There was plenty of joyful noise outside Edmund J. O’Neal School of Excellence on Friday, as middle and high school students and staff from Albany International Center whooped for and high-fived elementary students in their program and the Dual Language Program.

After the younger students marched in their clap-in parade, the secondary students received their round of cheers.

Check out some Facebook photos from the morning. (You don't need a Facebook account to see the pictures linked in the highlighted text. A window may appear that says, “To see more from Albany City Schools on Facebook, log on or create an account,” but you can dismiss it by clicking “not now.”)