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Abrookin Vocational-Technical Center
Vocational education for
Grades 9-12
99 Kent
St., Albany, NY 12206(click here for directions)
Phone:
475-6400
Fax: 475-6402
Bryan Cartwright, Assistant Principal
E-mail:
bcartwright@albany.k12.ny.us
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Albany High School Counseling Center website
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.
Abrookin offers:
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Career
education for students in grades 9-12.
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Specialized programs in culinary arts, technology
education, cosmetology, technical arts, life skills,
and many other fields.
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An
extended-day program that has become one of the
district's most successful alternative education
programs.
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Career
Explorations in education, health care, finance,
law, and engineering.
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A
cutting-edge Career Academy that provides a
valuable, high-tech education for students looking
for a different high-school experience.
District excited by
new vision for the future of Albany High
Mayor Gerald D.
Jennings' announcement that local college presidents
will bring the community's higher-education resources to
the forefront in planning for the future of Albany High
School is an exciting development for the City School
District of Albany, Superintendent Raymond Colucciello,
Ed.D., said Jan. 20.
"We are grateful to Mayor Jennings
for his continued partnership with our school district
and his leadership in helping to build a bright future
for public education in our community," Dr. Colucciello
said.
Visit our District News section to read more.
Monthly rewards
recognize students for excellent attendance
Five Albany High School students have been recognized as
prize winners in the school’s first monthly drawing to
reward students with excellent attendance.
The December winners, selected at random from 848
students who qualified for the drawing, were:
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Allane Roc (junior; Discovery Academy)
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Uton Rowe (junior; Discovery Academy)
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Nicole Traynham (freshman; Citizenship Academy)
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Anik Paul (freshman; Innovation Academy)
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Brendan Kelley (junior; Innovation Academy)
Rowe also was selected randomly as the grand-prize
winner for December. The students received gift cards
donated by Stewart’s Shops and Regal Cinemas. The
attendance drawings will continue monthly throughout the
school year.
Friday, March 9
-- Parent-teacher conference day
Saturday, March 10
-- SAT exam
Monday, March 12
-- PTSA meeting, 6:45 p.m.
Wednesday, March 14
-- All-City Band Concert, Stephen and
Harriet Myers Middle School, 7 p.m.
Wednesday, March 21
-- All-City Orchestra Concert, William S.
Hackett Middle School, 7 p.m.
Wednesday, March 28
-- All-City Chorus Concert, Stephen and
Harriet Myers Middle School, 7 p.m.
Friday, March 30
-- Professional Development Day, no
school
Saturday, March 31
-- New York State School Musical Association
festival, William S. Hackett Middle School,
9 a.m.-5 p.m.
News and information
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Check out the morning announcements for
Friday, Feb. 3 to find out
what's happening at Albany High.
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'Have a Heart Food Drive' through
Valentine's Day -- The Albany High School
Robotics Club is holding its annual “Have a Heart
Food Drive” through Tuesday, Feb. 14, Valentine’s
Day. Club members will collect donations at the
tower 4 and tower 6 student entrances each morning
from 7:10-7:45 a.m. Donations also can be dropped
off in each academy office or in room 124. All
donations will be provided to The Food Pantries of
the Capital Region.
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Junior nets top Model UN prize ... again --
For the second year in
a row, Albany High School junior June Criscione took
the top prize for her section at the Vancouver Model
United Nations. The
2012 Vancouver Model UN was held Jan. 20-22. Model
UN is a student simulation of the real UN; each
participating student is assigned to represent a
country and debate issues facing it and the global
community. (MORE)
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Albany High Youth Court --
Check out the Jan. 25 Times Union
to read about Albany High's new Youth Court.
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Award-winning author to visit Feb. 9
--Sharon G. Flake, author of Money Hungry
and The Skin I'm In, will visit the Albany
High School Media Center from 1-2:45 p.m. Thursday,
Feb. 9 as part of the school's Black History Month
celebration. Flake has written several fiction and
non-fiction books geared toward urban youth,
including You Don't Even Know Me and
Poems About Boys. She will speak to students
about their writing and answer questions. The
library also will host a writing contest and raffle
with a prize of an autographed book. Flake also will
visit William S. Hackett Middle School and Stephen
and Harriet Myers Middle School that day.
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Albany High art selected for regional show
-- Works by three Albany High School artists will be
on display at the 2012 High School Regional Juried
Art Exhibition starting Feb. 15 at the Esther Massry
Gallery.
Their works were selected from
pieces of art submitted by 20 area high schools. A
total of 101 works will be displayed at the show,
which runs through March 15. (MORE)
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Bloody good turnout at Red Cross
drive
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Despite a two-hour delay because of the
weather, on Jan. 12 Albany High School students exceeded their goal
of pints of blood donated to the American Red Cross.
According to the Red Cross, students and staff helped donate 84 pints --
one of the most ever collected
at Albany High in a single drive and 118 percent of the school goal. Those pints could save as many as 252
lives, the Red Cross said. (MORE)
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Discounted CDTA passes available to some
Albany High, Hackett students --
Albany High School and William S. Hackett Middle School students
that live within 1.5 miles of their schools now can get a 10 percent
discount on CDTA bus passes.
The discount would apply on two types of 31-day “swipe” bus passes:
one providing unlimited rides on weekdays and one providing
unlimited rides seven days a week. Price of the discounted weekday
pass is $49.50. Price of the discounted seven-day pass is $58.50. (MORE)
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Check out the
November-December issue of the
Albany High Media Center newsletter.
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Check out
the
September-October issue of
the Albany High Media Center newsletter.
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Albany High National Honor Society chapter
inducts 44 -- Albany
High School’s National Honor Society inducted 44
seniors Nov. 30, recognizing the students for three
years of outstanding academic achievement.
Visit our District News section to read more.
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Albany High student asks community to donate
Soles4Souls -- Discovery Academy junior
Elide Pichardo is asking the community to donate Soles4Souls -- new
or gently used shoes that will be donated to those less fortunate.
"Shoes are a basic necessity that we all take for granted," Pichardo
said. "It's important for us to give back to those who aren't as
fortunate."
Visit our District News section to find out how
you can help.
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Albany High students recognized in national
scholarship program -- Eight Albany High
School seniors have been recognized in the annual
National Merit Scholarship and National Achievement
Scholarship programs, ranking them among the top
students nationally.
Visit our District News section to read more.
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Junior becomes first Falcon in 15 years to
reach states in boys' cross country --
Philo Germano competed in the New York State Public
High School Athletic Association cross-country
championships on Nov. 12, becoming the first member
of the Albany High boys' cross-country team to make
it to states since 1996.
Visit our Athletics section to read more.
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Boys' soccer team wins Big 10 title,
advances to Class AA quarterfinals -- For
the second time in three years, Albany High's boys'
soccer team won the Big 10 championship this fall.
The Falcons (13-4-1) advanced to the Class AA
quarterfinals behind seniors Marty Ryan and Stefano
Sainato.
Visit our Athletics section to read more.
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Albany High Gives a Sheet -- Moved
by the devastating impact of Tropical Storm Irene in
the Capital Region, seniors Wesley Pluviose-Philip
and Jaquan Williams organized the "Albany High Gives
a Sheet" campaign in October to collect bedding and
raise money for the flood victims in Schoharie
County.
Visit our District News section to read more.
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Albany High, Hackett Middle School receive
$3.3 million state grant to raise achievement for
all students --
The City
School District of Albany’s ongoing work to raise
achievement for all students received a significant
boost Aug. 4 with the announcement of a $3.3
million State Education Department grant to assist
with improvements at Albany High School and William
S. Hackett Middle School. (MORE)
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Click here to see the City School District of
Albany's online Photo
Gallery
If your child is absent from school
for any reason, please call the attendance office
at 475-6210 each day of the absence. When your child returns to
school, please provide a written excuse and a doctor's
note if one is available.
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