Calendar spotlights exceptional students

exceptional students

Great things are happening in Albany's public schools. And that's partly because we have so many great students!

The 2018-19 school calendar features the faces of 26 exceptional young people in the City School District of Albany. They are but a small fraction of the outstanding students who attend our schools.

The calendar students stand out in a variety of ways. Some excel in academics, sports, fine arts, visual arts or performing arts. Other are actively involved in community service. And still other are leaders, problem-solvers and scholars, like Onovu Otitigbe-Dangerfield of Albany High School pictured at right.

Choosing individual students to represent their school and the district always presents an enormous challenge because so many of our 9,500 kids meet the definition of exceptional.

To find out what makes each student extraordinary, click on his or her name below.

  • Albany High School
    • Gilad Asal
    • Shamyla Bhatti
    • Will Bulmer
    • Annabelle Duffy
    • Kennedy Jones
    • Ben Ahmari Morton
    • Onovu Otitigbe-Dangerfield
  • Albany International Center
    • Alamen Musleh Mohammed
  • Albany School of Humanities (ASH)
    • Shayne Plesser
  • Arbor Hill Elementary School
    • Angelique Rodriguez Quinones
  • Delaware Community School
    • Saicha Jimenez
  • Eagle Point Elementary School
    • Celia Diefendorf
  • Edmund J. O'Neal Middle School of Excellence
    • Briana Pagan
    • Zephaniah Piper
  • Giffen Memorial Elementary School
    • Omari Williams
  • Montessori Magnet School
    • Ben Conti
  • New Scotland Elementary School
    • Ruo Xi Li
  • North Albany Academy
    • Du-Shan Wilson 
  • Philip Schuyler Achievement Academy
    • Karyn Marable
  • Pine Hills Elementary School
    • Aydrian Thompson
  • Sheridan Preparatory Academy
    • Yussef Padmore
  • Stephen and Harriet Myers Middle School
    • Cosmo Martinelli
    • Vyniah Thompson
  • Thomas O’Brien Academy of Science and Technology (TOAST)
    • Janahvia Robinson
  • William S. Hackett Middle School
    • Evangeline Fletcher
    • Yadiel Rodriguez

The mission of the City School District of Albanyis to work in partnership with our diverse community to engage every learner in a robust educational program designed to provide the knowledge and skills necessary for success. The district serves about 9,500 students in 18 elementary, middle and high schools. In addition to neighborhood schools, the district includes several magnet schools and programs, as well as other innovative academic opportunities for students, including four themed academies at Albany High School.