Lower Moreland Township School District
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Dr. Marykay Feeley, Superintendent of Schools
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“To accomplish great things, we must not only act,
but also dream, not only plan, but also believe.”
Celebrating the Class of
—Anatole France
2016
LM in Top 10
Mock Trial Team:
Region 10 Champions
Lower Moreland High School placed
#9 in Pennsylvania (#533 in the
nation) and was a silver medalist in
the 2016 U.S. News & World Report
ranking of the top high schools in the nation.
The U.S. News rankings include data on more than
21,000 public high schools in 50 states and the District
of Columbia. The 2016 Best High Schools rankings
awards the top 6,517 public high schools with gold,
silver and bronze medals, indicating their level of
college readiness.
The publication looked at the following criteria:
• Overall student performance on staterequired tests;
• How effectively schools educated their
disadvantaged students;
• High school graduation rates (new this
year); and
• How well they prepared students for college
based on participation in and performance
on AP and IB exams.
The Lower Moreland Mock Trial Team is the Region 10
Champions. They advanced to the state tournament in
Harrisburg on April 1 and 2 where they competed as
one of the top 12 teams in the state. The team ended up
taking 5th place in the state.
Students pictured are: Samantha Panich, Aviv Reif,
Victoria Mueller, Anastasia Shchurin, Ruth Thomas,
Katy Blankenhorn, and Chloe Berger. Also pictured:
Kevin Steele, Montgomery County District Attorney,
and Ken Brodsky, Attorney Coach. The team is coached
by LMHS teacher John Haldeman.
(Lower Moreland was unranked in 2015 and 2014
because of the methodology that was used to compile
the list.)
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Lower Moreland Township School District
Gifted students explore Career Options
Careers in
Science
Women in
Computer Science Day
Dr. Andrew V. Nguyen
shared his research on
transgenic mice with
the Gifted Program and
AP biology students
on April 11th. His research team has discovered that
macrophages, cells of the immune system that normally
help us to fight off disease, can actually stimulate the
production of blood vessels in breast cancer tumors. This
important finding may lead to improved breast cancer
therapies through the suppression of tumor-associated
macrophages in the breast. Dr. Nguyen is currently using
his transgenic mice to study inflammatory diseases of the
intestine, including IBD and Crohn’s.
The Women in Computer Science Day was held
in April. The LMHS students were given tours of
the different engineering labs at the University of
Pennsylvania. They were also able to sit in on a class
and ask questions to a panel of current women in the
engineering and computer science departments.
It is
Posing with Penn’s electric race car is Julia Kurylec.
Other students are pictured at the panel discussion.
measured by
Greatness is not measured by money or stature.
and
Courage
Heart
Careers in Business
Guest Speaker
On April 27th, Dr. James Chan from the University
of Pennsylvania came to Mr. Solomon’s American
Studies classroom to discuss Chinese and United
States relations currently and during the Cold War.
His lecture also involved his experiences in coming
to America from Hong Kong and quitting his job at
a Fortune 500 to start his own business. Dr. Chan
is the CEO of Asia Marketing Management and
splits his time between lecturing at the University of
Pennsylvania and representing American clients who
wish to expand their business to China. He is also
author of the book “Spare Room Tycoon”.
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Pennsylvania Junior
Academy of Science
Award Results
Just when we thought we couldn’t out do our
Three thousand two hundred (3,200) students
previous years, we did. Murray Avenue and
from around the state met at Penn State to
Lower Moreland High School students returned from present their scientific research. Ten students from
the Pennsylvania Junior Academy of Science (PJAS) Murray Avenue and 20 students from LMHS attended
state level meet held at Penn State University in May. and walked away with:
28 First Place Winners
2 Second Place Winners
4 Perfect Score Winners
Listed below are the students and their awards:
7th Grade
Andrew Ung - Physics - 1 Place
Cassidy Sudell - Physics - 1st Place
Victoria Kurylec - Chemistry - 1st Place
Manav Singh - Engineering - 1st Place, Perfect Score
st
9th Grade
Jacob Leon - Chemistry - 1st Place
Mark Klinchin - Biology - 1st Place
Jongwon Yeo - Physics - 1st Place
Abigail Hwan - Biology - 1st Place
Carley Lustig - Physics - 1st Place
Elizabeth Berzin - Physics - 1st Place
Sophia Ung - Chemistry - 1st Place
Yerin Chang - Botany - 1st Place - Perfect Score
11th Grade
Molly Smith - Behavioral - 1st Place
+ 4 year perseverance award
Faustina Nguyen - Behavioral - 1st Place
+ 4 year perseverance award
+ Penn State University College
of Earth and Mineral Science Scholarship:
$2,000 per semester, up to 8 semesters = $16,000
Clayton Howard - Mathematics - 1st Place
+ 5 year perseverance award
Chirag Ram - Chemistry - 1st Place
Glenn Oh - Chemistry - 1st Place
Justin Barcusky - Mathematics - 1st Place, Perfect Score
+ 5 year perseverance award
8th Grade
Aviel Resnick - Computer Science - 1st Place
Phillip Grabovsky - Engineering - 1st Place,
Perfect Score
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Matthew Watanabe - Physics - 1 Place
Michelle Nikhinson - Behavioral - 2nd Place
Nyah Jurado - Physics - 1st Place
Joy Hutchison - Botany - 1st Place
10th Grade
James Ralph - Engineering - 2nd Place
Fred Shub - Chemistry - 1st Place
Josh Teperov - Physics - 1st Place
Fred Shub - Chemistry - 1st Place
Julia Kurylec - Chemistry - 1st Place
Eliana Yi - Physics - 1st Place
12th Grade
Daniel Barychev - Mathematics - 1st Place
+ Senior Talent Search Award
(given to 5 seniors statewide who have displayed
exceptional talent in their academics, their project,
and through interviews both at the
regional and state level)
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Clayton Howard
Lower Moreland Township School District
Careers in
Actuarial Science
English Achievement Award
Winner
Congratulations to Junior Clayton Howard
The OWLympiad Math Competition is an opportunity
to engage local high school students and expose them to
Actuarial Science as a career choice. Actuaries specialize
in the evaluation of insurance and financial risk.
He was selected as a winner in the 2016 National
Council of Teachers of English Achievement
Award in Writing, a national competition.
Clayton was nominated by Mrs. Boagni, his AP
Literature teacher. He is one of only 6 students
in Pennsylvania to be recognized for “Superior
Writing” by NCTE this year.
On May 9th, Juniors Joseph Chalhoub, Emerson
Colby, Yosub Lee, and David Shiloh competed in the
7th annual OWLympiad. The competition is put on by
The Department of Risk, Insurance, and Healthcare
Management at Temple University. Temple University
offers one of the most distinguished Actuarial Science
programs in North America and has been recognized
by the Society of Actuaries as a Center of Actuarial
Excellence (CAE), one of only thirty institutions to
receive this honor. The competition consisted of a 50
minute multiple choice exam, a “24” Math Card Game
Competition, and a “Quizzo-style” lightning round.
Chloe Berger
Gold Medal in Spanish
Andrew Nguy
TOP 10% in the NATION
Congratulations to Junior Andrew Nguy!
Andrew is a semi-finalist in the USA Biology Olympiad,
the “premiere biology competition for students in the
US”. Andrew’s scores on the open exam rank in the
top 10% in the nation. Andrew will move on to the
next round to compete for the chance to qualify for the
National Competition.
Congratulations to Junior Chloe Berger
She won the gold “Oro” medal in the National
Spanish Exam. Chloe scored in the 99 percentile
nationally. She is one of only 2 students in
Pennsylvania who scored this high.
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Delaware Valley
Science Fair
High School students
participated in the
Montgomery County
Science Research Competition
3 Students Qualified to Compete
March 10 and March 30
Montgomery County
Science Research Competition
Delaware Valley
Science Fair
Congratulations
Elizabeth Berzin
Congratulations
9th grade Physics
and the
Matthew R. Dille Memorial Award
12th grade Mathematics
Special award from Mathematics
Honor Society
Katya Farber
Katya Farber
March 10, 2016
March 30, 2016
Dan Barychev
3rd Place
1st Place
2 Place
Honorable Mention
Dan Barychev
Elizabeth Berzin
12th grade Math
9th grade Physics
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11th grade Chemistry
11 h grade Chemistry
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1st Place
2nd Place
Special award from the Franklin Institute
Special award from NANO/BIO Interface
Center at University of Pennsylvania with
an invitation to present her project at their
annual conference.
To be a Lion, You have to
train with Lions...
Kofman headed to Germany
Gregory Kofman has won the AATG/Pädagogischer
Austauschdienst Senior Study Trip Award to Germany!
According to the American Association of Teachers of German, his
application “… stood out among the many strong applications from
across the nation. The selection committee found your achievements
quite outstanding and was particularly impressed with your enthusiasm
for German.” As part of this award, he will receive round-trip air
transportation to Germany.
In addition to a two-week school and homestay program, he will also
attend a special international seminar for two weeks, and participate in
excursions to places of cultural and historical significance.
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Lower Moreland Township School District
Robotics Team - World Competition Finalist
Three Lower Moreland students: Victor Lourng, Jesse
Giampaolo and Alexander Vasserman were members
of the Robotics Team 708 out of Hatboro-Horsham. The
team recently returned from the World Championship
in St. Louis which took place from April 26th through
May 1st. They were finalists in the World Competition
They also received the Chairman’s Award at the First
Robotics Championship this year.
These high school students and their mentors began
their season in January with planning, designing,
engineering, fabricating, practicing, and competing
in the first stronghold events with their 150 lb robot.
They finished their season ranked 9th out of 120 teams
in the FRC Mid-Atlantic District which qualified them
to compete at the World Event.
http://patch.com/pennsylvania/horsham/hatboro-horsham-robotics-heads-world-competition
There’s no Debate, Team a Winner
Other debaters in the photo: Bella Rahykman, Jen
Katsnelson, Helen Chalhoub, Justin Yi, Bar Halperin,
Daniel Blumin, Eric Schwarz, Clayton Howard, Sam Scoll
Be a Lion, Not a Sheep.
The Debate Team, sponsored by Mr. Nicholas
Solomon, competed in the Southeast Pennsylvania
Debate League (SPDL), which is comprised of
schools from Bucks and Montgomery counties. At
the SPDL’s banquet held on April 4th, the following
students were recognized:
1st Place: Student Congress and Presiding
Officer Award, Andrew Hesbacher,
2nd Place: Public Forum Debate, Mark Ivensky
and Alan Shtraks,
Semi-Finalists: Zach Smith, Gabe Tkach,
Chirag Ram.
Don’t Be Afraid of
Being Outnumbered
A Lion Walks Alone
While The
Sheep Flock Together
Be A Lion
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STUDENTS CHOSEN
to COMPETE
IN NATIONAL
MATH COMPETITION
Lower Moreland Township School
District students were among the
564 chosen to compete in a national math competition.
David Volchonok, 6th grade, and Emmit Fitzgerlad, 7th
grade, were chosen out of 44,000 applicants from across
the country to participate in MathCON, a prestigious
academic competition hosted by Concept Schools in
Chicago.
excited to have David Volchonok
and Emmit Fitzgerlad, represent
the Lower Moreland Township School District at
MathCON,” Dr. Marykay Feeley, Superintendent of
Schools, said. “The STEM field is such an important part
of the future, and we actively encourage our teachers
and students to find fun ways to use STEM inside and
outside of the classroom. This is a great honor not only
for these students, but also for our schools.”
Students from 41 states took the initial exam to qualify
for MathCON, which was held at the University of
Illinois at Chicago on April 23rd. The day-long event
brings together elementary middle and high school
students to compete for various prizes such as mini
IPads, gift cards, and national prestige through various
math questions and activities.
“MathCON is our way of inspiring the future leaders in
science, technology, math and engineering by engaging
students at a young age, making STEM fun and
demonstrating its real-world applications,” said Ayhan
Caputlu of Concept Schools, which organizes the event.
“The competition allows us to reach students from
all over the nation and help them establish, improve
MathCON was created in 2008 by Concept Schools as a
and maintain skills that can lead to many possibilities
Midwest competition with just 125 participants, and has
throughout their educational careers and beyond.”
since grown into a national event. MathCON’s goal is to
engage students in STEM outside of the classroom and In addition to the approximately hour-long test, students
encourage more students to enter the STEM fields, which at this year’s competition enjoyed a presentation from
are currently some of the fastest-growing industries in “math-magician” Arthur T. Benjamin, had a pizza party
with other participants and played an array of STEMthe United States.
related games.
“We’re incredibly proud when any of our student earns
recognition for their accomplishments, and we’re so For a full agenda, visit mathcon.org.
Math Challenge
Moody’s Mega
is a mathematical modeling contest for
high school juniors and seniors. Through
participation, students gain the experience of
working in teams to tackle a real-world problem under
time and resource constraints akin to those faced by
industrial applied mathematicians. The Challenge is
sponsored by The Moody’s Foundation and organized
by the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics
(SIAM) and awards $150,000 in scholarships. The
M3 Challenge spotlights applied mathematics as a
powerful problem-solving tool, and as a viable
and exciting profession.
The juniors listed below received Honorable Mention
for their solution paper for Moody’s Mega Math
Challenge which took place on February 28th. This year’s
real world problem that had to be solved was “Share
and (Car) Share Alike: Modeling New Approaches to
Mobility.”
Honorable Mention and a $200 Scholarship
Elizabeth Harmon • Clayton Howard • Glenn Oh • Chirag Ram • Claire Xiao
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Lower Moreland Township School District
On March 14th, Pine Road Elementary
School hosted author Bryan Collier, who
wrote Clemente!; I, Too, Am America,
and Rosa, among others. He spoke to the
students during assemblies and in smaller
groups when they visited the library. The
visit was arranged by Mrs. Ellen Zschunke,
Pine Road School’s librarian.
Author, Bryan Collier, Visits Class
Currently, Mr. Collier spends his time
working on his book illustrations, creating
his own studio pieces, and going into
classrooms to talk about books and art.
Junior Flower Show at
Murray Avenue
The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society sponsors
junior flower shows in elementary and middle schools
in PA every year. The one for Murray Avenue School
was held on June 8th.
The Junior Flower Show, coordinated by the
Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, is a horticultural
exhibition by and for school-age children. The program
fosters an interest in horticulture and the natural
environment and encourages active participation in
growing, gardening, and sustainable practices.
The children have the opportunity to compete in a
variety of projects appropriate for their age, including
crafts with natural materials, container-grown plants,
terrariums, photography, and artistic creations. Each
category is judged and the winning entries receive
ribbons.
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On March 31st, Pine Road School held its 3rd Annual
Multicultural Night. The evening, which was
organized by the school’s Diversity Committee, is
designed to recognize and honor the 29 countries
represented among the students at Pine Road
School. It was even bigger and better than last year,
with a food tasting, cultural fashion show, and
singing and dancing performances. The evening
brought parents, students and staff together for a
truly enjoyable night.
Reading to my Buddy
On June 8th, Mrs. Meg-Erin Smith’s 3rd grade class went to their Buddy
Class, Mrs. Erin Fahy’s room, to share their Fractured Fairy Tales with
the Kindergarteners. The 3rd graders had a wonderful time reading
their stories to the appreciative audience.
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Lower Moreland Township School District
Focusing on
The Lower Moreland Wellness Committee had an active year. Comprised of Lower Moreland staff from all three
schools who donate their time to the issue of wellness for their co-workers, the Committee accomplished the
following during the 2015-16 school year:
▶▶ A Wellness Fair for staff in August which featured a chance to try new exercise options, biometric screenings
for blood pressure and cholesterol, and a healthy cooking options demonstration, among other things.
▶▶ Workout classes at Pine Road School, led by Mrs. Carolyn Hutchings, the Math Coach at Pine Road and an
exercise instructor outside of school.
▶▶ Healthy snacks for staff during their professional development days.
▶▶ A gift basket of healthy food options donated to The Foundation for Lower Moreland Schools.
▶▶ A featured salad, for which the recipe was shared with staff, at the staff picnic on the last day of school.
The Committee has already started planning for next year!
On March 3rd, the High School’s Spanish class
took part in Zumba classes and had a great time!
Kindergarten teachers Ms. Devine, Mrs. Fahy, and Mrs.
Lemos, brought in the organization, Yoga Child, through
a District mini-grant to teach yoga and mindfulness
classes to their students. Ms. Devine said, “[The
students] were so focused and calm which resulted in a
calmer tone for the rest of the school day.”
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Stroup recognized for Excellence in Music Education
Erin Stroup was one of 290 Quarter-finalists for the prestigious 2017 Music
Educator AwardTM presented by The Recording Academy® and the Grammy
Foundation®. He was selected among 3,300 initial nominations that were
submitted.
The Music Educator Award was established to recognize current educators
(kindergarten through college, public and private schools) who have made
a significant and lasting contribution to the field of music education and
who demonstrate a commitment to the broader cause of maintaining music
education in the schools. Semifinalists will be announced in September.
On March 5th, Louise Harrison, sister of the late Beatle George Harrison,
presented an evening with Grammy-nominated Liverpool Legends as they
recreated The Beatles’ historical concert at Carnegie Hall in 1964. The Lower
Moreland High School wind ensemble, led by Mr. Erin Stroup, was chosen as
one of four bands to participate in this event with the “Liverpool Legends.”
AWARD WINNING YEARBOOK
The Lower Moreland High School newspaper, THE LION’S ROAR, won
First Place in the American Press Association’s Annual Review and Content,
Spring 2016. Newspaper advisor, Mr. Lawrence Leong, recognized Editor Julie
Cromwell and the entire newspaper staff for their outstanding contributions.
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Drama Club
presents
The Murray Avenue Middle School Drama Club, under the
direction of Mrs. Susan Barnhart, presented The Lion King Jr.
on May 12th and 13th. The performance was based on the famed
Broadway Production and a great time was had by all with young
children invited to attend dressed in costume.
Students’ Artwork on Display
Sixth grade students
recently
finished a portrait project to reinforce concepts
covered in their
Language Arts
classes and to
compliment the
novel they read,
“Fever 1793.” Murray Avenue Language Arts teachers,
Sue Barnhart and Emily Loeffler, shared their enthusiasm for this new 6th grade novel with Murray Avenue
Art teacher, Jayna Jolly. The fact that the book’s heroine
owns a coffee shop that displays artwork was of particular interest. The artwork was created by a charac-
ter who had an apprenticeship with the Peale family, a
prolific Philadelphia-based family of artists who have a
long and lasting legacy. Charles Wilson Peale was the
founder of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
and best known for his portraits, specifically of historical figures such as George Washington and Thomas
Jefferson.
As a follow-up and closure to the project, the following
6th grade students were chosen to have their portraits
displayed at the Be Well Bakery from April 8th to April
29th. On April 8th, an opening reception was held at the
bakery and, as an added bonus, Lower Moreland High
School Music teacher, Dr. Sarah Gulish, and some
of her high school students performed as a musical
ensemble.
Artwork By:
Elizabeth Bond
Sofiya Borukhovich
Chessie Bovasso
Jayden Butler
Kathleen Chen
Olivia Cujdik
Naina Devgan
Victoria Gottesman
Lucas Gratowski
Zoe Karros
Sheryl Korah
Timothy Kroll
Ava Lee
Selina Lin
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Nikole Visovyy
Samantha Moshinski
Elaina Ralph
Kyle Raskopin
Kayla Romanick
Alyssa Sipman
Nathan Waychoff
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Boys Swim Team:
Impressive End of Season
The Lower Moreland boys swim team finished their
season at states at Bucknell in March. The team
finished seventh overall out of 57 participating schools!
The state meet is a two-day event, with swimmers
participating in preliminaries in the morning. The top
sixteen finishers at preliminaries make finals, and out
of those swimmers, the top eight at preliminaries swim
in the final heat and medal at states.
The 200 Medley relay, consisting of Connor Killion,
Chris Kelly, Tommy Lutter, and Tom Seefried, placed
9th with a time of 1:39.16, a record time for LM. (Had
the boys made it into the final heat during prelims,
their time would have placed them in fifth compared
to the times in the final heat!) Connor Killion placed
second in the 200 freestyle in the state with a time
of 1:41.20. Tom Seefried made it to finals and placed
eleventh in the state with a time of 22.09. The 200 free
relay, consisting of Chris Kelly, Connor Pietro, Tom
Seefried, and Connor Killion, placed sixth in the state
with a time of 1:29.47. Finally, Connor Killion placed
third in the 500 freestyle, with a time of 4:37.82.
In addition, Chris Kelly placed 18th at prelims in the
200 IM with a time of 2:03.45, missing finals by two
spots. Tommy Lutter placed 28th in the state with a time
of 55.94.
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With the help of our teacher dress down day and team
donations, the Lower Moreland High School lacrosse
team was able to collect $325 to donate to HEADstrong!
The donation was made in honor of a player’s father who
is currently undergoing cancer treatments. The team wore
neon green ribbon to show support for their teammate
and teammate’s family on May 10th in a league game
against Delco Christian. After losing about 10 seniors
last year, Lower Moreland had to rebuild this year and
the win against Delco ended up being one of three wins
for the entire season, with ALL three wins taking place
during the last week of the season.
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Lower Moreland Township School District
Crouch
Our Team is Really on the Ball!
Teacher of the Year!
Matt Crouch, Murray Avenue
Health and Physical Education
Teacher, has been awarded
the Southeastern District
Middle School Teacher of
the Year for 2016 by the PSAHPERD (Pennsylvania
State Association for Health, Physical Education,
Recreation and Dance).
Siciliano
Brava Award
Catherine
Siciliano,
a Business Teacher at
Lower Moreland High
and Murrary Avenue
School, is the recipient
of a 2016 Philadelphia Brava Award for her work
with the Philadelphia Chapter of the American
Foundation for Suicide Prevention. The Brava
Awards celebrate the distinguished achievements
of Greater Philadelphia’s top women business and
nonprofit leaders. Mrs. Siciliano will be honored at
a July 12th awards ceremony and she will be profiled
along with her fellow award winners in the July/
August issue of SmartCEO magazine.
Gusovsky
Shares Experiences
Alumni Dina Gusovsky, a
CNBC reporter and winner
of the 2015 Walter Cronkite
Award, spoke to the Murray
Avenue Media Club on
April 29. She shared with the students how she got
her start in television reporting and showed them
interesting clips from her broadcast experience. Mr.
James Horrell, sponsor of the Club, arranged for her
visit.
On Monday, May 23rd, Lower Moreland High School
students participated in the Special Olympics at HatboroHorsham High School. A total of 12 local school districts
sent students to compete. Our students have been
practicing since March and their hard work truly paid
off! Ben Odhner placed first in the Standing Long Jump
and third on the 50 m Dash. Philip Stoianov took second
in the 50 m Dash, and 3rd in both the Standing Long Jump
and Softball Throw. Jake Miller placed third in all of his
events. They look forward to competing again next year!
Art
on Exhibition
Artwork by three of our students was included in the
2016 PSEA Art Exhibition, a highly competitive juried
show. The students with work in the show were:
Tatianna Martins – Colored Pencil
Mary Bridget Dykan – Photography
Gabrielle Janovsky – Ceramics
Gabrielle Janovsky created a mask titled “Drag
Queen” and the jurors placed her 3rd overall out of
388 pieces entered.
One Hundred Ninety Five (195) pieces were juried into
the show. It was juried this year by Nicole Hall, Director of
Admissions, Tyler School of Art, Temple University.
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Lower Moreland Art Department Congratulates:
students whose artworks were accepted into the
38th Annual Montgomery County High School
Exhibition and Competition
Ceramics
Emily Pitcairn
Drawing/Paintings
Cora Castor
Olympia Diamantis
Kerry Kovacs,
Samantha Murawsky
Yen Nguyen
Savannah Shields
Photography
Alex Caramagno
Mary Bridget Dykan
Kiarra Cottman
Joey Monaco
Coleman Peppelman
Andre Vasik
Amit Zach
Special congratulations to our award recipients Mary Bridget
Dykan and Samantha Murawsky. Mary Bridget won an Award
of Excellence for her photograph Lucy, and Samantha won an
Award of Excellence for her oil pastel Abstract Flower. The
show includes 260 of the best artworks from public and private
schools throughout Montgomery County.
Mary Bridget Dykan, Lucy – Photography
Samantha Murawsky, Abstract Flower
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Lower Moreland Township School District
High School Art Teacher,
Mrs. Trudi Smith, took a
group of her students on
a trip to the Pennsylvania
Academy of the Fine
Arts and the Philadelphia
Flower Show on March 9th.
Art
The Memory Project
Seventh grade art students at Murray Avenue were
recently participants of The Memory Project. This project
connects art teachers with underprivileged children
around the world who have been victims of substantial
challenges such as neglect, abuse, extreme poverty and/or
loss of parents. Teachers are asked to have their students
create portraits of the children, to help them feel valued
and important - to know that other people care about
their well-being.
Our 7th graders completed their amazing portraits
and they were be mailed to the administrators of this
organization, where they will then be hand-delivered to
children in Peru. The best part, is that a video was taken
of the children receiving their portraits and mailed back
to us to complete this circle of giving.
IMovie Trailer:
http://www.lmtsd.org/Domain/283
Memory Project Website:
https://memoryproject.org/
the adventure ahead of
you is the journey to fulfill
your own purpose and
potential.”
—Kerry Washington
“Your life is your story, and...
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Lower Moreland Township School District
proudly honors the
2016
Graduating Class of
$66,960.00 in Scholarship Money
Awarded at Senior Awards Night
96%
continuing their education
88%
attending four year colleges/universities
11%
attending two year colleges/technical
Claire Xiao
Salutarian
1
will be entering the armed services
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Justin Yi
Valedictorian
Lower Moreland Township School District
We are
the Lions!
Welcome to the High School the Class of 2020
Dr. Marykay Feeley
Superintendent of Schools
Cheryl Galdo, Esq.
Director of Human Resources/Public Relations
Dr. Murray Cohen
President
Mrs. Camille Baker
Secretary
Mr. Michael Mueller
Vice President
Mr. Steve Geiger
Mr. Alan Steinberg
Treasurer
Mr. Robert Howard
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Mr. Yuri Khalif
Mr. Howard Patent
Mr. Lance Wolbransky