National Technical Honor Society Induction 

On Friday, 65 Albany High students in our Career and Technical Education (CTE) program were inducted into Chapter 4667 of the National Technical Honor Society (NTHS)! Students qualify for membership if they have an overall GPA of 3.0 or higher, focus on a CTE pathway or major, have one or more faculty recommendations and participate in work-based learning, job shadowing or internship opportunities. View the full list of inductees in our news story and see photos from the event on our Facebook page. 

County champs two years in a row!

The verdict is in: Albany High holds the title of Mock Trial county champions for the second year in a row! On Tuesday evening, our Falcons faced off against Albany Academy and won! Now 5-0, they will compete in the regional tournament in Schenectady county on Saturday, April 26. Check out our news story to learn more! 

2025 Stock Market Challenge

Three Albany High teams placed in the top ten last Thursday at the 2025 Junior Achievement Stock Market Challenge, where some 400 aspiring financiers took part in the annual simulation of stock market trading. Albany High teams took fourth, seventh and eighth place among the 129 teams competing from 11 area high schools. Visit our Facebook page to see photos from the challenge and read our news story for additional information!

Bring on the nominations!

For the 2025 high school musical season, 21 schools in the Capital Region competed in the High School Musical Theatre Awards (HSMTA) and we are proud to announce Albany High School’s nominations in the following categories for “Bring It On: the Musical!”

• Outstanding Ensemble
• Outstanding Orchestra
• Outstanding Musical Tier A

Additionally, Iris Whalen received a callback for Outstanding Lead, and the final top ten nominees will be announced on Monday, April 21! Check out our news story to learn more!

Proud in the postseason

Our Falcons had an incredible winter season, and we are thrilled to celebrate our student-athletes who received postseason recognition for their excellence in the winter sports season:

• Sincere Allah, boys' basketball 
• Javion Gaddy, Samir Gardner, Nasief Smith and Daaron Harrell, indoor track and field
• Azera Gates, Jasanii Francis Torres, Ny'onah Austin and Gabby Taylor, girls' basketball

Check out our news story to read about the awards they received! 

Spring sports highlights

Our Falcons have wowed us this week with amazing performances, despite many postponed games due to weather conditions. 

Varsity baseball pitcher Donovan Prim blew us away with a no-hitter against Schenectady at Wednesday night's game!

Our outdoor track and field athletes on the boys' varsity team and girls' varsity team delivered impressive performances at Wednesday's dual meet against Colonie and Columbia, including a first-place finish for both our boys' and our girls' 4x800 team! Check out this news story to read more and check out some awesome pictures in this Facebook album.

To keep tabs on practice schedules and competition schedules, visit the Athletics page of our website. Let's go Falcons! 

Online Success Program: Spring Recess Schedule 

Albany High School’s Online Success Center Program gives students the opportunity to earn back course credit and ultimately enhance their academic achievement. Regular hours are held every school day in room 1311 from 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday and Saturdays 9 a.m.-1 p.m. View this graphic with special Spring Recess hours. Students must enroll to participate. See Mr. Vacanti in room 1311 for more details. 

Junior prom tickets on sale 

Juniors, remember to purchase your prom tickets when you return from Spring Recess! Prom is Saturday, May 17. Tickets are $75 and purchasing information is available in this graphic. Please note that for our students who cannot celebrate in mixed company for cultural reasons, there will be a designated space at the venue for female students who would like to take part in the prom festivities!

Free formalwear for Falcons

We want to help our Falcons look their best for their upcoming prom! Our next formalwear giveaway is Wednesday, April 16 from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. in the Falcon Center at Albany High. View this graphic to see the April schedule for all our formalwear giveaway dates and times.

Our Falcon Boutique continues to collect formalwear donations such as dresses, blazers, suits, tuxes, shoes, dress pants and accessories to distribute to our students. New and gently used items can be dropped at our main entrance on Washington Avenue 9 a.m.-2 p.m. If you are interested in making a financial contribution to help provide access to formalwear for our Falcons or if you have any other questions, please contact Joey DiPiazza at jdipiazza@albany.k12.ny.us. 

Undercover Spirit Week 

Shh.... it's a secret! Thanks to Operations Principal Kandie Antonetti, our teachers and staff had the opportunity to take part in "Undercover Spirit Week" leading into our Spring Recess! The themes were "wear all black day," "dress like a student day," "sports day," "anything but a cup day," and "tropical day." Everyone understood the assignment and there were some super fun vibes in our hallways this week. Head on over to the Albany High Instagram to check out a reel featuring some of our favorite outfits! 

Falcon Toiletry Drive

Support our Falcons by donating toiletry items to be given away in our Falcon Boutique! Drop-off will happen during our Spring 2025 concerts. View this graphic for more details! Thank you to the Parent Teacher Student Association for organizing this awesome drive!

Quarter 4 grades

As we begin Quarter 4, please be reminded that, per our grading policy shared on all course syllabi at the start of the school year, students will receive their actual grade for this marking period. The policy states: “The minimum marking period grade assigned to a student will be a 55% except for the final marking period. The final marking period grade will be the actual grade.” We encourage all students to stay focused and finish the year strong!

Mark your calendars for these events coming up soon:

• Spring Recess is April 14-18!
• The Jazzmanian Devils and The B Flats will perform at Serata @ Cafe Madison from 7-10 p.m. on Friday, April 11.
• Parent University: A Look at Transportation is Wednesday, April 23 at North Albany Middle School at 7 p.m.
• Our spring Chamber Concert is Wednesday, April 23 at 6 p.m.