Abington Junior High School Chorus Sings National Anthem at Phillies Game
This week the chorus at Abington Junior High School, directed by Mrs. Mindy Walker, sang the National Anthem prior to the Phillies game. The chorus auditioned in 2006 for the inaugural season at...
View ArticleAbington World Language Department Wins Pennsylvania State Golden Globe...
Abington Senior High School has won the Pennsylvania State Modern Language Association (PSMLA) Golden Globe Award for the 2016-2017 and 2017-2018 school years as part of the PSMLA Excellent Program...
View ArticleThree Abington Senior High School Young Women Win National Women’s Center...
Congratulations to Abington Senior High School students Sarah Joyce, Kelly Jawork, and Samantha Rivera, who were honored by The National Center for Women & Information Technology (NCWIT) with the...
View ArticleAbington Music Program Wins NAMM Award for “Best Communities for Music...
We are very pleased that Abington School District has again been recognized as one of the Best Communities for Music Education with the Best Communities For Music Education Award by The National...
View ArticleRoslyn Cooking Club Cooks and Donates Meals for “Aid for Friends”
This week the Roslyn second and third grade Cooking Club used their cooking skills to give back to the community by making and donating four pans of macaroni and cheese for meals for “Aid for...
View ArticleMusic Educators Association Honors Abington Junior High School Music Teacher...
Melinda (Mindy) Walker received the Pennsylvania Music Educators Association (PMEA) Citation of Excellence Award presented by PMEA president Henry Pearlberg at the annual state conference last week....
View ArticleMcKinley Elementary School’s Art Showcase and Poetry Slam
Last week McKinley Elementary School hosted an Art Showcase and Poetry Slam. McKinley’s faculty, staff, parents, guardians, students, and guests viewed student artwork, participated in poetry related...
View ArticleAbington Junior High School Ninth-Grade Student Sofiya Lysenko Wins Barnes &...
Barnes & Noble challenged students to write and submit an essay, poem, or thank-you letter describing how a special teacher influenced their life. Students were instructed to explain why they...
View ArticleAbington School District Receives First “Excellence in Education Award” from...
At the School Board meeting last night, Dr. James Melchor, Assistant Director of Curriculum, provided information on the award the district received last week for our groundbreaking Holocaust and...
View ArticleSchool Board Honors Junior High Music Teacher Melinda Walker for Citation of...
Last night Mr. Howard Baxter introduced Abington Junior High School music teacher Ms. Melinda Walker and provided information on her selection as this year’s PMEA District 11 Citation of Excellence...
View ArticleSchool Board Honors Dr. Sichel on Receiving the Margaret Smith Leadership...
Last night Assistant Superintendent Dr. Jeffrey Fecher was pleased to share with the Board and meeting attendees an honor bestowed on Superintendent Dr. Amy Sichel. Last week, Dr. Sichel was honored...
View ArticleAbington Senior High School Student Mia Curtis Wins First Place Congressional...
Congressman Brendan Boyle announced at a special local award recognition reception that Mia Curtis, a junior at Abington Senior High School, won the First Place Award in the 2017 Congressional Art...
View ArticleAbington Senior High School Girls’ Lacrosse Team Visits Roslyn Elementary...
To promote the importance of reading along with academic and extracurricular goal-setting, the Abington Senior High School District One Playoff-Bound Galloping Ghosts Girls’ Lacrosse Team visited...
View ArticleHighland Elementary’s Multicultural Festival Was a Great Success of Sharing...
Highland Elementary School hosted its Multicultural Festival this month where students, staff, and families celebrated the various cultures represented in the school. It was a multicultural potluck,...
View ArticleSix New Abington School District Administrative Appointments Greeted with...
Last night Dr. Sichel recommended and the Board appointed six promotions in the Administrative staff: Dr. Charles Lentz is appointed Assistant Director of Curriculum Mr. Daniel File is appointed...
View ArticleSchool Board Honors Silver Pen Awardees for Outstanding Writing
Last night at the Abington School Board meeting, Dr. Kelly Doyle, Supervisor of Communications Arts, presented the Abington Silver Pen Awards to outstanding student writers at our elementary schools....
View ArticleCopper Beech Student Wins Award in Cancer Support Community’s Teen Essay Contest
Congratulations to Marco Barila, a sixth grade student at Copper Beech Elementary School, for winning a Third Place Award in the Cancer Support Community of Greater Philadelphia’s “It’s Always...
View ArticleAbington Students Win Awards at the 2017 Greenfield Youth Film Festival
Congratulations to the Abington Senior High School students who participated in the 2017 Greenfield Youth Film Festival. This festival is the largest and most competitive in the Philadelphia,...
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