Don't Miss THE ADDAMS FAMILY Coming to Albany High School Little Theater
Based on the classic comic/TV Show/movies, "The Addams Family" is a fun musical full of creepy characters and catchy songs. As Wednesday Addams turns 18, she has invited her boyfriend Lucas Beineke and his parents over for dinner. But will the not-exactly-normal Addamses get along with the Beineke family enough to have one normal night? Secret-keeping, family games, and love are sure to pop up in this hilarious show.
Go Cougars!!
AAB SPOTLIGHT ON SUCCESS
CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR TEAMS, COACHES AND ATHLETES!
Wrestling
Coach Jason Griffin was awarded the North Coast Section (NCS) "Coach of the Year" honor...Congratulations Jason!
Joanna, Tamsin, Francesca and Gurleen placed in the Top 4 in the NCS finals, which advances them to the CIF State Championships this weekend in Bakersfield...Go Cougars!
1st Place: Joanna Qiu
2nd Place: Tamsin Urbas, Francesca LoPresti
4th Place: Gurleen Bhullar
Soccer
Boy’s soccer defeated Acalanes 2-1 on Wednesday and now move on to the North Coast Section Division III championships...Congratulations!
The North Coast Section Division III Championships Final match is being player this Saturday 2/29 at 7 PM against Ygnacio Valley in Concord
Come and support your team...Go Cougars!
Girls Soccer
Five players were recognized and made All League Selections!
All-League First team: Erin Montagh
All-League Second team: Christina Fadelli, Grace McRory, Keiko Chan, and Trinidad Porras
Congratulations to all selected players!
SchoolCARE needs your help!
Subject: Spring into Action -- Volunteers needed to distribute SchoolCARE brochures
Come help SchoolCARE kick-off our district-wide spring fundraising campaign!!! We need your help to raise much-needed funds for Albany schools. This school year SchoolCARE has helped fund enrichment programs, library technicians, noontime programming, math intervention, just to name a few. Together we can educate the community by leaving a SchoolCARE brochure on every Albany doorstep.We need 35 volunteers to help us the weekend of March 14th and 15th. It's an easy way to get some fresh air, get your steps in, and help our community! We can also sign off on community service hours, if needed.If you are interested, please email Michele Ling at sfhoya@gmail.com with your name and contact information.
Come cheer on AHS Boys Soccer!
Cheer on Boys’ Soccer - Feb 26
Come cheer on AHS boy’s soccer team in the semi-finals of the NCS on Wednesday vs Lafayette as the Cougars take on Acalanes at 5 PM.
There’s a bus to take student fans leaving outside the gym at 3:30. You must have a signed parental permission slip to board bus. You can get a permission slip at front office or athletic dept. Please return signed slip to Bill in Athletic dept.
Riders will get a free student ticket!
AAB Spotlight on Success – Week of 2/10
Soccer
Boys Soccer won the TCAL Stone championship 2-0 over Vallejo... Go Cougars!
First team: Fynn Hayton-Ruffner, Jaden Arfa, Ishaan Das
Second team: Alex Curran, Dode Sanjaya.
Honorable Mention: Olaf Kamperman, Will Church, Antoine Ivtchenko. Fynn Hayton-Ruffner was also named the league MVP...Go Cougars!
The Girls Soccer team lost on penalty kicks to Richmond last week in the league playoffs. They are awaiting selection for NCS next week.
Basketball
Boys Basketball Player Recognition: Albany players named to the All League team...Congratulations to all players!
Boys basketball lost on Tuesday 55-43 in the TCAL playoffs to DeAnza.
AJ Gilbert was selected first team All TCAL Rock
Boys await selection to NCS tournament next week
Girls basketball plays Richmond in the first round of TCAL playoffs. Juliane Ivtchenko was named first team all league and Moxie Evan was named honorable mention in the coaches' voting.
Wrestling
Wrestlers were off last week. Boys compete Friday in the TCAL championships at Pinole Valley HS.
Girls participate in WACC championships at San Leandro on Saturday.
Community Experts Needed for AHS Freshman Forum
Albany High freshmen have just started the Forum project, working to understand a policy problem and examining two possible solutions. Students will work in small groups to research the problem and solutions, and then present their findings to an audience of upperclassmen and teachers. This is a group project that will culminate in a series of formal presentations on Tuesday and Wednesday, March 31st and April 1st.
Students will be looking at one of six possible topics: gun control, opioid addiction, mass incarceration, wildfires, monarch butterfly extinction, and teen vaping. Do you or other community members have expertise in ways our country is trying to address these complex problems? We would appreciate any help you can provide to support our students! Please contact AHS Librarian, Mary Ann Scheuer (mscheuer@ausdk12.org), if you would like to be a community expert for a small group of students. You could either come speak with students or communicate by email. We would very much appreciate your help.
AAB Spotlight on Success – Week of 2/1
SOCCER
The boys soccer team had a busy week, topping Vallejo Monday 3-1 in a first place showdown in the TCAL Stone Division. The boys tied Hercules 0-0 on Friday and then drew 1-1 with El Cerrito on Saturday to wrap up the regular season.
The boys finished 9-1-2 and tied with Jesse Bethel for the regular season title...Go Cougars!
The girls Cougar squad picked up some serious momentum heading into the postseason with wins over Richmond and Vallejo to finish the regular season in third place in the uber-competitive TCAL Rock!
BASKETBALL
The boys basketball teams had a good night at El Cerrito on Friday. Max Yoshida nailed two clutch free throws to close out the varsity's 69-65 win, while the JVs cruised to a victory! The Cougar frosh also picked up a couple of impressive late season wins, defeating SPSV and Alhambra at home
The boys closed out regular season play with games against DeAnza Tuesday and rival St. Mary's on Friday. Both games were at home and Friday was "Senior Night" for Cougars Billy Donovan, AJ Gilbert, Jeffrey Hobson, Tenzin Norsang, Zander Motamedi, Richard Young, and Max Yoshida.
The girls basketball team played two tough and very impressive games this past week.
The first game was a hard fought victory on the road @ Hercules High!
The second game was at home on Friday. The team held a special Senior Night and they were able to impose their will on both sides of the floor to achieve a great home victory against a league opponent...Go Cougars!
WRESTLING
Both the boys and girls team wrestled their last league dual matches this past week.
The girls competed against Arroyo and Mt. Eden and won both dual meets!
The boys team competed against El Cerrito and won the dual as well!
We also had a boys JV tournament at Dougherty Valley High School and Josh Ambrosio took 3rd place...Go Cougars!
OV Welcome Letter from Albany High School
Dear Albany students, staff and families,
As we approach the mid-winter break, I am looking forward to welcoming the Oceanview 3rd, 4th and 5th grade students, Principal Georgeson, Assistant Principal Lau-Seim, their staff and the OV families to the Albany High School Addition and campus beginning February 22. I see this as an opportunity to interact effectively and work collaboratively as a learning community and to extend a helping hand when needed. Please see below for some core considerations as we move into this phase of collaboration.
The current plan is to have Oceanview and then Marin use the Addition, classroom M4 and the three new portables by the pool for the next 3-4 years. After that, Albany High School students and staff will move into the Addition which includes a new makerspace.
AHS students still have access to all routes on campus but are being asked to respect “Quiet Zones” near the courtyard, the Addition, M4 and the portables. It’s important to maintain those quiet spaces for OV students to learn and the staff to teach.
Separate restrooms for the elementary students are in the Addition. AHS students may not use those restrooms. OV and AHS will be sharing the Multipurpose room for lunch service at different times. There will be no overlap of lunch service in that facility and each school will be eating at separate times of the day.
Morning drop off times for OV are 8:30 and 9:30. Pick up times are 1:45 and 3:05. Anticipate an increase in traffic on Thousand Oaks, Key Route and Portland during those times.
Opportunities for AHS students to contribute positively to our OV neighbors include being a service student in one of the elementary classes as a teacher’s aide, paid lunch-time supervision positions, and creating a “Buddy Class” relationship with one of the grade levels.
It will be of the utmost importance for AHS students to present themselves as role models for the younger students, ages 8-10. For example, OV will be using Memorial Park for their recess and PE activities. Critical elements of behavior which will contribute positively to this expectation include using appropriate language when walking through that area, keeping the park clean, and helping to ensure an overall safe playing space for the approximately 300 elementary students who will rely on your responsible decision making.
Thank you for helping me inspire visions of future success with our Oceanview neighbors and for using the synergistic power of teamwork to make maximum contributions for all of our Albany students. If you have any further questions, concerns or suggestions, please email me at aritchie@ausdk12.org and check the AUSD website for updates on all facility news.
Sincerely,
Alexia Ritchie
Albany High School Principal
Grand Opening Celebration of the Albany High School Addition!
Date: Saturday, February 8
Time: 1:30 - 3:30 pm
Location: 603 Key Route Boulevard
Opening Ceremony and Ribbon Cutting at 1:30 pm
Open House between 2:00 - 3:30 pm (come and go at your convenience)
Self-Guided Tours begin at 2:00 pm
Come and see the eight modern classrooms and redesigned courtyard of the new Albany High School Addition! Step into the double-high Design & Build Workshop and adjacent Computer Lab and imagine Albany students 3D printing their own creations, or the redesigned courtyard between the three high school buildings and the adjacent Aquatic Center. Pick up a self-guided tour sheet to see how the Addition and three portable classrooms will be a vibrant temporary home for Ocean View students during the reconstruction of their school. The AHS Addition is Net Zero Energy Ready and was built to high standards of "green" school construction -- environmentally friendly paints, flooring, walls and ceiling finishes were used throughout to provide a healthy learning environment for students and staff.
Raise a non-alcoholic toast to cheer the opening of our building that provides new high-tech learning opportunities, healthy environments, and much-needed classrooms for Ocean View students during temporary housing. All ages are welcome!
The AHS Addition is the second of four projects funded by school bond Measures B and E, approved by Albany voters in June 2016.
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New Main Office Secretary
Congratulations to Vivian Balderas, our new Main Office Secretary. Vivian is already a familiar and welcome face on campus, as she was previously working in the Attendance Office. She comes to the job with over 12 years of administrative support experience and a love and affinity for Albany High School. Stop by and wish her well any time between 7:15a and 4p!
