61. Guide to this year’s Homecoming
Don’t forget to stop by the basketball courts on Monday, Wednesday and Friday at lunch to help your class gain Spirit Day points for dressing up!
THURSDAY/FRIDAY 10/25-26
Lunchtime Event: Powderpuff Prelims (held in the gym)
Thursday at lunch Freshmen vs. Juniors
Friday at lunch Sophomores vs. Seniors
Powderpuff, or girls’ flag football, was traditionally ...
62. Editorial: Late for Life
A typical Albany morning, it would seem, consists of getting up at a reasonable hour, a few minutes either side of seven o’clock, walking the relatively flat, less-than-one mile to school (or driving, if your parents bought you a car), and…what? Being marked tardy? What did you do to deserve this?
This scenario is the ...
63. Cougars lose to Mustangs at “home”
After starting off with a respectable record of 2-1 on the road with trips to Napa Valley, Fremont, and Watsonville, the Cougar football team was looking forward to hosting the St. Elizabeth Mustangs in their one and only “home” game at St. Mary’s. The Cougars were pumped up for their final non-league ...
64. Attendance rules strictly enforced
On 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 School District board policy. The confusion surrounding ...
65. Memorial Field of Dreams
If 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 League Baseball kicks the girls off the ...
66. A long drive home
After starting the season 2-0 for the first time in 14 years, and allowing only seven points in two games, the Albany High Cougars were looking unstoppable. However, in the Cougars’ 32-29 loss to the Monte Vista Christian Mustangs, unstoppable was exactly what the ...
67. The Cave: A travelling cheer squad
In spectator sports, the people who help cheer their beloved teams to victory are the sixth man on the court, the twelfth man on the field, the tenth man on the diamond. This is the essence of the Cave, the Albany High School student cheering squad.
The Cave was co-founded last year by current ...
68. Cougars rally past Saints in opener
The Cougar football team traveled to the Napa Valley on September 7 to face the St. Helena Saints under Friday Night Lights in a non-league match-up. After three months of intense spring training and an entire summer vacation of hard work, the Cougars wanted to show their desire and confidence in ...
69. Lady Cougars off to a quick start
As anticipated, the Albany High Cougars volleyball team is off to a strong start.
Albany got the regular season underway on Thursday, September 6, against Las Lomas. The ladies easily disposed of the competition, winning in straight sets (3-0) by scores of 25-17, 28-26, and 25-19. Albany played the game ...
70. Solano Stroll this Sunday!
Albany’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, followed by the parade and opening of booths at 10 a.m. This ...
71. AP Cheating
It has been brought to the attention of the AHS Science Department that students have been cheating in Lois Peterson’s AP Biology classes. Peterson has yet to catch the students in question, but the point is, she knows they’re there. This isn’t the first incident of cheating that ...
72. My real high school education
Growing 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 wonderful thing in the world, ...