Upper Dublin High School PTO

08/28/2026

UPDATED DATES TO REMEMBER 8.31.26
LAST FIRST DAY FOR OUR SENIORS!!!

Link to Welcome Back Letter: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hXZREVJXB1V6cH9B77JXy2aYVTujkHHv/edit
Dates:
* 8/31/26 ---- Senior Backpacks!!! Use a children's backpack and then donate!
*9/1/26 - Senior Sunrise 6:15 am
*Senior Portraits August 24-28, 2026
*College Planning Process Workshop September 9, 2026
*Payment #1 Class Trip September 17, 2026
*Senior Class Picture (order a yearbook!) October 8, 2026
*Culminating Project proposal due October 9, 2026
*Spirit Week October 19-23, 2026
*Payment #2 Class Trip October 22, 2026
*Coronation Ball October 24, 2026
*Portrait Make-ups (standard session) October 29, 2026
*End of 1st Quarter November 5, 2026
*Culminating Project presentation to be scheduled December 4, 2026
*Payment #3 Class Trip December 10, 2026
*Mid-Term Exams January 20, 21, 22, 2027
*End of 2nd Quarter January 22, 2027
*Mandatory Parent & Student Class Trip Meeting February 8, 2027 at 6:00PM
*Blood Drive February 11, 2027
*Senior Prom Ticket Sales March, 2027
*All Culminating Projects Due March 19, 2027
*Senior Class Trip to Disney World March 29-April 2, 2027
*End of 3rd Quarter April 7, 2027
*Advanced Placement Exams May 3-14, 2027
*Senior Prom May 8, 2027
*Community Study Begins May 10, 2027
*Eastern Center for Arts & Technology Awards Night May 26, 2027
*Senior Activity & Athletic Awards Night May 27, 2027
*Academic Awards Night June 1, 2027
*Class Night June 2, 2027
*Senior Final Exams TBD
*Commencement Rehearsal June 3, 2027
*Commencement Exercises June 7, 2027

08/18/2026

GREETINGS FROM THE UDHS PTO!

We hope everyone is enjoying the last few weeks of summer and getting excited for the start of a new school year!

As we get the year rolling, we wanted to take a moment to introduce ourselves. Some of our longtime PTO members have moved on as their children have graduated, and we’re excited to welcome some new faces to the PTO this year.

We’d also like to extend a special welcome to all of our incoming 9th-grade students and families! We know starting high school can feel like a big transition, and we hope the PTO can be a helpful resource as you get settled into UDHS.

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YOUR 2026–27 PTO BOARD

- Nicole Lombardo Ganz — Co-President
- Holly Walsh — Co-President
- Frances Graham — Vice President
- Ginny Cairo Vitella — Treasurer
- Jenn Cheifetz — Secretary

Please feel free to reach out to the PTO with any questions throughout the year. And if you’d like to get involved, we love volunteers! Our PTO members are balancing full-time jobs, families, and everything else that comes with life, so extra hands are always appreciated. Whether you can help once or throughout the year, we’d love to have you!

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📅 IMPORTANT UPCOMING UDHS DATES

• Wednesday, August 19 — Freshman Orientation @ 9:00 AM
🍧 Cool treats provided for ninth graders — come see us in the cafeteria!

• Monday, August 31 — First Day of School

• Tuesday, Sept. 1 — Senior Sunrise @ 6:15 AM
📍 PAC Parking Lot

• Friday, Sept. 4 & Monday, Sept. 7 — No School / Labor Day

• Thursday, Sept. 10 & Friday, Sept. 11 — Picture Days, Grades 9–11

• Monday, Sept. 21 — Schools Closed / Yom Kippur

• Thursday, Sept. 24 — Back-to-School Night

We’re looking forward to a great year and hope to see many of you at upcoming events! More information about PTO meetings, events, fundraisers, and volunteer opportunities will be coming soon. Enjoy the rest of your summer, and welcome back, Cardinals! ❤️

08/18/2026

Schedules & Teacher Assignments

The Infinite Campus Portal will open for parents/guardians to access your child's teacher assignments and schedules on Friday, August 21 at the following times:

SRMS | UDHS @ 12:00PM
FWES | JTES | MGES | TFES @ 4:00PM
Navigating Infinite Campus https://upperdublinpa.infinitecampus.org/campus/portal/upperdublin.jsp

Once signed in, select Schedule to view your child’s schedules and teachers.

Reminder: Annual Verification must be completed to access this information.

05/19/2026

Some more pics from Post Prom 2026! Share your pics if you have them!

Shared album · Tap to view!

05/12/2026

Oh what a night!!!!
UDHS 2026 Post Prom After Dark "Midnight in the City" was amazing!

LINK TO PHOTO ALBUM:
https://photos.app.goo.gl/2wbHNh252GRKbHSD8

There are so many people to thank here is just a quick list a few extra shout outs, especially to the 200+ kids who came to this event to celebrate. Kudos to the parents who may have had to give an extra nudge to their kids....We are so grateful you came to Post Prom as we work very hard to make it an unforgettable experience and wonderful memory. This would not happen without the support of 100s of people, by volunteering or donating and we are so thankful to you all!

First to Co-Chairs Ginny Cairo Vitella and Nicole Lombardo Ganz thank you for bringing back this amazing tradition, four years and counting...2027 will be one for the ages!! This event would not happen without your time, dedication and hundreds of hours of work to make it happen! THANK YOU!

To Jen Kuznits - Decorating, creating the special spaces and the vision, let alone the tedious work of adding all those lights....haha!

To Allison Vanscoy our kitchen leader and her merry band of food helpers, especially fundraising, preparing, picking up, organizing and clean up! ....Amy Reif, Sandy Lombardo, Antoinette MacIntyre and Robin Fittapaldi...many more too!

To Jennifer Talaty, Sarah Ambrose, Jamie Pestrack - Prize basket making, organizing, setting up, coordinating registration with prize winners........amazing work!!

To Amy Reif, Jenn Fountain and Sean Shields - giving all they had for whatever was needed, food, shopping, decorating, cleaning, setting up...they did anything and everything and helped all weekend!

To the check in volunteers, especially Christina Stokes and Ginny Vitella as well as Wendi Kooperman and Jen Penna...organized chaos 🙂 THANK YOU!

Other much needed key helpers, Sandy and Lou Lombardo, Jenn Cheifetz, Ted and Ruth Fricker, Tara Garrison, Victoria Williams, Vaz Mehata, Samantha Champagne, Shona Haldane, Jen & Brian Becker.

Of course, Josh Ganz and our casino Dads...we couldn't do it without you!

UD staff, Barb Mass, Jen Kaplan, Jess Ippolito, Mychal Bligen and our fearless leader Dan Ortiz! Thank you for supporting our efforts.

Baseball coach, Josh Daeche, encouragement for team attendance and help as well as amazing clean up skills!

Thanks Jason Trantas for getting the 5th grade videos together and the entire TV set up!

Custodial and staff........Tay, Bill and Naz! You know the building best and on call and doing hefty lifting all weekend!

This is just some of the amazing people that stepped in to help! It takes a village and we are so grateful for this one!!!

(We know not everyone is listed but please know we are so grateful to you all!! More pictures will be posted from student Peyton Haldane)

05/08/2026

POST PROM VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!
There are still plenty of slots open, especially late night and clean up!!

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE we really need everyone's help.
Here is the list of open opportunities. Sign Up Genius Link Below

FRIDAY (TODAY)
5pm - 11pm: Come when you can. Stay as long as you are able.
Casino Set up (1)
Set up Decorate (4)

SATURDAY (DAY)
10am - 4pm: Come when you can. Stay as long as you are able.
Set up and Decorate (8)

SATURDAY (EVENING: PRE-EVENT)
6pm - 10:30pm: Come when you can. Stay as long as you are able.
Casino Set up (2)
Coffee Bar Set up (2)
Kitchen Set up (1)
Set up and Decorate (4)

SATURDAY (EVENING: DURING EVENT)
10:30pm - 1:30am
Casino Banker (1)
Registration (1)
Volunteer/Security (4)

SUNDAY (EARLY MORNING )
1:15am - 3:45am
Bag Storage Attendant (1)
Casino Breakdown (2)
Coffee Bar Attendant (1)
Kitchen Servers/Breakdown (4)
Prize Table Attendants (4)
Volunteer/Security (4)

SUNDAY (EARLY MORNING)
2am - 4am
Clean up (3)

SUNDAY (MORNING)
9am - 12pm
Clean up (6)
PLEASE GO TO THE SIGNUP GENIUS TO SIGN UP FOR ONE OF THESE NEEDED POSITIONS:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0945A9AA28A4FDC43-63007411-2026 #/

05/05/2026

05/04/2026

FOOD DONATION SUG:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0945A9AA28A4FDC43-63811003-2026
VOLUNTEER SUG: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0945A9AA28A4FDC43-63007411-2026
PLEASE PITCH IN so the tradition continues for when it's your student's turn!!!

04/29/2026

2026 Teacher Appreciation Week Celebration Wednesday May 6th
UDHS PTO Co-President Jenn Fountain is leading the way this year. Please check out the Sign-Up Genius Below to see how you can help!! Let's show our teachers how thankful we are for all their hard work educating and mentoring our children!

🌱 Teachers Growing Greatness 🌱 Help us celebrate our incredible teachers during Teacher Appreciation on May 6th! Just like a garden, our teachers nurture, support, and inspire students to grow every day. Let’s show our gratitude by providing a special breakfast and lunch for them to enjoy. P...

04/16/2026

POST PROM is only just three weeks away!!
Please have your seniors RSVP so the committees can properly prepare
Please Volunteer!
This event is not possible with out many much needed volunteers.
Parents of any grade student, teachers, staff....all welcome to volunteer.
Please Donate! This entirely FREE event relies on donations from the community and businesses!

RSVP Link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfYGF7VmbuVnQYPkg5I74XI3O4o8L5s_I6psjHebrbgKAH9vA/viewform
Volunteer Link: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0945A9AA28A4FDC43-63007411-2026 #/
Donation Link: https://account.venmo.com/u/UDHSPTO-UDHSPTO
Contact: [email protected]
Webpage: https://nicink7.wixsite.com/ud-prom-after-dark