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Albany School of Humanities (ASH)
Prekindergarten-Grade
6
108 Whitehall Road, Albany, NY 12209(click
here for directions)
Phone: 462-7258
Fax: 462-7265
Rosalyn Wallace, Principal
E-mail:
rwallace@albany.k12.ny.us
Beverly Ivey, Assistant Principal
E-mail:
bivey@albany.k12.ny.us
About Albany
School of Humanities
One
of three magnet schools in the City School District of
Albany, the mission of Albany School of Humanities (ASH) is
to educate all students to be lifelong learners, capable
decision-makers and positive contributors to their
community.
The humanities
approach provides students with an overview of diverse
cultures. Students are taught using an innovative
curriculum that incorporates the arts into daily
teaching and learning activities.
For more information about
ASH, other
magnet
programs and the application process, please contact the
district's Magnet Office at 475-6551.
School times
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Building opens and breakfast
begins -- 7:40 a.m.
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School day begins -- 8 a.m.
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School day ends -- 2:30 p.m.
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After-school child care ends
-- 5:30 p.m.
Points of distinction
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Full-day prekindergarten and
kindergarten
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New York state Blue Ribbon School of
Excellence -- 1995
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Teacher quality partnership with the
University at Albany
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After-school child care offered
Upcoming events
- Monday, Feb. 13
-- PTA meeting, 7 p.m.
- Monday, Feb. 20-Friday,
Feb. 24 -- Winter recess, no
school
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Thursday, March 1
-- Prekindergarten lottery applications
available
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Friday, March 2
-- Third-quarter interim marking period ends
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Saturday, March 3
-- Applebee's Pancake Breakfast
fundraiser, Route 9W, Glenmont, 8-10 a.m.
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Friday, March 9
-- Parent-teacher conference day, early
dismissal
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Wednesday, March 14
-- All-City Band Concert, Stephen and Harriet
Myers Middle School, 7 p.m.
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Tuesday, March 20
-- PTA meeting, 7 p.m.
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Wednesday, March 21
-- All-City Orchestra Concert, William S.
Hackett Middle School, 7 p.m.
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Wednesday, March 28
-- All-City Chorus Concert, Stephen and Harriet
Myers Middle School, 7 p.m.
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Thursday, March 29--
School musical, 9 a.m.
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Thursday, March 29
-- Grade 6 Living Museum, noon
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Friday, March 30
-- Professional Development Day, no school
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Friday, March 30
-- Deadline to register for magnet elementary
school and prekindergarten lotteries, 3 p.m.
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Friday, March 30
-- School musical, 7 p.m.
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Saturday, March 31
-- New York State School Musical Association
festival, William S. Hackett Middle School, 9
a.m.-5 p.m.
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Saturday, March 31
-- School musical, 7 p.m.
News and
information
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ASH students 'paws' for a cause -- Students at Albany School of Humanities (ASH) and Pine
Hills
Elementary School will take a break during their holiday concerts to
give the Mohawk-Hudson Humane Society more than 1,000 pounds of pet
food collected during the past month. The pet-food donation drive --
"Paws for a Cause" -- culminates at a series of
holiday concerts at both schools, starting with ASH
on Dec. 12 and ending at Pine Hills on Dec. 22. The
school-wide efforts were coordinated by music
teacher Nicole Sommers-Bradley. (MORE)
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Click here
to visit the City School District of
Albany's online Photo Gallery.
School-supply lists -- Fall
2012
Absence from school
If your child is absent from school for
any reason, call the school at 462-7258 during the
morning and provide a written excuse when your child
returns to school.
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