Students Wanted for District Planning Committee
Are you interesting in gaining leadership experience and helping to improve equity and achievement at Albany High? The Board of Education is looking for two students to join the AUSD Student Achievement Committee.
The purpose of the Student Achievement Committee is to:
Serve as the advisory body for the District’s Local Control and Accountability Plan development process.
Review student achievement metrics and recommend strategies to close equity and opportunity gaps.
Review social emotional/mental health metrics and recommend strategies to close equity and opportunity gaps.
Please see the information notice on the District website if you are interested in applying.
Fall Sports Information
Dear AHS Community,
Albany High School is excited to announce that Fall Sports are back! We are also excited to announce the hiring of our Head Varsity Football Coach, Danny Wilcox!
REGISTRATION IS OPEN NOW UNTIL AUGUST 9th FOR ALL FALL SPORTS
(Football, Volleyball, Cross Country, Women’s Tennis, Golf & Water Polo) Here is the link that will take you directly to the registration home page: Family ID Registration
What will the season look like?
Upon selection into the program, and completion of the registration process, students will be able to condition, practice, and play! Please check the FAMILY ID website for information on tryouts.
Volleyball August 9th time TBD, Tennis August 10th time TBD, Cross Country the entire week of August 9th 9am-11am each day. Water Polo, Golf & Football probably will not have tryouts
MEDICAL CLEARANCE
All students must have a current physical signed by a physician to participate. If you can’t get an in-person meeting scheduled with a doctor, virtual meetings are fine as long as the doctor provides clearance.
Albany Athletics Boosters Needs You! Board Position Openings
It's thanks to the incredible work of our AAB board members that makes Albany High and Middle School sports possible. We have a few graduating board members and are looking for volunteers for the Treasurer, Secretary and VP/Fundraising roles. If you are passionate about youth sports in our schools, please contact Bahrt Arellano, AAB President, at bahrt.arellano@gmail.com.
Support Albany School Sports-- Donate to AAB Today!
We cannot offer these terrific sports opportunities for our 1200 student-athletes in 25+ sports programs without your support. AUSD's Athletics budget cannot cover the $345,000 every year it takes to sustain our Athletics program, so AAB's goal is to raise $180,000 annually. However, with seasons cut short last year and the cancellation of major fundraisers, instead of raising this amount, we had a loss of $40,000. We need your help to ensure our students can continue to enjoy school sports-- please consider a charitable donation to AAB at https://www.goalbanyathletics.org/donations. Thank you
I look forward to updating you with further details once they become available.
Zachary Babitt, Athletic Director
The first day of AHS classes is Tuesday, August 17th!
Welcome back, Cougars! We hope you are having a great summer.
Opening day and Freshmen orientation are on Thursday, August 12th. Appointment times for each grade are here.
Don’t forget that we have a new bell schedule this year. You can find it on our website homepage here.
Due to Covid-19, everyone at AHS will wear a mask this school year until further notice. All people will wear a mask regardless of vaccination status.
AUSD is currently having issues with our communication system. Back to school communications will be sent out by Principal McNally as soon as possible.
AUSD Summer Safety Video
The District Office and the Board of Education produced the following video to encourage everyone to stay safe this summer:
Due Date for Books and Chromebooks is Friday, June 18th
Happy summer!
Keep summer reading and textbooks for placement testing in August but ALL OTHER BOOKS should be returned by this Friday to the Book Room.
It helps to have all of these items now, so we can determine what textbooks need to be replenished, and what needs to be repaired before the next school year
Book Room hours are posted here. Thank you! Contact Ms. Pope for any questions at ppope@ausdk12.org.
2021 Senior Magazine Now Available
Under the leadership of editor-in-chief Mavi Hodoglugil and media editor Isabel Hall, The Cougar staff is proud to present this year's senior magazine to the Albany community. The journalism class also invited students to submit their art, photography, and written work for publication, and nearly 45 guest contributors are featured in this issue.
Physical copies of the magazine will be available at the graduation ceremony but are also available for pick up at the Albany High School’s main office, attendance office, bookroom, and library. The digital version is available at this link, and The Cougar’s forthcoming website on Medium will be updated with articles over the next couple of weeks. Stay tuned next year for new digital and social media content from The Cougar!
AHS Theatre's Student Production June 17-19th
Join two bachelors, Jack and Algernon, in the town and the country as they lead double lives to escape the ridiculous social responsibilities of the Victorian era. Two women fall in love with Jack and Algy’s alter egos, both conveniently named Earnest, and chaos ensues! Come for the muffins, stay for the mixups and mayhem… it’s a WILDE story!
The Importance of Being Earnest airs June 17-19th, and tickets are on sale now!
Last Chance to Pick Up or Purchase Yearbooks
All pre-purchased yearbooks must be picked up at the Book Room on Monday or Tuesday of this week.
After that, the remaining books will be released for sale. If you already bought a book and are unable to pick it up on Monday or Tuesday this week, please email Juliet Radford at jradford@ausdk12.org and a book will be set aside for you to pick up later in the week.
Still want to purchase a yearbook? You may do so starting on Wednesday this week.
Summer Food Service For Those in Need
Hello AUSD Families,
As the school year comes to a close, my staff and I at the Albany School Food Project want to thank you for your support this past school year. We are grateful for the many kind words of appreciation, and help from our volunteers.
Through the summer months, the federal government is allowing us to provide FREE breakfast and lunch to all children 18 years old or younger, regardless of income levels. Our summer food service program runs from Monday, June 14 to Friday, August 13. Picking up meals is easy and convenient. We distribute grab and go meals on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays at the Albany High School multipurpose room, 603 Key Route Blvd. from 11:30 to 1:30. Multiple meals will be served on those days to provide food for 7 days a week. Simply tell us how many children under 18 are in your household and we'll provide the appropriate number of meals.
Beginning Friday, June 18th at Albany Middle School, FREE grab and go meals (breakfast and lunch) will be available to morning session summer school students at the time of dismissal. For students staying on campus for the afternoon session, free lunch will be available to eat onsite, and grab and go breakfast meals will be available for those students to take and eat at home before coming to school in the following days. The Albany Middle School grab and go meal distribution will end on the last day of summer school, Friday, July 16th. We highly encourage you to visit only one distribution site, as duplicate meals are not allowed. This helps us ensure there are enough meals for all children. Thank you for your cooperation.
The high school and middle school locations will both be closed on Monday, July 5 for the Independence Day holiday.
At our Albany High School location we will continue to offer families La Farine and Firebrand Artisan Breads day-old bread and pastries brought to us by The Daily Bread Project, while supplies last. On Fridays, we offer grocery bags with a variety of shelf-stable food items provided by the Alameda County Food Bank, while supplies last. We will continue with our free, fresh, choose-your-self produce food bank provided by Berkeley Food Network from 11:30 to 12:30 on the second and fourth Fridays of the month. (June 25, July 9, July 23, and August 13)
Free school meals can help you stretch your own household food budget, save time, and provide your child with sound nutrition and a sense of normalcy. The USDA reimburses us for each meal, so the more meals we provide, the better off our district will be this year and next. Please help us stay financially healthy this year and next by picking up school meals each week.
Anyone looking for a summer job or a volunteer opportunity? The AUSD School Food Project can use your help! For summer jobs, please contact Executive Chef Sabina Feinberg at 510-558-2608 or sfeinberg@ausdk12.org. Days and hours can be flexible. Sign up here for volunteer opportunities.
As always, please feel free to reach out with any questions. Happy summer!
Sabina Feinberg
AUSD Executive Chef
Summer Reading Recs
Are you looking forward to summer? We sure are! Stop by the AHS Library and pick up some books for your summer reading. We're open every day for the next two weeks from 12-4. Check out up to 10 books before June 11th, and keep them for the summer. Want some suggestions? Check out this fabulous website we've made: http://bit.ly/AHSreads2021
Hope you can stop by and find some great books to read. The AHS Library will be open every school day from 12-4, until June 11th.
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