Attention Students: If you are enrolled in an Advanced Placement course, information about registration and payment was shared via Skyward this morning with you and your parents/guardians. The payment portal opens on Monday, October 2nd!
The Counseling Department is celebrating the start of fall by sharing messages for success with our talented students at the College and Career Center. We are here to support you!
Link Crew members at Abington Senior High celebrated their successes today as a team with games, a "thank you" cake and an opportunity for them to share their success stories of welcoming new students. #ASDProud
As part of the Counseling Department's efforts during National Suicide Prevention Month, representatives from the Montgomery County Suicide Prevention Task Force are training students to be QPR (Question, Persuade, Refer) Suicide Prevention Gatekeepers.
https://qprinstitute.com/
ASD is partnering with @erics.rx.shoppe to host a COVID/Flu vaccination clinic for all staff, families and community members, ages 3 and older, for the COVID (Moderna) and Flu vaccines.
- Friday, Oct. 6, 3-6pm
- Abington Senior High School, Cafeteria C - 900 Highland Ave, Abington, PA 19001
For more info and to register: https://www.ericsrx.com/abingtonsd
Mental health and bullying prevention expert, Tom Thelen, spoke with grades 6-7 and 9-10 today. He will have a program for all parents and guardians tonight at 7pm at ASHS. Watch live on our YouTube channel, or the recording through Sept. 29.
The ASHS Counseling Department will host a Virtual College Information Night on Wednesday, September 20, 2023 starting at 6pm. The topic for this session is "Completing the College Application Process". Parents and students in grades 11 and 12 will benefit from the content, which focuses on the process of successfully submitting a college application. The join link for this event can be found at https://www.abingtonsd.org/o/shs/page/ashs-counseling
Please be advised that our bullying prevention guest speaker for Thursday, September 14th, Tom Thelen, is being rescheduled to 7-8 p.m. in the ASHS auditorium. The program will also be streamed live on our Abington School District YouTube channel.
The first Counseling Department event of the school year is scheduled for Monday, September 11th at 6pm. This is a virtual event that focuses on strategies to become a successful student at Abington Senior High School. We hope you will join us on Monday night!
Last week, over 115 Juniors and Seniors in the Link Crew reported to school to train and prepare for the Class of 2027 orientation, which occurred yesterday. They played games, created name tags for their small group of 9th graders, and brainstormed best strategies to make the newest class feel part of the ASHS community! #OneASD #ASDProud #Back2SchoolASD
SAVE THE DATE: Thursday, Sept. 14, 6-7 p.m. at the ASHS Auditorium! Tom Thelen, lead author of Mental Health 101 for Teens and founder of Reset Schools, will be speaking at a special event for parents and guardians. Reset Schools is a nonprofit that teaches practical mental health skills and resiliency. Since 2012, Tom has spoken at over 800 schools and conferences, and has been featured on PBS, CBS, and NBC.
Willkommen! 38 Abington students of German and their families excitedly greeted their 45 German exchange partners from Karlsgymnasium in the Bavarian town of Bad Reichenhall, accompanied by their teachers, Cornelia Grabichler and Johannes Kindermann. It was a joyful reunion for 30 of the Abington students, who had visited their partners in Germany six weeks ago. The Abington students are looking forward to giving their German partners the insider's perspective on the life of an American high school student for the next three weeks by attending class, football games, and touring the area.
REMINDER: Tonight at the @abingtonlibrary! #Back2SchoolASD
For the 2023-2024 school year, free breakfast will be available to all students in Abington School District! If you think your student may be eligible to receive free/reduced lunch, visit our website for eligibility information and an application: https://www.abingtonsd.org/page/school-meal-program
Thanks to Fox29's Good Day Philadelphia for featuring our championship-winning Girls Flag Football team on this morning's show! The team received championship rings from the Eagles at last week's pre-season game. #ASDProud
UPDATE FROM TONIGHT'S FOOTBALL GAME: Please click here for additional information from the Abington Township Police Department https://www.abingtonpd.org/press-release-gun-arrest/?fbclid=IwAR1ksdifjbdiUq-_ncjKaJXZdD_nlWaOeA5MH1qXUzvpcf90ZHJaA0s83UE
Please be advised: Tonight's football game between Abington Senior High School and Cheltenham High School has been suspended and will be resumed at a later date, due to the discovery that a Cheltenham attendee was in possession of a firearm and safety concerns. The individual has been taken into police custody and attendees of the game were instructed to promptly leave the school campus in an abundance of caution. Both football teams were safely dismissed to the locker rooms and the stadium has been cleared safely.
Greetings,
Tonight’s home Varsity Football game will be live-streamed via https://www.youtube.com/c/asdathletics
Check out the link to watch Abington vs. Cheltenham with kickoff at 7:00 pm.
Go Ghosts!
Charles Grasty
Athletic Director
Please be advised: A test of ASD’s new mass communication system has just been issued. Parents/guardians should have received an email and voice call, plus a text message if they have a mobile number listed in Skyward. Changes to emergency contact info can be made in Skyward.
REMINDER: Skyward Family Access reopens at noon tomorrow with teacher assignments and other important forms for parents/guardians to complete for the 2023-2024 school year! More information has been emailed to parents and guardians.
