Abrookin Vocational-Technical Center

Vocational education for Grades 9-12
 

99 Kent Street, Albany, NY 12206 (click here for directions)
Phone: 462-7278
Fax: 462-7174

Sophia Newell, House Principal

E-mail: snewell@albany.k12.ny.us

About Abrookin
Vocational education has a long, successful history in the City School District of Albany, going back to at least 1914. The Abrookin Vocational Technical Center opened at its current location on Kent Street in 1974, and today serves high school students, students with special needs, adults, out-of-school youth, alternative educational students and GED students.

Abrookin offers:

• Career education for students in grades 9-12.

• Specialized programs in culinary arts, technology education, cosmetology, technical arts, life skills, and many other fields.

• An extended-day program that has become one of the district's most successful alternative education programs.

• Career Explorations in education, health care, finance, law, and engineering.

• A cutting-edge Career Academy that provides a valuable, high-tech education for students looking for a different high-school experience.

Upcoming events

• Tuesday, Sept. 7-- First day of school

• Wednesday, Sept. 8 -- Open House, 6:30-9 p.m.

• Thursday, Sept. 9 -- Rosh Hashana, no school

• Monday, Sept. 13 -- PTSA meeting, 6:45 p.m.

• Friday, Oct. 8 -- Hall of Fame dinner and inductions, Clarion Inn, 6 p.m.(Details)

• Saturday, Oct. 9 -- SAT exams

• Saturday, Oct. 9 -- Homecoming Parade, noon

• Saturday, Oct. 9 -- Homecoming Game, Bleecker Stadium, 1 p.m.

• Saturday, Oct. 9 -- Homecoming Dance, 7 p.m.

• Monday, Oct. 11 -- Columbus Day, no school

• Tuesday, Oct. 12 -- Winter sports sign-ups begin

• Wednesday, Oct. 13 -- PSAT, Grades 10-11

• Monday, Oct. 18 -- PTSA meeting, 6:45 p.m.

• Wednesday, Oct. 20 -- Blood drive, 9 a.m.-2 p.m.

• Friday, Oct. 22 -- Deadline for winter sports sign-ups

• Saturday, Oct. 23 -- ACT exam

News

• Summer school registration June 30 and July 1 -- Registration for summer school at Albany High begins Wednesday, June 30 from 8 a.m.-noon. This registration day is for Albany High students only. The final registration day will be held Thursday, July 1 from 8 a.m.-noon for all students. Download the Albany High summer school brochure for complete details.

• May 'Spa Day' draws crowd -- Students in the cosmetology department held their second Spa Day on May 8, where they provided bargain-priced beauty services to women in the community just in time for Mother's Day. Click here to read the Times Union coverage of the event.

• Abrookin students played the part of young job-seeking professionals on April 27 during the school's "Dress for Success Day," when they underwent mock interviews, attended seminars on resume-writing, motivation and interviewing skills and -- of course -- dressed for success. In the photo at right, business teacher and mock interviewer Kevin Rockwood grills sophomore Amy Quick about about her strengths. Click here to see video of the news story about the event that appeared on YNN, or read about it on the News Channel 13 Web site by clicking here.

• Local businesswoman Cheryl Pollock donated a high-tech sewing and embroidery machine and software to Abrookin on July 1 to enhance hands-on learning opportunities for students in family and consumer science teacher Kim DeHart's classes. Check out our District News section to read more.

School times

• Breakfast begins at 7:20 a.m.

• Classes begin at 7:50 a.m.

• Dismissal is at 2:50 p.m.

Absence from school
If your child is absent from school for any reason, call the school nurse at 462-7278 during the morning and provide a written excuse when your child returns to school.