ASD Highlights & Happenings

Dear Abington School District Community,

I hope you are enjoying the monthly frequency of our ASD Highlights & Happenings newsletter thus far. We are entering my favorite time of the year when there are so many opportunities to celebrate our amazingly talented and successful students from grades K-12.

This month's newsletter is full of accolades, creativity, and community engagement. I thoroughly enjoyed the many schools I have visited over the past month, from participating in One School, One Book literacy initiatives, to attending the performances of our school musicals, where it is always wonderful to see our students shine.

Whether you purchased a ticket to attend one of our many performances, volunteered your time at a recent school event, or simply cheered your student on from the sidelines, thank you for being part of our wonderful school community and helping our students embody the motto: "Excellence is our standard; achievement is the result."

I hope you have an enjoyable spring recess and have an opportunity to check in with your student's teacher(s) during the parent/teacher conferences this week.

Regards,

Dr. Jeffrey Fecher

Superintendent of Schools

On Tuesday, April 21, Abington School District will host an Open House event to share initial designs for the new Abington Middle School.

The Open House will be held at the Abington Middle School Little Theater beginning at 6:30 p.m., where representatives from our construction management firm, ICS, will review site and floor plans, with an opportunity for attendees to provide real-time feedback through an online survey.

Attendees are asked to register for the Open House no later than Friday, April 17, though there will be an opportunity to register at the door, if needed.

“Since the beginning of this multi-year process, we have wanted our community to be involved in the future of Abington Middle School,” said Dr. Jeffrey Fecher, Superintendent of Schools. “As our building plans continue to take shape, it is important to us that the feedback loop remains ongoing to ensure that the Middle School reflects our community’s priorities.”

Over the 10 months since the referendum was passed, the District has sought ongoing feedback from key stakeholders to inform the development of the Abington Middle School designs. Future opportunities for community input were outlined in an orientation during the March 10 meeting of the Board of School Directors.

Residents are encouraged to continue visiting OneASDOneFuture.org to stay up to date on the current design phase and future developments of the new Abington Middle School.

We are proud to have been recognized by the Pennsylvania School Public Relations Association (PenSPRA) in the Excellence in Education Communications Contest, earning a Gold Medallion for the community engagement process surrounding the referendum to build a new Abington Middle School. PenSPRA's Gold Medallion is a highly competitive award recognizing superior school public relations programs that are grounded in strategic communication best practices.

Rigorously judged by school communications professionals in other states, this award is representative of our District's ongoing commitment to ensuring that the community has a voice in what's next for the future of Abington Middle School. Thank you to everyone who has remained engaged throughout the entirety of our facilities planning process, from the initial surveys guiding the best plan for our middle school years ago, to today's input opportunities to inform the building's layout and design. We appreciate our community's support!

Abington Middle School 6th graders welcomed an alternative popular tournament this month, March Mammal Madness, where organisms “battle” it out until there is one champion! Hosted by the University of Arizona, students researched the organisms in this year’s tournament and completed their bracket based on the organisms’ adaptations for survival, while also factoring in the all-important home-habitat advantage.

Thirteen Abington Senior High School students, who have been identified by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation as semifinalists or commended scholar students in the 2026 National Merit Scholarship Program, were honored at the February 24 meeting of the Board of School Directors. Of the 13 students, one is a semifinalist, and 12 are commended.

We were proud to host the Montgomery County Board of Commissioners for their latest "Board on the Road" meeting. The Commissioners recognized Abington Middle School's School-Wide (SWPBIS) Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports program, including our Pledge of Character and the two dozen students who were honored during the month of January for exemplifying the trait of "Helpfulness". The Commissioners also presented proclamations to our state champion Abington Senior High boys soccer team and Coach Randy Garber.

Abington Schools are participating in the Governor's School Breakfast Challenge to increase breakfast participation while implementing sustainable changes that incorporate more nutritious and local foods. Visit the Nutrislice website to see what's on next week's breakfast menu!

Now through March 31, everyone who shops at the GIANT on Susquehanna Road in Roslyn will be invited to round up at the register to support Feeding School Kids in ASD! Donations are used by the Student Services Department to purchase GIANT gift cards, which are distributed by our social workers directly to families in need in order to help supplement the cost of their groceries.

• Monday, March 30 - Tuesday, March 31 - ASD Arts Fest, 12:30-6:30 p.m., Administration Building Gymnasium
• Monday, March 30 - Wednesday, April 1 - All Schools Early Dismissal (ASHS - 11 a.m., AMS - 11:30 a.m., Elementary Schools - 12:20 p.m.)
• Thursday, April 2 - Monday, April 6 - Schools Closed (Spring Recess)
• Tuesday, April 14 - Board Meeting, 7:30 p.m.
• Tuesday, April 21 - Abington Middle School Project Community Open House, 6:30-8 p.m., Little Theater at Abington Middle School
• Tuesday, April 28 - Board Meeting, 7:30 p.m.

The Abington Educational Foundation's annual AEF Night at the Phillies is on Thursday, May 7 at 6:40 p.m. versus The A’s!

Choose between sections 202, 203, 302, or 303, and use promo code AEF2026 to purchase tickets. As a special bonus, all game attendees will receive a Retro Phillies Cap (pictured here). Buy your tickets today and join your fellow ASD families at Citizens Bank Park all for a good cause!