WOW!
On April 2, 2003, our family took a trip
to King of Prussia and Upper Merion High School - and with the help of
the Administration and Teachers, we were able to take a number of
pictures of the building and grounds!
A special thanks to UMAHS Principal - Dr.
Kathy M. Entrekin, and her secretary - Marie Cilio... Particularly
as I didn't have an appointment !
Bruce Koehler, Class of '71
Simpsonville, SC 29680
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Upper Merion Area High School is a NATIONAL
Blue Ribbon School of Excellence - the culmination of a lot of
hard work by teachers, staff, administrators, volunteers, and
the school board.
This achievement greeted each visitor to the
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For those that have not visited the school in a
number of years, here are a small list of a number of structural
changes that happened over the ears before the building was
retired. The building was relatively the same, BUT:
- As you look at the Auditorium, you could see a TURRET had
been added behind the band room. ( That Gingko tree is
still there - even after tens of thousands of summer Biology
Leaf Collection Projects. ) Asof 2022, the gingko is gone.
- The Chorale Room was being used by the Orchestra.
- You can no longer go behind the Auditorium and go out
toward Brandywine Village. The Tennis Courts are gone,
as a new wing had been added.
- The hall to the Principal's Office along the side of the
auditorium now had a parallel hallway down the 'old' back
side of those offices. This new hallway is the NEW entrance
to these offices - and it also overlooked the
Central Courtyard used by students for study and lunch.
- The cafeteria has been expanded, extending from the "back
hall" to the "front hall" with entrances on the front hall.
It had been styled like a
"food court" offering numerous menu options for
the students.
- OVER the cafeteria was a large meeting room which is also
used by the School Board.
- The library now was on the SECOND floor.
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