The Royal Breakfast fundraiser for the Class of 2024 was a royal hit! More than 250 kids came to meet their favorite princes and princesses, and participate in face-painting, crafts and more. Thank you to our student volunteers for making the morning magical! #ASDProud #ASHS2024
REMINDER: The next Arts in ASD parent/guardian group meeting is Tuesday, Jan. 30 at 7pm in the AMS Little Theater. The meeting will focus on the visual arts with a presentation from Dr. Matthew Harris and Ms. Nicole Caracciolo, Curriculum Lead for K-12 Art. #ArtsinASD
REMINDER: The rescheduled Meet and Greet with new Abington Senior High School Principal, Dr. Alice Swift, will be held on January 29th! This event is only for families of current ASHS students, though the presentation will be livestreamed on the ASD YouTube Channel.
Thank you to our students on the Superintendent's Student Advisory Council, who joined us this morning for the first meeting of 2024! The students had an opportunity to share feedback with our Chartwells foodservice representatives. #ASDProud
Just ONE day left to take our survey! Don't miss this opportunity to be a part of the District's long-term facilities planning process. www.bit.ly/APSsurvey2023
At last night's Board meeting, Ms. Susan McCarthy, Interim Principal of Abington Senior High School, and Ms. Casey Chakler, Coordinator of Student Support Services, recognized 20 ASHS students who have been identified as semifinalists, commended or special scholar students in the 2024 National Merit Scholarship Program. Of the 20 students, one is a semifinalist, 11 are commended, one is a special scholar, seven are National African American Recognition Program Scholars, one is a National Hispanic Recognition Program Scholar, and one is a National Indigenous Recognition Program Scholar, as designated by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation. Congratulations to this impressive group of students! #ASDProud #ASDAcademics #AwardsofASD
We are saddened to share that one of our Abington Middle School science teachers, Mr. Paul Sharp, who is also an alumnus, lost his home in a fire yesterday. Thankfully, no one was hurt, though the next few days and weeks will undoubtedly be challenging for Mr. Sharp and his family.
We ask that you keep Mr. Sharp in your thoughts during this time. If you would like to contribute to a GoFundMe campaign that was created to help his family while they are displaced, please click and/or share this link: https://gofund.me/b3a800e6
Former head football coach, Mr. Tim Sorber, and assistant coach, Mr. Kevin Conlin, were interviewed by FOX29 this afternoon to talk about their experiences coaching ASHS alumnus and Detroit Lion, Craig Reynolds, who even came back to visit his alma mater two years ago. #ASDProud
Parker Williams, kindergarten at Willow Hill Elementary, thoroughly enjoyed our first real snowfall of the season! He proudly posed with the snowman he created on our snow day. #ASDProud
Ms. Livingood's class at McKinley Elementary recently had a special visitor. Ryan Willliams, a chemistry teacher at the Senior High and the parent of Jack Williams, a student in Ms. Livingood's class, taught the students about determining if various liquids were acids or bases.
With the forecasted snow totals for tomorrow increasing as the day goes on, all Abington School District schools and offices will be closed Friday, January 19, 2024.
Over the past week, elementary students across ASD honored the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., through school assemblies, artwork and service projects such as the Sock Roll Challenge. #ASDProud #ASDServiceLearning
As our District explores long-term solutions to our facilities challenges, we want your opinion! Take the survey before January 26. www.bit.ly/APSsurvey2023
All Abington School District schools will open on a 2-hour delay tomorrow, January 17. Students are to report to their bus stops or schools two hours later than their usually scheduled time. The YMCA will not provide morning care.
Due to today’s closure of schools and offices, tonight’s Meet and Greet with Dr. Alice Swift for current Abington Senior High School families has been postponed. The event will be rescheduled to Monday, January 29 from 6-7 p.m. in the ASHS auditorium. The presentation portion of the meeting will also be streamed live on the Abington School District YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/AbingtonSchoolDistrict/live
Abington School District schools and offices will be closed today, January 16, 2024. As a reminder, this first closure will be observed as a traditional emergency closing day for students and staff, which means there will be no instruction.
Due to the weather forecast, all Abington School District schools will open on a two-hour delay tomorrow, January 16. Students are to report to their bus stops or schools two hours later than their usually scheduled time. The YMCA will not provide morning care.
Take part in shaping the future of Abington Schools! We are undertaking a long-term planning process to address our facilities challenges and need your input. Take the survey before January 26! www.bit.ly/APSsurvey2023 #OneASDOneFuture
This week at Abington Senior High, the Anti-Defamation League held the first of three leadership trainings to prepare young people to use the positive power of peer influence to promote respect and civility in their schools and beyond. #ASDProud #NoPlaceforHate
Due to power outages, Rydal Elementary School will be closed on Wednesday, January 10. This does not impact the school schedule at any other buildings.