Come out and support our McKinley Garden in the yummiest way possible!
Unfortunately, due to the weather, tonight’s annual Scarecrow Night has been cancelled. Families who registered will receive an email from the PTO with instructions for hanging their scarecrow over the weekend.
Thank you to our families for your continued support of this special fall tradition and for your flexibility, understanding, and ongoing partnership. We appreciate you helping make our school community so special!
Thank you to our families for your continued support of this special fall tradition and for your flexibility, understanding, and ongoing partnership. We appreciate you helping make our school community so special!
REMINDER: Registration closes on Monday for the screening and discussion of "Screenagers: Generation AI," co-hosted by Abington Community Taskforce (ACT) and Cheltenham Communities That Care (CTC). The free event will be held at Penn State Abington on Thursday, Oct. 22 at 7 p.m. RSVP here: https://forms.gle/4NtNSHtYTSrbDurM9
We are proud that all nine Abington School District schools were among the 68 schools statewide to have been recognized by the Pennsylvania Department of Education for completing last year’s Governor’s Breakfast Challenge! The goal of the challenge was to increase student participation in school breakfast, which is free for all students. Abington’s schools were recognized for our commitment and contribution to child nutrition and the education of students. Special thanks to our Chartwells team for their partnership in this effort to ensure students are well-fed before their school day begins! #ASDProud
Congratulations to our September raffle winners!
The September 2026 edition of ASD Highlights & Happenings is now available! Read it here: https://app.smore.com/n/n09de
Check out our Welcome Back Dragon Tails Newsletter!
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The McKinley Virtual Lost and Found is back and already collecting a few items! Click here to see if any items you've lost have been found.
Register for the Flu & COVID Vaccine Clinic, in partnership with Eric's Rx Shoppe, on Thursday, Oct. 8, from 4:30-6:30 p.m. in Cafeteria A at Abington Senior High School. More information is available on the registration page, which closes on 10/6: https://www.ericsrx.com/abingtonsd2026
Join the Student Services Department for the first parent/guardian seminar of the year: "How elementary counselors support students". The session will be held virtually at 9:30 a.m. tomorrow, 9/24. Access the session using the following link: https://zoom.us/j/91975598749?pwd=vaER5hdEYyqqfJNA5KEjoi8ArvONML.1
Join the Abington Community Taskforce (ACT) and Cheltenham Communities That Care (CTC) for a documentary screening and discussion of "Screenagers: Generation AI", a timely look at how artificial intelligence is rapidly impacting the lives of young people and what can be done to mitigate risks and promote healthy development.
Thursday, Oct. 22, 7 p.m. at Penn State Abington (Woodland Building)
The event is free and open to anyone over the age of 18. RSVP by Oct. 19th at https://forms.gle/zWGyJ7DffxQq2FKh8
Abington School District is proud to have been named an Outstanding Visual Arts Community for 2025-2026 from the Pennsylvania Art Education Association, reflecting the District's commitment to providing students with a strong, high-quality visual arts education. #ASDProud #ArtsinASD #AwardsofASD
Our new garden picnic tables are set up and looking amazing! Be sure to stop by and check them out this Friday during our PTO Social and students can visit them when the garden opens for recess visit starting in October.
A HUGE thank you to all our wonderful volunteers and everyone who contributed to our fundraising efforts...this couldn't have happened without your support! 💚
A HUGE thank you to all our wonderful volunteers and everyone who contributed to our fundraising efforts...this couldn't have happened without your support! 💚
💚 Start With Hello Week & Constitution Day at McKinley!
Next week, McKinley will join schools across the country in celebrating Start With Hello Week, a week dedicated to creating a culture of belonging, connection, and inclusion. Throughout the week, students will have opportunities to reach out, make new connections, and help ensure that everyone feels welcomed at school.
We’ll also recognize Constitution Day on Thursday, September 17th, honoring the document that established the foundation of our democracy and the rights and responsibilities we share as citizens.
To celebrate both of these important messages, we’re having a 💚 McKinley Green Out! 💚
Students are invited to wear green on:
💚 Thursday, September 17 — Constitution Day
💚 Wednesday, September 23 — Start With Hello Week
Next week, McKinley will join schools across the country in celebrating Start With Hello Week, a week dedicated to creating a culture of belonging, connection, and inclusion. Throughout the week, students will have opportunities to reach out, make new connections, and help ensure that everyone feels welcomed at school.
We’ll also recognize Constitution Day on Thursday, September 17th, honoring the document that established the foundation of our democracy and the rights and responsibilities we share as citizens.
To celebrate both of these important messages, we’re having a 💚 McKinley Green Out! 💚
Students are invited to wear green on:
💚 Thursday, September 17 — Constitution Day
💚 Wednesday, September 23 — Start With Hello Week
Attention parents/guardians of students who utilize our District transportation vehicles to travel to and from school each day: Information was sent to you on Friday about how to download the Zonar MyView app for tracking the routes on which your student rides each day. Check your email for more information.
It's official -- we're All In! Today, all 8,000+ Abington School District students across grades K-12 returned to our nine schools. Thank you to our staff, students and their families who made yesterday a great start to the 2026-2027 school year, and best wishes to our students in grades 7-8 and 10-12 for a wonderful first day today! #ASDProud #Back2SchoolASD
Yesterday was the Opening Day for the 2026-2027 school year and the theme "All In for All Students", focused on equity and inclusion. All ASD teachers and support staff were welcomed back with a presentation from keynote speaker, Katie Jameson, whose session, "Side by Side", provided a comparative look at inclusion through two different lenses in the same education system, based on her experiences as a mom of twins -- one of whom has Down Syndrome and Autism. Afterward, school teams broke out into reflective circles to discuss what they learned and how it can be applied to their classrooms. Later in the afternoon, the Montgomery County Department of School Safety and Abington Township Police Department provided safety and security training to all attendees. #ASDProud #OneASD #Back2SchoolASD
Important information about Skyward was sent to parents/guardians via email yesterday in preparation for the 2026-2027 school year. As a reminder, Skyward will reopen for student and family access beginning at noon on Monday. #Back2SchoolASD
REMINDER: The first day of school for grades K-6 and 9 is Tuesday, Sept. 8. Grades 7, 8 and 10-12 will start school on Wednesday, Sept. 9. Bell schedules are as follows: (1) High School, 7:35am - 2:35pm; (2) Middle School, 8:00am-3:00pm; (3) Elementary Schools, 8:50am-3:20pm
Effective August 15, 2026, we are saying a final farewell to our Abington School District X account (formerly Twitter). Follow us on Facebook or Instagram @AbingtonSD to stay up to date with District news and information.
