Upper Dublin High School

After months of deliberations, the school board decided to move forward and proposed to rebuild the high school. On March 20, 2007, the voters in Upper Dublin were presented with a referendum. They approved, despite the risk of a significant tax increase. Initial estimates of the new construction is $119 million. The construction was to occur in stages on the site of the current building and demolition of the oldest wing began in summer 2008. It was completed in the Summer of 2012, on time and within budget, and was formally opened with a ceremony in Fall 2012.

The Educational Support Team (EST) is a team of faculty members offering assistance to students who are having problems in school because of drug and alcohol use or because of depression or thoughts of suicide. The Team identifies, intervenes, and refers those students for help.

Students in the senior class are provided with the opportunity to investigate career opportunities in the final three weeks of the year. Students are required to have a community sponsor, a faculty sponsor, at least a "C" average in each course, meet attendance requirements, and have committee approval in order to participate in the Community Study Program.

Students at Upper Dublin High School have the option to attend the Eastern Center for Arts and Technology, which is accredited by the Middle State Association of Colleges and Schools. The campus is located in Willow Grove and is owned by nine school districts in Eastern Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. They include Abington, Bryn Athyn, Cheltenham, Hatboro-Horsham, Jenkintown, Upper Moreland Lower Moreland, Springfield, and Upper Dublin.

Programs taken at the Eastern Center are considered part of the high school program and count as elective credit toward graduation. They give students the opportunity to reinforce their career path after high school, get ready for employment, and get a head start in collegiate studies in that field.

Upper Dublin High School is a AAAA and AAA member of the Suburban One American Conference of District 1 of the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (PIAA), the state high school athletic governing body. The school has 14 male varsity sports and 13 female varsity sports recognized by PIAA. The school also has a cheerleading squad.

Upper Dublin High School was the subject of controversy when in July 1996, then superintendent Dr. Clair Brown Jr. announced that Mark Twain's book, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn would be removed from the school's required reading list. Brown removed the book as an administrative action, claiming that parents and students had protested the inclusion of the book in the curriculum because its frequent use of the word "nigger" made "black children uncomfortable."[3]

Zach Pfeffer

• Kim Gallagher (Class of 1982) – middle-distance runner who won a silver and a bronze medal at the 1984 and 1988 Olympics.[4]
• Suzy Kolber (Class of 1982) – American football sideline reporter, co-producer, and sportscaster for ESPN.
• Zach Pfeffer (Class of 2013) – former soccer player for the Philadelphia Union and Colorado Rapids.[5]
• Seth Sonstein (Class of 1989) Shepherd.
• Josh Singer (Class of 1990) – screenwriter and producer best known for writing The Fifth Estate (2013), Spotlight (2015) and The Post (2017).
• John Tartaglia (Class of 1996) – puppeteer, actor, singer, dancer, voice artist, and comedian.
• Josh Tower (Class of 1988) – Broadway actor, The Lion King, Hamilton.[6][7]
• Michael Kallish (Class of 1982) – chief executive officer of Encoda LLC.[8]
• Fred J. Matt (Class of 1981) – banker and toy collector [9]