Acton-Boxborough Regional High School (ABRHS) is an open-enrollment high school in

Acton, Massachusetts Acton is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, approximately west-northwest of Boston along Massachusetts Route 2 west of Concord and about southwest of Lowell. The population was 24,021 in April 2020, according to the Unite ...

, United States. A part of the

Acton-Boxborough Regional School District Acton-Boxborough Regional School District (ABRSD) is a school district headquartered in Acton, Massachusetts and serving Acton and Boxborough in the Boston metropolitan area. Schools Secondary schools: *Acton-Boxborough Regional High School A ...

, it serves the

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towns of Acton and Boxborough and has students in

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9 through 12. It is situated downhill from the

Raymond J. Grey Junior High School Acton is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, approximately west-northwest of Boston along Massachusetts Route 2 west of Concord and about southwest of Lowell. The population was 24,021 in April 2020, according to the Unite ...

, at 36 Charter Road in Acton. Raymond J. Grey Junior High School occupies the facility that, until 1973, was the high school In 1999 multiple fires were set at ABRHS. The first fire began near the gymnasium but was quickly extinguished. The second fire, a five-alarm blaze in the school auditorium, seriously damaged the auditorium and forced the evacuation of all 1,300 students and canceled school the following day. No students or staff were injured, but one firefighters was hospitalized after suffering from smoke inhalation. ABRHS underwent a $40 million renovation and expansion in 2005

Notable alumni

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, poet *

Tom Barrasso Thomas Patrick Barrasso (born March 31, 1965) is an American professional ice hockey coach and former professional ice hockey goaltender. He played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for 18 seasons. He began his time in the NHL with the Buffalo ...

, Hall of Fame NHL goalie, 2x Stanley Cup Champion,

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Silver medalist *

Bob Brooke Robert Wesley Brooke (born December 18, 1960) is an American former professional ice hockey forward who played 447 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the New York Rangers, Minnesota North Stars, and New Jersey Devils between 1984 and 1 ...

, NHL player *

Jamie Eldridge James Bradley Eldridge (born August 11, 1973) is an American politician and lawyer. He serves as a Democratic member of the Massachusetts Senate from the Middlesex and Worcester District. Eldridge previously served three terms in the Massachus ...

, MA Senator *

Steve Hathaway Steven Ryland Hathaway (born September 13, 1990) is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2016. Amateur career Hathaway attended Acton-Boxborough Regional High S ...

, MLB pitcher *

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, founder of Dropbox *

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, LGBTQ activist, public speaker, YouTube vlogger, and musician *

Maria Konnikova Maria Konnikova (βορν 1984) is a Russian-American writer with a Ph.D. in psychology from Columbia University. Konnikova has worked as a television producer, written for several magazines and online publications, and written three ''New Yor ...

, writer, professional

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player, and journalist *

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, magician, America's Got Talent Season 13 and America's Got Talent: The Champions winner *

Bill Morrissey Bill Morrissey (November 25, 1951 – July 23, 2011) was a Grammy-nominated American folk singer-songwriter based in New Hampshire. Early life Morrissey was born in Hartford, Connecticut. Growing up in Connecticut and Massachusetts, he starte ...

, Grammy-nominated American folk singer-songwriter *

Jeff Norton Jeffrey Thomas Norton (born November 25, 1965) is an American former professional ice hockey defenseman who played 15 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL). Playing career Norton was selected in the 1984 NHL Entry Draft by the New York Isla ...

, NHL hockey player *

Caroll Spinney Caroll Edwin Spinney (December 26, 1933 – December 8, 2019) was an American puppeteer, cartoonist, author, artist and speaker, most famous for playing Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch on ''Sesame Street'' from its inception in 1969 until 2018. E ...

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puppeteer who performed

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* Evelyn Stevens, cyclist * Bob Sweeney, Retired NHL player, President of

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Foundation * Jessamyn West, librarian

References

External links

ABRHS Homepage
{{authority control Public high schools in Massachusetts Schools in Middlesex County, Massachusetts Buildings and structures in Acton, Massachusetts School buildings completed in 1973 1973 establishments in Massachusetts