Abington Heights High School

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{{Infobox school

|name = Abington Heights High School

|image = Map of Lackawanna County Pennsylvania School Districts.PNG

|caption = Map of Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania School Districts with Abington Heights School District in orange in eastern Lackawanna County

|image_size = 200px

|logo =

|streetaddress = 222 Noble Road

|city = Clarks Summit

|state = Pennsylvania

|county = Lackawanna County

|principal = Lee Ann Theony

|zipcode = 18411-1776

|country = United States

|coordinates = {{coord|41.4933|-75.7238|type:edu_region:US-PA|display=inline,title}}

|type = Public

|grades = K–12

|staff = 72.30 (FTE)

|ratio = 15.45

|enrollment = 1,117{{cite web|url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&InstName=Abington+Heights&State=42&SchoolType=1&SchoolType=2&SchoolType=3&SchoolType=4&SpecificSchlTypes=all&IncGrade=-1&LoGrade=-1&HiGrade=-1&ID=420201005091|title=Abington Heights High School|publisher=National Center for Education Statistics|accessdate=March 28, 2025}}

|enrollment_as_of = 2023-2024

|colors = Blue and white {{Color box|#000080}} {{Color box|white}}{{Cite web|title=Abington Heights High School|url=https://www.maxpreps.com/pa/clarks-summit/abington-heights-comets/|access-date=2024-11-12|website=MaxPreps.com|language=en-US}}

|nickname = Comets

|website = {{URL|http://ahsd.org}}

}}

Abington Heights High School is a moderate-sized public high school. It serves the boroughs of Clarks Green and Clarks Summit and the townships of Waverly Township, Glenburn Township, Newton Township, North Abington Township, Ransom Township and South Abington Township in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania. It is the sole high school operated by the Abington Heights School District.

In 2016, AHHS enrollment was reported as 1,047 pupils in 9th through 12th grades.{{cite web |url=http://www.paschoolperformance.org/Profile/5937 |title=Abington Heights High School Fast Facts 2016 |publisher=Pennsylvania Department of Education |date=November 14, 2016}} The school employed 76 teachers.US News and World Report, Best High Schools, 2016

The school is served by Northeastern Intermediate Unit IU19, which provides special education services, preemployment screening for future employees, inservice training and other services. The school offers its own Vocational Technical Program, where students prepare to take NOCTI Assessments.Abington Heights High School Administration, Curriculum Planning Guide 2017-2018, 2017

Extracurricular activities

Abington Heights High School offers a wide variety of clubs, activities and an extensive, publicly funded sports program.{{cite web |url=http://www.education.pa.gov/Teachers%20-%20Administrators/Interscholastic%20Athletic%20Opportunity/Pages/default.aspx |title=Disclosure of Interscholastic Athletic Opportunities |publisher=Pennsylvania Department of Education |year=2013}}

=Sports=

The District funds:

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;Boys:

;Girls:

  • Basketball - AAAAA
  • Cross Country - AAA
  • Field Hockey - AA
  • Golf - AAA
  • Indoor Track and Field - AAA
  • Lacrosse - AA
  • Soccer (Fall) - AAA
  • Softball - AAAAA
  • Swimming and Diving - AAA
  • Girls' Tennis - AAA
  • Track and Field - AAA
  • Volleyball - AAA

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According to PIAA directory September 2017{{cite web |url=http://www.piaa.org/schools/directory/details.aspx?ID=11046|title=PIAA School Directory |publisher=Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletics Association |year=2017}}

Notable alumni

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