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|name = Upper Merion Area High School
|type = [[State school|Public]] [[high school]]
|established = 1963
|district = [[Upper Merion Area School District]]
|grades = [[9th grade|9]]-[[12th grade|12]]
|principal = Jonathan Bauer
|assistant principal = {{ubl|Thomas Campbell|Michael Fabrizio}}
|superintendent = Dr. John Toleno
|enrollment = 1,137 (2014-15)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=4224480&ID=422448003395|title=Upper Merion HS|publisher=|accessdate=September 23, 2017}}</ref>
|conference =[[Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association|PIAA]] [[Pioneer Athletic Conference]]
|teamname = [[Viking]]s
|colors = {{Color box|gold|border=darkgray}} Gold<br> {{Color box|Navy|border=darkgray}} Navy Blue
|location = 435 Crossfield Road<br/>[[King of Prussia, Pennsylvania|King of Prussia]], [[Pennsylvania]]
|country = USA
|website = {{URL|http://www.umasd.org/umahs/site/default.asp}}
}}
'''Upper Merion Area High School''' is a [[high school]] of the [[Upper Merion Area School District]] in [[King of Prussia, Pennsylvania|King of Prussia]], [[Pennsylvania]].
== Sports ==
In 2017, Upper Merion's Varsity football team, after years of Suburban One dominance, won the school's first PIAA District One Championship against the Great Valley Patriots led by seniors (Running Back) Marcus Johnson, (Quarter Back) Chuck DiNolfi, (Running Back,Wide Receiver) Sean Donovan, and D-1 recruit (Offensive Tackle,Defensive Tackle) Dan Butts all two-way starters. Overall the school went 11-3.
UM's varsity track and field relay team placed 6th in the state of Pennsylvania in the 4 × 800 meter relay at [[Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania|Shippensburg University]]. At 7:55.30, it broke a 26-year-old school record. The winning team consisted of leadoff leg, Mike Brothers, 2nd leg, Jon Gries, 3rd leg, Matthew Cunningham, and anchor, Ronak Patel.
Upper Merion Area High School's varsity track and field relay team was crowned Suburban One-American Champions in the 4 × 400 meter relay in the 2005 Spring season, at 3.25.82. The winning relay team consisted of leadoff leg, Nicholas Tsipras, 2nd leg, Matthew Cunningham, 3rd leg, Ronak Patel, and anchor, Sean Donovan.
Upper Merion Area High School's varsity baseball team was crowned PIAA District I Champions in their 2008-2009 season.
Upper Merion Area High School's varsity boys lacrosse team was crowned Suburban One-American Champions in their 2010 season.
The varsity girls volleyball team was crowned PIAA District I Champions in the 2010-2011 season. They went on to compete in the PIAA State Championship where they finished as the 2nd best volleyball team in Pennsylvania.
The varsity volleyball team was also crowned PIAA District 1 Champions in the 2013 and 2014 season. They lost in the quarterfinals of the PIAA State Championship 2013 and lost in the first round in 2014. Adding to a total of six District 1 Championships for the volleyball team.
Upper Merion Lady Vikings have been Surburban One League Champions in Softball during the 2013, 2014, 2015, and 2016 season.
== ''Echoes in the Darkness'' ==
In 1987, the school was the setting for ''[[Echoes in the Darkness]]'', a [[Joseph Wambaugh]] book detailing the murder of a teacher and her two children for insurance money, allegedly by the head of the English department and the former principal. This was later converted into a made-for-TV movie starring [[Stockard Channing]], [[Peter Coyote]] and [[Robert Loggia]].
==Notable alumni==
*[[Greg Gianforte]] - Businessman and [[U.S. Representative]] from [[Montana]].<ref name="kofp">{{cite news|date=October 26, 2011|url=http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/inq-phillydeals/KofP-prodigy-in-15B-Oracle-cloud-software-deal.html|title=KofP prodigy in $1.5B Oracle cloud software deal|work=The Philadelphia Inquirer|accessdate=November 14, 2017}}</ref>
*[[Kathy Jordan]] - Professional tennis player.
*[[Lisa Salters]] - [[ESPN]] sports reporter.
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{PIAA Suburban One League}}
{{Montgomery County, Pennsylvania School Districts}}
{{King of Prussia, Pennsylvania}}
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[[Category:Public high schools in Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:Schools in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:Educational institutions established in 1963]]
[[Category:1963 establishments in Pennsylvania]]' |
New page wikitext, after the edit (new_wikitext) | '{{Refimprove|date = November 2014}}{{Infobox school
|name = Upper Merion Area High School
|type = [[State school|Public]] [[high school]]
|established = 1963
|district = [[Upper Merion Area School District]]
|grades = [[9th grade|9]]-[[12th grade|12]]
|principal = Jonathan Bauer
|assistant principal = {{ubl|Thomas Campbell|Michael Fabrizio}}
|superintendent = Dr. John Toleno
|enrollment = 1,137 (2014-15)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=4224480&ID=422448003395|title=Upper Merion HS|publisher=|accessdate=September 23, 2017}}</ref>
|conference =[[Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association|PIAA]] [[Pioneer Athletic Conference]]
|teamname = [[Viking]]s
|colors = {{Color box|gold|border=darkgray}} Gold<br> {{Color box|Navy|border=darkgray}} Navy Blue
|location = 435 Crossfield Road<br/>[[King of Prussia, Pennsylvania|King of Prussia]], [[Pennsylvania]]
|country = USA
|website = {{URL|http://www.umasd.org/umahs/site/default.asp}}
}}
'''Upper Merion Area High School''' is a [[high school]] of the [[Upper Merion Area School District]] in [[King of Prussia, Pennsylvania|King of Prussia]], [[Pennsylvania]].
== Sports ==
In 2017, Upper Merion's Varsity football team, after years of Suburban One dominance, won the school's first PIAA District One Championship against the Great Valley Patriots led by seniors (Running Back) Marcus Johnson, (Quarter Back) Chuck DiNolfi, (Running Back,Wide Receiver) Sean Donovan, and D-1 recruit (Offensive Tackle,Defensive Tackle) Dan Butts all two-way starters. Overall the school went 11-3.
UM's varsity track and field relay team placed 6th in the state of Pennsylvania in the 4 × 800 meter relay at [[Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania|Shippensburg University]]. At 7:55.30, it broke a 26-year-old school record. The winning team consisted of leadoff leg, Mike Brothers, 2nd leg, Jon Gries, 3rd leg, Matthew Cunningham, and anchor, Ronak Patel.
Upper Merion Area High School's varsity track and field relay team was crowned Suburban One-American Champions in the 4 × 400 meter relay in the 2005 Spring season, at 3.25.82. The winning relay team consisted of leadoff leg, Nicholas Tsipras, 2nd leg, Matthew Cunningham, 3rd leg, Ronak Patel, and anchor, Sean Donovan.
Upper Merion Area High School's varsity baseball team was crowned PIAA District I Champions in their 2008-2009 season.
Upper Merion Area High School's varsity boys lacrosse team was crowned Suburban One-American Champions in their 2010 season.
The varsity girls volleyball team was crowned PIAA District I Champions in the 2010-2011 season. They went on to compete in the PIAA State Championship where they finished as the 2nd best volleyball team in Pennsylvania.
The varsity volleyball team was also crowned PIAA District 1 Champions in the 2013 and 2014 season. They lost in the quarterfinals of the PIAA State Championship 2013 and lost in the first round in 2014. Adding to a total of six District 1 Championships for the volleyball team.
Upper Merion Lady Vikings have been Surburban One League Champions in Softball during the 2013, 2014, 2015, and 2016 season.
== ''Echoes in the Darkness'' ==
In 1987, the school was the setting for ''[[Echoes in the Darkness]]'', a [[Joseph Wambaugh]] book detailing the murder of a teacher and her two children for insurance money, allegedly by the head of the English department and the former principal. This was later converted into a made-for-TV movie starring [[Stockard Channing]], [[Peter Coyote]] and [[Robert Loggia]].
==Notable alumni==
*[[Greg Gianforte]] - Businessman and [[U.S. Representative]] from [[Montana]].<ref name="kofp">{{cite news|date=October 26, 2011|url=http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/inq-phillydeals/KofP-prodigy-in-15B-Oracle-cloud-software-deal.html|title=KofP prodigy in $1.5B Oracle cloud software deal|work=The Philadelphia Inquirer|accessdate=November 14, 2017}}</ref>
*[[Kathy Jordan]] - Professional tennis player.
*[[Lisa Salters]] - [[ESPN]] sports reporter.
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==References==
{{reflist}}
{{PIAA Suburban One League}}
{{Montgomery County, Pennsylvania School Districts}}
{{King of Prussia, Pennsylvania}}
{{coord|40.0956|-75.3778|region:US-PA_type:edu|display=title}}
[[Category:Public high schools in Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:Schools in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:Educational institutions established in 1963]]
[[Category:1963 establishments in Pennsylvania]]' |
