Abington Senior High School

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Abington Senior High School is a high school (Grades: 10-12) located in Abington, Pennsylvania, United States. The current enrollment as of 2005 is 1919. As of 2006, the principal is Dr. Robert Burt.

Until 1983, the building housing the senior high school was used only for 11th and 12th graders, with 9th and 10th graders in a separate building, which is now Abington Junior High School. The book Bee Season by Myla Goldberg features a main character (Aaron) who attends Abington Senior High School.

Abington SHS is a leader in PSSA scores in the state of Pennsylvania and has won many technology oriented awards from Dell and Microsoft.

There is some controversy amongst students over the school's mascot. Abington High School's mascot is the "Galloping Ghost", named after former football player Red Grange. The Ghost is represented with a tall pointed head which, in combination with the head-to-toe white costume, somewhat resembles a person in Ku Klux Klan regalia. Periodically there are movements within the school to change the appearance of the mascot, usually to a ghost with a more rounded (and less controversial) head, but as of 2006 none have come to fruition. The large mosiac of the Ghost on the floor in Abington Senior High School's main lobby has horrified many visitors who are unaware of the school's mascot and therefore interpret it as a celebration of White supremacy. The school possesses the oldest High School football rivalry in Pennsylvania with neighboring Cheltenham High School. The irony of the mascot is further accented by the fact that Cheltenham's mascot is a large black panther.

1 Notable alumni
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3 Contact information
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[edit] Notable alumni

Notable alumni of Abington Senior High School include:

Dr. Amar Bose, Class of 1947. Leader in the development of electronic and stereophonic technology. Chairman and founder of Bose Corporation.
Carol R. (Blank) Polis, Class of 1954. First woman professional boxing judge in the United States.
Ellery Schempp, Class of 1958. The inventor of the MRI machine, as well as the leader of the Schempp vs. Abington court case, which led to the banning of religion in all public high schools.
Susan Seidelman, Class of 1969. Director of five feature films and one of the top woman film directors in the United States.
Stephen A. Schwarzman, Class of 1965. Founder and Chairman of the Blackstone Group, the largest private equity firm in the United States.
Bob Saget, Class of 1975. Comedian and popular television celebrity.
Shawn Wooden, Class of 1991. Football player. University of Notre Dame, the Miami Dolphins and Chicago Bears.
Jennifer Su, Class of 1985. Actress, singer, and television news reader in Thailand, Hong Kong, and Taiwan.