Roots Academy at West Hill News

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Roots embraces holiday spirit

December 21, 2023

All of Roots Academy at West Hill gathered Wednesday for a rollicking and cheery holida...

Portrait of new Assistant Superintendent for Elementary Instruction Jasmine Brown

The City School District of Albany Board of Education has appointed veteran district ad...

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As you may know, our school briefly put lockout procedures in place shortly after the e...

Joseph Hochreiter

The safety of everyone in our school community – every student, every employee an...

Exterior sign of Roots Academy at West Hill

Students, staff and community members celebrated the renaming of Roots Academy at West ...

A dozen first graders and two Albany FireWolves players pose for a photo

On Tuesday, Albany FireWolves lacrosse players read Amanda Gorman’s “Change...

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Happy Harvest Fest!

November 17, 2023

Roots Academy at West Hill opened its doors to the community Thursday night for feastin...

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City School District of Albany school counselor Jill Lastarza has been selected to be i...

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With the prospect of wintry weather starting to arrive in our daily forecasts, the City...

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Winter concert schedule

November 1, 2023

Winter officially starts on Dec. 21, but winter concert season in the City School Distr...

An elementary student painting a small pumpkin in class

The Halloween season is upon us, and we would like to share a reminder regarding c...

Please note: Parent-teacher conferences Thursday & Friday; no school Friday

All City School District of Albany schools will hold fall parent-teacher conferences Th...

Cash for Coats drive

Help our kids stay warm this winter with a donation to the 2023 Cash for Coats dri...

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All City School District of Albany schools will dismiss 15 minutes early Friday, Oct. 6...

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We are sharing a reminder about the upcoming Federal Emergency Management Agency nation...

The district's eight community school site coordinators pose for a picture during Coordinator Appreciation Week.

Shout out to our coordinators!

September 26, 2023

We are thankful for what our community school site coordinators do on behalf of our stu...

First Student bus driver Marion Buckmon on a test run Sept. 1, 2023

First Student bus drivers like Marion Buckmon have been out on the road this week learn...

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Albany High School had a vibrant back-to-school feel Monday and Tuesday as City School ...

Joseph Hochreiter

As I prepare to begin my 15th year as a superintendent of schools in New York – a...

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As we look ahead to the new school year, we would like to share a few updates the Trans...