Breaking in ​The Spectrum

ABSEJ Event: "AB Together"
BY EMILY XU '23 & ADI RAMAN '23
A look into the gathering that brought the community closer together.
6/2/2022
Eating Disorder Education at ABRHS
BY APARNA KAMATH '22
Eating disorders. We’ve all heard of them, right? Most of us even know people who have had one. Eating disorders are so incredibly complex yet common among high school students. So, let’s talk about it...
5/11/2022
AB Walks Forward With Queer Youth Walkout
BY ERIN TOBIN '23
On March 11, Acton-Boxborough students and staff participated in a Queer Youth Walkout. Evvy Shoemaker ’24 organized the walkout in association with AB’s Gender and Sexuality Alliance (GSA) club...
3/29/2022
Newly Implemented Mask Optional Policy
BY SOPHIA SAGHIR '24
On February 25, Superintendent Peter Light notified all members of the Acton-Boxborough Regional School District of the new mask-optional policy...
3/16/2022
The New Attendance Policy
BY EMILY XU '23
A closer look at the attendance policy implemented on December 13.
01/12/2022
Affinity Groups Discuss Hate at Open Forum
BY ADI RAMAN '23
The high school’s affinity groups’ conversations about hate and administration responses.
12/27/2021
Queerphobia at AB: The Censoring of the Word “Lesbian” on Our School Chromebooks
BY ISHA AGARWAL '23
Last year, all YouTube videos containing the word “lesbian” were blocked on school Chromebooks. While the administration has since removed the censorship, its social impact of sexualizing queer women still stands.
09/28/2021
Universal Mask Mandate Implemented to Start the 2021-22 Academic Year
BY REBECCA ZHANG '22
All students and staff must wear masks this fall, the ABRSD School Committee decided in a 9:1 vote on Thursday.
08/20/2021
Indianapolis FedEx Shooting
BY DEAR ASIAN YOUTH
Two months ago, a FedEx shooting in Indianapolis joined a wave of gun violence that rocked 2021. You may have heard of it, or you may have tuned the news out, numb to another mass shooting...
06/08/2021
AB Student Protests with Graffiti
BY ERIN TOBIN '23
On March 24, Shri Kumar ’23 posted a video on Instagram in which she confessed to graffitiing the school with phrases of protest...
04/13/2021
Fran Arsenault: A New Dawn for the Acton Select Board
BY ADI RAMAN '23
March 30 marks Fran Arsenault’s victory in the Acton Select Board elections, edging out incumbent Jon Benson with a 51.63% majority. In Acton’s ever-changing environment, it is imperative to adapt alongside it...
05/24/2021
Transition to In-Person Learning
BY SOPHIE ZHANG '22
Extra desks marked with blue tape have invaded our classrooms as the administration plans out seating arrangements for our next schedule change. On May 3, Acton-Boxborough Regional High School will transition to full in-person learning...
​04/06/2021
AB Reacts to the Atlanta Shootings
BY REBECCA ZHANG '22
Several days after the Atlanta spa shootings, a wave of cardboard signs and synchronized voices flooded Kelley’s Corner: the Acton-Boxborough community had come together to protest the rise in anti-Asian hate crimes... 
​04/02/2021