37. Girls BBall season ends at NCS
The Albany girl’s basketball season came to an end last Friday night with a loss in the second round of NCS to Dublin 62-48. Dublin’s, pressure defense and clutch shooting was too much for the Cougars to handle.
The game started off very slowly as both teams struggled to score points due ...
38. Science Bowl team takes regional championships
On February 9, Albany High sent a squad of three teams to Las Positas College in Livermore to compete in one of the 64 National Science Bowl regional competitions. Albany’s first team, consisting of captain Jackie Quinn, fellow senior Ian Allen, and juniors Elise Cai, George Shan, and Bei ...
39. Buy a song for your sweetheart
What 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 singing grams. When you purchase a singing gram for ...
40. PE waiver rules finalized
For a number of years, there has been confusion about exemptions from Physical Education at ...
41. Wrestlers win 9th straight championship
Since 2001, the BSAL championship has more or less been decided by the final dual meet between Albany and St. Patrick/St. Vincent, two schools that have usually beaten all of the other teams in their league. This year was no different. On Thursday, January 31, the two undefeated-in-league teams duked ...
42. Albany wins 2-1 vs. St. Mary’s
The Albany varsity mens soccer team had an exciting win against St. Mary’s on Saturday, January 19. This was a particularly impressive achievement because the team was missing two of its key players, senior Nicky MacIntyre, and sophomore Peeja Khorashadi. St. Mary’s almost took the lead in the first half, ...
43. AHS in Lockdown - UPDATE: All clear
Auto 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 from within the school's main office. Principal Barone has said ...
44. Atonement: the jury is still out
So, it’s been about two weeks since I saw Atonement and I still can’t decide if I liked it. The camera work, the scenery, the script, the soundtrack, everything about it was impeccable and done so beautifully. Yet some things fell flat for me and some of the war scenes weren’t my favorite, but I’m ...
45. Pho - spelled with a “Ph”
The 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 dish of bean sprouts and ...
46. Albany students celebrate Spice Girls’ return
The return of the Spice Girls has been a smashing success all over the world. The group of five (Ginger, Baby, Sporty, Scary and Posh), who have not performed together since 2001, recently visited the Bay Area on December 4th when they performed at the HP Pavilion in San Jose.
The Spice Girls ...
47. Seagull-phobia invades Albany
Splat! A new sweater is ruined as a seagull soars overhead, victorious, while its victim sits on the stairs of the amphitheater, wailing in despair.
How big is the seagull problem at Albany High? Walking to class after lunch, a noticeable number of seagulls hover around the amphitheatre, and a noticeable number of ...
48. Lady cougars crush the Monarchs
If you looked at the scoreboard mid way through the 2nd quarter in Albany’s Monday night victory over Holy Names, you would think it was football not basketball. The Cougars were leading 24-0. They continued their dominance all game long as they won their fourth game in a row.
For Albany ...