College Week Offers Opportunities for Help, Exploration
Rebecca Giesecke, Revolution Correspondent
November 13, 2017
Albemarle High School is hosting a College Week from Nov. 13-17, providing workshops, information sessions, and chances to meet with representatives from a variety of colleges from and around Virginia. This will be the fourth college week AHS has conducted and is open to all grade levels throughout...
Meet the Candidates for the Rio District School Board Seat
November 6, 2017
Filed under News, Schools, Showcase
With four-term School Board member Pam Moynihan not running for reelection, the race for the Rio District seat on the Albemarle County School Board has become one of the most competitive. Candidates Mary McIntyre and Katrina Callsen took time to speak with The Revolution about their background and what...
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...
Taking something a little interesting
Annika Morton, Staff Reporter
June 5, 2017
Filed under Schools
Albemarle is the most diverse schools in the state, so it is no surprise that Albemarle accommodates all of these different students with these unique electives. These electives include anything from learning a “dead” language to Creative writing. Students can also take a world language including S...
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...
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...
Spirit Week Theme Days
Madelyn White, Staff Writer
October 5, 2016
Filed under Features, News, Schools
Monday, October 10th - Class Color Day Freshmen - Red Sophomores - White Juniors - Blue Seniors - Black Tuesday, October 11th - Tie Dye / Hippie Day Wednesday, October 12th - Generation Day Freshmen - Toddlers Sophomores - College Students Juniors - Middle Age Parents Seniors...
Senior Plans
May 23, 2016
A Adams, Connor: University of Cincinatti Adams-Yates, Myles: Undecided Akinola, Temi: UVA Al Mulhim, Waqas: PVCC Algburi, Heba: American River College Allan, Malayna: Brigham Young Alston, Devyn : Longwood Anderson, Nicolas : UVA Anderson, Zoe: Va Tech Angeley, Matt: UVA B ...
Albemarle Students Take on International Science Fair After Killing It At Regionals
Jesse Case, Art Editor
May 21, 2016
275 countries, 1,700 students, and four hard-working Albemarle students attended the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair throughout the week of May 8-13 in Phoenix, AZ. The four students selected to attend had to gain considerable recognition against other local talents at the Piedmont...
Tom Tom Festival’s Youth Summit in Review
Jesse Case, Staff Reporter
April 19, 2016
Filed under Features, News, Schools
On Thursday, April 14, Tom Tom Festival hosted a youth summit field trip available to young business owners. The Tom Tom Festival is an annual event aiming to connect visionaries with mentors and the means to create. At the youth summit, entrepreneurs from all over Virginia presented their ideas and spoke abou...
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