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A 1965 graduate of Abington Senior High School and one of the most notable alumni of the school, Stephen A. Schwartzman, announced a 25 million-dollar donation to the high school on February 15th, 2018, which is the highest donation to a public school in history. The money will be used to construct a new science and technology wing as well as reconstruct parts of the existing main building. In the new wing, students will have access to better science labs as well as laptops and coding classes for every student. Students will also be provided with career counseling.

The few conditions under which Schwartzman consented to donate the money for the renovation project were: renaming the school to Abington Schwartzman High School, proudly displaying his portrait in the building, naming parts of the school after his brothers, and holding the right to review construction plans for the school as well as choosing a new school logo. However, there was immediate uproar from the residents of the district regarding the renaming of the school in Schwartzman’s honor and the idea got shut down at the School Board Meeting on April 10th, 2018, under the premise that they refuse to allow big money to influence their community. Instead the original agreement was revised to simply naming the new science and technology center after Stephen A. Schwartzman.