Month: June 2019

Ahead of the meeting of the Board of School Directors on Tuesday, June 11, the School Directors had an opportunity to tour the construction site of the Abington Senior High School Additions and Renovations Project. Led by Director of Facilities Mr. Thomas Schneider, and accompanied by Superintendent Dr. Jeffrey Fecher, the group had the chance to see some of the first steel beams that were erected as part of the building’s frame. The steel was delivered just the day prior, and as was shared in the previous blog posts, seniors spent that same morning signing some of the steel before it was placed in the building.

Also pictured in the background of these photos is the elevator shaft (the tall gray structure made of cinder blocks). In any building that is being constructed, the elevator shaft is always the first piece of the structure that is built in order to serve as a vertical core to which every floor attaches. It also provides stability, and is typically one of the strongest parts of a building. The following photos show the progression of the construction of the elevator pit prior to the June 11 tour.

Each year, on the day before graduation, seniors participate in a number of activities ranging from graduation practice and cap and gown pickup, to the annual Grad Walk and senior barbecue. The Abington Senior High School class of 2019, however, had a unique opportunity this morning to leave a lasting legacy on the future of their alma mater. Before departing for the elementary schools for the Grad Walk event, members of the class of 2019 had the chance to sign a steel beam that will soon be placed in the structure of the addition to Abington Senior High School. The soon-to-be graduates joined Superintendent Dr. Jeffrey S. Fecher and Principal Mr. Angelo Berrios in signing the steel, which will represent one of their last acts as Abington School District students.

“Although the graduating seniors will not have the opportunity to experience the reimagined Abington Senior High School as a student, they will forever be a part of its fabric,” Dr. Fecher said. “We hope one day they will come back to visit their alma mater and see the finished product firsthand.”