Archive for the ‘News’ Section
Congratulations, Class of 2010!
by Pauline Zheng | June 2010
This year’s seniors say goodbye to the school they have come to know for the past four years of their lives.
As the seniors file out of AB to face the outside world, the empty halls will echo with their stories, their thoughts, and their memories. They will be leaving much more than a two-floored building, [...]
Junior Class Rallies for Upcoming Senior Year
by Melissa Wang | June 2010
The Class of 2011, the current juniors, has been busy this year. The most recent fundraising event was the Spaghetti Dinner, which was held in the school cafeteria on Thursday, May 20. Close to 200 students and parents gathered in the cafeteria to eat spaghetti, salad, bread – a special donation from Piantedosi Bread – [...]
CHC Hosts Third Annual Talent Show
by Ken Zhou | June 2010
On May 15, 2010, the doors of the Parker Damon Building, home to two Acton elementary schools, opened to the public for Children Helping Children’s Third Annual Talent Show. Children Helping Children, or CHC, was founded in 2004 and hosted multiple events every year to fundraise for different causes and purposes to help children around [...]
AcaDec Finishes Strong at Nationals
by Bhushan Deshpande | June 2010
During April vacation, three seniors, Diana Miao, Tony Huo, and Bhushan Deshpande, three juniors, Michael Wu, Michael Ren, and Yang Liu, and one sophomore, Martin Ma, traveled to Omaha, Nebraska for six days, along with coach Andrew Crick and chaperone Kay Steeves. The seven students were not simply vacationing; they were competing in the Twenty-Ninth [...]
Seniors Exhibit Projects
by Ryan Schumacher | June 2010
From 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. on May 19, seniors from the English Senior Project class showcased their works in the school library. These seniors have worked on their projects throughout the school year. Their final products were on numerous topics, ranging from filmmaking to painting to discovering the perfect recipe for a brownie.
The English Senior [...]
Relay Lights Up NARA
by Helen Zhou | June 2010
This year, students at AB have dedicated precious hours to a cause that citizens of many countries around the world share: cancer. By choosing to participate in Relay for Life, anyone can make a difference. Over fifty Relay teams formed in Acton this year, most of which comprised AB students who fought to weaken the [...]
Annual Student Elections Usher in New Leaders
by Daniel Hoadley | May 2010
Junior Andrew Engber anxiously sat through his eighth period trigonometry class as he awaited the student election returns. “I was freaking out all math class,” recalls Engber. Then, five minutes before the 2:18 p.m. bell, the familiar voice of Lani DeRome echoed throughout the hallways as she announced the results. For Engber, this was a [...]
