Acton-Boxborough Regional High School

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Acton-Boxborough Regional High School
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Location
Acton-Boxborough Regional High School
36 Charter Road

Acton
,
Massachusetts
01720

United States
Coordinates 42°28′47″N71°27′26″W / 42.47972°N 71.45722°W / 42.47972; -71.45722
Information
Type Public secondary school
School district Acton-Boxborough Regional School District
PrincipalJoanie Dean
Teaching staff121.51 (FTE) [1]
Enrollment1,649 (2023–2024) [1]
Student to teacher ratio13.57 [1]
Color(s)Blue & Gold   
Athletics21 interscholastic sports [2]
MascotActon Boxborough Revolution
Website abrhs.abschools.org

Acton-Boxborough Regional High School (ABRHS or simply AB) is an open-enrollment high school in Acton, Massachusetts, United States. A part of the Acton-Boxborough Regional School District, it serves the Massachusetts towns of Acton and Boxborough and has students in grades 9 through 12. It is situated downhill from the Raymond J. Grey Junior High School, at 36 Charter Road in Acton. Raymond J. Grey Junior High School occupies the facility that, until 1973, was the high school. [3]

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In 1999 multiple fires were set at ABRHS. The first fire began near the gymnasium but was quickly extinguished. The second fire, a five-alarm blaze in the school auditorium, seriously damaged the auditorium and forced the evacuation of all 1,300 students and canceled school the following day. No students or staff were injured, but one firefighter was hospitalized after suffering from smoke inhalation. [4] ABRHS underwent a $40 million renovation and expansion in 2005. [5]

Rankings

The Acton-Boxborough Regional School District is highly ranked both regionally and nationally. U.S. News & World Report ranks Acton-Boxborough Regional High School 10th in Massachusetts. [6] Niche.com ranks the district 18th among the best school districts in Massachusetts. [7] Additionally, the district's STEM program is ranked in the top 20 in the nation. [8]

Mascot

In June 2020, a change.org petition was started to change the AB "Colonials" mascot to "challenge the normalization of colonialism in our daily lives." A few months later, after a challenging debate, "the Acton-Boxborough Regional School Committee unanimously voted to retire the Colonial as the school mascot." [9] After nearly two years, a new mascot was chosen from a narrowed down list of submissions resulting in the new mascot, the Acton Boxborough Revolution. [10]

Notable alumni

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Acton-Boxborough Regional High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved February 8, 2025.
  2. ↑ "AB Community Handbook of Athletics". Acton-Boxborough Regional Schools. Retrieved February 24, 2013.
  3. ↑ Konnikova, Maria (January 7, 2014). "The Open-Office Trap". The New Yorker. Retrieved October 30, 2020.
  4. ↑ "ABRHS School Fire" on YouTube
  5. ↑ "Acton-Boxborough Regional High School". School Designs. Retrieved October 30, 2020.
  6. ↑ "Best High Schools". usnews.com.
  7. ↑ "Acton-Boxborough Regional School District Rankings". Niche.com.
  8. ↑ Baum, Diane (April 27, 2024). "Acton-Boxborough Regional High School Ranked 10th Best High School in the State".
  9. ↑ Mahoney, Patty. "Colonial voted out as Acton-Boxborough school mascot". Wicked Local. Retrieved October 8, 2024.
  10. ↑ Bonilla, Jhonatan. ""Acton-Boxborough Revolution" to be the new mascot for the district". Wicked Local. Retrieved October 8, 2024.
  11. ↑ Maria Konnikova (January 7, 2014). "The Open-Office Trap". The New Yorker. Retrieved September 18, 2014.
  12. ↑ "Boston Bruins Foundation- Contact Us".
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