Nov. 7, 2025
Food assistance for families
The federal government shutdown continues to affect families across our school district, state and nation. We have put together this news story with helpful details about food assistance resources available locally.
Additionally, the Regional Food Bank is hosting a food distribution event at Albany High on Monday, Nov. 10. The distribution event will take place on the access road that runs behind the football stadium. Please enter the access road from Washington Ave. The event begins at 10:30 a.m. and is open to the public. No pre-registration is required. Food will be distributed on a first-come, first-served basis, and the distribution will last until supplies are gone.
Heroes Cabaret opens this Friday, Nov. 7!
The Albany High Theater Ensemble is thrilled to present our fall musical Heroes Cabaret, which will run Friday, Nov. 7 to Sunday, Nov. 9! Check out this news story for additional details and be sure to take a peek at these amazing dress rehearsal photos!
Huge finale launches Beckett into the 1,000-yard club
Kahlil Beckett capped his high school football career and an exceptional senior season with a stunning performance in his final game Thursday night. Beckett finished the season with 1,229 rushing yards - the most by an Albany High running back since Ky'ere Tillery gained nearly 1,400 as a junior in 2015! Check out our news story to read more!
Registration for high school winter sports ends Nov. 14
One week left to register for winter sports! Be sure to check our Athletics news feed for stories on important topics such as the registration process, sports physicals and reminders about the City School District of Albany’s Interscholastic Athletics Code of Conduct, and our Academic Eligibility Policy.
Winter concert series at Albany High
Our Falcon musicians have been hard at work preparing incredible pieces of vocal and instrumental music for our upcoming winter concert series, which kicks off on Wednesday, Nov. 12 with our Chamber Concert featuring the Albanettes, Troubadours, Chamber Choir, String Quartet, Advanced Jazz Ensemble and Intermediate Jazz Ensemble.
Check out this news story for more details about our winter concerts!
Spotlight on sports
As our Falcons wrap up the fall season, we have some wonderful highlights to share:
- On Saturday, we celebrated our seniors on the football team with a heartfelt pre-game ceremony! Visit our Facebook page to see the photos!
- Our cheerleading team had the opportunity to compete in the Game Day Cheerleading Sectional hosted at Albany High on Saturday. Their routine was bursting with Falcon pride, and they represented our school with excellence!
- We wish our girls' swimming team the best as they compete in their sectional event! Prelims took place at 3 p.m. on Nov. 7 and finals take place at 3 p.m. on Nov. 8. Tickets for the Nov. 8 event can be purchased at the GoFan website.
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Our boys' and girls' cross country teams are headed to the Section 2 Cross Country Sectional Championships on Saturday, Nov. 8! The event will take place at Queensbury High School at 409 Aviation Road in Queensbury. Girls' Class A race is at 1:30 p.m. Boys' Class A race is at 2:30 p.m. Tickets are per vehicle and must be purchased online at the GoFan website. Go Falcons!
Be sure to follow Albany Athletics on Facebook and Instagram!
Dynamic lessons
Our teachers at Albany High strive to provide engaging lessons across a variety of disciplines! Here's a glimpse:
- Our Advanced Placement chemistry students traveled to the University at Albany to perform a lab where they synthesized aspirin.
- Students in Automotive II and Automotive III hit the virtual road by trying out a Commercial Driver's License simulator.
FAFSA help sessions: Nov. 20
Our next FAFSA Help Session event is on Thursday, Nov. 20, from 3-6 p.m. Check out this news story about how to prepare for your session and be sure to pre-register via this Google Form.
Exploring Bangladesh at International Club
Over 50 students gathered at our International Club on Wednesday afternoon to learn about the culture of Bangladesh! Our Falcons loved expanding their horizons as they took part in an enriching student-led experience of cultural sharing filled with the sounds, sights and tastes of this South Asian country.
Be sure to check out our Clubs & Enrichment web page to see the dozens of amazing clubs at Albany High.
After-school tutoring at Albany High
Falcons, do you need extra help with your coursework? Join us at our after-school tutoring program, which runs Monday through Thursday from 3:30 to 5:00 p.m. in room 2235. If you need extra help with your classes, come join us and get some support from Albany High teachers. Hope to see you there!
SchooLinks: tracking volunteer hours
Community service is a wonderful way for our Falcons to develop strong character and make a positive difference in the lives of those in our local community and beyond. Check out this news story which provides helpful details for students and families on how to log community service hours in the SchooLinks platform.
Academy Lottery applications are open
Do you know a family with an eighth-grade student who would be interested in enrolling at Albany High? Private, parochial and charter school families in the city who would like to enroll their current eighth-grader in the lottery must be sure to complete an application by Nov. 25, 2025. Please note that all current district eighth-graders will have the opportunity to learn about the high school and complete the application with their school counselors, so no action is required for district families.
Visit our Albany High Academy Lottery web page to learn more.
Albany High communications
We hope you enjoyed this Albany High weekly update! As a reminder, to avoid overwhelming your inbox with lots of messages throughout the week, we curate this weekly communication on Fridays at this web page with important updates and exciting news to keep our Falcon families "in-the-know." Feel free to bookmark this page so you always have the important details you need at hand.
We also have dedicated Albany High social media pages on Facebook and Instagram. Follow us to see lots of great photos and reels!
Exciting events coming up soon
This is a list of events coming up that we want to draw particular attention to for students and families! These are just some of the great things happening here at Albany High, and remember you can view our full calendar to see them all!
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School photos start Monday, Nov. 3!
Students in grades 9-11 will have their photo taken during gym class on one of the following dates: Monday, Nov. 3–Thursday, Nov. 6. (Link below includes the schedule so students and families can determine the day and class period for their school photo session!)
Students in grade 12 are reminded to book their senior photo session. Senior photos will be offered Monday, Dec. 8–Thursday, Dec. 11 and Monday, Dec. 15–Friday, Dec. 19.
Check out all the important details for school photo days in this news story!
Albany High welcomes new assistant principals
Karleen Brookshire and Shanell Brown started their new roles as academy principals at Albany High on Oct. 27! Check out this news story to read more about these dedicated leaders.
Albany Athletics in action
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Come join us for our final senior celebration of the season! We will celebrate our seniors on the football team on Saturday, Nov. 1 at 12:45 p.m. at the Albany High stadium prior to the game. Gates open at noon. Come for the ceremony and stay to watch our Falcons face off against Shenendehowa at 2 p.m. Let's go!
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Albany High is thrilled to host the Game Day Cheerleading Sectional on Saturday, Nov. 1! Tickets must be purchased on the Go Fan website. Doors open for spectators at 10 a.m. and our Falcons are slotted to compete at 1:10 p.m. Let's pack the bleachers and show our support to these amazing student-athletes!
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Congratulations to our unified bocce team for an incredible win at their tournament on Oct. 29! Our Falcons faced off against Queensbury, South Glens Falls and Shaker and the competition was extremely competitive. Our Falcons tied with Shaker, but ultimately were declared the winning team based on the total number of points scored.
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Our volleyball team (9-6 overall, 7-5 Suburban Council) faced off against Shaker in their quarterfinal game at The Nest on Oct. 30. Despite a hard-fought loss, we are so impressed by our student-athletes' hard work and dedication to their sport this season. Falcons, your enthusiasm, tenacity and grit is an inspiration. We are proud of you!
- Winter sports season begins on Monday, Nov. 17! Read about the registration process in this news story.
Be sure to follow us on our Albany Athletics Facebook and Instagram pages to keep up on all the action!
FAFSA help sessions: Thursday, Nov. 6
Our next FAFSA Help Session event is on Thursday, Nov. 6, from 3-6 p.m. Check out this news story about how to prepare for your session and be sure to register via this Google Form for the Nov. 6 session.
Visit our calendar for more details!
Join us for Heroes Cabaret Nov. 7-9!
The Albany High Theater Ensemble is thrilled to present our fall musical Heroes Cabaret which will run Friday, Nov. 7 to Sunday, Nov. 9!
Come help us pick Albany's next superhero at this one-of-a-kind production directed by Rose Biggerstaff and stage managed by seniors Millie Casanova and Freddy Lizardo!
Show times are as follows:
- Friday, Nov. 7 at 6:30 p.m.
- Saturday, Nov. 8 at 6:30 p.m.
- Sunday, Nov. 9 at 2 p.m.
General admission tickets are $15 and student tickets are $5.
Collaborative mural: find your path
Last Friday, Albany High teachers and staff were invited to participate in a one-of-a-kind professional development session: creating a large-scale collaborative mural designed by our Falcons to celebrate the variety of pathways we provide students at Albany High! Be sure to visit our Facebook page to see photos of the creative process and the final result!
Heated competition at our annual chili cookoff
Our beautiful new culinary space was bustling on Oct. 23 as staff, community members, family and friends sampled delicious chilis prepared by our Culinary II and Culinary III students at our annual Albany High Chili Cookoff. Our teams were so competitive that we had a two-way tie for first place! Congratulations to our first-place teams: Katerine Barros & KLana Hinds and Olivia Del Moor & Asia Green.
Check out this news story to read more about this awesome event!
Academy Lottery applications are open
Do you know a family with an eighth-grade student who would be interested in enrolling at Albany High? Private, parochial and charter school families in the city who would like to enroll their current eighth-grader in the lottery must be sure to complete an application by Nov. 25, 2025. Please note that all current district eighth-graders will have the opportunity to learn about the high school and complete the application with their school counselors, so no action is required for district families.
Visit our Albany High Academy Lottery web page to learn more.
Exploring the mysteries of matter
The chemistry lab is the perfect place to study things that crackle, ooze and fog! This week our students dove into a lab focused on learning about the properties of different states of matter with the guidance of our amazing Albany High chemistry teachers Anne Carroll, Cyrus Clark and Brady McDevitt. Check out these photos we captured in the lab and read this news story to learn more.
SchooLinks: tracking volunteer hours
Community service is a wonderful way for our Falcons to develop strong character and make a positive difference in the lives of those in our local community and beyond. Check out this news story which provides helpful details for students and families on how to log community service hours in the SchooLinks platform.
Concrete connections: an interactive lesson in construction technology
Students in Art Erbe's Construction Technology II and Construction Technology III classes were visited by professionals from Callanan Industries, Inc., a company that provides high-quality aggregates, asphalt, ready-mix concrete products and paving services to various clients, including state and federal agencies, municipalities and private sectors. Check out this news story to learn more about their interactive lesson about concrete production!
After-school tutoring at Albany High
Falcons, do you need extra help with your coursework? Join us at our after-school tutoring program, which runs Monday through Thursday from 3:30 to 5:00 p.m. in room 2235. If you need extra help with your classes, come join us and get some support from Albany High teachers. Hope to see you there!
Albany High communications
We hope you enjoyed this Albany High weekly update! As a reminder, to avoid overwhelming your inbox with lots of messages throughout the week, we curate this weekly communication on Fridays at this web page with important updates and exciting news to keep our Falcon families "in-the-know." Feel free to bookmark this page so you always have the important details you need at hand.
We also have dedicated Albany High social media pages on Facebook and Instagram. Follow us to see lots of great photos and reels!
Exciting events coming up soon
This is a list of events coming up that we want to draw particular attention to for students and families! These are just some of the great things happening here at Albany High, and remember you can view our full calendar to see them all!
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