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Abington Appoints Principal of Overlook Elementary School and Assistant...
The Abington School Board appointed Mr. Daniel File to be principal of Overlook Elementary School and Ms. Julianne Peterson to replace him as assistant principal of Abington Junior High School at its...
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New A.C.T.I.V.E. Academy Program and Students Introduced At School Board Meeting
Ms. Kelly Lambert, Assistant Director of Special Education, reported at the School Board meeting this week on the new A.C.T.I.V.E. Academy, an educational program for Abington’s young adults aged 18-21...
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Abington Senior High School Students Win Many Awards at Prestigious...
Congratulations to the Abington Senior High School students who participated in the 2016 Greenfield Youth Film Festival. This festival is the largest and most competitive in the...
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Copper Beech Elementary School Students Promote Earth Day and Environment...
Copper Beech Elementary School recognizes Earth Day by designing grocery bags that are used at local O’Neill’s Food Market with earth-friendly messages and tips to help the planet. Students in grades...
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Holocaust Education Professional Development Held for Librarians & Secondary...
In conjunction with the Holocaust Awareness Museum and Education Center (HAMEC), the Pennsylvania Department of Education, and Deanne Comer – former Abington School District teacher and developer of...
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On May 4th & 5th, McKinley Elementary School was honored to welcome acclaimed...
Her book, The One and Only Ivan, won the prestigious Newbery Medal in 2013. Inspired by a real gorilla, the novel tells the story of Ivan, a silverback who spent 27 years in captivity at a shopping...
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Abington Senior High School Again Named One of America’s Best High Schools by...
US News and World Report named Abington Senior High School one of “Americans Best High Schools,” winning another Silver Medal Award. US News & World Report utilized data from 28,561 high schools...
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Highland Hosts Fantastic Multicultural Festival
Highland Elementary School hosted a Multicultural Festival last week where faculty, students, and families celebrated various cultures represented in the school with a diversity fair, multicultural...
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Copper Beech Sports a Fantastic Field Day!
Copper Beech Elementary School had a fantastic Field Day last week. Students participated in field events, practiced teamwork and sportsmanship, and had tons of fun! As they say at Copper Beech – “Go...
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Award Winning Author Cynthia Lord Visited and Spoke to Students at Copper Beech
Children’s author, Cynthia Lord, visited Copper Beech Elementary School last week and spoke to 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students. Ms. Lord received the 2007 Newberry Honor Book and Schneider Family...
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Abington Senior High School Student Christopher Cho Wins First Place...
Congressman Brendan Boyle announced at a special local award recognition reception that Christopher Cho, a junior at Abington Senior High School, won the First Place Award in the 2016 Congressional Art...
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Roslyn Elementary School’s Reading Night a Great Success!
During the day of the Reading Night Roslyn teachers and students enjoyed dressing as their favorite book characters or creatively represented book styles and expressions. Many families came out for...
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School Board Honors Silver Pen Awardees for Outstanding Writing
Last night at the School Board meeting Dr. Kelly Doyle, Supervisor of Communications Arts, presented the Abington Silver Pen Awards to outstanding student writers at Abington elementary schools. Each...
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McKinley Celebrates Special “The One and Only Ivan” Literature Themed Field Day!
On May 24th, students participated in McKinley Elementary School’s annual Field Day – but with a twist! This year, all of the events were inspired by the book The One and Only Ivan, by Katherine...
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Willow Hill Elementary School Third Grader Akayla Olibrice-Jones Receives...
Last weekend Akayla Olibrice-Jones, a third grade student at Willow Hill Elementary School, was awarded a plaque for “Most Improved Reader” by third-grade Willow Hill teacher Mrs. Shalon Doctor at a...
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Abington Senior High School Special Olympic Team Brings Home the Gold!
For the first time in eight years Abington Senior High School hosted a Special Olympic Track & Field Team. Fourteen students along with several general education peer mentors attended year-long...
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McKinley Elementary Goes “Full S.T.E.A.M. Ahead” with Clubs Based on Science,...
McKinley Elementary School recently created an after-school program that functioned over the past six weeks designed to incorporate S.T.E.A.M. based clubs for students in grades kindergarten through...
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Roslyn Elementary School “Wax Museum” Comes Alive!
Roslyn Elementary School fifth-grade students truly came to life with the school’s “Wax Museum.” Parents, faculty, and other students were able to “bring the wax figures to life” by pushing a special...
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Highland Elementary School Creates Bird Habitat
Sign presentation at Highland Elementary School by the Audubon Society. Highland Elementary School has worked diligently over the past two years to establish an “Audubon Bird Habitat.” Students from...
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Abington Honors Large Number of Mathematics Award Winners
At this week’s Abington School Board meeting, Dr. Denise Mendez, Coordinator of Mathematics and Elementary Science, presented our mathematics award winners with School Board President Raymond McGarry,...
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