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• Under the direction of the new dis- trict Performing Arts Department Chairperson, George Arsenault , the band, chorus, and orchestra at ABRHS performed dozens of live performances in and around our community. The chorus performed in Austin, TX. The band performed at parades, civic events, and as special guests of the MIT wind ensemble in Cambridge. The jazz band performed as the opening act at the Middlesex County Jazz Festival in Concord, and the orchestra program continued to grow in number and strength. • Proscenium Circus put on its usual impressive array of theatrical perfor- mances this year: The Hunchback of Notre Dame , The Book of Everything (took first place in the Massachusetts Educational Theatre Guild one-act festival), Rosie the Riveter (best show at the Massachusetts Thespian competition), and A Midsummer Night’s Dream . • At the 19th annual Community Service Awards Night in January, 760 students were recognized for completing 25 or more hours of vol- unteering—over 76,000 hours in all. • In May, a record 144 seniors spent three weeks at internships as part of their Senior Seminar. Many of these students will continue at their sites in summer jobs or internships.
• The Rotary Club-sponsored inter- active Reality Fair introduced the whole sophomore class to some basics of income and expenses they will face as they approach adulthood. • The PACE Special Education Program ran a weekly coffee shop for faculty in which students gained hands-on experience in food service, money-handling and customer relations. • The high school’s DAR Citizenship Award winner this year went on to win the Massachusetts DAR Citizenship Scholarship. The same student also placed as writer of one of the ten best high school essays in the Gilder Lehrman Civil War Essay Contest. • Two students from the Science Team were named to the list of top 300 young scientists in the 78th Regeneron Science Talent Search. • At the Massachusetts Science and Engineering Fair in May, two A-B students placed first and second. • Over 800 student-athletes par- ticipated this year on 59 teams in 31 sports. Nine teams won league championships, with several teams and individuals advancing to state and national championships. • The girls tennis team won the state championship.
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