37. Adolescence, in depth
On Thursday November 16th Barbara Staggers M.D, from the Oakland Children’s Hospital gave a presentation in the school library about teen health. The presentation drew about fifty people: a mixture of both parents and kids although it is debatable whether the teens were there by choice. The parents in the audience had both current teens and soon-to-be teenagers and had ...
38. Finally, some Homecoming pictures
After much delay, we present the photographs of Albany High's Homecoming, October 23-28. Many Cougar photographers contributed to this photo essay.
39. Upcoming Jazz Band and Rhythm Bound Show
This Friday, December 1st, at the Ashkenaz, Albany High’s award-winning Jazz Band will be performing alongside Rhythm Bound, the boogilicious funk band. This will be the first Jazz Band performance of the year; Rhythm Bound opened their year with a stunning performance at the Solano Stroll. This Friday night ...
40. National Novel Writing Month
If you’re reading this now, than it’s already too late for you to participate—this year. However, if you like writing, like making things up on the spur of the moment, and like bragging to people, than here’s an explanation:
People tend to be “one day” writers. ...
41. Tennis champ Elena Pan moves on to NCS
On Tuesday, October 31, 2006 a total of six of Ladies Tennis players (Elena Pan, Caroline Leon Williams, Clarissa Mark, Kristen Kayser, Jane Park, and Renata Hua, went to the playoff. The playoff consisted of six different schools with a total of twelve single players and twenty-four doubles ...
42. The Perfect Season: Albany Cougars JV Football
On Saturday, November 11 the Albany Cougars JV football team capped off its remarkable undefeated season with a (38-0) win over the Kennedy Eagles in a game played under the lights at Contra Costa College.
Knowing that a win was needed to cap their ten-win season the boys played a ...
43. Varsity season has a bitter-sweet ending
The Cougars went on the road to face the St. Mary’s Panthers on November 4. After suffering a homecoming defeat, the Cougars were hoping to pull off their biggest win of the season by beating their cross-town rivals. The Cougar faithful showed up in solid numbers to root on their ...
44. New man on campus
Albany High School has taken charge. A new man is roaming the hallways of the school, enforcing the rule that students must carry passes when they are out of class. If you’ve been at Albany High School at all this year, you’ve probably seen him. His name ...
45. Lady Cougars stumble in League Championship
On Saturday, November 11, the varsity volleyball team failed to win Albany’s first league championship since 2003. Albany had advanced to the final after defeating Salesian in three games on Thursday. Despite having home court advantage due to a first place finish in ...
46. Results from the BSAL XC Championships
The 2006 AHS Cross Country team ran hard through mud, wind and rain in the BSAL Championships at Crab Cove, Alameda on November 2nd. Rain fell for two hours during the meet between the nine participating schools, drenching runners' uniforms, but not their spirits.
Covered ...
47. Come See Pretend-O-Cide!
An innocent playground game turns into a wacky and disturbing adventure filled with backstabbing, battles, and very naughty words. Albany High School Theater Ensemble presents Pretend-O-Cide, a world premiere adaptation of Alfred Jarry’s 1892 Ubu the King.
The story that follows a nasty little man named Ubu with a domineering wife who ...
48. AP Bio Teacher Lois Peterson responds to summer homework article
After reading the articles and data in the October 17 issue of The Cougar and online, AP Biology teacher Lois Peterson wrote in expressing her thoughts about summer homework. Read on for her thoughts on the reality of demanding AP courses, the frustrations of having to cover huge amounts of material, and why she thinks students must take learning into ...