Support Albany Schools: "Last Mondays and Tuesdays"
So long, summer! It’s time to ring in a brand new school year! The first days of school call for special attention, so treat yourself and the kids to ice cream and/or a night off from cooking! Mark your calendars for Last Monday and Tuesday and help support Albany’s amazing schools! Please remember to mention SchoolCARE when making your purchase.
If you haven’t tried Mr. Dewie’s Cashew Creamery yet, you’re in for a real treat! Ice creams are made from cashews and are dairy free, gluten free, soy free, additive free, and made with organic ingredients. They are located at 1116 Solano Avenue and open from 12 pm – 9 pm. They’ve committed 10% of all sales to SchoolCARE on Monday, August 28, so stop in and say hello!
Restaurant Valparaiso, which has been claimed to be the home of the best empanadas in the Bay Area, has committed 10% from all sales to SchoolCARE on Tuesday, August 29. Dine in or take out homemade Chilean and Latin American cuisine. Located at 1403 Solano Avenue, they are open on Tuesday from 11:30 a.m. – 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.
Did you know that when you purchase an appliance from Galvin Appliance they will donate 1% of the sale to SchoolCARE? It’s true. All you have to do is be an Albany resident and mention SchoolCARE any time of the year. Galvin Appliance is located at 619 San Pablo Avenue.
SchoolCARE thanks you for supporting this local business and for supporting Albany's wonderful schools.
To learn more about SchoolCARE, or to check out our volunteer opportunities, please visit our website www.AlbanySchoolCARE.org or contact us at albanyschoolcare@yahoo.com.
New AHS Website
Albany High School barely had an Internet presence nine years ago, when we launched a website using a product from Google called Sites. The platform limited our creative freedom, but it was free and provided a range of functionality that we were looking for. It served us well, but Google hasn't supported the product in years. Its integration with our AHS News Update email system was broken. And the site was not responsive—a term used by web developers to describe pages that adjust to varying screen shapes and sizes. Even so, 40% of our visitors regularly tried to view the old site on a mobile device. Today we are happy to unveil the new, and very mobile-friendly, ahs.ausdk12.org.
Redesigns often happen for their own sake, but in this case, a total overhaul was useful. Looking at analytics data from the past decade, it became clear that some of the most desirable information on our site was really hard to get. The homepage of our old site was filled with news items, but users aren't browsing our site in an unprompted manner like they might do on nytimes.com or ESPN; they come when they need something. (We are talking about teenagers, after all.) The new homepage forgoes flash for functionality. A majority of its real estate is dominated by elements we're calling "Quick Guides." Some Quick Guides will be permanent, while others will be swapped in and out during the year. For example, there is a "Schedule Changes" Quick Guide up right now that will likely become a "College Apps" Quick Guide in a few weeks. NO ONE can remember our crazy bell schedule, so that Quick Guide will likely stick around ;)
To start, we focused on transitioning content from the old site to the new one. In the coming months, we'll post more videos and photos and really flex the muscles of our new platform. We're excited to have a better tool with which to share all that our students and teachers accomplish.
If you have any questions or comments about the new site, you can reach us via the Contact pages. If you haven't signed-up for our AHS News Update email, you can do so here.
Thanks for reading. I hope everyone had a relaxing summer and is ready for a great year,
Jeff Castle
AHS Webmaster
Teacher, Graphic Design | Film Production
Opening Day Schedule 2017-18
A previous post in the PTSA section of the website incorrectly listed the date for 2017-18 Orientation. The correct date is August 23rd.
10-10:30 Juniors A-M
10:30-11:15 Juniors N-Z
11:15-11:45 Seniors A-M
11:45-12:30 Seniors M-Z
12:30-1:00 Sophomores A-M
1-1:45 Sophomores N-Z
2:30-4:30 All Freshmen
XC Runs Well at NCS; Harmon to State
Albany High School competed on Saturday, November 18 at the 2016 North Coast Section Cross Country Championships in Division 4.
Junior Riley Harmon finished the three-mile race in twelfth place with a time of 18:55.1, which qualified her to run as an individual at the state championships in Fresno. She is the first female runner from Albany to qualify for the state championships.
Senior Darren Leung finished eleventh with a time of 15:57.5 but did not qualify for state. He did not qualify for state as an individual, as only the top five individuals who do not qualify with their team may qualify as individuals.
John Doe / AHS Journalism
Neither the men’s nor the women’s teams qualified for the state championships. The men’s team finished fifth of 22 in team scoring, with a score of 145 (lower is better), while the women’s team finished eighth of 19 with a score of 249.
Overall, Bishop O’Dowd won the men’s Division 4 race as a team with a score of 65, and senior Ryan Cutter of Hercules placed first with a time of 15:13.3.
Miramonte won the women’s Division 4 race as a team with a score of 55, and sophomore Cassidy Haskell from Miramonte placed first with a time of 17:34.8.
The weather during the Division 4 races was cool and overcast but not rainy.
AHS French Students Win Honors
Students in French 3, French 4 and AP participated in the annual Grand Concours, a national French context. This year, more then 85,000 students competed nationwide. Out of the 28 Albany High students who participated, the following won medals:
FRENCH 3
Gold Medalists (95th percentile)
Liu Yuhan
Helena Tremblay (# 2 in Northern California)
Ingalls Serena
Jared Williams
Albert Alexa
Magid-Kutlin Isabelle
Silver Medalists ( 85th and 90th percentile )
Higuchi Hope
Kiriruangchai Jirachaya
Aditi Jain
Chen Nuo
Sarah Weber
Kauffman Millie
Bronze Medalists (75th and 80th percentile)
Ding Angela
Ahn Jungah
FRENCH 4
Gold Medalists
Ibrahim Seif
Sophia Kamps
Silver Medalist
Simon Geiger
Bronze Medalists
Garrisson Pennington
Panian Julia
Than Michael
AP FRENCH
Silver Medalists
Zorigt Enhsaruul
Miles King
Annabel Driussi
Bronze Medalist
Amuuna Zulkhuu
A Look Ahead to Fall Sports
Fall sports tryouts are just around the corner. Below is some important information that will help you prepare for the upcoming fall sports season.
Online Registration Window (June 1st-Aug. 3rd)
Registration for Fall sports will be accepted from Thursday, June 1st @ 8:00am-Thursday, Aug. 3rd @ 3:00pm. Late registration will take place between Aug. 14th -18th ONLY.
Please be sure to follow all instructions on the athletic registration webpage. Online registration can be found @ http://www.goalbanyathletics.org/page/show/2811225-registration
Medical Clearance Forms
Students are required to have a physical examination certifying that the student is fit to participate in extracurricular athletics. The Medical Clearance Form must be completed and signed by a physician each school year on or after July 1st (June 1st for Football). Any Medical Clearance form signed by the doctor before July 1st (June 1st-Football only) cannot be accepted. Medical Clearance Forms must be uploaded to your online athletic registration account in order to be cleared. No hard or email copies will be accepted.
Medical Clearance Forms can be downloaded and printed from the following link: http://www.goalbanyathletics.org/page/show/2811225-registration
Tryout Information
Fall Sports tryouts are scheduled to begin on Monday, Aug. 14th (Aug. 7th-Football ONLY) after school. For exact tryout/practice locations and times, you should contact your respective coach directly. Coach contact information can be found at the link below.
http://www.goalbanyathletics.org/contact-us
Fall Sports Parent Meeting (Thursday, Aug. 24th @ 7pm)
Our Fall Sports Parent Meeting will take place on Thursday, Aug. 24th at 7:00pm in the AHS gym. All parents of students participating on a fall sports team are expected to attend this informative meeting. Please make it a priority to attend!
Albany Athletics Website
Be sure to visit the Albany Athletics website @ GoAlbanyAthletics.org. Please be sure to use this new site to find all Albany Athletics related information. Most information will no longer be available on the AHS website.
GO ALBANY!
Fall Sports Registration Deadline (Thurs., Aug. 3rd)
Online Registration Deadline (Thurs., Aug. 3rd)
Registration for Fall sports will close on Thursday, Aug. 3rd @ 3:00pm. Late registration will take place between Aug. 14th -18th ONLY If registration is not completed by the Aug. 3rd deadline, then your child will not be eligible to begin practices/tryouts until Monday, Aug. 21st.
Please be sure to follow all instructions on the athletic registration webpage. Online registration can be found @ http://www.goalbanyathletics.org/page/show/2811225-registration
Medical Clearance Forms
Students are required to have a physical examination certifying that the student is fit to participate in extracurricular athletics. The Medical Clearance Form must be completed and signed by a physician each school year on or after July 1st (June 1st for Football). Any Medical Clearance form signed by the doctor before July 1st (June 1st-Football only) cannot be accepted. Medical Clearance Forms must be uploaded to your online athletic registration account in order to be cleared. No hard or email copies will be accepted.
Medical Clearance Forms can be downloaded and printed from the following link: http://www.goalbanyathletics.org/page/show/2811225-registration
Tryout Information
Fall Sports tryouts are scheduled to begin on Monday, Aug. 14th (Aug. 7th-Football ONLY) after school. For exact tryout/practice locations and times, you should contact your respective coach directly. Coach contact information can be found at the link below.
http://www.goalbanyathletics.org/contact-us
GO ALBANY!