Boys Tennis Strong Season Continues Into NCS Finals
The Albany Boy's Tennis Team ended the season undefeated and headed into the TCAL championships with a golden line up of two singles players and two doubles teams. Ian Chuang and Nathan Procek led the singles players and Atticus Pallock and Ari Zeiler- Abarbanel were one of the doubles team, and Ben Driscoll and Brett Chan were the other doubles team. Ian Chuang lost to the league's Number 2 seeded player in his singles match, and our own team took BOTH first and second in the Boy's Doubles match.
And the fun continues with NCS finals on May 8th.
Congrats to all members of the 2018 AHS Boy's Tennis Team for a great season and a big thanks to Coach Taylor Breland for leading the team to its success!
Scoops For Schools, AEF's Annual (and Free!) Ice Cream Thank You
On Sunday, April 29, the Albany Community Center (1249 Marin Ave. Albany) will be filled with extraordinary musicians from the Albany Schools along with ice cream and cookies.
Scoops for Schools, the Albany Education Foundation’s annual free ice cream social will be held from 2:00 – 5:00. Throughout the year AEF solicits donations from parents and community members which are used for new teacher grants, field trip grants, mini grants, and Sally Outis block grants which provide funds for large numbers of students or across a curriculum area. Scoops for Schools is our thank you to the community for all of the support we receive.
This year’s Scoops for Schools is being co – sponsored by Belmont Village and Winkler Real Estate Group. Thank you for your continued support of AEF, it is truly appreciated.
Ice cream and cookies will be served by local “celebrity scoopers”.
The Albany Education Foundation hopes you will join us on Sunday, April 29 for an afternoon of music, ice cream, and fun.
Help Mr. Bryant Become an NBC Sports Bay Area All-Star Teacher!
Did you know that our very own Craig Bryant is a finalist for this year's NBC Sports Bay Area All-Star Teacher award? The winning teacher's school receives $20,000. Help Mr. Bryant and Albany High by casting your vote here, now through June 1st. Congratulations Mr. Bryant. Good luck!
2nd Annual AAB Pasta Dinner
Please join us for the 2nd annual Albany Athletics Boosters Pasta Dinner at the Albany Veteran's Memorial Hall on Friday, April 27th from 6-9pm. There will be two dessert auctions and a cash bar with beer, wine and sodas. All proceeds will benefit the AHS/AMS athletic teams and AHS leadership. Come enjoy this community building event while raising funds for Albany sports!
To purchase tickets, please go to:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2018-albany-athletics-boosters-pasta-dinner-tickets-44584792314
ACT Parent Engagement Survey Follow-up
Dear Albany Parent Community,
On behalf of the Parent Engagement Committee that was formed as a part of the Albany Coming Together (ACT) group that responded to the 2017 incidents of racism and bullying on social media last year, a big thank you to those who completed the survey regarding racism and bullying in our schools. The response was robust (225 total responses) and informed recommendations ACT made to the School Board in February.
To see the results, click on the "Responses" tab at this link. (Note you MUST select the responses tab (right side), not "Questions" to see the results.)
Highlights More than 1 in 4 parents said their child(ren) had been bullied or teased because of their race, religion or other aspect of their identity. Parents were split between whether the incident was handled properly, but more than 1/4 felt it was not handled well. Notably, more than half of all respondents think several days of school should be devoted to teaching our kids 4th grade and up about responsible use of social media and the internet. More than half of respondents said they are interested in attending talks/workshops regarding racism, implicit bias & how to talk to their kids about race.
Background ACT was convened last year by Superintendent Val Williams in the wake of the 2017 hate incidents as a way for stakeholders to provide input on racism, anti-Semitism and other forms of bias and oppression in our community. ACT recommendations to the Board can be found in the February 13, 2018 School Board Agenda starting on p. 24.
The ACT recommendations envision an ongoing partnership among staff, parents and students to foster an equitable, nurturing and inclusive school climate. While the formal work of the ACT is complete, there's lots more work to be done and progress depends in large part on how much we, as parents, remain engaged. Keep your eyes out for more opportunities to be part of this conversation.
Best regards,
ACT Parent-Engagement Committee:
Andrea Clark
Michael Goldbach
Rebecca Long
Francisco Lopez
Kate Mehler
Jason Patent
If you have questions or want to be involved in discussions about next steps for this work and parent-engagement around these issues, please contact Rebecca Long at rebeljlong@gmail.com
Thanks!
AHS PTSA Needs you!
There are several board positions opening up for the 2018-19 school year on the AHS PTSA board. We’d love your help — either as a volunteer or to make recommendations on who’d be great for the following roles:
- President (co-president)
- Vice President
- Treasurer
- Communications chair
- Membership Recruiter
We have a great parents continuing next year as our secretary, fundraising chair, and membership secretary as well as the outgoing Treasurer and outgoing VP to provide mentorship.
We are a small group now but are looking forward to a great year of expanding our efforts to support Albany High. We are proud that our main goal is to provide funding to teachers and many, many great student clubs like Best Buddies, Speech and Debate, as well as the newspaper and library.
Please join us in making the high school a fabulous experience for everyone!
If you’re have any questions or would like more details contact:
President Phoebe Greene (phoebegptsa@gmail.com)
VP Tracey Brown (tracey@traceybrown.com)
Treasurer (cgbaty@gmail.com)
Communications Offices (jkchem9120@gmail.com)
Thank you,
AHS PTSA Board
Last Chance to Pre-purchase Yearbooks
Last chance to pre-purchase yearbooks. Cost is $90 and checks can be written to AHS and given to Ms. Radford. Cut off date is Friday, April 28. Some books will be available for purchase during distribution days in June. Questions? Email jradford@ausdk.12org
AUSD Summer School
AUSD Summer School is currently enrolling students. This 4-week, free program will be held from June 25 - July 20 with a holiday taken on July 4. The program will be held at Cornell Elementary School. The courses being offered are English and History. Students who have failed an English or History class and need to make up those credits in order to graduate will be given priority enrollment. Students who have received a D in English or History may also request an opportunity to improve their grade in summer school, but enrollment to these students will be given on a first-come, first-served basis based on space in the program. Registration forms are now available in the counseling office.
The deadline to register for AUSD Summer School is Friday, May 4 or before. If you need to make up credits for English or History classes that you've earned a D or F in, please turn in your registration forms by May 4 or before. Early registration is encouraged as changes can me made up to the day Summer School begins. Enrollment space is limited. Forms are in the counseling office.
Current-year Scholarship for Black Students at AHS
Hello,
Last month the Black Parent Advisory Group (BPAG) introduced our newly formed scholarship fund. This scholarship is meant to provide assistance to Black students who are in need of funds to help pay for academic needs, not provided by the school district. For instance, college entrance exam fees, AP exam fee, tutoring, enrichment activities, etc.
If you have students that you work with they may be in need of some financial assistance, please have them complete the application form and email it back to ausdbpag@gmail.com. Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions.
Thank you,
Linda Williams, President
Brian Doss, Vice-President
Melisa Boyd, Secretary
Alexia Ritchie, District Liaison
Spice Doss, Scholarship Chair
Last Opportunity to Support AHS Good Eggs Fundraiser
So far, 6 families have joined the Albany High School fundraiser. Thanks! We just need 4+ families! If you haven't yet, join the fundraiser today at schools.goodeggs.com.
Just enter the code 603 and every time you shop on Good Eggs in April, 10% will go back to the school.