Congratulations, Class of
2019!!
Albany
High School celebrated the Class of
2019 at the Times Union Center on
Sunday afternoon.
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.
Board extends Adams through 2023-24
The City School District of Albany Board of
Education has extended the contract of second-year Superintendent
Kaweeda G. Adams through the 2023-24 school year, rewarding the strong
leadership she has delivered with the longest extension that state law
allows.
The board
approved the five-year contract at
its meeting Thursday night.
“On
behalf of the board, I wanted to
note that we believe that the
superintendent is doing an
exceptional job in leading the
district and are pleased to have
extended her contract,” said Board
President Anne Savage.
Please visit our District News
section to read more.
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)
LEADership Project
celebrates ninth year
Superintendent
Kaweeda G. Adams joined students from three City School District of
Albany elementary schools, their peers from three area districts and law
enforcement personnel from throughout the Capital Region on June 19 to
celebrate the ninth year of the LEADership Project.
The LEADership Project is led by the
office of the U.S. Attorney for the
Northern District of New York, Grant
C. Jaquith. The program is an
anti-gang training for fifth-grade
students. Please
visit our District News section
to read more.
Assembly speaker
inspires Albany High leaders
Fifteen student leaders from Albany High School had a private
audience June 10 with Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie, who inspired and was
a role model for them.
The students – primarily
sophomores and juniors
– are part of the My
Brother’s Keeper Alliance at Albany
High. The school's program is part
of a nationwide initiative started
by former President Barak Obama to
expand opportunities for young men
of color. (MORE)
Marching
Falcons in France
On
June 6, the Albany Marching Falcons
had the honor of performing on
the world stage as the
international community assembled on
the beaches of Normandy to celebrate
the 75th anniversary of
the World War II D-Day landings in
France.
You can watch a video of the
students' performance on Omaha Beach
on our
Facebook page.
(MORE)
Second phase begins
for Rebuilding Albany High
project
The
City School District of Albany marked the latest milestone in the
Rebuilding Albany High School project June 1 with a groundbreaking
celebration for the second phase of the project --
a two-story, 39,000-square-foot classroom building
that will include art and music classrooms.
Please visit our
Rebuilding Albany High School
section to read more.
Voters approve budget,
facilities plan
Voters overwhelmingly approved the City School District of Albany’s
2019-20 budget May 21 as well as Proposition #2, a facilities package
that includes the renovation and expansion of North Albany Academy to
create a new permanent middle school.
Board of
Education President Anne Savage and
board member Damarise
Alexander-Mann, both running
unopposed, also received new four
year terms that will begin July 1.
Please visit
our
2019-20 Budget News section for
more information.
State names two Albany High
students
to
prestigious MBK Fellow program
An
initiative started by former
President Barack Obama continues to
provide district students with the
tools and skills they need for
academic and career success.
Congratulations to Albany High
School juniors Chandon Bouyea and
Themba Pieterse on being selected
for the 2019 My Brother's Keeper
Fellowship program. (MORE)
Student art lifts
neighborhoods
You
don't have to head to a gallery,
museum or even one of our schools to
view our talented students' amazing
art. It's now hanging for everyone
to see in two Albany neighborhoods.
Murals created by district middle
and high school students, as part of
the Corner Canvas Program, are now
transforming vacant properties
in the South End and Arbor Hill into
places for creative expression. (MORE)
Save the dates for 2019-20!
The
City School District of Albany Board
of Education has approved the school
calendar for 2019-20. The full
district wall calendar of events and
activities will be available in
print and online in August.
You can
follow
this link to download a one-page
2019-20 calendar.
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.
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.
FirstView
allows you use your smartphone or
desktop to track the location and
direction of your student’s bus,
your student's stop schedule for the
current day, and times for school
arrivals and departures. You’ll know
when the bus gets to school in the
morning and leaves in the afternoon.
Please visit our District News
section to read more.
