Student Leadership Team 2024-2025

Senior Heads: Diego Castro-Medina, Claire Gardiner, David Rendon-Garcia

Junior Heads: Rohn Matthew, Elle Meade

Entertainment: Hudson Etezady, Emma Menke

Business Fundraising: Ellen Brutus, Steven Clark

• Business Subcommittee: Alyssa Gydosh, JP Schocair

Hospitality: Avni Mishra, Egypt Strickland

• Hospitality Subcommittee: Eva Fleisher, Rosie Gorn, Chloe Orbach, Dani Wempa

Special Events: Emma Try, Jenna Xue

• Special Events Subcommittee: Izzy Greenberg, Lily Hamric

Family Relations: Tiggy Bakalidis, Meredith Zimmerman

Donor Relations: Raven Albrecht, Anja Montich

Marketing Coordinator: Chloe Doan, Chelsea Smith

Want to join Mini-THON? Contact

Laura Ebersole <lebersole@umasd.org> to be added as a member of our Schoology page.

What is Upper Merion’s Mini-THON?

Upper Merion’s Mini-THON is an event modeled after Penn State’s annual Dance Marathon (THON) that raises money for

The Four Diamonds Fund, an organization devoted to fighting pediatric cancer. Upper Merion's Mini-THON consists of five consecutive hours where students dance and participate in a variety of activities. At the end of the event, the winning grade is announced and the total amount of money raised is revealed.

Upper Merion started its own Mini-THON program in 2013. This is our 11th year helping the Four Diamonds Fund fight pediatric cancer.

While the Upper Merion Mini-THON consists of grades competing against one another, our students take the event’s motto—For The Kids—to heart. One hour during the Mini-THON is dedicated to hearing stories from families and children who have been helped by the Four Diamonds Fund. The children’s presence at our Mini-THON helps participants understand the importance of the event. The leadership team meets after school in the second floor LGI.  The event itself is held annually in the spring.

One day, we will dance in celebration of beating cancer, but for now, we dance for the cure.