Upper Merion Area High School

Upper Merion Area High School
Location
435 Crossfield Road King of Prussia, Pennsylvania
Information
Type	Public high school
Established	1963
School district	Upper Merion Area School District
Superintendent	Dr. John Toleno
Principal	Jonathan Bauer
Grades	9-12
Color(s)	Gold Navy Blue
Athletics conference	PIAA Pioneer Athletic Conference
Team name	Vikings
Website	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.

Sports

In 2004, 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. 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.

References

PIAA Suburban One League
American Conference	Cheltenham High School Norristown Area High School Plymouth-Whitemarsh High School Springfield Township High School Upper Dublin High School Upper Merion Area High School Upper Moreland High School Wissahickon High School
Continental Conference	Central Bucks High School East Central Bucks High School West Central Bucks High School South Hatboro-Horsham Senior High School North Penn High School Pennridge High School Quakertown High School Souderton Area High School
National Conference	Abington Senior High School Bensalem High School Council Rock High School North Council Rock High School South Neshaminy High School Pennsbury High School William Tennent High School Harry S. Truman High School

Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, schools

Main school districts
Abington	Abington Senior High School
Bryn Athyn	(Does not operate any schools)
Cheltenham	Cheltenham High School Cedarbrook Middle School
Colonial	Plymouth Whitemarsh High School Colonial Middle School
Hatboro-Horsham	Hatboro-Horsham Senior High School Keith Valley Middle School
Jenkintown	Jenkintown Middle/High School
Lower Merion	Lower Merion High School Harriton High School Bala Cynwyd Middle School Welsh Valley Middle School
Lower Moreland Township	Lower Moreland High School
Methacton	Methacton High School
Norristown Area	Norristown Area High School
North Penn	North Penn High School
Perkiomen Valley	Perkiomen Valley High School
Pottsgrove	Pottsgrove High School
Pottstown	Pottstown Senior High School
Springfield Township	Springfield Township High School
Upper Dublin	Upper Dublin High School
Upper Merion Area	Upper Merion Area High School
Upper Moreland	Upper Moreland High School
Wissahickon	Wissahickon High School Wissahickon Middle School

Other schools
Boyertown Area (partially located in Berks County)	Boyertown Area Senior High School
Private schools	Abington Friends School Academy Of The New Church Boys School Academy Of The New Church Girls School AIM Academy Baldwin School Calvary Baptist School Christopher Dock Mennonite High School Coventry Christian Schools Episcopal Academy Friends' Central School Germantown Academy Huntingdon Valley Christian Academy Indian Creek Mennonite School Jack M. Barrack Hebrew Academy La Salle College High School Lakeside School Lincoln Academy Main Line Academy Martin Luther School Mary, Mother of the Redeemer Catholic School Meadowbrook School Merion Mercy Academy Mount Saint Joseph Academy New Life Youth & Family Svcs Reformation Christian School Saint Aloysius School Saint Basil Academy Saint Katherine Day School Shipley School Stowe Lighthouse Christ Academy The Haverford School The Hill School The Pathway School The Perkiomen School Torah Academy of Greater Philadelphia Trinity Christian Academy Valley Forge Baptist Academy Wyncote Academy
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia	Bishop McDevitt High School Country Day School of the Sacred Heart Gwynedd Mercy Academy High School Lansdale Catholic High School Pope John Paul II High School
Souderton Area (partially located in Bucks County)	Souderton Area High School
Spring-Ford Area (partially located in Chester County)	Spring-Ford Senior High School
Upper Perkiomen (partially located in Berks County)	Upper Perkiomen High School

King of Prussia area in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
Neighborhoods	Bridgeport Swedeland Upper Merion
Attractions	King of Prussia Mall King of Prussia Town Center King of Prussia Inn King of Prussia Volunteer Fire Company 9/11 Memorial Valley Forge Casino Resort
Education	Upper Merion Area School District Upper Merion Area High School
Industry	Radial, Inc.

Coordinates: 40°05′44″N 75°22′40″W / 40.0956°N 75.3778°W / 40.0956; -75.3778

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