AHS, PAHS, and Albany Rotary are teaming up to raise $1,000 in one day by working Golden Gate Fields' "Dollar Days" selling beer and other items. AHS Athletics is guaranteed $1,000...and all we have to do is provide adults to work the booth on Sunday, March 4th! Click on the link below to sign up directly, and an automatic reminder will be sent to you. Please help support our athletic teams by participating in this easy fundraiser...sign up with a friend and make it twice as fun. See you at the races!
5:00 Approval of January minutes
5:10 Review the 3 Critical Academic Needs and guiding
questions for the WASC self- study process.The WASC focus groups are now meeting and using this information to
guide the self-study process.
5:35Review and
approve questions for the site council survey. Are there any additional
questions we want to add that would better reflect the 3 Critical Academic
Needs and guiding questions? We will administer the survey in March and have
the results by the April Site Council meeting. We will work on revising our site goals in
March and April.
Congratulations to the Albany High School Soccer Teams. Both had outstanding regular seasons. The boys won league and have now advanced to the NCS Championship game at Cougar Field on Saturday, February 25 at 3:30 p.m. Come on out and cheer the Cougars on to the title. The girls had the best W-L record in league but didn't win because of too many ties. Nevertheless, they won their first two NCS playoff games in stirring fashion but fell on Wednesday night and were knocked out of the tournament. So, get on out and make some noise for the boys on Saturday afternoon. Go Cougars!!
Congratulations to the AHS Wrestling team which brought home its 13th straight league title. A special congratulations to the 9 wrestlers who were league champs in their respective weight classes. They are (weight class in parentheses): Trevor San
Agustin (122), Athos Costa (132), Elijah Sudduth (147), Daniel Larman
(152), Garon Pelasauma (162), Alex Malanche (172), Nir Maoz (197), Bob
Ely (222), and Karma Thinlay (287). They move on to the NCS individual competitions next week (AHS won the NCS dual team title last week).
“The
Well-Balanced Student: Juggling Homework, Activities and Family” will be
held Tuesday,
Feb. 28,
7-8:30
p.m. at the Albany Community Center, 1249 Marin Ave. (at Masonic).
Speaker
Gina Morris is the Parent Education Program Director for Challenge Success,
a program of the Stanford University School of Education. For more
on Challenge Success, see www.challengesuccess.org.
In
this presentation you will: 1. Learn how the
increasing demands and high expectations placed on students by
parents, peers and school can often have unintentional but damaging
effects. 2. Learn how students today are
coping --
or not -- with the academic pressure they face. 3. Discover
simple ways your family can counter the fast-paced culture without
sacrificing achievement or engagement in school.
The talk is the
first in a four-part series, “Student Success & Student Stress,”
sponsored by the AUSD Wellness Committee and the district’s combined
PTAs. The talks are for parents and caregivers of all students, K-12.
For more on the series see http://www.ausdk12.org/apps/news/show_news.jsp?REC_ID=238115&id=0
FREE CHILDCARE AVAILABLE Children must be 4 years or older, able to follow usual
school rules, and able to use bathrooms on their own. Childcare begins
at 6:45. Note: Parent talk will be at Albany Community Center,
but childcare services will be at Marin School (in the blue portables at
the corner of Curtis St. and Marin). RSVP's for childcare required to Toni: tmartinezdeborgefeldt@ausdk12.org.
After reviewing the data from our new tardy policy we are encouraged to
see the overall positive effect on student attendance. Teachers report
fewer interruptions to classes due to tardy students, a notable
improvement in the learning environment. We have determined that
students with 5 or more tardies will serve lunch and/or after school
detention as a consequence to violating the policy. Students with 5 or more tardies in a two week period will
be notified during the week following Mid-Winter Break and report to detention. A pattern of tardies
will result in attendance "intervention" meetings with administrators,
students, and parents, and in some cases have already taken place. Our goal is to improve attendance overall, encourage greater accountability, and reduce the disruptions to classes when students arrive late to class. Thanks to everyone for the collective effort!
Congratulations to Albany High's Amnesty International Club for their first place award in
the 2011 Human Rights Ambassador Challenge. Their consistent activism
led to this recognition and a $2500 grant as well as tickets to the 2012
annual meeting in Denver in June. The club is led by Audrey Irvine Broque and Celia
Greene. A congratulations to all involved in promoting social justice.
Congratulations to the Albany High Girl's Wrestling Team which took 3rd place in the NCS Tournament over the weekend. Four of our wrestlers qualified for the State tournament in two weeks. They are: Shaunice Murphy, Chanel Chawalit, Natasha Shalliker, and Nallely Patino. We are very proud of the entire team.
In a competition that was decided by a pin in the final match, Albany High's Boy's Wrestling Team won its first ever NCS Dual Team Championship (Division II) over the weekend. Congratulations to Coach Bankson and the 20 young men who received medals.
We are delighted to announce that the pool is filled and staff is hired at the Albany Aquatic Center. We are pleased to offer a variety of programs, classes and events to fit the many users and groups at our pool. A wide variety of programs will be offered throughout the year. Our programs will provide opportunities for individuals and families to participate in learning, exercise and recreational programs in a new and exciting atmosphere. The facility is open to Albany residents and non-residents, students and staff. Contact the pool for more information about our facility, programs, daily fees and membership options.
The Albany High School Swim Team and Aquatic Center staff will be the first group to use the pool for practice and training purposes. After that it will be time for the community to come in and take a dip!
The indoor pool will be open limited hours for lap swim, open water exercise and recreational swim the week of February 13th
Walk-up registration, pass sales and staff guided tours will be available at the Aquatic Center starting February 13th
Online registration for classes
Albany Residents started on January 30
Non-Resident registration started on February 6th
We know that the Albany Aquatic Center will become a destination point and learning center for our students. Albany Aquatic Center will continue its legacy of being a community asset that Albany can be proud of. We hope to see you swimming soon!
Please visit the website www.ausdk12.org and click on the Albany Aquatic Center tab to review our program guide and pool schedules. Click the “register now” button to sign up for classes.
