The Green Wave Gazette

October 9, 2019 • 1 Comment

Did you know that the first Monday of October is World Day of Bullying Prevention Day? This year, on Monday, October 7, the staff and students of Abington High School wore blue to send a message that bullying is not okay. Check out the slideshow!

The Two Cs in SuCCess Stand for College and Career

Jack Clifford, Staff Writer

October 4, 2019 • 1 Comment

On Thursday morning, September 26, many juniors and seniors at Abington High School attended a College Fair. It took place at Hanover High School. The students got to choose whether to attend the College Fair or stay at the High School and attend Career Day.

Those who attended the College Fair were...

College Fair vs Career Day: Students Make a Choice

Kayla Larkin-Goodman, Contributor

October 4, 2019 • No Comments

On Thursday morning, September 26, a College Fair at Hanover High School and a Career Day at Abington High School were held.

Career Day was a day when multiple successful workers from all different backgrounds came to meet with high school students to talk about their specific career choice. Along...

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Sports

Aiming Between The Posts

Maria Wood, Staff Writer

September 27, 2019 • 1 Comment

The New England Patriots are considered one of the most legendary franchises in sports history. With six Super Bowl titles, eleven AFC Championship titles, and Tom Brady as the QB, they have been considered unstoppable by many. Yes, there have been some controversies such as Deflategate and Spygate that...

Cheerleading: More than Rooting on a Team

Rebecca Donahue, Contributor

June 6, 2019 • 11 Comments

Cheerleading is more than going to football games and cheering the football players on. It is dedication and hard work. Some teams practice up to four times a week. That doesn’t include the extra practices the day before competitions and the times going to the gym to improve skills. Cheerleading also...

Girls Tennis Serves Up a Fun Afternoon!

Abby Joyce, Social Media Manager

June 5, 2019 • 1 Comment

Under a warm sky, the Abington Girls Tennis team hosted a Teacher-Student Tennis Tournament at their courts after school on June 5 to celebrate the end of their season.

Each player chose a teacher and played a doubles set with them. Each team wore matching outfits and some even came...

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Health, Science, & Tech

Are Your Good Intentions Counteracting Recycling?

Acadia Manley, Staff Writer

October 8, 2019 • 2 Comments

Have you ever recycled something with food on it? Something like a greasy pizza box? Or a coffee cup with coffee still in it? Or a soda can or flavored water bottle that wasn’t rinsed? Well, I have, and probably many others have too. We Need to Make a Collective Change. We need to recycle smarter.

Not...

AHS Students Embark on a Long Journey

Kathryn Sage, Contributor

September 30, 2019 • No Comments

On Friday, Sept. 20, 2019, Abington High School students in Mr. Kitterick's class got their one-way ticket to Mars. Madelyn O’Leary, a junior at Abington High, said, “It was a super cool experience.”

Students participated in a program launched by NASA. In this program, students send their name...

Media Can Provide an Unlimited Audience

Ayman Elhannawi, Staff Writer

June 5, 2019 • 1 Comment

Most people have heard of a TED talk. TED is an organization that began in 1984 to provide a platform for Technology, Entertainment and Design. It is a non-profit organization that is devoted to "spreading ideas of the people in short talks 18 minutes or less," according to their website.

Teachers...

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News, Features, & Opinions

Suspend Summer Reading, Suspend Stress

Brendan O'Brien, Contributor

October 8, 2019 • No Comments

Reading over the summer is not advantageous to students because there are a lot of more beneficial things they can be doing. After a long hard school year, students need to just chill out and have fun. When they are given summer reading, it stresses them out when all they want to do is rest their...

Desensitized to Violence and Emergency Situations

Kristen White, Contributor

October 1, 2019 • 3 Comments

Abington Middle-High School has adopted a threat response system of ALICE, which stands for Alert, Lockdown, Inform, Counter, and Evacuate. These steps are suggestions for reacting to emergency situations and can be carried out in any order. On August 29, around 7:10 AM, an “emergency situation”...

Should Schools Require Summer Reading?

Colleen Dever , Contributor

October 1, 2019 • 3 Comments

Summer reading gives students a way to keep their brains active while on vacation. Reading prevents them from falling behind at the start of the next school year. I have always read books over the summer and it has personally helped me a lot when it’s time to go back to school. When school starts,...

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Amaya Turner

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Amaya is in the class of 2023 and joined the Green Wave Gazette staff her freshman year. She has an interest in theater,...

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