2. Abington Senior High
School

4. Abington Senior High School
 Sports: 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

5. Abington Senior High School
 Campus: 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.

6. Abington Senior High School
 Students: About 700 students in each grade, so
700 students in my 12th grade
 Awards: 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.

31. Plays/Musicals
 Every year, both the Junior and Senior High
School put on plays and musicals
 You 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

34. • Thousands of
books
Library
• Over 20
computers
• Over 30 laptops
• Area with
• couches where
you can read

35. Computer Room
• Three separate
rooms full of
computers that
students can use
to do homework
and projects
• Computer classes

36. School Dances
 Every year, each grade from 9th to 12th grade has a
big fancy dance
 Freshman (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

42. Honors & Non Honors
 There 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

43. GPA
 GPA: Grade Point Average
 Your 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

44. Schedule of the Day
 There are 8 periods (time for class) for each day
 Each class is 45 mins. And we have 4 mins in
between classes
 They 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

45. Classroom Enviroment
and Teachers
 Many 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

46. Semesters & Exams
 The 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

47. Progress Book
 Progress 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

48. SAT Exams
 SAT: Scholastic Assessment Test
 A 5 hour test that is on math, reading, and writing
 The 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 2400
 Each section is worth 800 points
 Tudors and classes

49. College
 Thousands of colleges
 Different colleges offer a different veriety of
classes for career options
 Different prices
 Can 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

50. Graduation
 If you pass all of your classes in 12th grade you get
to graduate
 There 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 speech
 That is when we are officially finished with high
school