The UMEI Community Players are back after a twenty-year hiatus. Three alumni, Erin Armstrong, Alyssa Epp and Jillian Suta, are excited to continue Helen Brown’s legacy and bring musicals back to UMEI! We are thrilled to announce auditions for our upcoming community production of the beloved musical, The Sound of […]
UMEI Christian High School hosted its 8th annual Lightning Athletics Banquet on June 4. Athletic Director and Vice Principal Mr. Darcy Bults, who hosted and planned the event, was thrilled to bring the community together to recognize the athletic achievements of these student-athletes. “For a small school, we run an […]
UMEI Christian High School’s Lightning Robotics Team had a great season this year! After hours of planning, coding, building and testing, Team 8081’s robot was ready for competition in this year’s FIRST Robotics Challenge. This year’s challenge, Crescendo, required robots to pick up circular rings and shoot them into different […]
After several months of long hours building their robots, UMEI’s two Robotics teams “The Thunderbirds” and “Ablaze” competed against other high schools in Ontario in the FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC). FTC is a World recognized program which unveils a new competition challenge each September. After designing, building and coding their […]
Earlier this school year, the current Principal of UMEI Christian High School in Leamington, Sonya Bedal, announced her retirement effective June 2024. Mrs. Bedal has served the UMEI community for 26 years, with the last 14 as Principal. She is known for her tireless support of students and staff, and […]
UMEI Christian High School is excited to announce its new Enriched French program. This program adds on to UMEI’s outstanding academic program and existing Enriched programs in Robotics and The Arts. “At UMEI, our mission is to educate the whole-person, so that students are prepared to think critically, engage with […]
UMEI Christian High School hosted its 7th annual Lightning Athletics Banquet on June 7 after a three-year hiatus due to pandemic restrictions. Athletic Director and Vice Principal Darcy Bults, who hosted and planned the event, was thrilled to be able to once again recognize the athletic achievements of these student-athletes. […]
Camp ExploreU This camp has a bit of everything – sports, games, arts & crafts, robotics, drama… the list goes on! Explore your interests and have a ton of fun at Camp ExploreU! Grades 3 – 6 July 31 – August 4 9:00 – 3:00 (with early drop off and […]
UMEI Lightning Badminton is back! After a 3-year hiatus due to COVID-19 restrictions, UMEI Christian High School was thrilled to compete in badminton again. This 12-person team proved that small can still be mighty through the many tournaments and competitions in which they competed. Mason Fittler, Grade 12, had an […]
Although this was only their second season in the FIRST Robotics Competition, the rookie UMEI team made it all the way to the Provincial Championship in Hamilton April 6 – 8, 2023. It was a long journey of qualifying before they met up with the best 80 teams in […]