Acton-Boxborough Regional High School

Public secondary school in Acton, Massachusetts, United States

Athletics21 interscholastic sports^[3]MascotActon Boxborough RevolutionWebsiteabrhs.abschools.org

Acton-Boxborough Regional High School (ABRHS) is an open-enrollment high school in Acton, Massachusetts, United States. A part of the Acton-Boxborough Regional School District, it serves the Massachusetts towns of Acton and Boxborough and has students in grades 9 through 12. It is situated downhill from the Raymond J. Grey Junior High School, at 36 Charter Road in Acton. Raymond J. Grey Junior High School occupies the facility that, until 1973, was the high school^[4]

In 1999 multiple fires were set at ABRHS. The first fire began near the gymnasium but was quickly extinguished. The second fire, a five-alarm blaze in the school auditorium, seriously damaged the auditorium and forced the evacuation of all 1,300 students and canceled school the following day. No students or staff were injured, but one firefighters was hospitalized after suffering from smoke inhalation.^[5] ABRHS underwent a $40 million renovation and expansion in 2005.^[6]

Notable alumni

Seth Abramson, poet
Tom Barrasso, Hall of Fame NHL goalie, 2x Stanley Cup Champion, 2002 Winter Olympics Silver medalist
Bob Brooke, NHL player
Jamie Eldridge, MA Senator
Steve Hathaway, MLB pitcher
Drew Houston, founder of Dropbox
Maria Konnikova, writer, professional poker player, and journalist^[7]
Shin Lim, magician, America's Got Talent Season 13 and America's Got Talent: The Champions winner
Bill Morrissey, Grammy-nominated American folk singer-songwriter
Jeff Norton, NHL hockey player
Caroll Spinney, Sesame Street puppeteer who performed Big Bird
Evelyn Stevens, cyclist
Bob Sweeney, Retired NHL player, President of Boston Bruins Foundation^[8]
Jessamyn West, librarian
Taylor Jenkins Reid, author

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Acton-Boxborough Regional High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 26, 2021.
^ "Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education - 2019-20 SAT Performance Report - All Students Statewide Report".
^ "AB Community Handbook of Athletics". Acton-Boxborough Regional Schools. Retrieved February 24, 2013.
^ Konnikova, Maria (January 7, 2014). "The Open-Office Trap". The New Yorker. Retrieved October 30, 2020.
^ "ABRHS School Fire" on YouTube
^ "Acton-Boxborough Regional High School". School Designs. Retrieved October 30, 2020.
^ Maria Konnikova (January 7, 2014). "The Open-Office Trap". The New Yorker. Retrieved September 18, 2014.
^ "Boston Bruins Foundation- Contact Us".