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Found in Translation
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Cougars Run Hard at BSAL Track Meet
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Albany High Art Show
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Features Archive
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Buy a song for your sweetheart
Posted on February 13, 2008 | No CommentsWhat better way is there to show someone you care about them than to send them a sweet love song? You have the opportunity to send to a romantic song to a special someone on Valentines Day. This week through Wednesday, Vivace will be selling... -
AHS in Lockdown – UPDATE: All clear
Posted on January 22, 2008 | 20 CommentsAuto theft suspect arrested on AHS Campus January 24 – The Cougar has removed the photo of the suspect on the advice of Albany High School. January 22 2:25 — Cougar staff photographer Eddie Gordon got this [Ed. note: now removed] photo of the suspect... -
Pho – spelled with a “Ph”
Posted on January 16, 2008 | 4 CommentsThe bustle and hubbub of Pho Saigon II was as overwhelming as the large, steaming bowls of soup that were delivered minutes after I ordered. Before me was an army of eating accoutrements—this wasn’t a chopsticks only event. With three kinds of flavorful sauces, a... -
Trickin’ out the library
Posted on November 7, 2007 | 2 CommentsYou can search far and wide, but it’s hard to find more ambitious librarians than the ones we have at Albany High. They have wanted to upgrade our library for quite some time, but lacked the funds to do so—until now. When a state grant... -
Homecoming Wednesday – Halloween
Posted on October 31, 2007 | 2 CommentsThis Hallows Eve, the school woke bedecked with all a manner of festively colored Class-of-2010 regalia. They did not shy from the easily available Halloween decorations. Stuffed bags with jack-o-lantern faces, a string of paper pumpkins, and a store-bought banner reading: “Happy Halloween” covered the... -
Homecoming Monday – Twin Day
Posted on October 29, 2007 | 4 CommentsOur controversially drab school found itself festooned in pink senior propaganda this morning. Sometime between midnight last night and 7:40 this morning, a mischievous group of seniors met at the school and added the ornaments which included pink traffic cones, a large banner reading “08... -
Attendance rules strictly enforced
Posted on October 3, 2007 | 15 CommentsOn the first day of school, students heard thorough explanations of Albany High’s attendance and tardy policy. Many students believe this policy was created this year. Actually, it has been in place for several years and is based on the state Education Code and Albany... -
Memorial Field of Dreams
Posted on September 27, 2007 | 3 CommentsIf you have ever seen Albany’s Junior Varsity softball team practicing, you would know that practices are not held on the diamond at Memorial Park. Having only one softball field and fielding varsity and J.V. teams has been problematic in the past, especially since Little... -
Solano Stroll this Sunday!
Posted on September 5, 2007 | 4 CommentsAlbany’s 33rd annual Solano Stroll is happening this Sunday! Featuring 100 entertainers, 65 food booths, 120 juried crafts, and 200 community organizations, it is quite the exciting event. As tradition demands, it will start at 8am with the pancake breakfast at the Veterans’ Memorial Park,... -
My real high school education
Posted on June 12, 2007 | 3 CommentsGrowing up, TV was my main source for information about high school. Various shows glamorized and simplified what the high school experience was about. Shows like Saved By The Bell and Boy Meets World made high school appear like it was the easiest and most... -
Ted Barone named AHS principal
Posted on May 23, 2007 | 34 CommentsOn Tuesday May 22nd, the Albany Unified School District Board of Education appointed Ted Barone as Albany High School’s new principal. Barone will be replacing Ron Rosenbaum, who announced his retirement on February 28th. Barone comes to Albany High School from Burlingame Intermediate School where... -
Quizlet: Study 2.0
Posted on March 20, 2007 | 1 CommentOn January 17, 2007 an Albany High student launched a new innovation in memorization on the Internet. Quizlet, as the website is called, is “a site for learning vocabulary that allows students to collaborate,” said the site’s creator, junior Andrew Sutherland. Sutherland started programming for...
