Albany High School
Maxine Fantroy-Ford, Principal
700 Washington Avenue, Albany, NY 12203
(click here for directions)
Ph: (518) 454-3987
Fax: (518) 437-0476
e-mail: soconnell@albany.k12.ny.us

About Albany High
Albany High School is a comprehensive high school that serves approximately 2,400 students. With students from 40 countries and rich academic programming, Albany High’s halls, classes and culture reflect the richness of a world-class university setting.

• Visit Albany High School's Web site

• Visit Albany High's College Center for information about scholarships, applying to college, upcoming events, MY ROAD account, and photographs of students researching college options in the College Center.

News and upcoming events

• Check out the Albany High School morning announcements for Tuesday, Jan. 6.

• Nanotech moves to the head of the class -- Check out the Dec. 11 Times Union article about nanoscience programs at a few Capital Region high schools. The article features Albany High School's pioneering role in nanoscience education in partnership with the University at Albany's College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering. Senior Jahseim Dobbs and science teacher Dan McCarthy are featured in the article.

• Learning online breaks tradition at Albany High -- Check out the Nov. 27 Times Union article about Albany High's new distance learning course, a partnership with Excelsior College.

• Check out the Sept. 16 Times Union to read about the voter awareness program presented by Vote 18 in Tom Healey's Participation in Government class.

• Albany High Library Media Center -- Check out the November-December newsletter, available for download in .pdf format.

• Albany High teachers make presentations and receive award at annual conference for exceptional students. (MORE)

• Albany High among state leaders in AP exams -- Not many schools in New York state top Albany High School when it comes to providing opportunities for students to challenge themselves academically by taking Advanced Placement courses. According to College Board, Albany High ranks in the top 6 percent of the class in New York state when it comes to the number of students taking AP exams. (MORE)

• CDTA bus transportation update -- This year, CDTA swiper cards will be accepted on all CDTA buses Monday through Friday. Service will be available from the time CDTA begins running routes in the morning, and to allow students more flexibility in after-school transportation. Please note that this allows all students with CDTA swiper cards to ride any regular line bus or any tripper bus in the mornings and afternoons. Students are encouraged to take CDTA tripper buses to and from school. For students whose schedules do not fit with the tripper buses, then any regular line bus is available. For tripper bus schedules or CDTA contact information, students should visit their house office or www.cdta.org.

• Second makeup day scheduled in March -- Friday, March 27 will be the second of two makeup days at Albany High School and Abrookin Vocational-Technical Center due to the delay in starting the 2008-09 school year. More information about this makeup day will be available at a later date.

• Check out the July 23 Times Union to read about Albany High School senior Kristen Paolucci's winning entry in the Albany County Legislature's "There Ought to be a Law" essay contest.

• Albany High School selected to create cutting-edge Academy of Engineering.

• Visit the Athletics section for complete schedules for Albany High's varsity and JV teams.

• Saturday, Jan. 10 -- Chess Club Tournament, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.

• Monday, Jan. 12 -- PTSA meeting, 6:45 p.m.

• Tuesday, Jan. 13 -- Financial Aid Night, 6:30 p.m.

• Thursday, Jan. 15 -- CSDA Music Faculty Concert, 7 p.m.

• Thursday, Jan. 22 -- ACCPTA meeting, 6:30 p.m.

• Saturday, Jan. 24 -- SAT

• Monday, Jan. 26 -- Regents Exams begin

• Friday, Jan. 30 -- Regents Exams end

School times

• Breakfast begins at 7:20 a.m.

• Classes begin at 7:50 a.m.

• Dismissal is at 2:50 p.m.