Archive for the ‘News’ Section
Mullaney’s Courage & Fearlessness Impress AB Audience
by Bhushan Deshpande, Mailin Li, & Neha Sundaram | March 2010
Graduate of West Point. Rhodes Scholar. Faculty at the U.S. Naval Academy. U.S. Ranger. Winner of the Bronze Star for his work with the 10th Mountain Division. A National Security advisor in Obama’s presidential campaign. Principal Director for Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Central Asia for the Department of Defense. Author of a New York Times best-selling [...]
Mock Trial Makes Prominent Debut
by Lingyun Xu | March 2010
Mock Trial is a state competition sponsored by the Massachusetts Bar Association, an organization of lawyers and judges, which presents a chance for high school students to participate in a simulation of a court trial.
This year, AB formed its first Mock Trial team thanks to junior Riley Yuan, who came across an article in The [...]
Children Helping Children
by Ken Zhou | March 2010
On Friday, February 12, a five-year-strong, student-run, non-profit organization hosted a night of card games to raise money and to bring relief to those in Haiti. The organization, Children Helping Children (CHC), has organized events since 2004; these have included piano concerts, musical performances, game nights, and school-wide talent shows. Their causes have been to [...]
Howard Zinn & J.D. Salinger: Twentieth Century Icons
by Hannah Sim & Melissa Wang | March 2010
Recently, the world lost two of its most gifted writers, Howard Zinn and J. D. Salinger, who have contributed much to American literature. Both men coincidentally passed away on the same date of January 27, 2010 at the ages of 87 and 91, respectively.
At ABRHS, almost all students have read, or will read, at least [...]
Senior “Prank” Stuns Community
by Daniel Hoadley | January 2010
For years, senior pranks have been an expected part of high school. As seniors prepare to graduate from the very school that has hosted them for four grueling years, they seek to leave behind a legacy – some kind of lasting impression for which their class will always be remembered.
But residents of Charter Road woke [...]
Students Honored for Community Service
by Jennifer Chen | January 2010
At a time when immediate relief for the devastating earthquake in Haiti highlights the importance of community service, Acton-Boxborough students gathered on January 18 to celebrate a year of volunteering. Held annually on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the Community Service Awards Night recognizes individuals who have completed at least 25 hours of community service [...]
AB Honored for Diverse Achievements
by Kelly Donovan | January 2010
This past September, the U.S. Department of Education honored ABRHS with the Blue Ribbon School Award, recognizing AB’s high performance on state and national-level exams and its improved academic achievement among “at-risk” students. ABRHS was chosen to receive the award along with 314 other schools nationally. The award honors AB’s commitment to student excellence. Excellence [...]
AB Reaches Out to Haitian Victims
by Jackie Surdan | January 2010
Last Tuesday, January 12, a devastating earthquake hit just out side of Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince. The European Union estimates that two hundred thousand inhabitants were killed, and many more are still missing, injured, and homeless. Countries around the world have come to Haiti’s aid, flying in food, water, medical supplies, and search and rescue crews [...]
Hypnotist Dazzles
by Pauline Zheng | January 2010
On Friday, December 11, 2009, AB experienced a night filled with laughter, tears, frenzy, and fun at the hypnotist show. Of course, most of the emotions come from the drama and chaos taking place on stage, but for everyone present, it is an experience to see, to hear, and to puzzle over, but mostly to [...]
Campaigning for Children
by Neha Sundaram | January 2010
Now that the AB Invisible Children club is fully established, the club can complete some last-minute fundraising for Invisible Children’s nationwide Schools for Schools competition. Schools for Schools is an annual competition in which schools across the nation compete to raise money for eleven partner schools in Uganda. Schools which raise the most money within [...]
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