Abington Senior High School
| Abington Senior High School | |
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Abington, Pennsylvania, Montgomery County 19001 United States |
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| School district | Abington School District |
| Principal | Mr. Angelo D. Berrios III |
| Grades | 10th through 12th |
| Enrollment | 1,745 (2014) |
| Color(s) | Maroon, white and pink |
| Mascot | Galloping Ghosts |
| Rival | Cheltenham High School |
| Website | Abington Senior High School |
Abington Senior High School is a three-year co-educational high school in Abington, Pennsylvania, USA. The school was a two-year high school known as Abington South Campus from September 1964 until June 1983. In September 1983, Abington South Campus again became a three-year high school (grades 10 through 12) and eventually changed its name back to Abington Senior High. The 2014-2015 enrollment was 1,714. The principal is Mr. Angelo Berrios. Abington students are leaders in PSSA scores in the state of Pennsylvania and have won technology-oriented awards from Dell and Microsoft. Abington is most notable for its chess team, which has won the state championships the past five years and has competed well at the national level.
The 2013–2014 enrollment is 1,745 pupils with 575 in the senior class. The school has 121.70 teachers. The makeup of the student body is: 65% White; 23.55% Black; 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 4.87% Asian or Pacific Islander, 0.01% Native American or Native Alaskan. 261 students are Free lunch eligible and 52 are eligible for a reduced-price lunch.
Graduation requirements: A minimum of 210 points (21 units) in grades 9–12 and the following course units: English (4), social studies (4), mathematics (3), science (3), arts and humanities (1), additional electives (4.6), and physical education/health (1.4).
By law, all Pennsylvania secondary school students must complete a project as a part of their eligibility to graduate from high school. The type of project, its rigor, and its expectations are set by the individual school district.
127 candidates took 243 AP Examinations in May 2005. Of these candidates, 23 scored higher than a 3.
AP courses offered at the high school include: AP United States History, AP Biology, AP Calculus AB & BC, AP Physics B, AP Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism, AP Physics C: Mechanics, AP French, AP German, AP Spanish Language, AP Statistics, AP Environmental Science, AP Chemistry, AP Computer Science A & AB, AP English, AP Studio Art, AP US Government and Politics, AP Music Theory, AP Macroeconomics, and AP Microeconomics.
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