49. AHS Concert Band Receives Unanimous Superior
On Saturday, May 3, 2008, the AHS Concert Band made Albany music program history when it achieved for the first time the coveted rating of Unanimous Superior (also known as Command Performance) at the CMEA Band and Orchestra Festival at East Avenue Middle School in Livermore.
At this festival, music groups perform selections in front of ...
50. The Monday Muse; What Could Happen as a Result of Tuesday’s Primaries
May 5, 2008 Psuedo-Super Tuesday…Four? New Hampshire, California, Texas and Ohio, Pennsylvania, and now North Carolina and Indiana. That is the list of contests that have been “must-wins” for the Clinton campaign, and the final states on that list will vote tomorrow. If she loses North Carolina and wins Indiana, the race might go on, but Clinton’s chances will hinge entirely on ...
51. Cougars prove too much for Panthers
After dropping four straight games, the Albany High Cougars baseball team looks back on track.
Following Wednesday’s pivotal victory over Piedmont at Cal’s Evans Diamond, the Cougars defeated cross-town rival St. Mary’s 15-13 on Thursday, May 1.
The Cougars picked up four runs in the first inning against the Panthers as senior Kyle Shipley led the charge with ...
52. The best flash games online
Computers are wonderful things. In school, they allow us to pursue whatever research we desire. We can easily write papers for all of our classes. But most importantly, we can play Internet games to kill time in some of the slower classes.
53. Albany takes Piedmont 2-0
On April 30th, the Albany baseball team made the annual trip up to Evans Diamond In Berkeley to play Piedmont at Cal’s baseball stadium. Bear territory was the perfect place for Albany to snap their four- game losing streak, with a 2-0 victory. The story of the game was pitching. It was a pitchers duel by the Cougars Kyle Shipley and ...
54. Why do the teachers have red hair?
If you saw teachers with red hair on last Thursday morning, it can only mean one thing: STAR test time!
When the teachers were asked whom to blame on, Principal Ted Barone was the answer.
In order to have students relax and pay more attention to the STAR ...
55. Cougars swim against Panthers
On Thursday, April 17 the Cougars swam against the Saint Mary’s Panthers at Contra Costa Pool. It was a warm afternoon—swimmers who weren’t in the pool sunbathed on the pool deck while cheering on teammates. Though Contra Costa pool was large, the warm-up lanes were occupied by various swim programs and ...
56. Cougars stumble against Panthers once again
The Cougar Men’s tennis team had lost just twice going into their second-to-last match of the season against St. Mary’s. In their first meeting, the Cougars were defeated by the Panthers, 5-2. Only David Trejo and Ohad Gilberg, the number one and number two singles players won their matches. Albany faced off against St. Mary’s once again on April 15 on ...
57. Rating International Food Day
If there is one event that could ever lower the lunch sales of Gordo or Zarri’s, it’s International Food Day. To investigate this phenomenon, the Cougar sent out an elite team of testers with a singular and daunting task: to rate all clubs present at the event. Did this ...
58. Cougar Baseball drops to 10-6
On April 14th, the St. Mary’s Panthers squared off against the 10 and 6 Albany High Cougars in a rematch of last year’s NCS baseball semifinals, which the Cougars won on their way to an eventual NCS championship appearance. However the result of this game would be quite a bit different. St. Mary’s came out the gate scoring in the first ...
59. Cougars suffer loss to Pride
On Friday, Cougar fans at Memorial field witnessed the Cougar baseball team suffer their fifth loss of the season that dropped their overall record to 10-5. After starting the season with six consecutive wins, the baseball team has experienced a rough 4-5 slump capped by Friday’s loss to the Salesian ...
60. Cougars destroy St. Mary’s 20-0
As the Lady Cougars softball team took the field in a crucial league match up vs. their cross-town rivals, the St. Mary’s Lady Panthers, tensions were running extremely high. The Cougars wanted to come out swinging, and they did just that. Led by seniors Joan and Laura Cannon, and a stellar pitching performance by senior Nicole Presher, the Cougars ...