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Abington Senior High School

Abington Senior High SchoolSports: Lacrosse, Field Hockey, Ice Hockey,

Track and Field, Bowling, Tennis, Soccer, Golf, Baseball, Football, Basketball, Cheerleading, wrestling, and more

Clubs: Chess, Spanish-French-Ukrainian-German Clubs, Gardening, Reading, Community Service, Science Club, Math Club, and many more

Extra Classes: Sewing, Photography, 5 types of art classes, Cooking, Different Computer Classes, Acting Class, Chorus. Over 100 different classes to choose from

Abington Senior High SchoolCampus: 2 Buildings, one for the Junior

High School (7th – 9th grade), one for the Senior High School (10th – 12th)

Sport Areas: About 12 different large areas (fields) for Sports, for example: 3 different baseball fields, two track fields and so on. Each field area is used for a different sport during each season of the year (fall, winter, and spring sports), 6 tennis courts, one large football stadium. One pool. 4 gym areas (Sport). 2 weight lifting rooms.

Abington Senior High SchoolStudents: About 700 students in each

grade, so 700 students in my 12th gradeAwards: Money Magazine called

Abington Township one of the best cities in all of America to live in. Abington also won an award five times for being one of the top communities for young people. And the US News Magazine awarded Abington Senior High School for being one of America’s best high schools.

Plays/MusicalsEvery year, both the Junior and Senior

High School put on plays and musicalsYou have try out and can either be a

dancer, a singer, or a singer/actor in the play

Every year there is a different play, and practice for the play is everyday after school for about 5 months

They perform four shows, and hundreds of people come to see the students perform

Library• Thousands of books•Over 20

computers•Over 30 laptops•Area with • couches where

you can read

Computer Room• Three separate

rooms full of computers that students can use to do homework and projects

• Computer classes

School DancesEvery year, each grade from 9th to 12th

grade has a big fancy danceFreshman (9th grade): “Formal”Sophomore (10th gade): “Soph-hop”Junior (11th grade): “Junior Prom”Senior (12th grade) “Senior Prom”All of them are in the school gym except

for Senior Prom which is in a hotel

PROM!

Honors & Non HonorsThere are two different levels of

difficulty for classes; honors and non honors

Honors are classes that are of a harder level, for those who are smarter and like to challenge themselves

Non honors are classes of an easier level

You get to choose which honors and non honors classes you take

GPAGPA: Grade Point AverageYour grade point average is all of your

grades from all of your classes and tests put together into one number, rating how well you do in school

The highest number is a 4.5, which is almost impossible to have

By taking honors classes, you can get more points towards your GPA than in non honors classes

Schedule of the DayThere are 8 periods (time for class) for

each dayEach class is 45 mins. And we have 4

mins in between classesThey consist of: the main classes

(history, science, math, language class, and english), lunch, either gym or health class, and elective classes (classes you get to choose such as sewing class or cooking class ect.)

Study hall (a few times in the week)Each day is not always the same

Classroom Enviromentand TeachersMany teachers are young or in their 30’s

Every year you have a new teacher for every single subject

During class, usually we have discussions and people give their thoughts and opinions, rather than the teacher talking the whole time

Very friendly enviroment, students and teachers get along well most of the time

Teachers can stay after school and help you if you are having trouble with the material you are learning in class

Semesters & ExamsThe year is split up into four different

marking periods (each marking period our report cards with our grades are sent home)

We have two semesters, first 2 marking periods = first semester, second 2 marking periods = second semester

At the end of each semester, we take exams

Then our grades from the 2 marking periods and exams are put together, giving us one concrete grade for each class (creating a semester grade)

The exams have a big influence over your overall grade for each class

Progress BookProgress book is an online program for

my school where every single grade you get for every paper you write or worksheet you complete or test you take is written down

It always gives you your average grade at the time for each class you are taking

This way, you see what your grade is and you know what you need to do in order to get the grade you want for each class

SAT ExamsSAT: Scholastic Assessment TestA 5 hour test that is on math, reading, and

writingThe whole test is multiple choice except

for short math problems you have to do on your own, and the long essay you have to write

It is very important to get a good grade because colleges really look at your SAT grade when deciding if you are accepted to the school or not

Grading: between zero and 2400Each section is worth 800 pointsTudors and classes

CollegeThousands of collegesDifferent colleges offer a different

veriety of classes for career optionsDifferent pricesCan get scholarships from the school if

you have good grades or are good at a certain sport

You have to apply to every school and write a long essay

You do not get accepted into every school you apply to

GraduationIf you pass all of your classes in 12th

grade you get to graduateThere is a big ceremony where all the

students wear caps and gowns and are called up on stage to receive their diplomas

All the family members come to cheer for you

The class president has to give a speechThat is when we are officially finished

with high school