Acton-Boxborough Regional High School Explained

Acton-Boxborough Regional High School
Principal:Joanie Dean
Streetaddress:36 Charter Road
Zipcode:01720
Country:United States
Coordinates:42.4797°N -71.4572°W
Ratio:13.64
Mascot:Acton Boxborough Revolution
Colors:Blue & Gold
Sat:656 verbal
684 math
1340 total (2017-2018)[1]
Athletics:21 interscholastic sports[2]
Faculty:123.41 (FTE)
Enrollment:1,683 (2022–23)[3]

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.[4]

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. ABRHS underwent a $40 million renovation and expansion in 2005.[5]

Mascot

In June of 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."[6] 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.[7]

Notable alumni

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education - 2019-20 SAT Performance Report - All Students Statewide Report.
  2. Web site: AB Community Handbook of Athletics . Acton-Boxborough Regional Schools . February 24, 2013.
  3. Web site: Acton-Boxborough Regional High. National Center for Education Statistics. June 20, 2024.
  4. Konnikova. Maria. The Open-Office Trap. October 30, 2020. The New Yorker. January 7, 2014. en-us.
  5. Web site: Acton-Boxborough Regional High School. October 30, 2020. School Designs. en-US.
  6. Web site: Mahoney . Patty . Colonial voted out as Acton-Boxborough school mascot . 2024-10-08 . Wicked Local . en-US.
  7. Web site: Bonilla . Jhonatan . "Acton-Boxborough Revolution" to be the new mascot for the district . 2024-10-08 . Wicked Local . en-US.
  8. Web site: The Open-Office Trap . Maria Konnikova . January 7, 2014 . September 18, 2014 . The New Yorker.
  9. Web site: Boston Bruins Foundation- Contact Us.