District News

2012-13 school year

May

• Superintendent lauds Mayor Jennings' partnership, leadership

• Albany High student essay wins Junior Achievement contest

• Spring concert season is here

• Albany students create winning posters, essays

• Albany High senior recognized among top national scholars

• Celebrate Mother's Day, spring at Spa Day

• Albany High Select Choir earns highest marks

• Albany High video talent selected for Proctors festival

• Superintendent, student join Capital South Campus Center groundbreaking celebration

April

• Albany High inducts 54 into National Honor Society

• Gallery to showecase winning art at 1st Friday

• Albany public school artists design top Earth Day posters

• Founders Day silent auction to benefit ACCPTA Scholarship Fund

• Abrookin to host community dinner

• Winter guard cadet division brings home gold

• Winter guard to compete in championships April 6, 7

March

• Get spa treatment on March 30

• Winter varsity teams get scholar-athlete kudos

• Online payment for school meals now available

• Albany High artists' work chosen for regional show

• Student outreach gets a new American flag for TOAST

• Abrookin student chef excels at competition

• Marching Falcons in two St. Patty's Day parades

• Lady Falcons' season ends

• Robotics team fares well at regional rivalry

• Section II champs once again!

• Albany High senior gets another top pianist award

• Masters-inspired student artwork on display at plaza

• Myers takes a stand against bullying

• Concerts, opera to highlight 'Music in Our Schools Month'

February

• Help our students receive the support they need and deserve

• Concerts, opera to highlight 'Music in our Schools Month'

• Alternative Learning Center relocates to closed charter school

• Counseling staff responds after assembly is disrupted

• Albany Winter Guard Invitational set for Feb. 23

• Albany High girls' basketball team caps first perfect Big 10 season in school history

• Community invited to March 2 multicultural fest

• 2013 Founders Day Celebration planned April 26

January

• Albany student art brightens local venues

• Albany High students learn life-saving CPR skills

• District teachers earn prestigious certification

• Magnet elementary schools to host open houses

• Albany High breaks blood-donation record

• Fifth-grader spells her way to victory -- again

• A message from Superintendent Marguerite Vanden Wyngaard, Ph.D.

• Streznewski selected as Board of Education president

December

• A message from the superintendent regarding safety in district schools

• Pine Hills pennies make a difference for sick kids

• Community budget workshops planned in January

• Albany High students see Electoral College in action

• District shocked, saddened by Connecticut tragedy

• Student film earns 'best screenplay' award

• Albany High musicians among best in the state

• Six varsity teams earn scholar-athlete acknowledgement

• Planning process begins to seek community vision for the future of Albany High School

November

• Holiday concert season is here

• Board meeting focus on community-engagement process for Albany High School's future

• Germano advances to national cross country meet

• Senior wins VFW essay contest on democracy

• Shop Barnes and Noble and help marching band

• Early dismissal for elementary schools on Nov. 16

• Germano wins Section II, makes history

• 'Big Read' launch rescheduled to Nov. 12

October

• Snoopy makes Schuyler students' Halloween a happy one

• Remember safety first in storm preparations

• 'Big Read' Albany to launch Oct. 30

• Germano garners cross-country victories

• 'Fireside Chats with Dr. V'

• Applications available for 2013-14 Albany High lottery

• District inducts eight into Hall of Fame Class of 2012

• District asks voter approcal to buy former New Covenant building

• Homecoming, Hall of Fame weekend schedule

• Superintendent, Albany High students help UAlbany launch Community Service Month

• Myers teacher gets a surprise -- the good kind

• Early dismissal Oct. 5 for annual emergency preparedness drill

September

• Dr. Vanden Wyngaard begins her tenure as superintendent

• Dads aplenty escort kids on their special day

• Albany High student wins top pianist award

• Two Albany High seniors named National Merit semifinalists

• Board appoints New Jersey educator as superintendent

• Community swimming at Myers Middle School

• Healthy tips for families as the new school year begins

• Happy New Year! A welcome message from Dr. Colucciello

August

• State Education commissioner certifies board's choice for superintendent

July

• District seeks architectural, construction management partners in continued study of Albany High's future

• 2012 Summer Celebration presented by ShopRite of Albany a soggy success

• Board picks New Jersey educator to be the district's next superintendent

• AFE grant puts 1,000 books in the hands of district students for 'The Big Read' in November

• Hall of Fame welcomes eight new members in Class of 2012

• District sees progress, need for significant improvement in 2011-12 ELA and math results

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