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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... -
Mens Soccer Blanks St. Mary’s, Eyes BSAL Crown
Posted on January 30, 2012 | 1 CommentWith a relentless offensive attack and a stifling defense, the Albany High School Mens Varsity Soccer team shut out rival St. Mary’s on Friday afternoon, 3-0. With the win, the Cougars are just several wins away from repeating as BSAL champions. The Cougars were paced... -
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... -
Mens Soccer Looks to Return to Championship Form
Posted on January 19, 2012 | No CommentsAfter a rocky start to the 2012 mens soccer season, which saw an uncharacteristically poor win-loss record, player dissatisfaction and resignation, and the eventual dismissal of a new head coach, the defending BSAL champion Cougars appear to have righted the ship. The Cougars have brought... -
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,... -
Can we drop a little bit of the pious baloney?
Posted on January 11, 2012 | No Comments“Can we drop a little bit of the pious baloney?” Newt Gringrich responded with this provocative question after Mitt Romney stated his life’s passions: his family, his faith and his country. His statement might have been a plea to end Romney’s periodic mention of religion,... -
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,... -
Cougar Wrestling Team Competes Well at Colton Christmas Classic
Posted on December 23, 2011 | No CommentsCongratulations to the Albany High School wrestling team for placing 6th overall out of 24 teams at the Colton Christmas Classic wrestling tournament in southern California. This was their highest team finish in Albany wrestling history. Individual medalists and their respective weight classes include seniors...
