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Board accepts artifacts and grants to establish Hammock Legacy Center at Abington Senior High
Summary
The Abington board acknowledged donations of artifacts from the Holocaust Awareness Museum and Education Center (Hammock), plus grants that will fund exhibit cabinets and signage to create a permanent Hammock Legacy Center at Abington Senior High School, planned to open in the 2026–27 school year.
The Abington Board of School Directors on March 12 acknowledged gifts of artifacts from the Holocaust Awareness Museum and Education Center (Hammock) to establish a permanent Hammock Legacy Center at Abington Senior High School. The board also recognized grants that will fund exhibit cabinets and signage.
Administrators and faculty praised teacher Bettina Rohrer and partner Bill Pendergast for their work bringing the exhibit to the high school. The Abington Educational Foundation provided funding for exhibit cabinets and the Mark Schoettler Holocaust Education Foundation provided a $1,000 grant toward signage; Hammock will contribute artifacts for display. "This space will be named the Hammock Legacy Center at Abington Senior High School," administrators said, with a planned opening for the 2026–27 school year.
The board moved to acknowledge the gifts and the installation of signage as reflected in the meeting addendum; the motion passed by voice vote. Administrators said students, including those enrolled in Holocaust, Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity coursework, will serve as docents and that the exhibit will be used for instruction and for visiting students from other area high schools.
