Sports
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Pinole Valley Spoils Senior Baseball Game, 13-1
A game for recognizing and remembering four senior baseball players is one that the Albany Cougars and their fans would rather forget. The visiting Pinole Valley Spartans feasted on Albany pitching en route to a 13-1 mercy rule victory Friday afternoon at Memorial Park. With… -
Cougars Get First League Win, Defeat Salesian by Mercy Rule
On Friday, April 26th the Albany High Cougars welcomed Salesian of Richmond with Albany just a few games back of the Pride in the TCAL standings, but still in last place without a league victory. The Cougars would use a combination of shut-down pitching and… -
Albany Drops League Game to El Cerrito, 8-1
A gorgeous afternoon and the impending spring break were about the only positives the Albany High School Cougar baseball team could take from Friday’s loss to the visiting El Cerrito Gauchos, 8-1. Walks, errors and a lack of timely hitting combined to drop the Cougars…
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IIC Votes to Forward Late Start Time Proposal to Superintendent
The IIC voted to recommend an 8:00 a.m. start time for the 2013-14 school year. -
Freshmen Spar with Words, Upperclassmen Mediate
Their shoes were shined, their shirts were pressed, and freshly printed speeches lay on the table ready to spring to life. This year’s Freshman Renewal project, otherwise known as the “debates,” was the source of much excitement for students all over Albany High. Although the… -
Celebrating Food Choice
Everyone loves food in overwhelming amounts and variety, and Albany High School’s International Food Day definitely fits the bill. Hosted by participating clubs including Japanese Culture Club, Key Club and the swim team, teachers and students alike came to appreciate the world’s foods and culture…. -
Instructional Improvement Council Votes to Approve Later Start Time Proposal
Update — March 25, 2013: The Instructional Improvement Council (IIC) met on March 18, 2013 to finalize their decision on the late start schedule for the next school year. Although no resolution was reached, the results of their votes after an hour long discussion show… -
Half of AHS Model UN Team Wins Awards at Berkeley Conference
Students from the Albany High School Model UN Club participated earlier this month in the Berkeley Model United Nations Conference. One of the oldest conferences in the nation, the event attracted over 1800 delegates from across the globe. Of the 30 Albany students participating, 13… -
A Later Start Time for Albany High?
Albany High School is considering a new starting time for the 2013-2014 school year. There are no firm start or end times as of yet, but 8:30 a.m. is the starting time proposal the administration is using to jumpstart a community wide discussion. The late… -
Albany Team Places Third at Regional Science Bowl
The highly anticipated 49ers-Ravens Super Bowl was not the only “Bowl” that had Albany High students’ hearts pounding the first weekend in February. The Regional Science Bowl hosted at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory on Saturday February 2 had its share of action, suspense and… -
Oreos and Libraries, Giant Coke Bottles?
Super Bowl Sunday has just passed, leaving a lot of Americans bloated, emotionally drained, and in the early stages of NFL withdrawal. But for many casual fans, the most interesting part of the event is not the actual game itself, but the television commercials. Watching… -
Les Miserables: An Emotional Performance, but No Match for Live Theater Performance
Since its release on Christmas Day, 2012, the film adaptation of the seminal Broadway classic Les Miserables has earned itself the honor of three Golden Globes, seven Academy Award nominations, and control over the emotions of millions of audibly sobbing moviegoers. The classic tragedy, originally…
