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Archive for 2006
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I didn’t read Moby Dick
Posted on October 17, 2006 | 1 CommentI didn’t read Moby Dick. That’s when I knew something was wrong. I’ve read every single other book assigned to me in high school. I felt horribly guilty writing an essay for summer homework about a book I hadn’t read. Then I looked at my... -
Oversleeping – it’s not your fault!
Posted on October 17, 2006 | 9 Comments“And it’s a beautiful Monday morning today. There isn’t a cloud in the sky and the sun is shining down at a balmy 72 degrees. Stay tuned as we…” The radio clicks on, speaking smoothly, and slowly you leave the comfort of your dreams. You... -
No Earth Space Science for Freshmen This Year
Posted on October 17, 2006 | 1 CommentFor years, parents and students questioned the freshmen Earth/Space Science course requirement. Students whined about the boring topics discussed, while peers at other schools were already pursuing Chemistry and Biology. Parents opposed the unique graduation requirement and wished their children could advance more quickly to... -
Culture 4.5
Posted on October 17, 2006 | No CommentsHigh school culture in general, and certainly at Albany High, is such that classes and tests are taken for a grade, not for enrichment; and to students, the ends justify any means. Attitude is everything, and today’s high school attitudes allow students to Spark Note... -
STAR test results are in – AHS scores are up
Posted on October 16, 2006 | 1 CommentLast year, Albany High School’s standardized testing scores made slight gains. Roughly 66 percent of last year’s 9th, 10th and 11th grades were either labeled as “Proficient” or “Advanced” in the CST language arts test, part of California’s STAR testing program, whereas roughly 64 percent... -
Growing interests bring new classes
Posted on October 16, 2006 | No CommentsNot only are there new faces in the hallways this year, but there are also new available courses. With a demand for more AP classes, and a growing United Nations program, AP Comparative Government/World Religion is now offered to all juniors and seniors. No entrance... -
An Italian in Albany…
Posted on October 16, 2006 | 3 CommentsA student from this school, Sadie Guthrie, left America last month for Sardinia, Italy, and at the same time I came here. “I come from Rome and I’ll be staying here for one year.” This is what I’ve been saying since I arrived in Albany... -
An Albanian in Italy…
Posted on October 16, 2006 | 2 CommentsI hate goodbyes. In September, I experienced the biggest goodbye of my whole entire life. I said goodbye to my friends, my family, my school, my house, California, America, English, and everything else that was once a stable part of my life. Oddly, this huge... -
What Summer Vacation?
Posted on October 16, 2006 | 4 CommentsHigh School students always complain about homework. But when it comes to protesting summer homework, they may have a point. Marin psychologist Dr. Madeleine Levine, who recently published the book The Price of Privilege, said, “In middle and upper middle class communities, rates of depression... -
Leadership class to combat student apathy
Posted on October 16, 2006 | 2 CommentsLeadership is doing more than just dances this year. They began the new school year with their standard activities, helping out with orientation and running the Hello Dance, but made sure not to neglect loftier goals for the student community. Problems that the Leadership class,...
