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602 students who each volunteered over 20 hours last year . ABRHS students volunteered in total over 63,000 hours in 2022! Lindsey Rosenman, ABRHS Counselor, was awarded the Staff Community Service Award for her work at A-B and in the Acton and Boxborough communities. • On April 12, we inducted 103 new members into the ABRHS National Honor Society (NHS) at our annual NHS Induction Ceremony. The National Honor Society recognizes and promotes scholarship, leadership, service, and character.
Lunar New Year, Holi, Purim, and National Hijab Day. Our Student Prison Activism Club joined Tufts Univer- sity to host several formerly incarcerated individuals who spoke to students about their experiences. • A-B Athletics had 63 teams this year with a total of 1,548 participating students. We won six DCL titles, and it was our 14th consecutive year of winning a state championship. Congratulations to our Girls Swim and Dive Team for winning the State Championship this past fall ! In June, we named our pool the Jeff Johnson Pool in honor of Jeff Johnson , our well-respected swimming coach from 1977 to 2017. • This year, we are thrilled to start Unified Sports teams in both basketball and track and field! We had over 30 students participate in fun, exciting Unified games and competitions. • This year, the high school was proud to offer the following courses for the first time (or the first time since the pandemic): Understanding Race, Psychology and the Good Life, Science Research for Publication, Senior English with Project, Academic Writing for Former English Learners. • The ABRHS Marching Band, Band, Jazz Band, Orchestra, Orquesta de la Revolucion and Chorus performed throughout the year. A highlight of the year was our sold out Serenade to Spring Concert in May at the brand new Groton Hill Music Center. Over 250 students participated in this spectacular event. • Our Proscenium Circus continued to wow audiences with productions of Broadway’s satirical comedy Urinetown the Musical , METG (Massachusetts Educa- tional Theater Guild) State semi-finalist Lost Girl, and a Spring Festival of Short Plays directed by members of the class of 2023. • In January, we held our 23rd annual Community Service Awards Night . This was our first in-person event in three years, and we are very proud of our
• In May, we had our 31st annual Scholarship Night in person. Through the support and generosity of the Acton and Boxborough communities, we awarded over 170 local scholarships that totaled about $168,000 . • We began Early College partnerships with colleges and universities. We had over five students participate in Economics, our first concurrent enrollment course with Middlesex Community College. We also partnered with several institutions to offer Pre-Calculus summer options as well. We are looking forward to our Early College partnerships and the expanding opportunities for our students in the coming years.
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• On April 28, over 400 12th grade volunteers participated in 47 service projects throughout Acton and Boxborough for our annual Community Service Day. Seniors enjoyed Prom at the Waltham Westin on May 19 and their outing to Kimball Farm on May 30. The Class of 2023 may be the only ABRHS graduating class ever to graduate on both Leary Field and in the Regan Gym, due to weather. As has been typical of this class of students, they made the best of this unique graduation ceremony and enthu- siastically cheered each other on throughout the event. Congratulations to our Class of 2023.
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