97. AHS Mathletes score another win
On Wednesday, December 20, the Albany High School mathletes traveled to Oakland Technical High School to win their third consecutive meet this year. AHS team “Delta is an element of the set {x, y}” won the meet with 27 points, followed by Oakland High School with 20 points. Bishop ...
98. Community Divided Around New Cougar Field Lights and Sound
Albany Unified School District superintendent Dr. William Wong held a meeting Thursday, November 30, to hear the differing viewpoints about the Cougar Field Environmental Impact Report (EIR).
The closest Cougar Field neighbors live in the Behrens St. area of El Cerrito; many are outraged with the plans to add ...
99. Discrimination in admissions: fact or fiction?
As seniors frantically flesh out their extra-curricular brag sheets and beg for last-minute teacher recommendations, the question remains: “Will they pick me?” Yet, no matter how much students wring their hands, the decision is in the hands of a few college admissions officers. We expect these admissions officers to treat us equally and ...
100. Think AHS is crazy? We explore Homecoming elsewhere
Class competition is undeniably a central part of Homecoming at Albany High. The fan turnout to the Homecoming football game may be higher than that at any other game, but that doesn’t nullify the fact that most of the school population cares more about the outcome of Boy’s Volleyball than the ...
101. Saving the World, Summer Camp Style
Tackling world peace could easily appear to be such an overwhelming undertaking that finding a place to start may seem impossible. However, the MOSAIC Project is betting they have found the key to a more peaceful future: elementary school students.
The tactic of the MOSAIC Project, a nine-year-old ...
102. Cougar Basketball Season Preview
Basketball season is right around the corner, and this season looks to be promising. The team will have all last year’s starters returning and a bench with a ton of depth. One of the starters, senior Kevin Karera, has a good chance to make first team all league.
Another reason ...
103. Ashkenaz
If you missed it, you missed out. Rhythm Bound and Jazz Band rocked Ashkenaz last Friday and have already been asked to do it again. It was Jazz Band’s first performance of the year, and they came out strong in their big debut.
But Rhythm Bound just blew the minds of everyone ...
104. Meet Your Recently Elected School Board Members!
Congratulations to Jamie Calloway, David Glasser and incumbent Miriam Walden, who were elected to the Albany School Board on November 7. They shared their goals as members of the School Board with The Cougar. Their answers are published verbatim below.
1. What will your first step as ...
105. Career Day: A glimpse at the future
As always, this year’s Career Day provided students with valuable information about various career paths. Often times, the quality of the presentation directly correlates with how much the presenter likes their work. The approval rating of the speakers usually fluctuates, depending on what individual students expect from the ...
106. 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.
107. 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. ...
108. 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 ...