Counseling Department Hosts College Fair for Seniors
Jesse Case, Co-Editor-In-Chief
September 18, 2017
This past Sunday, Sept. 17, the Albemarle Counseling Department hosted a College Planning Night for students and families to learn more about their colleges of choice. The evening opened up with a Q&A panel featuring deans of admission from William and Mary, James Madison, Penn State, Longwoo...
Freeing up summer
Astrid Weisend, Staff Reporter
June 2, 2017
Continuing their crackdown on excessive homework, the school is now implementing a new policy banning summer homework. Since limiting classes to assigning two hours of homework per week, the restrictions now encompass the summer homework that accompanies upper level classes. This change was inspired...
Mary Poppins: A supercalifragilisticexpialidocious show
Beth Shifflett, Staff Reporter
April 26, 2017
Chimney sweepers, flight, magic, and the word “supercalifragilisticexpialidocious” are only a few of the things that come to mind when “Mary Poppins” is mentioned. The Albemarle High School drama department will be putting on this play as the annual spring musical this year. This classic show w...
Students React to Pre-Prom Meeting
Eliza MacKnight, Editorial Editor
April 26, 2017
A pre-prom meeting was held on Thursday, April 20, to promote safe behavior after the Prom, which took place on Saturday, April 22. The meeting was led by former AHS teacher Anita Jenkins, who spoke of her son Nolan Jenkins, who tragically died in a car accident after attempting to drive from a f...
Conservation club marching for awareness
Kate Ferguson, Staff Reporter
April 24, 2017
With the new additions to our government, there has been several marches on Washington D.C. to raise awareness about everything from women’s rights to science. The new Conservation Club will add themselves to the ranks of the People’s Climate March on April 29 in order to promote climate chang...
Ways to celebrate Earth Day year round
Astrid Weisend, Staff Reporter
April 22, 2017
Use bamboo toothbrushes Regular toothbrushes contain only plastic, which releases toxic greenhouse gases if burned and are completely un-biodegradable. There are 850 million toothbrushes discarded yearly, accounting for 50 million pounds of waste in the United States. Collect water with rai...
Forensics Wins Two State Championships in One Month
Maddy White, Staff Reporter
March 27, 2017
The forensics team won their second state championship this month. They were crowned first at the VHSL State Championship, placed first in the sweepstakes, and have three state champions and several others listed below. Kevin Zong - 1st Place Extemporaneous Ian Waite - 3rd Place Extemporaneous Sarah...
A year in review: Looking back at 2016 from the AHS perspective.
Ryleigh Katstra, Staff Reporter
February 27, 2017
2016 was a busy year for Albemarle. Everyone said that 2016 was not a good year, but a lot of things happened at our school. Here’s a month-by-month breakdown of everything that happened this past year. January Girls’ swimming won the Ben Hair title Boys’ swimming won the Ben Hair title ...
College Week: Workshops and onsite admissions help students to take next steps
Beth Shifflett, Staff Reporter
February 27, 2017
For the entire week of Nov. 14-18, students had the opportunity to experience College Week. With workshops, evening events, a resource fair, and even onsite admissions from ten different schools, students were able to get a small taste of college. School counselor Chris Lennon explained that College...
Does the new homework policy work?
Jude Hedman, Staff Reporter
February 27, 2017
The newly installed homework policy states that students at Albemarle should not have more than two hours of homework a week for any core class. It was enacted in hopes of relieving students of their large amounts of homework, prioritizing quality over quantity. The policy highlights how di...
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