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Albany
High school is a name used in some parts of the world, and particularly in North America, to describe the last segment of compulsory secondary education. It is preceded by primary education. High school is also the name used to describe the institution in which the final stage of compulsory education takes place. In the United States, high schools generally consist of grades 9, 10, 11, and 12, although the inclusion of grade 9 varies by school district.
Albany high school is a comprehensive secondary school located in Albany, California. The educating students in grades 9 to 12, the school has an enrollment of 1200 students and a diverse student body. The school mascot is a cougar and the school colors are red and white. Ronald Rosenbaum has been the school principal since the 2004 to 2005 school. Kirsten Wollenweber is the Vice Principal of the school.
Albany has one of the highest standardized test scores in the state of California. The school is well known for its wrestling and volleyball, as well as science and math teams. The former won the 1993 national Department of Energy science bowl competition and the latter is almost always undefeated in Bay Area math competitions. During the 2004 to 2005 school year, several security cameras were installed in the building to prevent various acts of vandalism, mainly prank pulling of fire alarms.
The library program participates in the school wide mission to foster the development of healthy, academically prepared, self-directed learners who appreciate the arts, are problem solvers, effective communicators and responsible navigators to the future. Albany mission is provides access to information and ideas, helps to develop effective and responsible users of ideas and information, and creates lifelong readers and learners.
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