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On May 7, Arbor Hill Elementary School said "thank you" to
the 50-plus people that volunteer in the school. Above, a
student presents a volunteer with a certificate.
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More than 200 students, family members, neighbors and friends
feasted at Delaware Community School's Cinco de Mayo celebration
on May 4. Above, guests sample the fragrant fare.
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The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus came to town May 3 and
second-graders from Giffen Memorial
Elementary School got a chance to see the show. They also had ringside
seats to a special brunch with circus
elephants on Pearl Street. At left, these boys clown around while
waiting for the pachyderms to show. At right,
students in Rebecca Bustelos' class give a big cheer for elephants.
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Myers Middle School is now home to a 160-square-foot
greenhouse and a host of smaller garden structures, thanks to a
grant from WellPoint Inc., corporate parent to Empire Blue Cross
of Albany. Above, volunteers from Myers and Empire collaborate
on April 28 to build the structures.
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These Albany High School students rehearse in the school's
dance studio for their April 22 performance with the University
at Albany's Knemesis dance troupe. The show was a collaboration
between Albany High and UAlbany called "Student-to-Student,"
where high school students were invited to learn alongside some
of UAlbany's premier student performance groups.
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Albany School of Humanities students and staff
spent the week of April 23 focusing on healthy choices, diet and
exercise, culminating a school-wide "Jump Rope for Heart" celebration on
April 27. At left, principal Rosalyn
Wallace leads the jumping-roping gymnasium of her students.
Pine Hills Elementary School
second-graders celebrated Arbor Day a day early April 26 with a
tree-planting
project along Western Avenue
near their school. The students took advantage of a sunny
spring morning to plant
pear and oak trees as part of
the Albany Fund for Education's
Project Learning Tree partnership. The City of
Albany purchased the trees and
helped with the planting, along with teaching students from The College
of
St. Rose and representatives
from the Department of Environmental Conservation.
Students in Carol Connelly's life skills class at Albany High School are
all smiles thanks to a $1,000 check the
Central Avenue Hannaford gave them on April 19. The check came courtesy
of the "Hannaford Helps Schools"
program that allowed Hannaford customers that purchased certain
groceries to donate "school dollars" to the
school of their choice. And since Albany High earned the most
dollars -- $327 -- Hannaford rewarded them with a
$1,000 prize. Standing from left to right are Principal David McCalla,
Ph.D., Hannaford Customer Service
Manager Victoria Lorensen, Connelly and Hannaford Evening Supervising
Manager Jerry Daby.
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Albany High School students in the Advancement Via Individual
Determination college-readiness program get advice about careers
and choices from law-enforcement officers at a special April 18
presentation.
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Students check out poultry feathers from a local farm on
April 18 during Albany High School's 2012 Agricultural Festival.
The focus of the fair was "Nanotechnology in Sustainable
Agriculture, and several farmers were on hand to discuss the
business and science behind their farming practices.
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Schuyler Achievement Academy students learn a lesson or two
about saving money on April 16 during a "Teach Children to Save"
presentation by Citizens Bank volunteers.
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These middle-school girls scramble for the ball during an April
2 modified lacrosse practice at Stephen and Harriet Myers Middle
School. This year marks the first that the district has fielded
modified girls' and boys' lacrosse teams. |
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This Albany School of Humanities sixth-grader takes on the
persona of first lady Michelle Obama at ASH's March 28 "Living
Museum." On that day, every sixth-grader "became" a famous
influential person of the 20th century after researching and
writing their own mini-screenplays. Notables included people
ranging from Marie Curie to Pele to Dr. Seuss.
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These Delaware Community
School prekindergarteners raise their
dishes in a toast to staying out of trouble during the school's
March 28 "No Referral Celebration.” Part of the Positive
Behavioral Intervention and Supports program, the event included
an ice-cream sundae party with goodies donated by Stewart’s. |
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From left, Albany High School students Bryana Greer, Alexa
Pettit and Sofia Villela experiment with "microfluidics" -- the
study of the behavior of fluid when it's manipulated on an
extremely small level. The experiment was part of a "Food for
Thought" lunchtime presentation on March 23.
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Dinosaur dances with Dalmatian in the bilingual prekindergarten
class at Delaware Community School, part of "Living Literacy
Day" festivities on March 22. That day, students throughout the
school dressed as their favorite book character. The event was
part of a week-long literacy celebration. |
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On March 15, the Adult Learning Center held a Multicultural Festival
featuring food, crafts and entertainment
from around the world. At left, high-school students enjoy the
international fare. At right, a smile is shared between
a student in the school's English-language program and her daughter
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The Empire State Plaza Concourse echoed with
sublime sound on March 9 when the Select Choir and Jazz Band
from Stephen and Harriet Myers Middle School performed at a
celebration of school music programs. Above, the Jazz Band
performs under the direction of teacher John Prylo.
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A student opens an account at the March 8 grand opening of the
Falcon Branch of First New York Federal Credit Union, located at
Albany High School.
Click her to see YNN's coverage of the opening of the new
credit union branch, which will be staffed by student
volunteers.
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Fifth-graders from Schuyler Achievement Academy and Montessori
Magnet School who have been each other's
pen pals since September got a chance to meet face-to-face during a
March 8 "Day to Play" at Schuyler. The
Schuyler students taught the Montessori students math games and the
Montessori students taught the Schuyler
students English games. The students will be together again this fall at
Stephen and Harriet Myers Middle School.
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Albany High School senior Sarah Chamberlain puts bumpers on the
robot the school used during a regional robotics competition on
March 1 in Manchester, N.H. Albany High's Robotics Team was up
against 50 teams from throughout the Northeast during the
three-day competition; the Falcons made it to the quarterfinals.
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These fifth-graders at Delaware Community School reap the
benefits of staying out of trouble during a "No Referral
Celebration" on Feb. 29. Students in every grade were treated to
a dance party that day if they had stayed on the straight and
narrow the previous quarter.
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These North Albany Academy students perform a male African
dance, one of many dance arrangements at the schools' Black
History Month Celebration on Feb. 17.
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Franchette Conseillant of Thomas O'Brien Academy of Science and
Technology (TOAST) urges students there to give a round of
applause for their classmates that performed during the school's
Black History Month Celebration on Feb. 17.
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Tonja Sinclair, a sixth-grader at North Albany Academy, takes a
break from her First in Math, a computer-based problem-solving
program that rewards correct answers with a virtual sticker. The
goal is to get as many stickers as possible; North Albany
Academy leads the district and ranks #10 in the state in
stickers!
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The second-graders in Kim Nies' class at Thomas O'Brien Academy
of Science and Technology (TOAST) snuggle with the
favorite stuffed animal they brought to school on Feb. 17 for
"Furry Friends Day." TOAST students that brought in a stuffed
animal also made a donation to the Mohawk-Hudson Humane Society.
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Albany School of Humanities Principal Rosalyn Wallace holds up
a copy of a framed print of the
new Black Heritage stamp, unveiled at the school's Black
History Month Celebration on Feb. 16. At left is Albany
Postmaster Joseph Finan.
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These New Scotland Elementary School students groove along to
the music of Infamous Sounds, a diverse musical group that
teaches about music and dance of the African-American culture.
The group performed at New Scotland Elementary's Black History
Month Celebration on Feb. 15.
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At right, Sheridan Preparatory Academy Principal Zuleika Sanchez-Gayle
and her students pack up food that was
collected during the school's Feb. 14 "Have a Heart" food drive to
benefit the Center City Food Pantry, located a
block from the school. At left, students deliver the food to the
organization.
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Students at Arbor Hill Elementary transformed their school into
a fine dining establishment on Valentine's Day, complete with
placemats, table service, centerpieces, menus and -- of course
-- a maître d'. Every grade had a role in the operation of the
restaurant, appropriately named Valentine's. Above, a student
clears the place-setting for some classmates.
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The Albany School of Humanities student on the right gives an
English-language learner from Giffen Memorial Elementary school
a lesson on how to ride CDTA buses.
Click here to read a Times Union story
about the unique teaching and learning partnership between the
two schools.
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Students at William S. Hackett Middle School and a representative from
the Mohawk Hudson Humane Society
are all smiles on Feb. 10 because the school raised $674.23 in a penny
drive to benefit the animal rescue group.
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Feb. 9 was the 100th day of the 2011-12 school year, and these
kindergarteners at New Scotland Elementary school show off their
know-how of the number with projects they made with 100
household items.
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At Stephen and Harriet Myers Middle School, author Sharon Flake
reads from her book of poems and short stories called You
Don't Even Know Me: Poems and Stories about Boys. Flake was
in Albany on Feb. 9 and also visited Albany High School and
William S. Hackett Middle School.
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Artist-in-residence Alan Weeks, second from right, leads a group
of Montessori Magnet School students who jammed on African drums
during the school's Feb. 9 Black History Month Celebration.
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These William S. Hackett Middle School students perform a piece
called Spoken Roots at the school's Feb. 7 Black
History Month Celebration. The students are part of the
after-school drama group Urban Stage.
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Albany High School teacher Diann Scialdo, center
and seated, is flanked by students in her Career Explorations
class during their Feb. 5 field trip to the Emergency Operations Center
of the New York State Department of
Homeland Security and Emergency Services. The group is in the governor's
office.
These members of the Sheridan Preparatory Academy choir raise their
voices in song during the 2012 awards
ceremony sponsored Feb.1 by the City of Albany's Human Rights
Commission. The SPA choir was the evening
entertainment for the event, which was held at City Hall. See below to
find out about some district folks
who were recognized that night.
Albany public schools were well-represented at the City of Albany's
annual Human Rights Commission awards
ceremony on Feb. 1: Albany High school's psychologist was honored, three
district students were recognized
for essays they wrote and the Sheridan Preparatory Academy choir
provided the entertainment. At right, Albany
High psychologist Liz Gialanella, Ph.D., center, stands with son Aaron
and district volunteer coordinator Fiona
Thompson. At left, essay writers Jamie Curio, left, a Hackett
eighth-grader, and Tamara Thomas, a Myers
sixth-grader, are all smiles.
Joanne Meagher's first-grade class at Arbor Hill
Elementary School turned out to thank National Grid for their
donation to fund 13 Junior Achievement programs
in the school. Above, the class poses with JA volunteer
Willie Mae Spencer, left,
National Grid Foundation President Robert Keller, Principal Rosalind
Gaines-Harrell
and Junior Achievement of
Northeastern New York President Ed Murray.
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These first-graders in Lisa Sands' class at Thomas O'Brien
Academy of Science and Technology (TOAST) sport their hats
during the school's Jan. 27 "Hats for Hunger" day to
benefit Capital City Rescue Mission. From left,
the students are Feor Alexis, Ujwal Khatiwoda,
Anna Lopez, Jaiden Artis and Donovan Smith.
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Pine Hills Elementary School first-grader Javone Sims enjoys a
cold-weather reprieve on the school playground on Jan. 24, a day
the thermometer went up to 47 degrees. Temperatures fell back to
freezing the next day.
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Perhaps a Joshua Bell in training? Giffen Memorial Elementary
School third-graders Corbin Lia, foreground, and Camron Stamp
practice their craft for the school orchestra.
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Local author and illustrator Matthew
McElligott visited New Scotland Elementary School on Jan. 23 and
discussed with students how he writes and draws his books. Here,
McElligott reads to, clockwise from left, first-graders John
Pedralvez, Mary Mooney, Mi’elle Williams and Yuma-zhe’ Oliver.
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Albany High School junior June Criscione, left, and sophomore
Zilpa Oduor show off the certificates of merit they earned Jan.
22 at the 2012 Vancouver Model United Nations.
Click here to read more about their achievements at this
event, which draws students from all over the United States and
Canada.
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A lack of snow didn’t stop prekindergarteners at Philip Schuyler
Achievement Academy from learning about wintry weather. From
left, Lynnia Williams, Macus Mulaliki, Semira Negash and Shyana
Hemingway on Jan. 13 put finishing touches on a “snowman” they
and their classmates built from recycled classroom materials.
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Albany High School senior Dauda Bangali tests the magnetic
properties of nanoparticles during a Jan. 13 "Food for Thought"
presentation sponsored by the Innovation Academy.
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Albany High School senior Salina Masih listens to some tunes
while donating a pint of blood on Jan. 13 during Albany High's
second blood drive this school year. |
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Arbor Hill Elementary School fifth-graders hone their moves with
dance artist Juan Soler in preparation for the school’s
Motown-themed Black History Month Celebration on Feb. 17. From
left, they are Hassan Allston, Charlene Gray, Ky’like Brown,
Jaquari Allah, Soler and Jaisan Carr.
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District spelling champ Leah Gonzalez, a fourth-grader at
Delaware Community School, gets a congrats and a certificate for
her smarts from district English Language Arts Supervisor Karen
Bechdol at the district-wide spelling bee on Jan. 10. She and
five other district students will go on to compete in a regional
spelling bee in February. |
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From left, Albany High School
seniors Vasilios Anton, Sarah Chamberlain and Jaquan Williams
on Jan. 5 perform DNA analysis using brand-new biotechnology lab
equipment donated by Hudson Valley Community College.
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Sheridan Preparatory Academy fifth-graders Kaylira Battiste and
Anthony Demonia on Jan. 4 get to the heart of the mystery
they’re reading as members of the Scholars’ Institute, an
after-school enrichment program located on the Sage College of
Albany campus.
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This Sheridan Preparatory Academy student makes a joyful noise
on Dec. 23 at the school's annual Caroling on the Stairs
festivities. The entire school turned out for the event and one
student won a bicycle in a school raffle!
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There was no shortage of school spirit on Dec. 22 at
Hackett-Siena night, when students from William S. Hackett
Middle School attended a Siena College basketball game at the
Times Union Center. From left, Hackett's bleacher crowd includes
Kelly Streznewski, Madeleine Clark, Lauren Wiley, Principal Mike
Paolino and Kassi McTague.
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"Angels" in Jeremy McCloskey's third-grade class at Arbor Hill
Elementary School show off their wings on Dec. 22. The class
raised the most money in a school-wide drive to raise money for
the Make-A-Wish Foundation.
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William S. Hackett Middle School sixth-grader Gavin Wolfgang
pauses before giving the correct answer at Hackett's school-wide
spelling bee on Dec. 21. He won the bee and will go on to
represent the school district at a regional spelling bee in
February.
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These students from Stephen and Harriet Myers Middle School take
note during a Dec. 21 Girls Inc. symposium on science and
technology held at the University at Albany's Center for
Nanoscale Science and Technology. Also there were students from
North Albany Academy and William S. Hackett Middle School.
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English-as-a-second-language students at Eagle Point Elementary
School got surprise visit from Santa on Dec. 20 and a lesson
about the different cultural celebrations that take place in the
United States in December.
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Albany High School 2011 graduate Dakota
Kwiatkowski is one of two Explorer scouts in the United States
to receive a $500 Fire Explorer Scholarship from the
International Association of Fire Chiefs Foundation. He's
pictured here with Mayor Gerald Jennings at a Dec. 20 ceremony
in his honor.
Click here to read more about him.
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Artist -in-residence Alan Weeks, center, leads a group of
Thomas O'Brien Academy of Science and Technology (TOAST)
students in a drumming performance on Dec. 16, part of an
original schoolwide production called "On the Ground." Weeks and
the TOAST community worked together over two months to write and
choreograph the show.
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Schuyler Achievement Academy's annual holiday party on Dec. 15 featured
dinner, dancing, gifts, entertainment
and a visit from Santa. The event was sponsored by the Ronald McDonald
Dental Care Mobile, Ronald McDonald
House Charities,Capital Region Special Surgery, New York State Theater
Institute, the Arts Center of the Capital
Region. At left, principal Tony Clement greets Santa with a throng of
Schuyler students. On the right, a student
keeps his cool during the hula-hoop contest.
Albany School of Humanities (ASH) students took a break during their
daytime holiday concert on Dec. 12 to give
the Mohawk-Hudson Humane Society hundreds of pounds of pet food they
collected during the past month. At left,
music teacher Nicole Sommers-Bradley gives a shout out to fourth-grader
Michael Christian, who used his allow-
ance money to buy more than 200 pounds of pet food. On the right, a
student drums while her classmates sing a
Kwanzaa song for the concert finale.
December means LEGO FIRST robotics competitions at RPI, and Albany
public schools fielded three teams on
Dec. 10 -- one each from North Albany Academy, Stephen and Harriet Myers
Middle School and William S.
Hackett Middle School. At left, members of the Hackett team hear the
rules from a referee. At right, some Myers
team members study the progress of their robot. Albany High School also
had a team in a separate competition.
Click here to see a photo page of the day's events.
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Four-time Grammy
nominee and Albany High School alum Stefon Harris, at the piano,
jams with members of Albany High's jazz ensemble on Dec. 9.
Harris and his sister Zanetta -- also an alum and a successful
businesswoman -- spent the day at Albany High holding a variety
of workshops with students.
Click here to
read the Times Union
coverage of his visit.
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Art Chairperson Kate Wright, center, and sisters Faith, Molly
and Betsy O'Toole pose in front of artwork by the girls and
other district students on Dec. 2. They were part of a showcase
of music, dance, song and visual art by Albany public school
students that was on display at the Cathedral of All Saints
during 1st Friday festivities.
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Albany School of Humanities prekindergarteners make a joyful
noise on Dec. 2 during a school wide performance of music, song
and dance. The show was the culmination of a residency at the
school with Ruth Pelham and Music Mobile. Students made
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These third-graders in Jen Elliott's class at North Albany
Academy are thinking spring as they plant tulip bulbs in the
flower boxes in front of the school on Nov. 21. The planting was
part of a nationwide effort to determine how tulips grow in
different parts of the country. The work also dovetailed into
students' studies of plant life cycles.
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City School District of Albany students celebrated Thanksgiving with a
variety of events and activities in the days
leading up to the holiday. Above at right, a New Scotland Elementary
School kindergartener enjoys food and
company with classmates in Wanda Carter's class. On the right, a
Sheridan Preparatory Academy student relaxes
after the annual school-wide luncheon there.
Click here to see more photos of Thanksgiving activities throughout
the district.
 
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This Thomas O'Brien Academy of Science and Technology (TOAST)
student pauses before taking a shot -- basketball, that is -- at
the school's annual Turkey Shoot on Nov. 21. Some 388 people
attended the event, where students shot free throws to win one
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Students from the Schuyler Achievement Academy Student Council join their principal, Anthony Clement (center) and Mayor Gerald D. Jennings
for a Nov. 21 announcement that the Mayor's Fall Drop-Off collected more than 4,300 pieces of winter
clothing to benefit district students.
Read more in
the District News section.
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Getting into the school spirit and the
Thanksgiving spirit, these Sheridan Preparatory Academy students
help organize the 298 cans they and their schoolmates collected
during Sheridan Prep's cranberry sauce drive to benefit the
annual Equinox Community Thanksgiving Dinner.
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These North Albany Academy students relax after a Nov. 17
potluck dinner at their school. Food, friends, family and fun
were the fare for the hundreds who brought -- and ate -- fixings
for the feast.
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These New Scotland Elementary School
students
participate in a school-wide anti-bullying assembly on Nov. 17
led by Joe Trionfero of Show the Love Enterprises, Inc. |
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Nov. 17 was the 50th day of the school year, and the
kindergarteners at New Scotland Elementary School marked the day
by dressing up in the fashions of that era: rolled up jeans and
slicked back hair for boys and bobby socks, pony tails and
poodle skirts for girls.
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These Arbor Hill Elementary School students (left) and Eagle Point
Elementary School students relax between
races during the Nov. 15 Just Run track meet at Guilderland Town Park.
They competed among the 80-plus
students from the City School District of Albany and 400-plus students
from a dozen schools in Albany County
that participated in the event, part of a national fitness
program.
Click
here for more information about Just Run
Albany.
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Before leading Albany's 56th annual
Veterans Day Parade on Nov. 11,
the City School
District of Albany Marching Falcons performed at a flag-raising
ceremony outside William S. Hackett Middle School. The flag that
was raised was flown in the band's honor in Washington, D.C.,
when it performed at President Obama's first Memorial Day Parade
in 2009.
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Eagle Point Elementary School students
Darlina Uveges, Zarifa Hossain and Cynzia
Prokrym
marvel at the dancers onstage during their school's
Multicultural Festival on Nov. 10. That night, some 19 nations
were represented in a celebration of food, dance, language and
culture.
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Albany City Court Judge Helena Heath-Roland speaks to Albany
High School students in the school's mock courtroom on Nov. 10.
Judge Heath-Roland was among 13 attorneys and judges that talked
to Albany High students about law careers during the school's
annual Youth Law Day. |
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Staff Sgt. Mickey Ireland, left, gives these William S. Hackett
Middle School clarinet players tips on sound and style. Ireland
is a member of the New England Winds, an ensemble of the U.S.
Air Force Band of Liberty. The ensemble played a free community
concert Nov. 2 and gave student workshops at the school two days
later.
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Giffen Memorial Elementary School Principal Max-
ine
Fantroy-Ford, Ed.D., left, and home school coordinator Melissa
Keene, center, pose with the supplies and books donated to the
school by the staff at SUNY Central Administration. Also
pictured is SUNY's Stacy Hengsterman, who coordinated the
giving. |
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Albany High varsity soccer player Tong Mathayo, center in white,
edges the ball away from a Guilderland player during the Nov. 1
Class AA quarterfinal contest. After a scoreless first half, the
2011 Big 10 champion Falcons gave up two goals within the span
of minutes and went on to lose 2-0.
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Seven Albany High School students and chaperone Reggie Harries share
stories about their May 2011 trip that
retraced the route the original Freedom Riders civil rights workers took
in 1961 to protest segregation on public
transportation in the South. Their audience was sixth-graders at Albany
School of Humanities.
Click here to read
more about their journey.
Albany High School senior Taran Shaefer has a hair-
raising
experience in an Oct. 21 physics demonstration, part of the
Innovation Academy's "Food for Thought" lunch series that brings
in speakers from a range of outside organizations. |
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These
Albany High School cheerleaders show their support for breast
cancer services and research during the 2011 Making Strides
Against Breast Cancer walk on Oct. 16.
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The weather cooperated during Albany High School's
2011 Homecoming football game, with the rain holding
off until later
in the day. However, the visiting team did not, beating the Falcons
26-6. Click here
to see more
photos of the day.
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Pictured above at the Oct. 14 inductions into the 2011 Hall of
Fame are, front row, from left, Chuck Miller, Jennifer Tanzman,
Sal Villa and Don Gisotti (nephew of the late Richard Cassiano);
and back row, from left, Tracy Baskin, Dr. Benjamim
Rosen (son of the late
Hy Rosen) and Greg Sokaris (son of the late Alex Sokaris).
Baskin, Miller, Tanzman and Villa were inducted, along
with the late Richard Cassiano, Hy Rosen and Alex Sokaris.
Click here to read more or check out a
special photo
gallery of Hall of Fame events.
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This William S. Hackett Middle School
student jams along with Gabriel's Groove Latin jazz band on Oct.
13 during the school's annual Hispanic Heritage Celebration.
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Albany High School Theatre Ensemble Director Ward Dales, center,
works out a scene with his student actors during an Oct. 13
rehearsal of the high school's fall play, Scapino! The
play opens Nov. 17. |
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Albany High School Junior Shawn Barnes gives his first pint of
blood at the school’s kickoff blood drive on Oct. 11.
Seventy-six pints were donated altogether and the school made 97
percent of its goal. There will be two more blood drives this
year: one Jan. 12 and one May 10.
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These Sheridan Preparatory Academy students show
off their swimming skills during their Oct. 7 swimming lesson
in the
Albany High School pool. They are among the more than 550 second-graders
in the district who, by Feb-
ruary, will have completed 10 weeks of
water safety and swimming lessons.
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Eagle Point Elementary School third-grader Georgia Williams
befriends one of the horses in the Albany Police Department’s
Mounted Police Unit at the school’s Walk-to-School Day on Oct.
5. Also that day, students learned about traffic signals and
pedestrian safety.
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These first-graders at Thomas O’Brien Academy of Science and
Technology wear their school spirit loudly and proudly during
Spirit Day on Oct. 5. From left, the students are Carolynn
Whelplay, Natalie Harris, Nevaeh Lewis, Birtu
Diefenderfer, Shonyae Edmonds, Leighanna Harris-Innis, Damariya
McCall, Kwasidon Sadler, D'Aavion Wilmer and Maceo Farrell.
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Academy first-grader Ashawntae Hall is one of many students in
her school who earned the right to party at
the school's Positive Behavioral Intervention Services
Celebration on Sept. 28. |
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Sheridan Preparatory Academy first graders help teacher Patrice
Loomis at the Sept. 26 release of Monarch butterflies the class
hatched from caterpillar eggs. From left, the students are
Emonnie Alford, Rah'zion Brown and Tiyanna Fauntleroy. The
project was part of the life cycle unit the class studied.
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fifth-grader Genevia Jackson sketches out her idea for a light
display for the annual "Capital Holiday Lights in the Park"
extravaganza in Washington Park. On Sept. 21, she and her
classmates submitted their suggestions for a new display to the
Albany Police Athletic League in hopes of being one of three
designs that will be converted into a giant light display. |
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Schuyler Achievement Academy fourth-grader
Rihana Fraser is congratulated by Superintendent Raymond
Colucciello, Ed.D. on Sept. 21 at a reception honoring the two
dozen students of excellence from throughout the district who
are featured in the 2011-12 district calendar.
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More than 400 fathers and father-figures from 10 district elementary
schools throughout the district participated
in the annual "Dads Walk Your Child to School Day" on Sept. 20. At left,
Delaware Community School dad
Steven Bryant is with daughters Atarah and Jaylah, and on the right,
Giffen Memorial Elementary School dad
James McRae beams with son Nasiah-James McRae.
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Delaware Community School's Back-to-School Picnic on Sept. 16,
when family, friends and community members gathered to catch up
with old friends and meet new ones. |
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Albany High School students from the school's
groundbreaking NanoHigh program meet with Nate Cady, a faculty
member at the UAlbany College of Nanoscale Science and
Engineering. The students visited CNSE on Sept. 14 and were
interviewed for a WMHT program on the effects of nanotechnology
on the Capital Region.
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of brothers from Schuyler Achievement Academy pictured at left
is clearly happy to back at school. |
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A kindergartener at Thomas O'Brien Academy of
Science and Technology gets down to the business creating
a Play Doh sculpture on the first day of school, Sept. 7.
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On the first day of school, these Albany High students receive
their marching orders -- where and when their classes will be
held -- from Office Assigned Teacher Kandi Antonetti. |
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These sixth-graders in Lisa House's class at
William S. Hackett Middle School are deep into their lessons on
the first day of school.
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The STEP Summer Institute at UAlbany culminated its intensive
three-week academic program with a closing
ceremony on July 22 at UAlbany. Forty-six middle- and high-school
students received a certificate of compel-
tion for their efforts. Accompanying the group onstage after the
ceremony are, at far left, School Board Member
Felicia Green and Superintendent Raymond Colucciello, Ed.D.
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School freshmen rehearse for their July 22 show at Capital
Repertory Theater. From left, they are Abbey Roy, Mary Williams,
Talia Davis, Ralen Taylor, Ranissa Anderson and Saaleha Brown.
Their show was the culmination of Albany High's week-long
Discovery Academy Summer camp called, "So You Think You Can
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Albany High School senior Mike Allinger,
right, interviews Superintendent Raymond Colucciello,
Ed.D., on July 21 at the studios of WAMC Northeast Public Radio.
Allinger interned at the Albany-based public radio station
headquarters during summer 2011. His interview with Dr.
Colucciello about the transformation of Albany High School will
air sometime in late August or early September.
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On July 13, incoming Albany High School
ninth-graders had the opportunity to be part of an archeological
team conducting an excavation at the site of the Underground
Railroad Project in Albany. The project was part of "A Week at
the Museum Camp," one of
seven summer camp options open to students who will attend
Albany High this fall.
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Four recent Albany High School graduates celebrated another sort
of graduation July 13 -- successful completion of Albany High's
Emergency Medical Technician class, a unique partnership with
the city and Albany Fire Department..Displaying their
life-saving skills at the ceremony are, from left, Ashley
Williams, Zachary Middleton, Kyle Molesky and Jason Brooks.
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