14 | Acton-Boxborough regional school district
From March-June of the previous school year we worked through a full closure of the high school due to a pandemic; many student activities suffered because of it. At the start of the 2020–2021 school year we asked students and staff to commit to what they could do and let go of what they could not. As we look back at the year, the results of this commitment exceeded all expectations. Under the Hybrid and RLP schedules, academics, clubs, activities, athletics, performing arts continued on, albeit with modifications. The Senior Sunset Send-Off and the Graduation Ceremony were times of great pride at the high school. We would like to acknowledge the support of the Acton and Boxborough communities in making it all possible. • Our Ambassadors welcomed the Class of 2024 to the school and provided small group tours right before school opened up in Fall 2020. Back to School Night was completely virtual by website with pre-recorded videos provided by all of our faculty and administration. • The 21st annual Community Service Awards Night was held on Thursday, January 14th. The event was pre-recorded and streamed on YouTube due to the pandemic. This annual celebration of our student volunteers included staff presentations, student speakers, a slide show of volunteer activities, and a tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Over 500 ABRHS students volunteered 40,000 hours during 2020! • Extracurricular clubs and activities continued to be very active at ABRHS. During the 2020–2021 school year, approximately 55 out of our 65 clubs were able to continue meeting remotely . They were able to host online activities and competitions while engaging all of our students, whether they were in-person or part of the Remote Learning Program. • Proscenium Circus proudly presented a short play, “Act Free,” written by award- winning playwright and poet, Idris Goodwin, to honor Martin Luther King Day and inspire conversation about the Black and Brown experience in America. The play streamed free to our community. • This year, in spite of the pandemic, we were able to offer 33 sports. 1,225 students participated in Athletics at the high school level . We were excited to offer a junior high school athletics program again for the 2021–2022 school year. This year we earned 6 DCL titles, 3 North Sectional Finalists (only spring sports had a state playoff), our boys track team won the All-State Championship and our girls tennis team won the State Championship! • The ABRHS Band , Jazz Band , Orchestra , and Chorus had end-of-year concerts after outdoor restrictions were lifted. All of the performances were well-attended and students were proud to present a year’s worth of repertoire for their family
Larry Dorey Principal Beth Baker Associate Principal Maurin O’Grady Associate Principal Michael Csorba Dean Fred Hohn Dean
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