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The distance between who I am and who I want to be
Is separated only by my actions and words.
ABINGTON HIGH SCHOOL
December 2014
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Message from the Principal
Dear Parents, Students and Friends:
The following students were named to the High Honor Roll for the first term at Abington High
School: Class of 2015 – Amanda Doherty, Cole Jansen, Alyssa McKay and Troy Panico; Class of
2016 – Christopher Doucette, Ian MacLeod, Tyler Moulton, Ryan Paris and Brooke Ritchie; Class
of 2017 – Corinne Easton and Cassandra Marando; and Class of 2018 – Nivetha Aravindan, Allison
Dennehy, Danielle Panico, Bethany Salah and Jasmine Strangis.
The following students were named to the Honor Roll for the first term at Abington High School:
Class of 2015 – Anthony Ambrose, Molly Atkinson, Melissa Baez-Guiliani, Etienne Bourgoin,
Jonathan Burbine, Christopher Burgess, Brian Caferro, Lindsay Campbell, Thomas Campbell, George
Cellini, Luca Cerasani, Amie Chambers, Victoria Chiocchio, William Coon, Meghan Donaher,
Christopher Fanara, Samantha Foley, Maxim Frolov, Scott Gambon, Shawn Glenn, Alanna Halloran,
Christina Howe, Carolann Hurley, Zachary Johnson, Carly Keaveney, James Landers, Samantha
Lynch, Benjamin MacDonald, Sarah MacLeod, Sam Malafronte, Ashley McCabe, Eva McCormick,
Timothy McDonnell, Colton McGrath, Brittney Minchello, Michelle Minchello, Amanda Morin,
Susan Mullen, Alison Phair, Kim Phan, Kellie Pickering, Adrien Radovich, Joshua Riordan, Caitlin
Shannon, Nicholas Sideropoulos, Kaleigh Varney, Alessandra Vento and Stephanie White; Class of
2016 – Christina Antonetti, Jared Aprile, Johanna Azzara, Benjamin Bennett, Caroline Bradbury,
Matthew Burbine, Emily Chambers, Charlotte Clark, Rebecca Coburn, Bryan Danahy, Alyssa Devlin,
Kathleen Donovan, Taylor Dunn, Jennifer Feeney, Nicholas Freberg, Derek Gately, Abigail
Gendreau, Brendan Glavin, Taylor Johnson, Ryan Landers, Alexis LaPointe, David Lyons, Rachel
Marcotte, Taylor Marston, Caitlin McDermott, Jill McKeon, Jill Meegan, Jhenifer Mendes, Kaitlyn
Molloy, Riley Morrison, Michael Nickley, Nathaniel Riordan, Hanna Rogers, Alanna Siegal and Jake
Snyder; Class of 2017 – Leah Alessi, Erik Atanga, Michael Barry, Nathaniel Blackmore, Emily Boyle,
Andrew Cardinal, Margaret Cawley, Selena Chavarria Lemus, Kaytlin Deschamps, Evan Fanara,
Eileen Feeney, Alexander Freeman, Ashling Geary, Jenna Gorman, Edward Holmes, Emily Liebke,
Brittany Maniscalco, Joshua McCabe, Geena McElroy-Durkee, Cole McMahon, Brianna Medeiros,
Richard Minchello, Thomas Nordeen, Kevin O’Neil, Abigail Piccuito, Justin Richards, Kaitlyn Rust,
Sean Spencer, Dillon Stephan, Angela Varney, Olivia Whalen, Kylie Williams and Kathryn Wood;
Class of 2018 – Jessica Barry, Margaret Becker, Laurel Blanchard, Alana Burgess, Katerina Callanan,
Caitlin Diver, Alyssa Gendrea, Sophia Gendreau, Joseph Genest, Steven Glavin, Marissa Golden,
Henry Johnson, Reece Klein, Autumn LaPointe, Katelyn LaRosa, Jessica Macaluso, Morgan MacNeil
-Berry, Michael Manning, Molly McCarthy, Jessica Meegan, Lillie Morgan, John Muniz, Caitlin
Murphy, Lisa Pinto, John Quinn, Kyle Rogers, Marissa Siegal, Camren Smith, Alexandra Snow,
Autumn Strickland and Carynne Valle.
Sincerely,
Teresa Sullivan
Principal
MISSION STATEMENT
Our mission is to provide a
learning environment that
promotes the intellectual,
artistic, physical, cultural
and emotional development
of our students.
We seek to create an
educational experience based
upon a
curriculum reflecting the
standards set forth in the
Massachusetts Curriculum
Frameworks.
Recognizing and serving
individual differences,
interests and
abilities, our educational
community aims to prepare
students to become
informed, skilled and
responsible citizens.
Inside this issue:
State Super Bowl
2
Champions
Things Your Kids
Probably Know….
3
Congratulations!
3
National Honor
Society
4
Guidance News
5
Midyear Exams
6
CONGRATULATIONS
DIVISION V STATE SUPER BOWL CHAMPIONS!
Congratulations to the Green Wave
football team and coaches
for a spectacular season culminating in the
Division V State Super Bowl Championship title!
FALL SOUTH SHORE LEAGUE ALL STARS
Cheerleading
Erin Foley
Olivia Maly
Jenna Warsheski
Cross Country — Boys
Christopher Fanara
Nicholas Sideropoulos
Football
Aidan Cawley
Luca Cerasani
Shawn Donovan
Bryan Dwyer
Sam Malafronte
Golf
Etienne Bourgoin
Soccer — Boys
Scott Gambon
Tyler Moulton
Soccer — Girls
Victoria Curtin
Cross Country — Girls
Molly Atkinson
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HAPPENINGS
THINGS YOUR KIDS PROBABLY KNOW
BUT DON’T TELL YOU…………...
Term 2 Progress Report Cards Issued During 7th period Advisory on Friday, December 12th
Cap & Gown Measurements during both lunches on Wednesday, December 17th ($20.00)
Holiday Vacation begins on Tuesday, December 23rd at 1:57 pm
Students and Faculty return to school on Monday, January 5th
School Committee Meeting at Town Hall on Tuesday, January 6th at 7:00 pm
Midyear Exams — Tuesday, January 13th through Friday, January 16th
Term Two Report Card Period Ends on Friday, January 16th
Martin Luther King Day is Monday, January 19th — No School
Term Two Report Cards Issued During 7th period Advisory on Friday, January 23rd
CONGRATULATIONS
The following Abington High School students have auditioned
and were selected to represent the high school in the 2015
District Festivals:
Band Junior District Festival
Jessica Barry — Flute
Autumn Strickland — Clarinet
Orchestra Junior District Festival
Chloe Tardanico — Flute
Band Senior District Festival
Jill McKeon — Clarinet
Several students representing Abington High School recently
won high honors in this year’s WordWright Challenge, a
competition for American high school students requiring
close reading and analysis of many different kinds of prose
and poetry.
In this year’s WordWright Challenge, held in October,
freshmen Allison Dennehy and Alexandra Snow and senior
Brian Caferro all earned near-perfect scores, placing among
the 205 highest-scoring ninth graders and the 40 highestscoring twelfth graders in the entire country. Junior Michael
Nickley and senior George Cellini also achieved outstanding
results. More than 60,000 high
school students from 47 states
entered the meet. The school’s
participation was overseen by
Ms. Patricia Pflaumer, Ms.
Andrea Clifford, Ms. Kimberly
McHugh and Dr. Elizabeth
Gonsalves.
SCHOOL COUNCIL
Wednesday, December 17th from 2:30 pm to
4:00 pm — Abington High School Library/Media
Center — Parents are welcome and encouraged to
attend.
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NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY
Abington High School would like to congratulate the newly inducted members of the National Honor Society. The induction
ceremony was held on November 18, 2014.
The following inductees were introduced by Ways and Means Officer Kimberly Reid: Caroline Bradbury, Nicole Bradbury, Alyssa
Devlin, Brian Diver, Jennifer Feeney, Christina Howe, Ryan Landers, Alexis LaPointe, Ian MacLeod, Sam Malafronte, Taylor
Marston, Haley McKay, Kaitlyn Molloy, Tyler Moulton, Michael Nickley, Troy Panico, Brooke Ritchie, Hanna Rogers and Jake
Snyder.
The ceremony was led by National Honor
New members and guests were welcomed by
Speaker Jason Scott, a Social Studies teacher
National Honor Society Advisor.
Society President Nicholas Sideropoulos.
Principal Teresa Sullivan and Keynote
at Abington High School and past
A reception provided by Abington Bank for the
Society and guests followed in the high school
inductees, members of National Honor
cafeteria.
National Honor Society Advisor James
members as they serve the community and lead
Robbins is excited to work with the new
within the high school.
BADMINTON BLAST
On November 19th and 20th the National Honor Society
sponsored Badminton Blast. Congratulations to this year’s
winners Seniors Greg Killian and Tim Reardon, the Blue
Baracudas. The Blue Baracudas completed the two-day
tournament with a 14-0 record beating finalists Chris Chirillo
and faculty member Mr. Adam Talbot.
Thank you to all participants, scorekeepers and fans who
supported the tournament.
MICROSCOPES FOR A WORTHY
CAUSE
The Peruvian Children’s Fund located in Lowell, MA is a
humanitarian non-profit organization with a focus on children’s
health in central Peru. The fund, under the leadership of Dr.
John Wang, has embarked on a mission to help save the lives
of young children living high up in the lofty Andean mountains
of central Peru. Abington High School donated microscopes
for accurate diagnoses for children suffering needlessly from
parasitic and worm infestations, malaria, bacterial and viral
illnesses of the lung and intestinal ailments.
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FINANCIAL AID
SENIOR NEWS
Cap & Gown Measurements
Wednesday, December 17th
Thursday, December 18th (snow date)
$20.00
Families can begin filing the
FAFSA starting January 1st.
Be aware of your colleges
Financial Aid deadlines.
The FAFSA and any other
required paperwork must be
submitted by your school’s
deadlines or Financial Aid
may not be awarded.
Diploma Name Verification Forms
will be filled out by seniors during December.
Please discuss the name you would like to appear
on your student’s diploma.
Seniors should be finalizing their list of colleges and updating their list in their Naviance account. Seniors should meet with their
counselor to review their application materials and deadlines and discuss the timing of releasing the transcript and recommendations
to their colleges. We recommend that students apply to colleges before the December break regardless of any later deadlines.
Seniors need to check their college
what materials are required for their
admission requirements to know
application.
GUIDANCE EVENING HOURS
PSAT RESULTS
Students who took the PSAT on October 18th
should receive their scores in mid December. A
package of materials will be sent home from the
guidance department which will include test
scores, an individual analysis of answers, the actual
test, and an information booklet. Students are
encouraged to meet with their guidance counselor
to review their
test scores and
start discussing
future plans for
college/career.
The Guidance Department offers evening hours for parents who are
unable to meet during the school day. One night a month counselors
rotate holding evening hours. Please contact Mrs. Potter at 781-9822165 to schedule an appointment.
January 8, 2015
Ms. McGinness & Ms. Sweeney
February 12, 2015
Ms. Ferioli & Ms. McGinness
March 12, 2015
Ms. Ferioli & Ms. Sweeney
April 9, 2015
Ms. McGinness & Ms. Sweeney
ADVANCED PLACEMENT EXAMS
Advanced Placement Exams (AP Exams) will be administered at Abington High School from May 5, 2015 through May 15, 2015.
All AP Exams are $91 per exam and the Guidance Department will begin collecting fees in February 2015.
MIDYEAR EXAM SCHEDULE -- 2014-2015
Monday, January 12th
No Exams—Regular School Day
Tuesday, January 13th
Advisory
7:25 – 7:30
Period 2
7:32 – 8:14
Period 3
8:17 – 8:59
Period 4
9:02 – 9:44
Period 6
9:47 – 10:29
Period 7
10:32 – 11:14
Period 5A
Wednesday, January 14th
Thursday, January 15th
Friday, January 16th
11:16 – 11:39
Lunch 2
12:00 – 12:23
Lunch 1
11:16 – 11:39
Lunch 2
12:00 – 12:23
11:16 – 11:58
Period 5B
11:42 – 12:24
Period 1 Exam
12:27 – 1:57
Advisory
7:25 – 7:30
Period 4
7:33 – 8:13
Period 6
8:15 – 8:56
Period 7
8:59 – 9:39
Period 2 Exam
9:43 – 11:13
Period 5A
Lunch 1
11:16 – 11:58
Period 5 B
11:42 – 12:24
Period 3Exam
12:27 – 1:57
Period 4 Exam
7:25 – 8:55
Period 5 Exam
9:05 – 10:35
Makeup/Extra Help
10:45 – 1:57
Period 6 Exam
7:25 – 8:55
Period 7 Exam
9:05 – 10:35
Makeup/Extra Help
10:45 – 1:57
Guidelines for Students
1. Parents must notify the office by phone prior to the exam that a student is ill or a family emergency exists. A written note that specifies the nature of the illness
or emergency should be brought to the office upon the student's return to school.
2. Students who arrive late to school should report to the office for an admittance slip. Teachers will not allow students to enter an exam without a pass.
3. Students who arrive ten (10) minutes or more late to school/class during exams may be allowed to enter the exam at the discretion of the teacher.
4. No student will be allowed to leave a learning center because of the potential for disruption to exams. Teachers will be in learning centers.
5. Students will be expected to make up an exam on the same day of tardiness unless a teacher instructs otherwise.
6. In case school is cancelled, the exam schedule will follow the same sequence.
7. Students should leave all materials at the back of the classroom so that there will be no question about cheating.
8. Students are expected to stay out of the academic areas where exams are being held. If students arrive early, they should report to the cafeteria.
9. Students will be expected to remain quiet and in the classroom until the end of the exam period.
10. On Thursday and Friday students are required to report to their exams only. Students are required to be in attendance during scheduled exam time for all credited
classes. Buses will run at the regular time (1:57 pm) Thursday and Friday.