8 | Acton-Boxborough regional school district
In addition to the strong academic programs and many extracurricular opportunities at Acton-Boxborough Regional High School, much of this year’s work focused on student wellness, equity and diversity. Staff examined student workloads and assessment and many of the student advisory topics revolved around wellness strategies and resiliency. A new bell schedule will begin next year, supporting the goal of student wellness. New programs were initiated to increase equity, diversity and inclusion, including a partnership with the ADL World of Difference Program that trains students to lead group discussions on identity-based bias, staff professional training using the Seeking Educational Equity and Diversity (SEED) program, and bringing in Holocaust survivor Rena Finder to speak to students and community members. A few of the year’s achievements and highlights included: • World Language Week offered students and others a variety of opportunities to celebrate different cultures and languages. • The “Artification” of A-B , an effort led by the Fine Arts Department, displayed our artists’ talents in common areas throughout the high school. • In need of a kidney , a young teacher’s best match turned out to be another A-B teacher. The surgeries took place in October and both are doing fine! • The Academic Decathlon team won their 19th consecutive state championship and represented Massachusetts at the national competition in Bloomfield, MN. • The Speech & Debate group garnered individual and group awards and sent 15 students to the Catholic Forensic League’s Grand National Champion- ships in Milwaukee, WI in May. Three seniors received the National Speech & Debate Association’s Academic All American Award for their competition and service in Speech and Debate events. • The A-B Science Team again won the Massachusetts Science Olympiad and participated in the national competition in Ithaca, NY. • The Quiz Bowl Team placed second in the WGBH High School Quiz Show. • New student groups this year included HOSA—Future Health Professionals, whose members have already earned awards at the state level—as well as groups to support interests from gardening to cooking to fashion to podcasting.
Larry Dorey Principal Beth Baker Associate Principal Maurin O’Grady Associate Principal Michael Csorba Dean Fred Hohn Dean
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