PRIDE News

MA PTA is pleased to host Ultimate Challenge 2022 this Friday, March 25th. Come watch an exciting match up between the 8th graders versus MA staff taking place @6pm at the LMHS gymnasium.

Advance tickets on sale now for $5 each. Students can purchase tickets tomorrow (Wednesday) & Thursday morning during breakfast in the MAS cafeteria.

Tickets also on sale online via Cheddar Up. https://my.cheddarup.com/c/mas-pta-ultimate-challenge-2022

Price will be $10 at the door. Reminder that all players need a ticket and the cost includes your player T-shirt.

We hope to see you there!

MA Student Council led efforts to raise funds to be donated to humanitarian needs for Ukraine. Students in all grade levels held bake sales and participated in a Walk-a-Thon to raise money to donate. MA Staff also added to these efforts participated by donating through a dress down day. Thank you MA students and staff! Your efforts led to a $2700.00 donation going to a local organization.

Click HERE to visit our virtual events page for resources and information about Women's History month.

We continue to struggle with traffic in the community related to the Buck Road closure.

Please plan accordingly so students can arrive on time in the morning.

Instruction begins at 8:00 am and arriving after 7:50 am will not allow your child to arrive to class on time.

The Lower Moreland High School's FBLA, Interact, and SADD Clubs have joined together to bring the Annual Out of the Darkness Suicide Prevention and Awareness Walk back to LMHS in person this year. Our walk will take place on

Saturday, April 9. Registration will begin at 7:30 AM.

We have seen in the past couple of years the toll that this pandemic has taken on the mental health and well being of our country. The CDC reports: In May 2020, during the Covid-19 pandemic, Emergency Department visits for supspected suicide attempts began to increase among adolescents aged 12-17 years, especially girls. During February 21-March 20, 2021, suspected suicide attempt ED visits were 50.6% higher among girls aged 12-17 years than during the same period in 2019; among boys aged 12-17 years, supspected suicide attemps ED visits increased 3.7%. In the State of Pennsylvania, suicide is the 2nd leading cause of death for ages 10-34 and the 11th leading cause of death in Pennsylvania.

We hope that as a community we can come together to help support our students and our community at large to help identify the signs and bring awareness to turn the tide on these staggering statistics. These are not statistics that we should be complacent with. You can help by making a donation and/or creating or joining a walk team. AFSP is dedicated to saving lives and bringing hope to those affected by suicide. AFSP creates a culture that’s smart about mental health by engaging in the following core strategies:

• Funding scientific research
• Educating the public about mental health and suicide prevention
• Advocating for public policies in mental health and suicide prevention
• Supporting survivors of suicide loss and those affected by suicide

We hope to see you on April 9th! www.afsp.org/lowermoreland

On March 30th, LionVoice will get the incredible opportunity to participate in a workshop with one of the best collegiate a cappella groups on the east coast: OwlCappella from Temple University. OwlCappella a recent finalist in the International Championship of Collegiate a Cappella (ICCA), was invited to perform at this year’s National a Cappella Convention in Orlando and was recently nominated for several Contemporary a Cappella Recording Awards (CARA). Members of LionVoice will get a private performance, perform for OwlCappella, and receive performance coaching. Additionally, LionVoice will get to learn from the members of OwlCappella about rewarding singing opportunities beyond middle school. This is sure to be an incredibly memorable experience for our Murray Ave LionVoicers!

Eight students from the Murray Avenue Mathletes after-school club qualified to compete in the Montgomery County MATHCOUNTS online competition. All competitors performed admirably but the high scorer for Murray Avenue was Patrick Xie (7th grade), followed by Benjamin Chervoneva (6th grade) and Edona Selamaj (8th grade). Other competitors were Alexander Kohmann, Amber Chiang, Ari Manilov, Jaeden Brown and Ravi Achilov. Congratulations to all!

Mathletes celebrated National Engineers Week by learning what different types of engineers do and working on problems related to various engineering disciplines including aerospace, environmental, chemical, software and systems engineering. With the goal of enhancing problem solving skills, Mathletes set out to discover new types of puzzles. Many people are familiar with Sudoku, but have you tried Hashi (Bridges) or Battleship Solitaire?

Baseball, Softball & Track and Field will be offered this spring at Murray Avenue. Registration for Spring sports is open on Family ID. In order to try out, you must register and have an updated PIAA physical completed by your doctor. Registration must be completed by 3/25/22. Tryouts will begin the week of 3/28/22, from 3:00-4:30 pm, weather permitting.

We are still in need of a baseball coach for the combined grade 7/8 team. If you are interested or know of someone who may be, please contact Mr. Rob Dominick at rdominick@lmtsd.org.

Any questions please reach out to Mr. Crouch at mcrouch@lmtsd.org or Mrs. Hutchison at khutchison@lmtsd.org.

Here are two resources you may find helpful in supporting your child related to the crisis in Ukraine.

Talking with Youth about Ukraine

How to Talk to Kids About the Ukraine Invasion

If you feel like your child needs additional support, please feel free to reach out to one of our counselors:

Ms. Linda Helm

Mrs. Peg Kreutzer

Mrs. Lauren Sileski

Grade 6 students must submit documentation for their annual physicals.

Here is the required Physical Form.

Grade 7 students are required to submit dental exam documentation.

Here is the required Dental Exam Form.

These forms are also available in the Virtual Backpack

These are state requirements. Please submit this information to our school nurse, Mrs. Melissa Huber at mhuber@lmtsd.org

As we move into Tax Season, we invite you to learn more on how you can decrease your Tax Liability while investing in your school. If you own a business or work for a company in the state of Pennsylvania, now is the time to act. Through Education Tax Improvement Credit Program, businesses can donate up to $750,000 each year to EITC-eligible organizations, and then claim 75 percent of that donation as a credit that offsets their state tax bill. For more information please visit our website: www.lmtsdfoundation.org . You can also email us at flms@lmtsd.org

The Foundation for Lower Moreland Schools is a nonprofit, 501(c)3 corporation dedicated to improving public education in the Lower Moreland Township School District. Originally established in 2009, the foundation's mission is to raise major gift funds from the private sector to expand and enhance our current programs, all for the benefit of our students and faculty.

Invest in us to file these donations with your taxes by April 15, 2022

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Twitter: @LMTSD_FLMS

The MA Library is now on Twitter @MurrayMakers

Follow us to keep up with our latest library events and maker projects!

Website: www.lmtsd.org
Location: 2551 Murray Avenue, Huntingdon Valley, PA 19006
Phone: 215-938-0230
Twitter: @LMTSD_MAS