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| Abington Senior High School | |
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Abington, Pennsylvania, United States  |
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| School type | Secondary |
| School district | Abington School District |
| Principal | Jeffrey Fecher |
| Grades | 10th through 12th |
| Gender | Co-educational |
| Enrollment | 1,967 (2006) |
| Mascot | Galloping Ghost |
| Rival | Cheltenham High School |
| Website | Abington Senior High School |
Abington Senior High School is a three year co-educational high school (Grades 10 to 12), located in Abington, Pennsylvania. The current enrollment as of 2006 is 1,967. As of 2008, the school principal is Dr. Jeffrey Fecher[1]. Abington students are leaders in PSSA scores in the state of Pennsylvania and have won many technology-oriented awards from Dell and Microsoft.[citation needed]
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Mascot
The school's mascot is the Galloping Ghost. It is named after University of Illinois college star and professional football player Red Grange, whose nickname was The Galloping Ghost, due to the way he slipped through opposing defense "like a ghost." Upon his visit to the school, the mascot was named in his honor. There has been much controversy over the Galloping Ghost mascot. Some think it resembles a Ku Klux Klan member. However, such allegations have been dismissed. In addition, the mascot of Abington's rival school, Cheltenham, is the Panther.
Demographics
Demographics Abington Senior High Demographics Year Enrollment 1984 2007 Student-Teacher Ratio 19.3 2005 Free & Reduced Lunch 7.8% 2005 White, non-Hispanic 72.75% 2005 Black, non-Hispanic 18.19% 2005 Hispanic 1.82% 2005 Asian/Pacific Islander 6.93% 2005 Native American or Native Alaskan 0.31% 2005
The 2005-2006 enrollments are : 1967 pupils, with 655 in the senior class. The total number of faculty assigned to the high school is 142.[citation needed]
Graduation Requirements
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).
Advanced placement
A total of 127 candidates took 243 AP Examinations in May 2005 (78% scored 3 or higher)[citation needed]. AP courses currently offered at the high school include: AP American Studies, AP Biology, AP Calculus, AB BC, AP Physics, AP French V, AP German V, AP Spanish V, AP Statistics, AP Environmental Science, AP Chemistry, AP Computer Science A AB , AP English IV, AP Studio Art, AP Government and Politics: U.S., AP Music: Theory, AP Macro/Microeconomics.
School district
The school district has an enrollment of 7,527 pupils who come from a variety of communities and social levels.[citation needed]
The Abington School District was involved in a famous legal case relating to prayer in school, Abington School District v. Schempp, which was heard in the United States Supreme Court on February 27-28, 1963. The the ruling handed down on 17 June 1963 decided 8-1 in favor of the respondent, Edward Schempp, and declared school-sponsored Bible reading in public schools in the United States to be an unconstitutional violation of the separation of Church and State. The chief justice presiding over the case was Earl Warren.
Facilities
The school completed construction of a large football stadium in 2006. The stadium is named after Stephen A. Schwarzman, an alumnus of the school.
Notable alumni
Notable alumni of Abington Senior High School include:
- Dr. Amar Bose, Class of 1947. Leader in the development of electronic and stereophonic technology. Chairman and founder of Bose Corporation.
- Ellery Schempp, Class of 1958. The inventor of the MRI machine, as well as the leader of the Schempp vs. Abington court case, which led to the banning of organized prayer in all public schools.
- Susan Seidelman, Class of 1969. Director of five feature films and one of the top woman film directors in the United States.
- Stephen A. Schwarzman, Class of 1965. Founder and Chairman of the Blackstone Group, the largest private equity firm in the United States.
- Bob Saget, Class of 1974. Comedian and popular television celebrity.
- Shawn Wooden, Class of 1991. Football player. University of Notre Dame, the Miami Dolphins and Chicago Bears.
- Jennifer Su. Actress, singer, and television news reader in Thailand, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and South Africa.
- Keon Scott, Class of 2000. University of Pittsburgh Scholar and Athlete. Competed in 1st Mr. and Mrs University of Pittsburgh Pageant. ]]
- Dutch Schrap, Class of 1992. Actor, entertainer, and "America's Favorite Santa"
- Brittany Hatch, Class of 2003. Contestant on America's Next Top Model Cycle 8.
- Ellie Daniel, Class of 1968. Gold, silver, and bronze Olympic swimming medalist.
- David Christiana, Class of 1978. Professor, Dept. of Illustration, Univ. of Arizona, Tucson. Illustrator and Author.
- Thomas J. Verbeck, Class of 1969. Brigadier General, United States Air Force
Trivia
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- The book Bee Season by Myla Goldberg features a main character (Aaron) who attends Abington Senior High School.
- Until 1983, the building housing the senior high school was used only for 11th and 12th graders, with 9th and 10th graders in a separate building, which is now Abington Junior High School.
- President Barack Obama spoke at Abington Senior High School on October 3rd, 2008.
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