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David C. McCalla, Ph.D., Principal
700 Washington Avenue, Albany, NY 12203
(click here for directions)
Ph: (518) 454-3987
Fax: (518) 437-0476
e-mail:
dmccalla@albany.k12.ny.us
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Parent-Teacher Student Association Web site
Albany High School is a
comprehensive high school that serves approximately 2,300
students. With students
from 40 countries and rich academic programming, Albany
High’s halls, classes and culture reflect the richness
of a world-class university setting.
Albany High also has a new principal for
the 2009-10 school year.
Visit our District News section to learn more about
David C. McCalla, Ph.D., who comes to Albany with more
than 35 years of experience in education, including 25
in the nation's fourth-largest school district,
Miami-Dade County (Fla.) Public Schools.
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Want to know
what's happening at Albany High School? Check out
the
morning announcements for
Thursday, March 18.
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Thursday,
March 18 -- FAFSA Help Night, 3-8 p.m.,
College Center.
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Saturday,
March 27 -- Albany High School Orchestra and
Neapolitan Music Society concert, 4 p.m., Hackett
Middle School (Details).
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Tuesday,
March 30 -- NY GEAR UP Speaker Series,
featuring Dr. Joe Martin of Real World University,
during student assembly (time to be announced) and
at the 6:30 p.m. parent meeting
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Friday,
April 2 -- Good Friday, no school
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Monday,
April 5-Friday, April 9 -- Spring recess,
no school.
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Monday,
April 12 -- International Baccalaureate (IB)
Parents Group meeting, 5:45 p.m.
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Monday,
April 12 -- PTSA meeting, 6:45 p.m.
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Friday,
April 16 -- Freshman class dance, 7 p.m.
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Wednesday, April 21 -- NY GEAR UP Speaker
Series, featuring success trainer Aric Bostick,
during student assembly (time to be announced) and
at the 6:30 p.m. parent meeting.
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Thursday,
April 22 -- Peace and Social Action Club
'Pledge for Peace' walk
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Thursday,
April 29 -- Spring play, 7 p.m.
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Friday,
April 30 -- Spring play, 7 p.m.
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Visit the
Athletics section for complete schedules for
Albany High's varsity and JV teams..
2009-10 news
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State Senate commends
Theatre Ensemble -- Albany High's Theatre
Ensemble recently was recognized in a New York state
Senate resolution for the human-rights award it
received for its performance of the play "The
Laramie Project." In November, the ensemble staged
four performances of the play about the brutal
murder of a gay college student in Laramie, Wyo.
Each performance was followed by a community panel
discussion about the effects of prejudice and
intolerance. The resolution was sponsored by Sen.
Neil Breslin, who also participated in the community
discussions following the play.
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Albany High's 'agent
of change' --
Check out a Feb. 16 Times Union feature story
about Principal David C. McCalla, Ph.D. You also
can check out
an extended interview with Dr. McCalla that was
conducted March 2 with CBS6-Albany reporter Ken
Screven for the "Ken's Corner" feature on the CBS6
Web site.
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Albany High
restructuring accelerates --
The
City School District of Albany is accelerating its
work to restructure Albany High School following the
Jan. 21 announcement that the school is among New
York state’s low-achieving high schools according to
the State Education Department's accountability
system. Albany High was identified because of its
lagging performance in math and English language
arts in recent years. “While this development sends
a sobering message to us all about our urgent
responsibility to raise the achievement of all
students, the need for significant improvement at
Albany High is not news to us,” Dr. Colucciello
said. “We look forward to working with the State
Education Department and our community to rebuild
Albany High’s educational structure in line with our
school district’s mission to educate and nurture all
students to successfully compete in the global
community.” (MORE)
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Community forums planned for March on Albany High
restructuring -- Three public forums in March
will allow parents and community members additional
opportunities to weigh in on how the City School
District of Albany should restructure Albany High
School to raise the achievement of all students. The
forums follow an online survey in December in which
more than 800 respondents provided feedback on ideas
for the high school's future structure.
Visit our District News section for more
information. Public forums are scheduled:
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Tuesday, March 9 -- North Albany Academy,
570 North Pearl Street, 6:30-7:30 p.m.
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Wednesday, March 10 -- Albany Housing
Authority, 200 South Pearl Street, 6:30-7:30
p.m.
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Monday, March 15 -- Stephen and Harriet
Myers Middle School, 100 Elbel Court off of
Whitehall Road, 6:30-7:30 p.m.
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Smart Scholars program
to provide Albany High School Students a free jump-start on college --
Albany High School will be one of just 11 schools in
New York state with an opportunity to send students
to college for free while they're still in high
school thanks to a $447,500 grant made possible in
part by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Gov.
David Paterson and Board of Regents Chancellor
Merryl H. Tisch, Ed.D., announced that the City
School District of Albany has been selected to
participate in the Smart Scholars Early College High
School program. The four-year grant will allow up to
275 students in Albany High's Academy of Engineering
to attend Hudson
Valley Community College for free, earning up to
30 college credits before graduating from high
school. (MORE)
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Library adds young-adult
series section
-- The growing popularity of book series such as
Darren Shan's "Cirque du Freak" has prompted the
Albany High library to create a special section for
any series with more than five books.
Read more about
what's happening in the library's
newsletters:
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New weekly procedures
for gym lockers --
In an ongoing effort to keep Albany High School healthy
and safe, all students are being asked to empty their gym lockers every Friday afternoon. This will allow the high
school's custodial staff to properly clean the locker rooms every
weekend. Any items that are left in gym lockers on Friday
afternoon will be discarded. This includes sneakers. The City School
District of Albany and the custodial staff will not be responsible for
any items left in gym lockers on Friday afternoons. (MORE)
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Four Albany High
seniors recognized in National Merit Scholarship
program --
Four
Albany High School seniors have been recognized in
the annual National Merit Scholarship program,
ranking them among the top 5 percent of more than
1.5 million students nationally. Owen Daniels,
Benjamin Miller, Lauren Schaefer and
Matthew Wu each have been recognized as
Commended Students for their high achievement on the
2008 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship
Qualifying Test. They are among 34,000 students
nationally to achieve that distinction.
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Congratulations to
the varsity boys' and girls' soccer teams -- Big 10
champions! -- Both Albany High varsity soccer
teams won Big 10 championships this season. For the
girls' team, it is the first outright championship
in school history! The boys' team remains unbeaten
heading into the Oct. 22 regular-season finale at
home against traditional rival LaSalle. You can read
more about the teams' success in our
Athletics section or the
Times Union --
check out
coverage of the boys' championship on Oct. 21
and
coverage of the girls' championship on Oct. 22.
Sectionals begin for both teams next week.
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Albany High School
Theatre Ensemble presents "The Laramie Project" Nov.
19-22 --
In 1998
the brutal murder of Matthew Shepard tore apart the
quiet town of Laramie, Wyoming. Moved and disturbed
by the international media blitz, a New York
City-based theatre company traveled to Laramie in
hopes of telling the real story of the hate crime
and subsequent trial. Compiled from interviews and
court transcripts, this touching true story
transcends the persecution of a single minority
group, exploring core issues of hate and violence,
and the indelible scars they leave on communities
plagued by intolerance. Panel discussions with
community experts will follow each performance.
(Contains mature subject matter and strong language.
May not be suitable for all audiences.) Tickets are
$10 for adults and $5 for students and seniors.
Download an order form to purchase tickets in
advance. You also can
download the Theatre Ensemble's 2009-10 season
brochure to learn about
future performances and how you can support the
award-winning program.
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Albany High ranked
among top U.S. high schools -- Albany High
School has been recognized as one of the top 1,500
U.S. high schools, and second in the Capital Region,
in the 2009 Newsweek/Washington Post rankings, which measure students in advanced courses
such as Advanced Placement and the International
Baccalaureate program. You can
read more in the Sept. 25
Times Union,
the
Sept. 28
Times Union or
our
District News section.
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President Obama's
communications team includes Albany High grad -- When President Obama visited the Capital Region on
Sept. 21, he relied on Albany High School graduate
Moira Mack to help brief him on important issues
facing the region. Ms. Mack is the White House
communications officer for the Northeast region.
Check out the Sept. 22
Times Union to read more about her role in the Obama White
House, and how she first developed an interest in
government and politics while growing up in Albany.
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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.
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Albany Photo Gallery.
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