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Acton Board of Selectmen 2020 Election
“What, in your opinion, sets you apart?”
We asked this question and many others to the four candidates vying for Acton’s Board of Selectmen on June 2nd. One thing we learned was that they have a lot in common...
AB Students in Quarantine
The pages in front of me are blank; scribbled words melt into the rhythmic clacking of keys. Time melds together, drifting between night and day and hours and days and weeks. However for others, every moment matters: someone somewhere doesn’t feel the faint bluish glow of a screen on their face; someone somewhere is distressed, thinking about a sick loved one, or fearing for their own immunocompromised life; someone somewhere is risking their health...
The Anti Defamation League AB
This year, the ADL Peer Leading, or ‘A World of Difference’ program became integrated into the Acton-Boxborough community. Tenth and eleventh graders first learned about the initiative in an extended advisory presentation in the fall, and then, as newly trained peer leaders, introduced it to ninth graders in January. Though we’ve heard teachers talk about it and perhaps have some friends involved in it, we may still feel... 
World Cultures Week at AB
This year, ABRHS celebrated World Cultures Week from Monday, March 2nd, to Friday, March 6th, during which students sampled global cuisines and participated in a variety of cultural festivities. Each year, the school hosts a myriad of activities, workshops, and performances to highlight the diversity in our ever-globalizing world.
Exploration in Visual Arts and Sciences
Art and science. They seem like polar opposites: one dominated by eccentric hippies, the other by scholarly introverts. One driven by emotion, the other by data. However, for those involved in either field today, their similarities far surpass these stereotypical differences. Art and science are intrinsically linked, harboring the essence of discovery. They are dedicated to answering life’s big questions: “What does this mean? Why does this matter? How can we improve...
Brewhaha
Jenna Murphy loves learning new things, especially at Brewhaha, AB’s weekly coffee shop. Brewhaha is staffed by students every Wednesday morning in the faculty lounge. It is here behind the counter that Jenna gets to practice her “math and money skills.” Jenna is a part of the PACE—Practical Academics and Community Education program—here at ABRHS. PACE is a special education program for students aged 18-22 with moderate needs who require additional support to transition into...
Research Club: Supporting the Scientific Process
​Last year, a friend and I attempted to create a project for the regional science fair. As biology nerds, we were ecstatic to be coming up with our own experiments, breaking away from the structured labs in school. However, after the first few weeks, we became unmotivated, unproductive, and confused about what our next steps would be. 
Taking Initiatives to Improve Mental Wellness at ABRHS
Recently, ABRHS initiated an effort to develop new practices geared towards promoting mental health and helping students achieve academic success and overall well-being. The administration has sent out several surveys since 2016 to gather feedback from students and adults about the academic environment. The responses led to changes in many aspects...
The Future of the Acton-Boxborough Quiz Bowl Team
Every Tuesday and Thursday, students gather in Room 256W. If you walk past, you’ll hear the whoops and cheers of excited students or the ominous shouts of “Neg-5!” Walking past one of their afternoon practices, I couldn’t help but wonder what was getting them all riled up. To fulfill my curiosity, I wandered into a meeting to get the full Quiz Bowl experience. ​
Chromebooks at JHS
Students wait eagerly in a singlefile line to pick up their Chromebooks. As the bell rings, however, they don’t return the laptops. Instead, they place them into their backpacks, and the Chromebook carts sit empty for the rest of the day. Thanks to a new initiative at RJ Grey, junior high students no longer waste precious minutes of class time walking to the Chromebook cart or listening to teachers complain about replugging the laptops. 
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Programming: A Creative Outlet
Non-coders often perceive programming languages as a scramble of parentheses, commands, and infinite loops guided by a rigid set of rules, leaving no room for creativity. However, Maria Shkolnik, the new AP Java teacher at ABRHS, disagrees with that perception. She views learning and teaching programming as a transformational experience for herself and her students, by changing their views on problem-solving.  
Model United Nations
Model United Nations might not have the most exciting name, but we can assure you that our club is the best one out there. Now, it’s at AB! The real United Nations is an international body of 193 countries that maintains peace and security between its member states. The institution’s actions play an indirect, but substantial, role in each of our lives—one overlooked by many Americans. Model United Nations replicates the UN processes, giving high schoolers the opportunity to learn about the intricacies...
​MA 3rd District Election