Sophomore, Jacob Hong, was selected to present his essay for The Artistic Expression Essay Contest at the MLK Teen Peace and Social Justice Summit on April 6 at William Tennent High School. Congratulations, Jacob! #AbingtonProud #ASHSProud #firstinacademics
Weather conditions this afternoon are suitable for the reopening of District buildings for evening permit holders. Any permit for use of buildings and grounds from 6 p.m. onward will be honored; however, the hours may be modified. The Facilities Department is reaching out directly to all permit holders with further direction. If you are scheduled to attend an event or activity tonight, please await an update from your group or organization’s leader for more information.
Please be reminded that all events and activities scheduled for immediately after school / before 6 p.m. are canceled.
Abington's Maya Johnson was nominated for the National Girls Flag Player of the Year award by the Maxwell Football Club. Coach Melissa Brizzell describes Maya as a "phenomenal leader" and Maya encourages her peers to, "Just go for it. You never know how far it could take you." Congratulations and good luck to Maya. Click "LIKE" to show your support for Maya and the Abington Girl's Flag Football team! #AbingtonProud #ASHSProud #firstinathletics #Philadelphiaeagles
Due to the timing of tomorrow morning’s storm, all Abington School District schools will be closed tomorrow, Thursday, February 6, 2025. Please note that all activities originally scheduled for immediately after school are canceled. Evening permits for use of buildings and grounds will be re-evaluated tomorrow, and a communication will be sent in the afternoon with an update based on conditions.
Congratulations to our Abington Senior High School fall sports teams and athletes who were honored at last week's meeting of the Board of School Directors. #ASDProud #ASDAthletics #AwardsofASD
Congratulations to Abington Senior High School junior, Selina Wu, who was recommended by the Abington Senior High School Student School Board Member Committee, and chosen by her peers in a subsequent student body election, to serve as the very first Student School Board Member! As a non-voting member of the Board, Selina will hold this position for the duration of the school year. #ASDProud
On Wednesday, Jan 29, over 30 students from Concert Choir entertained the crowd in Caf C for their annual Open Mic Night fundraiser. Attendees enjoyed snack concessions while enjoying students performing solo and small group performances of everything from Broadway showtunes to Taylor Swift to Alicia Keyes. Students accompanied themselves on guitar and piano and managed concessions, ticket sales, and decorations. Great job, Concert Choir!
On Thursday, Abington Senior High School's National Honor Society and National Art Honor Society teamed up to make fidget toys to donate to the Victim Services Center of Montgomery County. Our scholars did an exceptional job creating these unique stress balls and manipulatives that this agency will surely appreciate. Here are some pictures of our students in action. #AbingtonProud #ASHSProud #firstinthealphabet #firstinacademics
ATTENTION MOTORISTS: BusPatrol technology is coming to Abington School District school buses on February 3! Learn more about how this initiative is making student transportation safer at https://www.abingtonsd.org/o/abington/page/bus-patrol.
After a multi-year planning process, at the January 28 meeting of the Board of School Directors, the Board voted unanimously to put a $285 million Abington Middle School investment plan on the ballot during the primary election. Eligible voters in Abington Township and the Borough of Rockledge will vote on the plan on Tuesday, May 20.
The District has updated the One ASD, One Future website with details on the proposed plan. Visit https://www.oneasdonefuture.org to learn more.
#OneASDOneFuture
We are just one month away from our production of Anastasia The Musical! Come out and support over 100 of our hard-working students. Tickets are on sale now - www.abingtontheatre.com/tickets.
ANASTASIA is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals. www.concordtheatricals.com
ANASTASIA: THE MUSICAL
Book by Terrence McNally
Music by Stephen Flaherty
Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens
Inspired by the Twentieth Century Fox Motion Pictures by special arrangement with Buena Vista Theatrical
From the play by Marcelle Maurette as adapted by Guy Bolton
We are very proud to announce that over the month of January, ASHS sent three students to the PMEA District 11 Band Festival, and eleven students to the PMEA District Orchestra Festival. These are very prestigious festivals that feature the best high school musicians from throughout Montgomery and Bucks County. The students are:
Band: Anneka Anderson, David Klinger, Brandon Hiriak
Orchestra: Adam Silverman, Qing Chen, Jacob Hong, Alexander Hilliard, Kiran Anderson, Eliot Kim, Nicole Robertson, William Michalski, Regan Lee, David Klinger, Brandon Hiriak
While at these festivals, all student musicians completed a second audition for advancement to the region-level festivals. Adam, Jacob, Alexander, Eliot, William, and Regan were accepted into the PMEA Region VI Orchestra Festival, which will be held in February, and David and Brandon were accepted into the PMEA Region VI Band Festival, which will be held in March. We congratulate these fine musicians!
On Saturday, January 25th, the Senior Class held a Royal Court breakfast fundraiser. Elementary-aged students from around the community took pictures with and got autographs from their favorite Disney royal characters. Everyone had a great time and ASHS Principal Dr. Swift also made an appearance! The event was well-attended and the Senior Class did a wonderful job putting it together! Way to go! #AbingtonProud #ASHSProud #firstinthealphabet
Mina Fujii was named one of the 2025 YoungArts Award Winners with Distinction in Visual Arts. This is an extremely prestigious award that provides young artists with not only monetary awards but also support and guidance throughout their careers. All YoungArts award winners have demonstrated exceptional technique, a strong sense of artistry, and an extraordinary commitment to developing their craft. This year, winners were selected from nearly 11,000 applications across 10 artistic disciplines. Way to go, Mina! Click "like" on this post to show Mina your support! #Abingtonproud #ASHSProud #YoungArts #firstinthearts #firstinthealphabet
Abington Alumni and fans! Join us on Friday, January 31st to celebrate Abington’s 1975 Girls Basketball District 1 Championship team at halftime of the 7pm Boys Basketball game. It’s the 50th anniversary of the ASHS Girl’s Basketball team winning the first-ever PIAA post-season tournament for girls! Many original team members will be in attendance and the team will honor their late, great Coach, Carlotta “Bunny” Schaffer, former Athletic Director at ASHS. #AbingtonProud #ASHSProud #womeninsports #Title9 #firstinathletics #firstinthealphabet
Some of Abington’s industry partners, including recent Abington Alumni, were back in the high school on Friday, January 17 to speak with our students about their career paths and networking opportunities. Thank you for inspiring our youth! #Abingtonproud #ASHSProud #careerpathways #firstinthealphabet
Staff Sergeant Lian Drake, US Air Force
Theresa Fletcher, Executive Director Pegasus Therapeutic Riding Academy
Carly Steiner, Admissions Counselor Moore College of Art & Design
Max Schindler, Head Chef at Dog and Bull
Evan Brycer, Technical Advisor for the Mechanical Engineering Department at HNTB
Liz Smith, Chief of Staff at SEPTA
Chris Bors, Service Manager at Faulkner Nissan of Willow Grove
Angelina Everly, Service Advisor at Faulkner Nissan
Steve McKeon, Vice President of Operations at The Grove, Inc
Maria Ockenhouse, Director of Marketing at Fox Rothschild LLP
Melinda Levandoski, Professional Organizer at Connect The Dots
Kristy Cipolla, child and teen therapist at The Center for Family Empowerment
Joy Mwaria, Senior Computer Science Major and Social Entrepreneurship Minor at University of Delaware #Abingtonproud #ASHSproud #careerpathways #networking #firstinthealphabet
Today, Dr. Fecher and Dr. Melchor hosted the second meeting for the 2024-2025 school year of the Superintendent's Student Advisory Council. The meeting included Chartwells staff members, Ms. Chenille Traylor, Director, and Mr. T.J. Gaetano, Executive Chef. The students had an opportunity to provide feedback and discuss suggestions they had for food service in their school cafeterias. #ASDProud
The Royal Meet and Greet and Breakfast sponsored by the Class of 2025 is this Saturday, January 25 from 10am-12pm in the ASHS cafeteria. Bring your kids to meet some of their favorite Disney royal characters! Sign up here by Friday: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeEFhRFS8tYM_MCpMk6Ps1uz9IbSEifzG0EC-Zuw-dY9xn-wg/viewform
Using Afghan Refugee School Impact Grant funds, the "I'm Your Neighbor" Welcome Library was purchased to provide multilingual and multicultural literature at Abington Senior High School to welcome our refugee and newcomer students. #AbingtonProud #ASHSProud #Welcomelibrary
On Wednesday, January 8th. Dr. Philip Skiba visited Abington High School to meet with students and faculty and share his wealth of knowledge and experience in the field of Exercise Science. Dr. Skiba is currently the Director of Sports Medicine at Thomas Jefferson University and serves on the board for USA Triathlon and USA Cycling for which he accompanied Team USA to the world championships in Australia. Perhaps even more notably, Dr. Skiba was recruited by Nike for the Breaking 2 Project and helped train Eliud Kipchoge, Zersenay Tadese, and Lelisa Desisa in pursuit of the first 2-hour marathon. He spoke with Abington Students about this experience and some of the cutting-edge applied physiology metrics he uses that they have recently been studying in the Exercise Science course offered by Abington’s Health and Physical Education Department. Thank you, Dr. Skiba! #ASHSProud #AbingtonProud #careers #networking
