The mission of Abbeville High School is to develop confident, competent, and caring individuals by providing educational experiences that encourage life-long learning and respect in a changing world.

• Student learning will be the primary focus of all decisions impacting the work of the school.

• Students learn best when they have appropriate opportunities for success.

• Students need to demonstrate their understanding of essential knowledge and skills.

• Students need to apply their learning actively to solve problems and to produce quality work.

• Students learn in different ways and should be provided with a variety of instructional approaches to support their learning.

• Challenging expectations increase individual student performance.

• Assessments of student learning should provide students with a variety of opportunities to demonstrate their achievement.

• A student's self-esteem and attitude toward learning is enhanced by positive relationships and mutual respect among and between students and staff.

• A safe and physically comfortable environment promotes student learning.

• Teachers, administrators, parents, students, and the community share the responsibility for advancing the school's mission.

• The commitment to continuous improvement is necessary if our school is going to enable students to become confident, self-directed, lifelong learners.