Abington High School
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Abington High School is a public high school located in Abington, Massachusetts
. It is located at 201 Gliniewicz Way and has an enrollment of 584 students in grades 9-12. The school's mascot is the Green Wave and the school colors are Green and White. Abington High School is known best for its outstanding football program, which has won 2 state titles and 6 league championships since 2002. Gliniewicz Way was named after Richard Francis Gliniewicz born December 12, 1947 and was killed in South Vietnam on May 31, 1969. He was a 1966 graduate of Abington High School.
. The football team has won 2 State Championships, in 2002 and in 2005. They have also won 6 South Shore League
Championships in 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009. They have also had 2 undefeated teams in 2006 and 2008. Abington has also recently won state championships in baseball (2010) and basketball (2009). Abington is also well-known for the longtime chant of "Green Wave Pride" or GWP, which is labeled on the football helmets and jerseys as well as the football field and on every other sports jersey in the school.
Abington also set a Southeastern Massachusetts record for football attendance on November 14, 2008, in game against rival Mashpee. Both teams entered the game undefeated at 9-0 and the league title and a playoff berth were on the line. Abington prevailed 14-6 and went on to complete an undefeated regular season. The attendance of the game was recorded at 7,109 and was covered live by all the major Boston
area news channels.
Abington, Massachusetts
As of the census of 2000, there were 14,605 people, 5,263 households, and 3,747 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,469.1 people per square mile . There were 5,348 housing units at an average density of 538.0 per square mile...
. It is located at 201 Gliniewicz Way and has an enrollment of 584 students in grades 9-12. The school's mascot is the Green Wave and the school colors are Green and White. Abington High School is known best for its outstanding football program, which has won 2 state titles and 6 league championships since 2002. Gliniewicz Way was named after Richard Francis Gliniewicz born December 12, 1947 and was killed in South Vietnam on May 31, 1969. He was a 1966 graduate of Abington High School.
Athletics
Abington is well known for its athletics program and most notably its football program. Abington has been referred many times as "The Cream of the Crop in Southeastern MassachusettsSoutheastern Massachusetts
Southeastern Massachusetts is a term that refers to those portions of Massachusetts which are, by their proximity, economically and culturally linked to Providence, Rhode Island as well as Boston.-Definition:...
. The football team has won 2 State Championships, in 2002 and in 2005. They have also won 6 South Shore League
South Shore League
The South Shore League is an athletics conference that is part of the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association . The League consists of 9 schools, ranging from as far north as Hull, Massachusetts, to as far south as Harwich, Massachusetts. The South Shore League participates in Division 3...
Championships in 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009. They have also had 2 undefeated teams in 2006 and 2008. Abington has also recently won state championships in baseball (2010) and basketball (2009). Abington is also well-known for the longtime chant of "Green Wave Pride" or GWP, which is labeled on the football helmets and jerseys as well as the football field and on every other sports jersey in the school.
Abington also set a Southeastern Massachusetts record for football attendance on November 14, 2008, in game against rival Mashpee. Both teams entered the game undefeated at 9-0 and the league title and a playoff berth were on the line. Abington prevailed 14-6 and went on to complete an undefeated regular season. The attendance of the game was recorded at 7,109 and was covered live by all the major Boston
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area news channels.