1. Dance and Winter Concerts kick off the 2008 winter holiday season
The Albany High School Instrumental Music Department presented two great winter concerts on Monday December 15 and Tuesday the 16 in the Little Theater. The first night featured a more traditional line-up of Symphonic Band, String Orchestra and Wind Ensemble. The second night was devoted to ...
2. SNOW IN THE BAY!
Snow in the Bay Area is a rare and special treat. This morning, December 16, Albany got a taste of its pleasures. The top of Grizzly Peak was covered with an inch-thick blanket of snow. ...
3. Upcoming Holiday Concerts!
The season of crammed holiday concerts is upon us. Until December 17th, there will be a musical group performing in the Albany High Little Theater every night except Sunday.
This past Tuesday, December 9, featured Vivace, Albany High’s resident a capella group, ...
4. Prop 8 Has Passed, but others are still Fighting
Proposition 8: the measure to grant gay and lesbian marriage was a heated topic for months prior to and following the 2008 elections. Unfortunately for many, this proposition passed, defining marriage as only between a man and a woman.
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5. Men’s Cross Country Takes League Title
The Bay Shore Athletic League cross-country meet took place last week, yielding exciting results for the men’s varsity squad. Led by senior captain Brian Shea, the men’s varsity team won their first league title since 1985. However, the race was no blow out as the Cougars beat their ...
6. Cougar Friday Night Lights
Cougar Football Team Shutout in First Friday Night Game
Anticipation was high on Friday, November 7th as the Cougar football team was set to play its first game under the lights against the cross-town rival St. Mary’s Panthers at the newly renovated Cougar Field. Players, families, ...
7. And The Votes Are In!
Obama Wins AHS Mock Election!
Though it is not likely a surprise to the progressive town of Albany, Barack Obama obliterated all candidates in the AHS mock election on October 22, raking in 86% of the student vote.
With an actual population of 1,300, 572 out ...
8. “Rock the Mock” Election
On Wednesday, October 22, Albany High School Connect students will be holding a Mock 2008 Election in the main lobby. Registration forms have been distributed in advisory classes. History and IHS teachers will take their students to vote during 2nd, 4th, or 6th period and you must be ...
9. Student Arrest Sparks Student and Faculty Concern
The Black Student Union and the We Are Change club have been busy recently, dealing with the controversial arrest of an Albany High Student. The two clubs have been holding joint meetings to discuss the arrest and the actions of student resource officer, Dave Belman. This incident has ...
10. Lipsync 09′ - Homecoming
Lipsync this year was by far the best we’ve ever seen. After a week of class rivalries and competition, the students came together Friday in a sea of red and white.
The freshmen definitely showed the upperclassmen they were not to be ...
11. Juniors take Homecoming Volleyball Final
Students walked into the gym on Wednesday to cries of “ONE-OH, ONE-OH” on the north bleachers and “OH-NINE, OH-NINE” on the south side. Yellow seniors filled up a solid half of their bleachers, leaving the other half totally devoid of students. Green sophomores and pink freshmen sided with ...
12. Juniors Upset Seniors in Powderpuff Final
Many devastated seniors stormed away from the gym after the Powderpuff Football final on October 7, 2008. With a win of 21-7, the juniors dominated the game. The seniors were missing key player Crystal Peterson, and fell behind when the juniors scored an early ...