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Albany High School (AHS) in Albany, New York, United States, is a public high school with an enrollment of about 2,300 students for the 2014-15 school year. The school is part of the City School District of Albany. It opened on September 7, 1868, as the Albany Free Academy. Albany High has been located at 700 Washington Avenue since 1974. Albany High School is an International Baccalaureate school with an Advanced Placement program. The principal is Cecily L. Wilson-Turner. The school newspaper is ''The Nest'' (published online, it replaced the longtime print newspaper ''The Patroon'', in 2011), the literary magazine is ''Inkblot'', and the yearbook is ''Prisms''. Albany High School is the only comprehensive public high school in the city.〔(List of Schools (ACSD website) ). Retrieved July 9, 2009.〕 The school is divided into four themed learning communities known as academies. Those academies are Citizenship Academy which focuses on critical thinking and economic skills; Discovery Academy which focuses on the arts and communication; Innovation Academy which focuses on science, technology, engineering,and math; and Leadership Academy which focus on the skills needed to lead the way to a better future. All students in the school are a member of one of the four academies. ==History== Albany High School opened on September 7, 1868, as the Albany Free Academy with 141 students. The school was housed in Van Vechten Hall at 119 State Street until May 4, 1876, when it was relocated to Eagle Street (where the Albany County Courthouse is now located). In 1913, the school was moved to a more central location between Washington and Western Avenues. This "old" Albany High School building still stands, and it housed Philip Schuyler Elementary School until 2004. Prior to 1974, Albany had two high schools, Albany High School and Philip Schuyler High School. That year, the institutions were merged to form the "new" Albany High, located at 700 Washington Avenue (the school's current location). Prior to 2006, the school had four cafeterias known as the Northeast, Northwest, Southeast, and Southwest cafeterias. The walls between the two sets of cafeterias were demolished to form two large cafeterias known as the North and South cafeterias. In 2006, metal detectors were installed at student entrance points to the school because of fights that took place within the school. The metal detectors were donated by the Albany Police Department. All students now have to go through a security checkpoint upon entering the school. Prior to the 2011-12 school year, Albany High School was divided into two large administrative divisions known as "North House" and "South House". Each house had its own cafeteria and administrative offices. Some class assignments were determined by house and students were randomly assigned a house upon entry. In 2011, the school established four themed learning communities known as academies (Citizenship Academy, Discovery Academy, Innovation Academy, and Leadership Academy). These four academies were established to provide students with extra support staff and allow students to experience a themed academic environment while still in high school. All of Albany High's students are assigned to one of the four academies. Citizenship and Innovation Academies share the former South House cafeteria while Discovery and Leadership Academies share the former North House Cafeteria. Elective courses are grouped based on a particular academy's theme; however, all students may take any elective within the school regardless of their academy. To encourage more students to attend the "redesigned" Albany High School, the school began to advertise itself in late 2010 by putting up advertisements at bus stops. The advertisements had photos of several students doing educational activities and had the slogan "Four New Academies, One Great Education." 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Albany High School (New York)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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