child fighting cancer, so they never have to see a bill in the child's' medical treatment. 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. In 2010 they raised $47,553.28.
Murray Avenue School
Principal: Ms. Jennifer Dilks, Assistant Principal: VacantThe Murray Avenue School houses students in grades 6 through 8. At the end of the 2009/2010 school year, upon the retirement of Assistant Principal Mr. Ewart, the Lower Moreland Township School District
Lower Moreland Township School District
The Lower Moreland Township School District is a public school district in Montgomery County. The school district serves the Township of Lower Moreland, a Philadelphia suburb of about 11,000 people...
hired Charles Hurst as their assistant principal. At the beginning of the 2010/2011 school year, Hurst was arrested on charges of corruption of a minor and possession of a controlled substance and was placed on administrative leave
Administrative leave
Administrative leave is a temporary leave from a job assignment, with pay and benefits intact. Generally, the term is reserved for employees of non-business institutions such as schools, police, and hospitals....
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Pine Road School
Principal: Mrs. Donna Blakeman, Assistant Principal: Mrs. Julien DrennanThe Pine Road School houses students in grades Kindergarten through 5. The fourth and fifth grades were transferred from the crowded Murray Avenue School to the Pine Road School at the end beginning of the 2010/2011 school year after the completion of the construction of a new wing.
Notable alumni and staff
Valerie PlameValerie Plame
Valerie Elise Plame Wilson , known as Valerie Plame, Valerie E. Wilson, and Valerie Plame Wilson, is a former United States CIA Operations Officer and the author of a memoir detailing her career and the events leading up to her resignation from the CIA.-Early life :Valerie Elise Plame was born on...
, CIA operative and wife of U.S. Ambassador Joseph Wilson
Joseph Wilson
-In politics:*Joe Wilson , Addison Graves "Joe" Wilson, Sr., , U.S. Representative from South Carolina*Joseph C. Wilson, former United States ambassador to Gabon, São Tomé and Príncipe and husband of Valerie Plame Wilson...
whose identity was released by White House officials
William "Bill" Pezza, former Lower Moreland High School history teacher, author and self-publisher of the book Anna's Boys