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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

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.
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Check out the Albany High School
morning announcements for
Tuesday, Jan. 6.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Albany High Library Media Center
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Check out the
November-December newsletter,
available for download in .pdf format.
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Albany High teachers make
presentations and receive award at annual conference
for exceptional students. (MORE)
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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)
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Visit the
Athletics section for complete schedules for
Albany High's varsity and JV teams.
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Saturday, Jan. 10 -- Chess
Club Tournament, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
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Monday, Jan. 12 -- PTSA
meeting, 6:45 p.m.
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Tuesday, Jan. 13 --
Financial Aid Night, 6:30 p.m.
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Thursday, Jan. 15 -- CSDA
Music Faculty Concert, 7 p.m.
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Thursday, Jan. 22 -- ACCPTA
meeting, 6:30 p.m.
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Saturday, Jan. 24 -- SAT
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Monday, Jan. 26 -- Regents
Exams begin
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Friday, Jan. 30 -- Regents
Exams end
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