Freshman Welcoming Days
ahead
Attention
incoming Albany High School
freshmen: On Thursday, Albany High
will hold the first of three events
to welcome you and give you
information about what you can look
forward to when you enter high
school in September.
Due to summer construction
at Albany High, the events will be
held at Edmund J. O’Neal Middle
School of Excellence, 50 North Lark
St., from 12:30-2 p.m.
Meet the principal and
other freshmen, and learn about bell
schedules, clubs, activities and
more. Please join us! Learn
more here
Free summer meals for kids
at nine Albany schools
The
City School District of Albany once again is participating in the Summer
Food Service Program, with free meals for all children 18 and under at
nine schools across the city. (MORE)
Construction Career Fair on
Thursday
There
has never been a better time to join the construction industry! Join us
for either of our free sessions on Thursday – from 9-11 a.m. or 4-6 p.m. – to
learn about employment opportunities in the construction trades,
including pre-apprenticeship and apprenticeship pathways.
Register online
here.
Inclusivity goal
of summer
enrichment lesson
Students
participating in summer enrichment
at Pine Hills Elementary School are
honing more than just their
academics.
They're
also learning more about the
importance of empathy. (MORE)
Performances planned
for summer arts
program
Our
young artists, thespians and
musicians are hard at work this
month, growing their creativity and
preparing for summer performances
and shows.
More than 150 pre-registered fourth
through tenth-graders from across
the district are participating in
the 2019 summer arts program at
Albany School of Humanities. (MORE)
Coding camp aims
to close tech field gender
gap
For
the next two weeks, eighth-grade girls from Albany’s public schools will
take part in the All Girls Summer Coding Camp, a crash course in
computer-science literacy and website development designed to inspire
young women to enter the male-dominated field of technology. (MORE)
Summer
school in session
All
City School District of Albany
summer school programs are in
session.
Find more information about summer
school here.
Summer
in Albany: there's a map for that
Summer has
just started and if your student is
looking for enriching activities to
participate in during their time off
from school, a new database will
help.
Superintendent Kaweeda G. Adams
joined Albany Mayor Kathy Sheehan
and other community partners to
announce a first-of-its-kind
interactive directory of summer
activities. (MORE)
Save the dates for 2019-20!
It's
never too early to start planning
ahead!
You can
follow
this link to download a one-page
version of the City School District
of Albany's 2019-20 calendar.
The full
district wall calendar of events and
activities will be available in
August.
Friday,
Sept. 6 will be the first day of
classes for all elementary students,
students in grades 6 and 7 attending
middle school for the first time,
and Albany High School freshmen. The
first day of classes for all other
secondary students will be Monday,
Sept. 9.
Jackson commits to Siena
basketball
Upcoming
senior Ahniysha "Baby" Jacskon
verbally committed to the Siena
women's basketball team for the
2020-21 season.
Jackson is a shooting guard
for the Lady Falcons and under her
court prowess during the 2018-19
season, the team rose as high as No.
9 in the state rankings. Jackson
also helped the team to a 19-3
record and co-championship in the
Suburban Council Grey Division.
(MORE)
Savage to lead school board
another year
Anne Savage was re-elected president of the City School District of
Albany Board of Education on July 1 at the board's annual reorganization
meeting.
Savage was elected to a second term
as board president. Joining her as
board officers for 2019-20 are
Vickie Smith, who was re-elected
vice president, and Tabetha Wilson,
who was elected secretary. All
votes were unanimous. (MORE)
Congratulations, Class of
2019!!
Albany
High School celebrated the Class of
2019 at the Times Union Center on
June 23.
The valedictorian for the Class of
2019 was Jason Eveleth, who will
attend Brown University. The
salutatorian was Adam Aleksic, who
will attend Harvard University.
Congratulations to all of the more
than 500 graduates on their achievement!
You can
check out photos from the day on
Facebook.
'Capital Education'
available online
The
spring edition of the City School
District of Albany's quarterly
newsletter “Capital Education” is
available online now.
The
district also mailed print
copies to all city residents in
June.
Pine
Hills shines with Lighthouse
recognition
Pine Hills Elementary School earned
the prestigious Lighthouse status
for achieving outstanding results
and student outcomes due, in part,
to implementation of innovative
leadership standards. (MORE)
2020 Census effort
critical for the city's
future
City
School District of Albany
Superintendent Kaweeda G. Adams
joined Mayor Kathy Sheehan and other
community partners May 1 to
highlight the importance of the
upcoming 2020 Census for the entire
Albany community.
“We are
committed to ensuring that all of
our students and families are
educated about the census and what
it means in terms of resources and
opportunities for our community over
the next decade," Adams said.
Please visit our District News
section for more information,
including information about full-
and part-time U.S. Census job
opportunities.
