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Grades 9-12
700 Washington Avenue, Albany, NY 12203
(click
here for directions)
Phone: 454-3987
Fax: 437-0476
David C. McCalla, Ph.D., Principal
E-mail:
dmccalla@albany.k12.ny.us
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College Center Web site
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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's principal is David C.
McCalla, Ph.D., who came to Albany in September 2009
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.
Visit our District News section to learn more about
Dr. McCalla.
Good stuff to know for the new school year
The 2010-11 school year starts Tuesday, Sept. 7, and
there are some important things students and families
should know to be ready for a great start to a great
year:
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School times
-- The school day
begins at 7:50 a.m. and classes end at 2:50 p.m.
Breakfast is served beginning at 7:20 a.m.
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Where to enter school
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Closed
campus -- Albany High School will be a
closed campus this school year. All students will be
expected to remain on campus unless their parents
come to the appropriate office in person to sign
them out.
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Every day in school counts! --
Atttendance will be a major focus this year. Regular
attendance in school as an important factor in a
student's success. Teachers will take attendance
during each period each day, and we will monitor all
students to identify attendance issues. Students who
are unacceptably late to school will get detention
the next day. Students with three or more unexcused
absences will get detention. Students who fail to
serve detention, and who continue to be absent from
school without permission from home will get
in-school suspension and parents will be required to
come to school for a conference. We must work
together to ensure that every student is attending
school regularly so they can stay on track for
graduation. Remember ... Every day in school counts!
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ID cards -- All students and staff
are expected to carry their school ID cards visibly
everywhere on campus. Students who forget to bring
their ID card to school or lose them will not be
allowed to go anywhere in the building until a
parent comes to school to meet with an administrator
and the stduent about what happened and what steps
can be taken to prevent it happening again.
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Cell phones, iPods and other electronic
devices -- Turn them off and put them away
before entering school! School staff once again will
confiscate cell phones and other electronic devices
if they are seen or heard on campus from 7 a.m.
until 2:50 p.m. each school day. All confiscated
electronic devices will be returned only to a parent
who comes to school to sign for the item(s).
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Harriet Gibbons closed -- The City
School District of Albany has closed Harriet Gibbons
High School, the former ninth-grade academy. All
students originally scheduled to attend Harriet
Gibbons have been assigned to the South House at
Albany High.
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Open House
-- It's
Tuesday, Sept. 14 from 6:30-9 p.m. Make
sure to mark it down on your calendars and plan to
be there! Parents and family members will have a
chance to meet teachers and visit classrooms.
Albany High
School once again has been recognized as one of the top American high
schools, and second in the Capital Region, in annual rankings that
measure students taking advanced coursework.
The
City School District of Albany is
working to restructure Albany High School through a
plan that would create smaller learning communities to
better support students in grades 9-12 and assure
opportunities for all students to
enjoy success and achievement in the 21st
century. (MORE)
Upcoming events
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Tuesday,
Sept. 7-- First day of school
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Thursday,
Sept. 9 -- Rosh Hashana, no school
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Monday,
Sept. 13
-- PTSA meeting, 6:45 p.m.
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Tuesday, Sept. 14
-- Open
House, 6:30-9 p.m.
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Friday,
Oct. 8 -- Hall of Fame dinner and inductions,
Clarion Inn, 6 p.m.(Details)
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Saturday,
Oct. 9 -- SAT exams
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Saturday,
Oct. 9 -- Homecoming Parade, noon
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Saturday,
Oct. 9
-- Homecoming Game, Bleecker
Stadium, 1 p.m.
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Saturday,
Oct. 9
-- Homecoming Dance, 7 p.m.
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Monday,
Oct. 11 -- Columbus Day, no school
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Tuesday,
Oct. 12 -- Winter sports sign-ups begin
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Wednesday, Oct. 13 -- PSAT, Grades 10-11
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Monday,
Oct. 18 -- PTSA meeting,
6:45 p.m.
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Wednesday, Oct. 20 -- Blood drive, 9
a.m.-2 p.m.
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Friday,
Oct. 22
-- Deadline for winter sports
sign-ups
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Saturday,
Oct. 23 -- ACT exam
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