Advanced Placement classes include a final test or project. If students meet minimum score requirements, they receive college-level credit for the course. Most classes have a final exam, but studio classes, such as art, require final projects that are shipped to independent evaluators for scoring.
This project by West Albany High School student Conner Welsh is on display at the school. It will be sent for judging. Conner is in Babette Grunwald’s art class.
Advanced Placement courses are offered in numerous subjects at both South Albany and West Albany high schools.
The calendar for the 2017-18 school is available. Check out the dates for first and last days, conferences, holidays and days reserved for possible inclement weather make-up days.
GAPS students performed well in the county spelling competition. The winners in each division will compete at the state level, held at the Oregon State Fair on Sept. 2.
The following press release was issued by GAPS teacher and spelling bee coordinator Sue McGrory:
Students from Albany, Lebanon, and Sweet Home participated in the annual Linn County Spelling Contest, which was held on May 24 at Calapooia Middle School in Albany. There were three divisions competing at the county level. Division I is grades 1 – 5; Division II is grades 6 – 8; and Division III is grades 9 -12.
Winners in all divisions were:
Elementary – Division I:
1st Place: Jazmine Jordan, Sweet Home Charter School, Sweet Home
2nd Place: Brynna Gritter Kenneke, North Albany Elementary School, Albany
3rd Place: Ethan Parrish, Sweet Home Charter School, Sweet home
Middle School – Division II:
1st Place: Paige Rogers, Memorial Middle School, Albany
2nd Place: Nathaniel Hering, South Albany High School, Albany
3rd Place: No participants
Each first place winner in Linn County will be invited to participate in the annual statewide spelling contest to be held at the Oregon State Fairgrounds, during the Oregon State Fair, on Saturday, Sept.2, 2017.
Statewide, the spelling contest is held at three levels – district, county, and state. This year’s Linn County contest was coordinated by district teachers, volunteering their time to continue this annual competition. Benton County held its own contest this year. The state contest is now being coordinated by the Oregon Spellers, a volunteer organization.
From left: Brynna Gritter Kenneke, North Albany Elementary School (2nd place); Jazmine Jordan (1st Place); Ethan Parrish (3rdPlace).
From left: Porter Tiffee (2nd place); Josie Cleveland (3rd place); Paige Rogers, Memorial Middle School (1st place)
From left: Nathaniel Hering, South Albany High School (2nd place); Stephni DeMello, Albany Options (1st place)
Earlier this year, HP donated a Sprout computer station to the makers club at Calapooia Middle School. Sprout is an interactive computer, scanner and design station.
Students are building programmable Arduino bots and using the Sprout to program them to sing. An Arduino bot is a robot on wheels that can be programmed for specific movement or tasks.
HP published an article with photos in its HP Developers newsletter. Read more about this fun program for students and the partnership with HP.
Now three years old, the South Albany High School AVID program is showing great success in raising student achievement. It provides a boost to students who might not otherwise apply to college or enroll in advanced classes.
Benjamin Sell (pictured), is the SAHS AVID teacher. He says the data shows marked improvements in attendance, grades and higher-level courses.
South Albany High School will hold its annual AVID night to officially welcome students into next year’s AVID class. Contact SAHS for more information.
