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Third Time’s a Charm
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Albany Wrestling Team Brings Home 13th Straight League Title, Crowns 9 Individual Champs
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Lady Cougars Trip SJND in First Round of NCS
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Albany Escapes Pinole Valley, 4-3
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Mens and Womens Soccer Gear Up for Postseason Play
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Features Archive
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Mens and Womens Soccer Gear Up for Postseason Play
Posted on February 15, 2012 | No CommentsAfter successful regular seasons, the Cougars soccer teams look to continue momentum into postseason. Coming off of a third straight Bay Shore Athletic League title for the mens team, the Cougars earned a seven seed for the Division IIA North Coast Section Championship tournament that... -
Albany Wrestling First in NCS
Posted on February 15, 2012 | 1 CommentThis past Saturday, the Albany High Cougars wrestling team took first in the North Coast Section Dual Meet tournament, the first time in Albany High’s history. With wins over the Dougherty Valley Wildcats and the Campolindo Cougars, the Cougars came down to the very last... -
Photo of the Week: Golden Day
Posted on February 15, 2012 | No CommentsPhoto by Maggie McKeowen This photo is called Golden Day because it was a beautiful morning, and the sun and tree made interesting shadows on the subjects face. I ended up deciding to work with it, and I like how it turned out. -
UPDATE: Homophobic Murderer Pleads Guilty
Posted on February 10, 2012 | No CommentsThis is a follow up from “Homophobic Murderer May Walk Free” which appeared on The Cougar (print edition) on December 21, 2011. A previous article written in October concluded with Brandon McInerney awaiting his pending re-trial where he would be charged as an adult for... -
Theater Ensemble Presents The Drowsy Chaperone
Posted on January 30, 2012 | 1 CommentNeed help lightening up your relationship problems? Let the upcoming Albany High School Musical The Drowsy Chaperone give you a comical perspective on things. According to director Andrea Hart, this refreshing romantic-comedy has “more depth of talent in the cast on all sides than we... -
Debate Club Starts the New Year with a Strong Performance
Posted on January 27, 2012 | No CommentsThis past weekend, the Albany High Debate Club attended a tournament at Dougherty Valley High School. With five of the ten Albany teams in attendance winning awards for their performance in a tournament of approximately 400 debaters from around the Bay Area, the event was... -
EDSET Poster Sessions Highlight Environmental Issues
Posted on January 25, 2012 | No CommentsOn Friday, January 13, junior EDSET students unveiled their environmental research projects, presenting them to their peers, teachers, and administrators in the school library. For several weeks, the students had been researching environmental subjects ranging from sustainable transportation to green academies to investment in energy-efficiency.... -
New Policy Shines Light on Tardies
Posted on January 25, 2012 | 1 CommentToday, the school administration implemented the “New Albany High School Tardy Policy.” On Monday, school officials handed out the the new policy to students coming in late. It reads: “Beginning Wed. Jan. 25, all students who are tardy to any class must first go to... -
Call of the World: Connect
Posted on January 12, 2012 | No CommentsParticipation in CONNECT is a wonderful alternative to a traditional Albany High School education. Rather than taking a variety of unrelated courses of seemingly little value in the real world, CONNECT students take classes with focused curriculum that is applicable outside of the classroom. Additionally,... -
Zian Liu Announces Completion of “Dragon’s Fury: Legend of the Dragon Master”
Posted on January 11, 2012 | No CommentsAs the morning announcements draw to an end, a familiar crowd filters in to the Little Theater. Pamela Lim-McAllister, Zian Liu’s teacher, club advisor, and longtime supporter, takes a seat in the back end of the room, sporting her trademark expression of enthusiasm. Key members... -
Call of the World: EDSET
Posted on January 11, 2012 | No CommentsTaping lecture posters to the shuttle stop of Lawrence Berkeley Lab, senior Mark Tingwald describes his aspirations of being an engineer. He has high hopes for college, but tries to keep things in perspective as he had grades in the past that were not strong... -
A Gift of Warmth
Posted on December 23, 2011 | No CommentsOne of the most incessantly distracting feelings is the feeling of being cold. It makes it difficult to focus on anything else. In fact, One Warm Coat Organization states that, “Even a 2-degree drop in body temperature results in reduced heart rate, loss of coordination,...
