85. 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 ...
86. New Counselor in the House
If your last name starts with the letters Hs – Ma, line up! Everyone with these initials has been assigned to a brand new counselor and her name is Kirsten Drake.
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and the state legislature are providing extra money to schools. The money is an effort to even out the ...
88. AHS Library extends its hours
New library hours give students an hour and a half more time to study each day.
89. No Respect for Class of 2007
In the Homecoming Boys Volleyball, class of 2009 sophomores served the class of 2007 seniors a surprise defeat with a 5-4 win seconds after the bell. Both sides had won one game out of three and a “first to five” tie-breaker was called to finish the ...
90. One Square Mile premieres this Thursday
Broadcast journalism students bring us the second year of AHS’s student-produced television show One Square Mile. The students are different, the segments are different, but the magazine style of the show remains the same as last year’s debut.
This year, hosts senior Ellen Streit and junior Sean Smith will introduce the show from Albany ...
91. Summer Homework Data and AP Scores
This is the companion data for the article What Summer Vacation? This is the anonymous survey that The Cougar distributed to all AP/Honors classes that assigned summer homework. Anonymous AHS AP/Honors Student Survey The Cougar Newspaper will feature an article about summer homework in our first issue. We would like you to answer the following questions to help us gain insight into ...
92. STAR test results are in - AHS scores are up
Last year, Albany High School’s standardized testing scores made slight gains. Roughly 66 percent of last year’s 9th, 10th and 11th grades were either labeled as “Proficient” or “Advanced” in the CST language arts test, part of California’s STAR testing program, whereas roughly ...
93. Growing interests bring new classes
Not only are there new faces in the hallways this year, but there are also new available courses. With a demand for more AP classes, and a growing United Nations program, AP Comparative Government/World Religion is now offered to all juniors and seniors. No entrance test or prerequisites are required, but summer homework is mandatory, just like many other AP ...
94. What Summer Vacation?
High School students always complain about homework. But when it comes to protesting summer homework, they may have a point.
Marin psychologist Dr. Madeleine Levine, who recently published the book The Price of Privilege, said, “In middle and upper middle class communities, rates of depression are three times the rate of ...
95. Leadership class to combat student apathy
Leadership is doing more than just dances this year. They began the new school year with their standard activities, helping out with orientation and running the Hello Dance, but made sure not to neglect loftier goals for the student community. Problems that the Leadership class, made up of Associated Student Body and the respective class councils, has identified include student ...