One last #SummerinASD post to close out summer 2024! AMS 6th grader Robbie Freese, along with his brother Xander, Roslyn Elementary 2nd grader, visited Niagara Falls for the first time this summer while camping!
REMINDER: The intersection at Susquehanna & Easton Rd. will be CLOSED starting tomorrow at 9 a.m., through Monday, Sept. 9 at 8 p.m. in order for SEPTA to complete work on the railroad crossing. Please allow extra travel time to get around the closure. For more information, please read the following fact sheet from SEPTA: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1TJtUoNRwT5Nz9XKgelXlwdIxMS4jJoLDbCYNj1A7nR8/edit?usp=sharing
Roslyn Elementary third grader Jada Eichmann enjoyed a cruise to Bermuda this summer with her family. #SummerinASD
Willow Hill Elementary 3rd grader Raubert Hicks just returned from a wonderful vacation in Runaway Bay, Jamaica. He had a great time with his parents, sister, and niece! #SummerinASD
AMS 6th grader Caleb Lamb and his brother Connor, entering grade 2 at Roslyn Elementary, spent a weekend in Williamsport, PA for a first-time trip to the Little League World Series! #SummerinASD
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Greyson Thompson (6th grade, Abington Middle School) and Ava Thompson (4th grade, Copper Beech Elementary) visited Italy, France, Spain, and Tunisia, with a pit stop in Iceland. #SummerinASD
On behalf of the Pennsylvania School Boards Association (PSBA), Dr. Fecher honored Board President Mrs. Shameeka Browne and Vice President Dr. Melissa Mowry for their dedicated service to Abington School District during Tuesday's Board meeting. Every five years, PSBA recognizes school directors with an Honor Roll certificate as a thank you for their dedication and leadership.
Welcome to the 2024-2025 school year! Today at ASD Opening Day, teachers and staff gathered to make final preparations for the opening of schools next week, and will continue with professional development tomorrow. #OneASD #ASDProud #Back2SchoolASD
AMS 8th grader Cameran Mason, along with Riley and Morgan Mason, who will be entering 3rd grade and kindergarten at Willow Hill Elementary, spent a week exploring the Smoky Mountains in Gatlinburg, Tennessee. #SummerinASD
Abington Middle School 6th grader Ava Sloan recently volunteered with The Everywhere Project at a community meal site. #SummerinASD
TRAVEL ADVISORY: SEPTA has informed us that they will be completing work on the railroad crossing at the intersection of Easton and Susquehanna roads from Tuesday, Sept. 3 through Monday, Sept. 9. The intersection will be CLOSED during this time. Please be aware that detour signs will divert drivers to Jenkintown Rd. to get between Fitzwatertown and Easton roads, as SEPTA is required to direct traffic to state roads only. However, please keep in mind that other local roads will remain open and accessible during this time . Please allow extra travel time during the first week of school to account for this closure.
Welcome, ASD educators! Today was the first day of New Teacher Orientation for the 2024-2025 school year. #ASDProud #Back2SchoolASD #OneASD
On Thursday, the ASD Leadership Team met for the first time of the 2024-2025 school year at the annual Leadership Workshop, which included a discussion of the summer reading book, "The Anxious Generation".
Congratulations to Lukas Meyer, a rising sophomore in Music Technology and M3 at the high school, who was listed as an honorable mention for the 2023-2024 Technology Institute for Music Education Composition Festival in the category of "Original Composition: DAW." https://ti-me.org/2024/07/31/time-2023-2024-composition-festival-winners-announced #ASDProud #ArtsinASD #AwardsofASD
Abington Senior High 9th grader David Zangwill, who is a Life Scout in Troop 437, got to fly an airplane as part of his Aviation Merit Badge this summer! #SummerinASD
Abington Senior High 11th grader Marianna Rodrigues and her friend, 9th grader Eliana Goncalves, wrapped up Summer 2024 with a trip to The Hamptons, Islip and Fire Island, NY. #SummerinASD
Chase Schlagnhaufer, AMS 7th grader, is enjoying his last weeks of summer cruising to Cape Canaveral and the Bahamas. He got to visit NASA, take in some Broadway shows and relax in a hammock, getting some rest before school starts back up again! #SummerinASD
Pravin and Aavni, entering 2nd grade and kindergarten at Willow Hill Elementary, visited London this summer. They rode the London Eye, toured Tower Hill and visited Buckingham and Kensington palaces! SummerinASD
This summer Ms. Goldberg, AMS Librarian, held up the pyramids in Egypt, crossed the Equator in Kenya, visited gorillas in Uganda, rode in a hot air balloon over the Serengeti in Tanzania, and swam with turtles in Zanzibar, where she also spent two weeks planting mangrove trees and teaching local youth about the importance of caring for the environment. #SummerinASD
