City School District of Albany

09/25/2026

Our Albany High library was bustling yesterday with our first community blood drive of the year! Thank you to all our incredible donors who collaborated together to provide 73 units of blood to help save lives.

09/25/2026

The rapid expansion of AI is an important and ever-evolving topic in education and throughout our society.

With that in mind, we are taking several steps at the start of this new school year to share information with our families and encourage continued conversation about these subjects. That includes a new FAQ page and informational video in the Information Technology section of our website: https://www.albanyschools.org/info-tech/edtech

We appreciate everyone who has reached out with questions about these topics to date, and we are planning additional opportunities for community engagement and feedback moving forward.

09/25/2026

Students at Eagle Point Elementary School and Giffen Memorial Elementary School participated in an important event that raises awareness and honors missing and exploited children and their families. Details in the link below:
https://www.albanyschools.org/news/1831239/event-educates-raises-awareness-and-honors-missing-children-and-their-families

09/25/2026

Come see Albany High School's advanced jazz ensemble open for the Steep Canyon Rangers this Saturday, Sept. 26, at The Egg. Details on how to purchase tickets are in the post below!

Albany High’s Jazzmanian Devils will be the opening act when the Grammy-winning bluegrass band Steep Canyon Rangers plays at The Egg next Saturday.

The concert will be in The Egg’s Swyer Theatre beginning at 7 p.m. on Sept. 26. Tickets are available through The Egg box office and online at The Egg's website, with a 10% discount using the code STEEP10.

You can visit our website to read more, including how the event grew from an outstanding field trip supported by two great partners - Can'd Aid and the Albany Fund for Education - to an amazing chance to step into the spotlight for our student-musicians: https://www.albanyschools.org/news/1830909/albany-high-band-to-open-at-the-egg-for-steep-canyon-rangers

“We emphasize the importance of creating authentic experiences for all of our students to develop their skills and interests through real-world, hands-on opportunities like this,” said Superintendent Joseph Hochreiter.

09/25/2026

Forget pizza Friday this week at North Albany Middle School - burgers, hot dogs and building community were on the lunch menu instead!

09/25/2026

Breakfast with a side of love at Albany International Academy on Friday!

09/25/2026

Join us for our Albany High Homecoming Parade on Saturday, Oct. 3 at noon!

Come one, come all to our Albany High Homecoming Parade on Saturday, Oct. 3 at noon!

Spectators are invited to line up on the sidewalks between the corner of North Main and Washington Ave. and the access road to the stadium.

Come enjoy dance performances, music played by our Marching Falcons, our senior float and more.

All fall student-athletes playing at the modified and high school level are invited to march in the parade.

For the full line up of Homecoming Events, please visit our website: https://www.albanyschools.org/schools/albanyhigh/homecoming

09/24/2026

The Board of Education celebrated the achievements of three Albany High School student-musicians at Thursday night’s meeting, recognizing their recent selection for this year’s All State Music Festival in Rochester.

Seniors Sidney Blanken (who was not able to attend Thursday’s meeting) and Celine Casasola have been selected to perform as vocalists at the event, and junior Eli Stanwicks (who plays the euphonium) also has been selected as an alternate. You can read more about their achievements here: https://www.albanyschools.org/news/1830726/falcons-all-state-music-festival

Congratulations to each student on this outstanding achievement!

09/24/2026

Our Human Resources team will be at the Capital Job Fair at Colonie Center this Saturday, Sept. 26, from 10 a.m.-2 p.m.!

We’re hiring for a variety of positions, including hall monitors, subs, food service and more! Stop by to learn more about what makes our district such a great place to work!

And don’t forget you can check out all our employment opportunities any time by visiting our website: https://www.albanyschools.org/hr/employment

09/24/2026

Let's get ready for Homecoming 2026! Check out the details below.

Let's get ready for Homecoming 2026! 🎉

Homecoming will take place Friday, Oct. 2-Saturday, Oct. 3 on our Albany High campus! It's going to be a dynamic and fun weekend for our students, families, staff, alumni and community members.

This year's festivities will include home athletic competitions, our Hall of Fame Induction, a parade and booths with snacks, refreshments, games and more.

Check out our Homecoming 2026 web page which includes a full schedule of events: https://www.albanyschools.org/schools/albanyhigh/homecoming

Falcons and Falcon fans, we can't wait to see you there!