Wynnewood Special Needs Students Performing 'The Nutcracker'

Saint Katherine School students from Wynnewood and Radnor will be performing a special version of "The Nutcracker" Friday morning.

Lower Merion High School Class Of 1979 Sets Up $12K Scholarship

To celebrate their 40th class reunion, the Lower Merion Class of 1979 set up LMHS Class of 1979 Scholarship to help future students.

Lower Merion Schools Closing Early Monday

Students are being dismissed early Monday due to wintry weather.

LMSD Hosting 'Hot Topic' Meeting On Start Times Tuesday

The district's Interschool Council is hosting the hot topic meeting Tuesday morning.

Ardmore Has A 2019 Newsweek Best STEM High School

Five hundred schools have been named the nation’s best for science, technology, engineering and math.

Lower Merion SD Hosting Community Sessions On Sleep, Start Times

The district is hosting four Community Listening Sessions on sleep and school start times after getting a recommendation to make changes.

Lower Merion School Bus Drivers Honored For Safety Performances

Lower Merion school bus drivers Beth McGowan and John Welsh took second and third in the 2019 PA School Bus Driver Safety Competition.

LMSD Recognizes 75 Merit Semifinalists, Commended Students

Congratulations to the 31 National Merit Semifinalists and the 44 Commended Students at Lower Merion and Harriton high schools.

Wynnewood Catholic School Earns 7-Year Reaccreditation

Saint Katherine School is one of five Archdiocese of Philadelphia​ schools to earn accreditation for another seven years.

LMSD, Teachers Union Reach Tentative Contract Agreement

The Lower Merion School District and Lower Merion Education Association have reached a tentative, four-year contract agreement.

Lower Merion Schools Proactive In Anti-Bullying Efforts

October is National Bullying Prevention Month. Lower Merion, and several other local districts, are getting students involved in the issue.

Lower Merion School Board Candidate Forum Set For Oct 23

Candidates running for seats on the Lower Merion School District Board of Directors will participate in a forum at Lower Merion HS Oct. 23

Main Line Students Fundraise For The Hungry

Hundreds of preschool through eight graders from Waldron Mercy Academy walked to support a hunger-fighting nonprofit.

Ardmore Spanish Immersion School To Open In 2020

Mi Casita Main Line will immerse its students in Spanish language learning with native Spanish-speaking teachers.

LMSD Community Invited To Meeting On Sleep, School Start Times

The district is aiming to have times that better align with recommendations from the American Academy of Pediatrics on adolescent sleep.​

Copeland Staying 5 More Years At Lower Merion School District

Superintendent Robert Copeland will remain with the district after the board approved a new, five-year contract with him.

See The Ardmore-Merion-Wynnewood National Merit Semi-Finalists

Semi-finalists for the scholarship were announced on Wednesday.

Lower Merion High School Makes Philly Mag's '40 Best' List

The magazine looked at 127 suburban schools and 81 schools in the city to come up with the area's 40 best.

LMSD Finalizes Villanova Land Purchase For Playing Fields

The district offered a payment up to $9.95 million for the property and a lease allowing the current owners to stay through 2023.

Meet New Staffers At Lower Merion School District

More than 50 new staff members have joined the Lower Merion School District for the 2019-2020 school year. See them here.

St Charles Borromeo Seminarians Moving In Tuesday

The seminary in Wynnewood will be bustling this week as seminary students move back in and begin their classes.

Montco School Tax Increases: How Does Lower Merion Compare?

How does Lower Merion's school tax increases compare to other districts in Chester County?

Lawsuit Over Friends Central Teachers Firing Can Continue: Report

A federal judge denied the school's request to toss the suit filed by English teacher Ariel Eure and history teacher Layla Helwa.

New LMSD School Site Being Used For Firefighter Training

The Lower Merion School District is partnering with area fire companies to let them train at the site of a new middle school in Villanova.

LMSD Taps New Principals For Middle, Elementary Schools

The Lower Merion School District community can get to know the new principals at events on Aug. 13, Aug. 22, and Aug 27.

Check Out Lower Merion School District's State Rankings

Data compiler Niche has ranked Pennsylvania's best school districts for the 2019-2020 school year, so how did LMSD fare in the ranks?

See Key Dates For The 2019-2020 Lower Merion School Year

Back to school season is in full swing, so get your calendars out to mark down these important dates for Lower Merion students.

LMSD Applies To Expand Play Area At Penn Wynne Elementary

The district said it applied to expand the hardtop play areas after seeing the township's new zoning proposals and how it could affect it.

2.3 Percent Tax Hike Coming With 2019-2020 LMSD Budget

The Lower Merion School District board of directors approved next year's budget, and your taxes are going up because of it.

Lower Merion HS Among Top 25 Schools In Philly Metro Area

See how Lower Merion High School stacked up against other Philly-area schools in U.S. News's new rankings of the best high schools by metro.

Lower Merion High School Graduates 369 Aces

Congratulations to the Lower Merion High School Class of 2019! Send your graduate's photos to Patch to have them featured here.

7 Lower Merion Schools Designated ADL 'No Places For Hate'

Seven LMSD schools earned the honor from the Anti-Defamation League for making the school community more respectful and inclusive.

Lower Merion HS Graduation: What You Need To Know

Lower Merion High School class of 2019 will have their commencement June 4. See details of the ceremony here.

Bench Dedicated To Local Student Who Died From Fall In Bermuda

Waldron Mercy Academy graduate Mark Dombroski, 19, of Media, died tragically after a fall in 2018 while in Bermuda for a rugby tournament.

LMSD Transportation Team Wins At Regional Safety Competition

Lower Merion School District parents and guardians whose kids take buses know their little ones are in good hands.

Ardmore, Merion, Wynnewood $2,500 Merit Scholarship Winners

The 2019 National Merit $2,500 Scholarship winners were announced Wednesday. See the Ardmore, Merion, and Wynnewood winners.

Lower Merion HS Student Wins Corporate National Merit Scholarship

He's one of more than 1,000 high school seniors to win corporate-sponsored National Merit Scholarship awards financed by 160 companies.

LMSD Continues Tax Hike Lawsuit Fight

A supplemental brief asks the court to throw out the lawsuit filed against the district by residents who say it unfairly raised taxes.

Lower Merion Schools Adding New Safety Features District Wide

The district is contracting with a security firm to add unarmed guards to schools and is rolling out a new visitor management system.

Lower Merion Among Nation's Best Communities For Music Education

The NAMM Foundation has recognized Lower Merion School District's music education program as among the nation's best.