Abington School District

#SummerinASD: ASHS students Kaycie Applegate, Nick Burlingame, Greg Grey, Kolton Inverso, Darwin Liu, Adelyn Shore, Micah Ufberg, Watson van Ekeleberg and Michelle Verbilla, traveled to the rural community of Keur Coly Diouf in Senegal this July to support BuildOn's constructiction of a new school alongside community members. Bravo to the group and Ms. Danielle Lips for working hard year-round to give back to others!

15 days ago, Abington School District

9 students in black t-shirts stand in front of a building they are helping to construct

Students and members of the community work together to full a stone structure with concrete with spades and shovels

A student wearing a green bandana and black t-shirt leans forward over a talble to write, with other students and community members in the background

Students work together with community members by pushing a wheelbarrow and carrying building supplies

The open walls of the new building while under construction

AMS 7th grader Zayne Singleton-Brooks spent a week of summer visiting Myrtle Beach, South Carolina with his grandparents. They checked out Ripley’s Believe It Or Not Museum & Aquarium, took in the show at the Pirates Voyage Theatre, and celebrated his birthday! #SummerinASD

16 days ago, Abington School District

Zayne standing in the ocean, holding a piece of birthday cake on a plate, standing with his grandparents, drinking a beverage, "Pirates Voyage" building signage, and Zayne and grandparents in front of beautiful landscape scenery

AMS 7th grader Pasquale Gargaglione spent his summer vacationing in Italy with his family, celebrating his birthday, enjoying time on the beach, playing with his friends in a volleyball competition, and celebrating his grandparents' 50th wedding anniversary. #SummerinASD

19 days ago, Abington School District

Pasquale stands on stone seps with his family, with a beautiful stone building with arches and lanterns behind them

Pasquale sits at a table smile with his birthday cake in front of him, which has blue shadors, whipped cream and cherries

Pasquale and his family stand together at his grandparent's 50th wedding anniversary, wearing formal attire and holding floral bouquets

AMS 8th grader Chase Schlagnhaufer wrapped up the Summer of 2025 by visiting the Rock n' Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, OH, and the John Heinz History Center in Pittsburgh, PA. #SummerinASD

19 days ago, Abington School District

Chase stands at Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, OH, holding a red, white and black electric guitar, with other guitars resting in the background

Chase stands at an iteractive display of the Lunar Lander, with is hands on the controls, looking at a screen showing the moon's surface and the earth in the background

Highland first grader Jamarr King had the opportunity to sit in the pilot’s seat and explore the cockpit on his way to Tampa, Florida for summer vacation! #SummerinASD

20 days ago, Abington School District

Jamarr sits in his seat next to a window on the airplane, holding a fluffy cushion for the ride

Jamarr sits in the cockpit of an airplane, among many controls and panels

Twenty Abington Senior High juniors and seniors visited Ecuador’s Galápagos Islands in July. They explored conservation and breeding efforts at the Charles Darwin Center, snorkeled with the sea lions, walked with giant Galapagos tortoises, hiked through lava volcanoes, took a boat to see penguins, and visited the equatorial line! #SummerinASD

20 days ago, Abington School District

ASD students visited the equatorial line while visiting Ecuador’s Galápagos Islands

ASD students pose during their trip to Ecuador’s Galápagos Islands

ASD students saw sea lions on their trip to Ecuador’s Galápagos Islands

ASD students hiked through lava volcanos while visiting Ecuador’s Galápagos Islands

ASD students walked with Giant Galapagos on their trip

ASD students took a boat ride to see the blue footed boobies while visiting the Galapagos Islands

Summer might be over, but we still have plenty of #SummerinASD adventures to share! Abington Middle School 8th grader Ben Bradley, along with his brother Eli, 3rd grader at Highland, helped the Society of American Magicians maintain Harry Houdini’s final resting spot in Queens, New York.

20 days ago, Abington School District

Eli and Ben stand in front of a concrete monument in a cemetery

Ben & Eli sit behind the headstone that says "Houdini, 1874-1926, and beloved wife Wilhelmina Beatrice

Welcome back, Abington School District students ! From the playgrounds, to the hallways, to the classrooms, it was a great first day for grades K-6 and 9! #ASDProud #FutureFocused

22 days ago, Abington School District

Dr. Fecher and the Overlook Owl welcome students on the first day of school

First graders at Roslyn make silly faces

Dr. Fecher visits a Willow Hill classroom

A 6abc reporter interviews the ASHS Class of 2026 sponsor, Rachel Colon

Students line up with books at Copper Beech

Thank you to 6abc Action News for joining our Class of 2026 during this morning's Senior Sunrise tradition! Have a great final school year, ASHS seniors! https://6abc.com/post/sun-rises-new-school-year-abington-district/17720429/

22 days ago, Abington School District

Harrison and Miles Wexler, 5th and 3rd graders at Highland Elementary, took a trip across eastern Pennsylvania with their family. Their adventures included stops at Knoebel’s, the Little League World Series and Lake Ariel. #SummerinASD

26 days ago, Abington School District

Harrison and Miles stand in front of a 3-D sign for the Little League World Series: "#LLWS", wearing red Phillies shirts, with visitors and tents behind a fence in the background

At Tuesday's Board meeting, Dr. Fecher welcomed Student School Board Member for the 2025-2026 school year, Caitlyn Le, who is a junior at Abington Senior High School, bringing with her a strong commitment to service, leadership, and academic excellence. This school year, beyond her rigorous academic schedule, Caitlyn will serve as the President of the Asian Student Association. She is also an active Board Member of the Key Club, and a dedicated member of the Red Cross Club, having received the Abington Award for Service last school year, signifying that she completed over 70 hours of volunteer work in the community. #ASDProud

26 days ago, Abington School District

AMS Librarian Ms. Goldberg spent most of her summer visiting friends in Zanzibar where she swam in the Indian Ocean, planted avocado trees, and attended a wedding. During a visit to Dubai she met a falcon, saw the Burj Khalifa, and visited a library in a palace. #SummerinASD

29 days ago, Abington School District

Burj Khalifa sits next to a beautifully adorned woman wearing a green dress and head garment adorned with beads, holding red roses

Ms. Goldberg, 2 children and another adult plant a small avocado plant in dirt

Ms. Goldberg stands in front of a huge bookshelf containing books that extends to the ceiling, with the interior of a palace in the background

Ms. Goldberg stands outside with the Burj Khalifa skyscraper in the background

This summer, Francis and Jack Bratton, 4th and 1st graders at Copper Beech Elementary, enjoyed exploring El Yunque Rainforest in Puerto Rico with their family. #SummerinASD

29 days ago, Abington School District

Jack & Francis stand on a rock cliff among trees with a waterfall behind them

Francis & Jack stand with arms over each other's shoulders, with small waterfall behind them and other swimmers in the water beneath

Francis & Jack stand on rocks holding towels, wearing Phillies caps, among a forest of beautiful trees

Abington Middle School 8th grader Ella enjoyed a day at Gatorland in Orlando, Florida this summer!

30 days ago, Abington School District

Ella sits on an alligator among sand with a "Gatorland" sign in the background

Richard, who will soon be entering kindergarten at Highland Elementary, enjoyed a vacation at Great Wolf Lodge in Maryland. #SummerinASD

30 days ago, Abington School District

Richard sits at the base of a huge fireplace with a framed picture of wolves over the wooden mantel, with candelabra chandeliers overhead and the lodge lobby around him

Annaleia and Sheileen, Highland Elementary 2nd and 3rd graders, spent the summer exploring Virginia and North Carolina while tent camping with their family! They enjoyed campfires, swimming at a waterfall, visiting the Biltmore, and relaxing in Cape Charles. #SummerinASD

30 days ago, Abington School District

Sheileen and Annaleia are sitting in camping chairs laughing with a camping tent in the background

Sheileen and Annaleia are swimming in water with a waterfall right behind them

Sheileen and Annaleia are standing on a dock smiling with a body of water and a horizon line filled with trees in the background

Sheileen and Annaleia, as well as a young sibling in a stroller, stand in front of a colorful mural on a sidewalk that says "Cape Charles"

Avery West, 4th grader at Highland Elementary, and Quinn Hundley, 3rd grader at Roslyn Elementary, attended the Philadelphia Eagles first preseason football game, witnessing wide receiver AJ Brown playing a round of rock-paper-scissors with a child in the crowd! #SummerinASD

about 1 month ago, Abington School District

Avery and Quinn having a great time at the football game in Philadelphia, wide receiver AJ Brown smiling with his hands extended

McKinley second grader Robbie Benigni vacationed in Washington DC this summer. He visited the White House, Lincoln Memorial, Washington Monument and The People’s House Museum. Plus, he went to the only zoo in the U.S. with large pandas. #SummerinASD

about 1 month ago, Abington School District

Robbie stands on the phone at a huge beautiful desk with an American flag, tall curtained windows and scenery behind him

Robbie stands in front of a black fence with the White House in the background

Robbie stands in front of the Lincoln Memorial statue

Robbie stands with the Washington Monument and the National Mall in the background

Robbie stands in front of a zoo exhibit with a large panda laying down on a wooden platform

AMS 6th grader Chase McDonald and his sister Abby, a Willow Hill 4th grader, visited Portland and Kennebunkport in Maine, and the Canadian cities of St. John, Peggy's Cove, and Sydney. They enjoyed whale watching and visiting a living history museum in Nova Scotia. #SummerinASD

about 1 month ago, Abington School District

Chase and Abby sit on colorful Adirondack chairs with their mom and dad in front of a body of water and greenery

Chase and Abby stand on a bed of small rocks, with a white and red light house, water and tourists in the background

Chase and Abby stand on the deck of a boat, with Chase at the steering wheel, wearing sailor hats

Today, the ASD Leadership Team met for the first time of the 2025-2026 school year at the annual Leadership Workshop, which included a discussion of the summer reading book, "The Disengaged Teen". #Back2SchoolASD #FutureFocused

about 1 month ago, Abington School District

Dr. Fecher addresses the leadership team

Ms. Laura Enama discusses with the high school team during breakout time