Co-curricular activities form an integral part of the school's educational program and include student government, student publications, music, drama, subject-related clubs, assemblies, as well as social, political, hobby and service organizations. The co-curricular program provides each student with an opportunity to pursue established interests and to develop new interests.

The Abington School Committee has established a Co-curricular activity fee of $50 per student.  This is a fee paid once each year regardless of the number of activities in which a student participates.  Co-Curricular user fees may be waived or reduced by submitting a Free and Reduced Lunch Application to the Assistant Superintendent.  This Federal Free and Reduced Lunch Application is a once-a-school-year application and does not carry over year to year.  The form as well as documentation of all income supporting a student(s) is required. Co-Curricular fees will not be collected for School Service Organizations. 

The following clubs/activities will not be charging user fees during the 2026-2027 school year:  ABC, Gender Sexuality Alliance, Language Buddies, National Honor Society, Peer Leaders, Student Council, Unified Sports, and Yearbook.

Through participation, students are encouraged to form productive and satisfying relationships with others based on respect, trust and caring.  Experiences that foster leadership, cooperation and a sense of community educate young people for citizenship in a democratic society.  Perhaps, most importantly, students involved in the co-curricular program can have fun.

Participation in any co-curricular activity is always contingent upon maintaining good standing in terms of conduct, attendance and academic performance.  All students must meet the same academic and behavioral standards as described for athletic participation. 

Based on budget constraints and/or student interest, some activities may not be offered in a given year.  All equipment issued to the student must be returned in good condition. 

Students interested in forming a club not listed in the Student Handbook should submit a letter of interest to the Assistant Principal.  The additions of new clubs are contingent upon contractual and budget constraints. 

ABC Club

The Anti Bullying Coalition (ABC) is a club where students find ways to make a difference and promote a culture of kindness.  Throughout the year students volunteer to promote kindness and contribute to not only the school but the global community as well.  The group participates in several anti-bullying initiatives and activities to promote tolerance in our schools.  The ABC club also plays a role as Peer Mentors.  The intention of this is to match students identified as having social, emotional, or behavioral struggles navigating through the school day with trained club mentors.  The role of the mentor is to check in periodically with their match, and provide guidance and a listening ear to make their experiences at school more peaceful.

Abington Recycling Crew

Mission: To increase awareness and participation of students, faculty and staff of the benefits of recycling.  Plan: Use lunch and occasional Advisory Day time to encourage collection of recyclable materials and to place student-created posters around the school to highlight various aspects of recycling, (e.g. What Other Countries Do to Recycle, Consumer Recycling Efforts, Waste Management: An Overview of Refuse, Examples of Family Recycling Plans.) Organization: Student-elected officers (3+), Faculty advisor(s)

Art Club

The Art Club allows for artistic expression at all skill levels exploring and creating various projects using different mediums.

Dance Crew

The dance crew is a winter club that involves one or two choreographed dance routine(s) that perform during the halftime of all girls’ varsity basketball home games.  Practices will be held two to three times a week.  The dance crew could participate in other winter school events dependent upon team members’ availability. 

Distributive Education Clubs of America (DECA)

DECA is a global non-profit student organization preparing high school and college students for careers in marketing, finance, hospitality, and management. It integrates classroom learning with competitions, fostering leadership, entrepreneurship, and professional skills through role-plays, business simulations, and conferences.

Drama Club

The Abington High School Drama Club is an exciting activity that produces up to two major productions each year, and is open to all students.  Acting classes are sometimes offered in the fall. The spring musical is the biggest production of the year and provides opportunities in many areas of the theater including performing, set construction and painting, costumes, lighting, sound, publicity and pit band.  No previous performance experience is necessary.

Fitness Center 

We’re here to pump you up! The Fitness Center is open intermittently after school, providing students access to nautilus and free weights, as well as stationary bikes and stair climbers.

Gender Sexuality Alliance

The Abington High School Gender Sexuality Alliance exists to educate, inspire and provide support for gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgendered and straight students and their families.  Initiatives include a Day of Silence and Spread the Peace.  Students will have opportunities to lead, attend conferences and dances, as well as fundraise and raise awareness in our school and community.  All students are welcome!

Green Wave Gazette

The school newspaper is a voluntary activity in which all students, grades 9-12, may participate.  Writing, editing and design are just some of the skills that can be shared and further developed

through this involvement.  The newspaper provides a vehicle for self-expression as well as stimulating a critical and serious approach to the written word.  Members meet weekly throughout the year.  To be a member in good standing, students must publish four works in an academic year.

History Club

The History Club meeting to discuss certain time periods, learning about it from movies, books, etc. This club also helps students with many subjects such as AP History classes, Politics, Science, Philosophy, and Sociology.

Improvable 

Improvisation is the art of acting, singing, talking, reacting and making quick creative decisions.  The improve troupe will engage in various improvisation techniques to sharpen the talents of our students.  No previous performance experience is necessary. 

Interact Club

The interact club is a student group organized through the Business department, building relationships with community groups and local commerce.  The interact club volunteers at area nursing homes, serving ice cream at senior citizens’ luncheons, and reading to students at the ECC.

International Club

The International Club is open to all students.  The mission of the club is to enhance awareness of cultural diversity, individual differences, interests, and activities of all students within the Abington High School community.  Throughout the school year, club members have the opportunity for cross-cultural communication via pen pal/e-mail pal with World Wide Schools.  In addition, club members participate in various activities such as donations to organizations, participation in community events and fund-raising opportunities.  One major project the club members are responsible for is the design, organization and celebration of events during March’s International Week, including the community event, “Night of Nations.”  Come join the fun!  

Intramurals

Intramural sports occur as available after school, contingent on student interest and faculty supervision.  Students typically play organized sports such as basketball, badminton, or volleyball. 

Jazz Band

Jazz Band is a winter and spring activity, open to all students with music reading experience.  It provides opportunity for musicians to explore jazz and rock music through performance.

Language Buddies

The Language Buddies Club provides opportunities for English language learners to attend cultural events, field trips and participate in off campus activities with English speaking student peers. 

Math Team

The Math Team is open to all students and abilities.  The schedule consists of four to five meets and practices per year (one before each meet).  The meets are held on the first Thursday of the month after school, November through February/March.  Practices are held during the month as determined yearly by the team members and advisor. 

Media Production

The Media Production Club is a club designed for students interested in learning how to write scripts, film, edit, and produce short television segments.  As a member of this club students have access to camera equipment, and are responsible for filming various events that occur around the school, as well as report on sports, and current events.  Students are then responsible for editing what they film, and then the film is uploaded to the Abington public access channel.  Students that are interested in media production should truly think about becoming a part of this club.     

National Honor Society

The National Honor Society was founded in 1921 with the hope that it would be an organization that would recognize and encourage academic achievement while developing other characteristics essential to productive citizens in a democracy.  These ideals of scholarship, character, service and leadership remain as relevant today as they were in 1921 and they are the four standards on which a student is judged for membership in the NHS.

·       To be academically eligible for membership in the National Honor Society, a student must have a grade point cumulative average of eighty-seven or better (GPA 3.3) at the end of the sophomore year. Physical education and unleveled courses are not counted in this average; however, a student must have a passing grade in these courses.

·       At the beginning of the school year, the advisor will post the names of those juniors and seniors who are academically eligible.

·       Eligible students who wish to be considered must submit a portfolio which supports the standards of leadership, character and service.

·       Forms for adjudication are given to faculty and administration. Each is to judge the students on a scale of one to four in standards of leadership, character, and service.

·       The Faculty Council then makes its selection based on the staff evaluations and the information provided by the students.

·       The selection of each member shall be decided by a majority vote of the Faculty Council.  

·       Members are required to maintain the four standards as indicated in the constitution and Bylaws.  Should a member fall below any of the standards, appropriate action will be taken, including, but not limited to academic probation, dismissal, or failure to be recognized at graduation.

·       A senior member in good standing may be excused from the final examination in a class if they have maintained a cumulative average of (90) ninety or better in that subject.  Projectbased examinations will be completed by all students, regardless of their averages.

·       Appeals must be done in accordance with the Abington high school appeal procedure. 

The highest honor that can come to a student at Abington High School is to be chosen for membership in the National Honor Society.

Peer Leaders

A group of students who work through collaboration with teachers, staff, students, and the public. They intend to give back to the school and community through volunteering hours and services. They engage in leadership activities and represent our school as socially and academically strong students.

Show Choir

The Show Choir, "Pastiche," is an auditioned singing group that specializes in contemporary music with choreography.  Auditions take place in the fall and are open to all high school students.  No prior singing or dance experience is necessary, but singers are encouraged to sign up for Concert Choir.  The Show Choir performs at a variety of home performances as well as traveling to several festivals throughout the year.  The Show Choir uses a live band including piano, bass, drums, guitar, and horns. 

Student Advisory Council

The Student Advisory Council (SAC) is a statewide organization of high school students elected by their peers.  The SAC advises the Commissioner of Education and has voting representation on the State Board of Education.  There are eleven regional councils across the state that meet as five functioning councils, as well as a coordinating state council elected by the regions. By state law, every Massachusetts high school must elect two student representatives to the SAC.  Any enrolled high school student who will not graduate before April of the following year and who has resided within the Commonwealth for at least six months prior to the election is eligible for election to the SAC.  Each SAC member is expected to attend monthly regional meetings and must provide their own transportation.

Typical Student Advisory Council projects, proposals, and activities of the past years have included:

·       Writing, filing, and lobbying for legislation, which directly relates to students.

·       Drafting of recommendations for curriculum innovation.

·       Sponsoring of regional student conferences.

·       Initiating local school projects for improvement of student involvement.

·       Direct involvement in educational decision making at state and regional levels.

·       Membership on department committees and proposal reading teams. 

Student Arts Magazine

S.A.M. is the Abington High School Student Arts Magazine. Membership is open to all students who are required to attend regularly scheduled meetings.  The goal of the program is to produce a literary/arts magazine of creative work.  Members solicit manuscripts and art works, judge submissions, notify contributions, work on production and layout, and then publish the magazine    in the spring. 

Student-Athlete Advisory Council

The Student-Athlete Advisory Council (SAAC) consists of representatives from each varsity program and is run by the student-athletes.  It is the goal of SAAC to be the student-athlete voice     to the athletic administration; provide a bridge between the student-athletes and the Abington community; to undertake Student-Athlete Advisory Council projects which will benefit student-athletes and the community; and to represent AHS student-athletes and what they stand for.  The group will focus on such issues as community service, student-athlete welfare and personal development.

Student Coordinator for the Abington Education Foundation

Members of the junior class elect a student coordinator to the Abington Education Foundation (AEF) for their senior year.  The AEF works to encourage, promote, and sponsor educational experiences for the town’s students and teachers.  It is composed of community members, who   raise money to fund educational grants.  This position is a great opportunity to work with people from various professional backgrounds.  The student coordinator gives voice to the concerns and interests of students in respect to event planning, student involvement, and the awarding of grants.  The coordinator is required to sit with the AEF at its monthly meetings.  Interested juniors should indicate their interest to the Assistant Principal.

Student Council

The Abington High School Student Council consists of five representatives from each class elected by the members of their class.  Members are required to attend all regularly scheduled meetings, unless excused by the president or the advisor.  Two consecutive, unexcused absences will result in the removal from the office and a new representative will be elected.  Each council shall establish the schedule of meetings; however, the representatives should expect to attend at least one meeting each month.

The Student Council discusses school-wide issues and provides helpful services to the school and community.  The Student Council has been involved in such projects as organizing and coordinating an annual blood drive, arranging social activities and representing the student body on administrative and faculty committees. 

Student Government Representative

Abington High School sends one student, to the Student Government Day held on the first Friday of April at the State House in Boston.  Each year students are nominated to represent Abington High School and on Election Day in November the members of the junior and senior class vote for their representative.  One student serves as the representative and the other as the alternate.  Both representatives will be expected to attend preparation meetings prior to Student Government Day.

Student Representative to ACSF

The Abington Citizens Scholarship Foundation involves students from all grade levels to help organize ACSF fundraisers, including car washes and road blocks.  Interested students should contact their Guidance counselor.

Student Representative to the Abington School Committee

A senior student will be elected to be the student representative to the Abington School Committee.  This student acts as a liaison between the School Committee and the students of the Abington schools, particularly the high school, and represents all the school’s students before the School Committee.  The representative is required to sit with the committee at its monthly meetings.  Interested rising seniors should indicate their interest to the Assistant Principal before class elections.

Student Representative to School Council

Under the Massachusetts Education Reform Law of 1993, high school councils are required to have a least one-student member.  At Abington High School, two students serve as members of the council.  Each spring a current sophomore is elected for a two-year term, which begins in September of the junior year.  The School Council assists the Principal in adopting educational goals for the school, identifying the educational needs of students attending the school, reviewing the school building's annual budget, and formulating a school improvement plan.  Members are required to attend meetings every two weeks while school is in session.

Veteran Appreciation

The Veteran Appreciation Club is an organization that focuses on service work and projects to benefit the veterans in our town.

Winter Guard

Winter Guard is a competitive activity that is open to boys and girls without previous experience.  Guard members learn to handle flags, rifles, and sabers for their performance.  Membership is by audition only. 

Yearbook

The yearbook is a major project that requires a commitment from August – February.  All students are encouraged to submit their names to participate in its publication.  The staff is selected on the basis of teacher recommendations and an interview with the advisor.  Editors are chosen to manage the project.  Members of the yearbook staff should be mature, dependable and conscientious.  Excellent organizational and time management skills are required so that deadlines can be met.  Strong computer and photography skills are recommended. 

YouLead

YouLead is a group of students in grades 9-12 interested in being positive role models and providing information and resources to students on issues that may not necessarily be taught in the classroom.  The members address and deal with many topics including substance abuse, drunk driving, smoking cessation, peer pressure, adolescent behavior, peer and family relationships, violence awareness, cultural diversity and general adolescent health issues.  In essence, the YouLead group is hoping to raise awareness, act as a resource for information and ultimately refer others to organizations and/or agencies that are trained to provide any professional help that may be needed by a student.  All interested students are invited to attend an initial meeting held each fall.