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Acton-Boxborough Regional High School (ABRHS) is an open enrollment high school in Acton, Massachusetts. A part of the Acton-Boxborough Regional School District, it serves the Massachusetts towns of Acton and Boxborough and has students in grades 9 through 12. It is situated downhill from the Raymond J. Grey Junior High School, at 36 Charter Road in Acton. Raymond J. Grey Junior High School occupies the facility that, until 1973, was the high school. ABRHS underwent an $80 million renovation and expansion in 2005. ABRHS has consistently ranked among the top secondary schools in the country. It was one of 39 American high schools named a Blue Ribbon School by the U.S. Department of Education in 2009. In 2012, U.S. News & World Report ranked Acton-Boxborough #3 among open enrollment high schools and #7 overall for STEM education.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/massachusetts/districts/acton-boxborough/acton-boxborough-regional-high-school-9258 )〕 Nonprofit group GreatSchools ranked Acton #2 among small cities nationwide for its public education.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.greatschools.org/find-a-school/moving/slideshows/2315-top-public-schools-small-cities.gs?page=2 )〕 ABRHS has achieved this success while serving many immigrant and limited-English-proficient students and maintaining per-pupil spending below the state average.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.abschools.org/aboutpdf/2012-LL-march.pdf )〕 The National Wildlife Federation awarded ABRHS a Green Flag Award for its work to increase environmental awareness and promote environmental stewardship. It is only the fourth school to receive this award. ABRHS is also set to receive environmental awards from the Massachusetts state government and the National Energy Education Development Project. ==Academics== ABRHS offers classes in a wide range of academic and artistic subjects, including Chinese, Latin, photography, graphic design, and anatomy & physiology. For most classes in academic subjects, students have the option of taking SP (standard prep), CP (college prep), AE (accelerated enriched), or Honors/Advanced Placement (AP) classes. The school regularly has graduation rates over 95% and college attendance rates over 90%.〔 In 2012, ABRHS produced 24 National Merit Semifinalists, 20 of whom became Finalists.〔 The school has had several students become Semifinalists or Finalists in the Intel Science Talent Search, most recently in 2012 and 2013.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.societyforscience.org/document.doc?id=444 )〕 Students have also participated in the Siemens Competition, and in 2008 an ABRHS team won a $30,000 scholarship.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.siemens-foundation.org/en/competition/390_2008_winners.htm#12 )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Acton-Boxborough Regional High School」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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