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The Road Less Traveled
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5,000 Miles
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Selfies For Days
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Permission to Carry?
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An Underclassman’s Guide to Finals Advisory
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The Road Less Traveled
Posted on June 13, 2013 | No CommentsUnlike most of her peers, 2012 Albany High School graduate Skye Davidson is not poring over textbooks or adjusting to dorm mates. Instead of making her way to classes through a college campus, she is making her way through the world. “I think I would... -
5,000 Miles
Posted on June 13, 2013 | No CommentsFor decades, Albany High School’s own Kermit Bankson has received many awards and much recognition. His successes include the prospering boys and girls wrestling teams, as well as countless troubled students taken under his wing who he turned in the right direction. Upon arriving at... -
Selfies For Days
Posted on June 13, 2013 | No CommentsWhile images in the world of social media most often consist of cats or what your acquaintance had for dinner last night, there’s another photo trend taking root in Internet culture: the selfie. Taking selfies, or photographs of one’s self, has undergone a kind of... -
Permission to Carry?
Posted on June 12, 2013 | No CommentsOn April 2, 2012, Asa Hutchinson, a former Republican U.S. Congressman and the current director of the NRA-funded National School Shield Task Force, introduced a small slice of his task force’s initiative to a room of journalists. “We have prepared, for the first time that... -
An Underclassman’s Guide to Finals Advisory
Posted on June 11, 2013 | No CommentsIt is a widely-known fact that most students regard the advisory period during Finals Week as optional. What most people will fail to take into account are the redeeming qualities of this advisory. The following is a list of entertaining things that can be done... -
Leaving the Podium
Posted on June 11, 2013 | No CommentsAs the year draws to a close and teachers begin to clear their classrooms for the summer, longtime social studies teacher David DeHart prepares to leave Albany High for good. DeHart has taught at Albany High for over 30 years, mostly in U.S. History, U.S.... -
Crossing to AP History
Posted on June 11, 2013 | No CommentsLook around your classroom: it’s sixth period, and most of the class would rather have left already. The lights are off, the blinds are drawn, and a movie is playing on the projector, grainy footage of something that happened before your parents were born accompanied... -
Gatsby: Better than SparkNotes
Posted on June 11, 2013 | No CommentsOn May 10, Baz Luhrmann’s adaptation of the American novel The Great Gatsby debuted worldwide. This much-anticipated event brought out many contradicting views as critics obsessed over how Luhrmann could possibly adapt this classic. Luhrmann, known for his direction of Moulin Rouge and Romeo +... -
The Rise of the Smartphone.. Grrr
Posted on June 10, 2013 | No CommentsIn my time playing club and high school soccer, I have been to many team dinners (also known as pasta dinners), the purpose being to ‘bond’ over conversation. Not long ago, the purpose proved successful, with the entire team engaging in stories often interrupted by... -
A Clean Sweep
Posted on June 10, 2013 | No CommentsThey say cleanliness is next to godliness, and for twenty- six and a half years, Norvell Harrison has dutifully ensured that Albany High School maintains cleanliness and order. That’s right. Twenty-six and a half years of cleaning up Albany High students’ messes. Think about it.... -
A Different Standard for Searches
Posted on June 10, 2013 | No CommentsThe Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution states: “The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by oath or... -
Score One for the Engineers
Posted on June 10, 2013 | No CommentsMy favorite thing about Tony Stark, in any Iron Man movie, is that his superpower is literally being really a smart engineer. He works out a bit, sure, and fights very well in his famous suit, but what actually saves the day (from a traditional...
