AB Sports

11/16/2020

The Power of PKs. Jesse Wiggins, Hayley Brock and Martha Dane go to OT.

November 16, 2008MIAA Division 1 Girls Soccer State Semifinal at Cawley Stadium in LowellActon-Boxboro and Weymouth were dead even through 80 minutes of regu...

10/17/2020

This is the same school committee that told a grieving widow and scores of alumni and athletes that they needed to wait TWO YEARS to name a pool after a beloved Coach who had worked 48 years for AB.

Ridiculous.

Want Acton and Boxborough news delivered to your inbox? Sign up for our free weekly newsletter. On Thursday, Oct. 15, the Acton-Boxborough Regional School

09/30/2020

Someone started a petition to save the mascot.

The Colonials from Acton picked up muskets to face an army.

482 signatures are still needed! Save the Acton-Boxboro Regional High School Mascot!

09/25/2020

Chime in on this --

Members of the Acton and Boxborough Communities,

The Acton-Boxborough Regional School Committee is welcoming public comment as it considers a petition to retire the Colonial as the official mascot of the District.

On September 17, 2020, the Acton-Boxborough Regional School Committee heard from a student group, AB Students for Equity and Justice (ABSEJ), who recently submitted a petition to the Committee requesting consideration to retire the Colonial as the official mascot of the High School and District. Last Spring, the petition garnered over 1,300 signatures supporting this change. At our meeting on September 17, ABSEJ presented their case for this change which included a letter which was supported by many notable individuals and groups in our community including: Senator Jamie Eldridge, Racial Justice for Black Lives, Educators Committed to Anti-Racist Equity and Social Justice (ECARES), Fostering Racial Justice Boxborough, First Parish Church of Stow and Acton, Unitarian Universalist Church, Angel Youth Foundation, Indivisible Acton, and Highrock Covenant.

In their letter to the Committee, ABSEJ noted “a white-male-colonist mascot in no way reflects the ever-changing community of Acton-Boxborough. As the community grows and diversifies, our current mascot is not representative of who we are or what we stand for as a community.” The petition submitted last Spring further noted, “Although mascots intend to bring fan bases together, the AB mascot gives a likeable face to a time period that set the stage for present day racial divisions. Changing the mascot is an ethical and educational action that will underscore the need to know real, and not sugar coated, representations of the past.”

The Committee recognizes that the Acton-Boxborough community includes many members and groups who may have a variety of views on the issue before the Committee. The School Committee will deliberate on the petition again and consider action at its meeting on October 15, 2020. We invite the public to submit comments in writing by Wednesday, October 14th by emailing us at [email protected]. While we recognize that public comment is not a vote, we are interested in hearing a variety of opinions on changing the mascot to help make our deliberation more meaningful.


Sincerely,

Tessa McKinley
ABRSC Chair
[email protected]

08/29/2020

Awesome Jack!

Clemson junior long snapper Jack Maddox recently had a walk to the Applied Sports Science Lab with head coach Dabo Swinney that he will never forget.

04/06/2020

Sorrento’s offering safe pickups

03/27/2020

On most days you can’t get a seat. In the new new, Blackbird Cafe is bringing your Stumptown coffee and breakfast right to you car window. Tell them Brad Brown sent you.

Blackbird Cafe in Acton, MA. Call us at (978) 274-2403. Check out our location and hours, and latest menu with photos and reviews.

03/23/2020

Bueno y Sano now delivers via Postmates. Get a burrito or taco today!

07/10/2019

Congrats to AB Swimmer Isabella Korbly who earned All- America honors for 100 Backstroke during sophomore year. 2018-19 NISCA Girls High School Swimming All-America.

NISCA All-America

05/31/2019

AB Alum Matt Cotter picks up lax accolades

Saint Michael's College men's lacrosse May graduate Matt Cotter (Acton, Mass./Acton-Boxboro Regional) landed a New England Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (NEILA) Academic All-New England accolade this week.

05/26/2019

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05/26/2019

Congratulations to Ben Gottesman (ABRHS Class of 2016) and the UMass Boston Beacons on their win today in the NCAA baseball "super regionals" tournament. They are off to the World Series in Cedar Rapids Iowa along with eight other Division 3 college team finalists across the country to compete for the national title!