These West Albany students were participating in the 73rd Annual Session of the Oregon YMCA Youth & Government.
The goal of the program is to create an environment in which students can increase their political awareness and understanding, while learning the meaning of social action through an actual experience in government.
We are thrilled that WAHS has been awarded the Nike School Innovation Fund grant for the 2019-20 school year! This grant will allow us to expand AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination) and invest in other innovative efforts to improve student graduation and success.
We are proud to be among Oregon’s 100 public schools to receive an NSIF grant to help increase graduation rates, close the achievement gap and help students in Oregon prepare for future success!
West Albany High School ranked #1 in the state last year for graduation rates among low-income students, and #3 in the state for graduation rates overall! Congratulations, WAHS grads!
The Oregon Scholastic Art Awards were announced over the weekend and West Albany had 41 students receive awards totaling 20 Gold Keys, 38 Silver Keys, and 65 Honorable Mentions. Five of our seniors who submitted art portfolios received awards for those, three of them receiving gold keys! (The Art Portfolio is only open to Seniors and is a collection of 8 pieces that are created around a central concept.)
Below is a list of the individual winners (please scroll the image to see the full listing of West Albany award recipients). They are listed in alphabetical order with their grade level, the level of recognition they received, the title of their artwork and the category in which they received their award.
The Gold and Silver Key works will be on display in the Library for the Month of February during our Winter Art Show along with AP Studio’s Breadth Portfolios, Fashion Illustrations Final “Trashion” Projects, and a selection of other strong examples of artwork from the various art classes offered during first semester.
Please join us, the art students and parents, for the Winter Art Show Reception next Thursday January 31st at 5:00 pm. If you can’t make the reception don’t forget to stop by sometime during the month of February to check out the artwork!
Gold Key winning artwork will move on to Oregon State University in March for a Willamette Valley Region show and award ceremony as well as competing at the National level. We will find out in March if anyone received National Honors.
The Engineering 101 Class took a field trip on Wednesday, January 9th, to OFD Foods, LLC (formerly Oregon Freeze Dry). Their objective was to see the manufacturing process and explore Industrial Engineering aspects in a real world environment, as part of their education around all of the engineering disciplines. West Albany would like to thank OFD for their generosity with their time and facilities, and for giving back to Albany through the education of our students!
The Albany Public Schools Foundation awarded $40,000 in classroom grants during the month of November. Funded projects ranged from electronics, to materials for art, reading, music and physical education. Grant applicants have received their grant status notification letters.
Primary funding for the Classroom Grant Program comes from three Albany Public School Foundation events: iSwim for Kids, iCelebrate Kids Benefit Gala and the iRun for Kids race.
See the list of award recipients for details!
Fundación de las escuelas públicas de Albany (APSF por sus siglas en inglés) otorga $40,000 a maestros de GAPS
La Fundación de las Escuelas Públicas de Albany, otorgó $40,000 en subvenciones para los salones de clases durante el mes de noviembre. Los proyectos financiados van desde electrónica, hasta materiales para arte, lectura, música y educación física. Los solicitantes de subvenciones han recibido sus cartas de notificación de estado de concesión.
La financiación principal para el Programa de Subvenciones de Aula, proviene de tres eventos de la Fundación de Escuelas Públicas de Albany: “iSwim for Kids” (Evento de natación), la Gala de Beneficios de “iCelebrate Kids” (Evento recreativo) y “iRun for Kids” (Evento de carreras).
¡Vea la lista de ganadores de premios para más detalles!