UHS is also serving as a drop-off location. Collection boxes are located in the UHS main office lobby and in front of the Technology and Engineering Department. Please consider donating a new, unwrapped toy. All toys are distributed right here in Chester County.

The UTHON committee leaders and members put on an awesome event for just under 300 Patton students. They have been planning for 3 months and experienced true service-learning while serving as positive role models for their peers, as well as the Patton students. Those Patton students, their teachers, families, and other community members banded together to blow through the $15,000 fundraising goal, raising $36, 730.15 in just 2 weeks.

This couldn’t have been done without the help of the Patton admin team, Colleen O'Neill, Laurie Palic, John Walsh, the Patton PTO, as well as the always exceptional custodial team at the high school. All helped provide proper and safe planning, supervision, food donations, and the result was a fantastic night that did the hearts good of all who attended.

As an extension of UTHON, Patton's incredible efforts have officially put them over $50,000 towards their overall goal of $100,000. AND IT'S ONLY NOVEMBER!!!!

In December, Dr. Sanville will be taking Java with John on the road to each of our schools to talk with our students! Sharing with the Superintendent is an informal session for students to sit down with Dr. Sanville for a casual conversation.

This is an opportunity for students to ask questions, share their thoughts, or just listen in on the conversation. All are welcome whether they have any questions or just want to listen to the latest update from Dr. Sanville. See the times and dates below for when Sharing with the Superintendent will be at your school!

RSVP TO LMILLER@UCFSD.NET

Please provide your student's name, grade, and school in your email.

**Space is limited - sessions are capped at 20 participants on a first-come-first-serve basis.**

Pocopson Elementary School held their Veterans Day Virtual Assembly this morning where students learned about Veterans Day, performed TAPS, and recognized some of the veterans in their families.

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Students and staff at Unionville High School have some special messages for our veterans today! (Video Credit: Elijah Schwab, UHS Student)

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The National Merit Scholarship Corporation recently announced that 21 Unionville High School students have been named Semifinalists in the 2022 National Merit Scholarship Program. The National Merit Scholarship Program honors individual students who show exceptional academic ability and potential for success in rigorous college studies.

“The Unionville High School community is extremely proud of the 21 Members of the Class of 2022 who have been named as this year's National Merit Semifinalists,” stated Dr. James Conley, UHS Principal. “While these students are being recognized for their academic prowess, what is most commendable about this year's recipients, however, is their integrity, service, and resilience. Over the past 18 months, the leadership demonstrated by these students to improve our school community is exemplary.”

Approximately 16,000 Semifinalists were named in the 67th annual National Merit Scholarship Program. These academically talented high school seniors have an opportunity to continue in the competition for some 7,500 National Merit Scholarships worth nearly $30 million that will be offered next spring.

The National Merit Scholarship Program is an academic competition for recognition and scholarships in which students are entered by taking the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT) - one that serves as an initial screen of program entrants each year. To be considered for a Merit Scholarship® award, Semifinalists must fulfill several requirements to advance to the Finalist level of the competition. This includes providing information about their academic record, participation in school and community activities, demonstrated leadership abilities, employment, and honors and awards received. About 95 percent of the Semifinalists are expected to attain Finalist standing, and approximately half of the Finalists will win a National Merit Scholarship, earning the Merit Scholar® title.

Jack B. Blackadar, Chirag Choudhary, Alenka O. Doyle, Saanvi S. Garg, Emily T. Harper, Simon A. Hjaltason, Kriti Kalary, Jamie R. Keglovits, Andy Z. Li, Juliann B.Muntz, Aniruddh Mutnuru, Nandhini Parthasarathy, Ansh R. Patel, Ibraheem W. Qureshi, Michael J. Scali, Meera Sehgal, Arnab Sircar, Sivani Srinivasan, Brandon S. Tsai, Robert Want, and Emma X. Yin.

TIME: 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM

More information will be shared soon!