He was a gentle giant. Six foot eight and a smile that could light up a room, with a presence that let you know that he was in charge. He was an educator and an administrator and a friend to everyone he ever met. And now he’s gone. At 47 years young. The Albany City…
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‘Roni’s for Tony
Anthony Clement was the last principal of my high school. He was part of Harriet Gibbons High School in its final years, when the school was a 9th grade academy, until its closure in 2010. He was later named principal of the Adult Learning Center. Currently, he’s fighting for his life. Anthony Clement was diagnosed…
Read MoreDefending this. That’s right.
“If you use two spaces after a period, you’re just dumb.” “If you use two spaces after a period, you’re not a good person.” “Everybody else uses one space after a period, you should be like everyone else. If you don’t do like everyone else, then you are a miscreant and we will point at…
Read MoreInduction Night
I kept pulling my speech out of my suitcoat pocket, looking it over and making sure I didn’t forget anything. I would get one chance and one chance only. The banquet hall at the Polish Community Center was packed; every available chair was taken. The inductees, as well as their family, friends and acquaintances, were…
Read MoreTonight’s the Night: the Albany City School District Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Edit. Retype. Edit. Retype. Tonight is the big night. Tonight is when everything matters. Tonight is when eight inductees – including yours truly – become the third induction class of the Albany City School District Hall of Fame. And I’ve been editing and rewriting my induction speech like crazy. There’s so much I want to…
Read MoreThe Robot that Took Over Harriet Gibbons High School
Flash back to 2007. I was working for Toy Collector Magazine, an online publication that focused on the rarest and most popular toys, games, dolls and trains. The publication lasted for about two years; it was a lot of fun and I enjoyed working there. Especially when it allowed me to give something back to…
Read MoreThere’s going to be a banner? Wow!!
Last Wednesday, while driving back from an appointment in New York City, I checked my phone messages. Yes, I used a hands-free device, they do make such items for a BlackBerry 7803e phone. And yes, I’m still rocking the same BlackBerry that I’ve had for the past four years, it still makes calls and there’s…
Read MoreSt. Mary’s of Hoosick Falls – their perspective in 1981
Here’s the deal. In 1981, our high school won three straight weeks on the WRGB show Answers Please, clobbering Albany Academy 145-105, Keveny Academy of Cohoes 185-105, and St. Mary’s of Hoosick Falls 150-60. I’ve written about defeating Albany Academy before, and even did a blog post recalling the perspective of one of the Keveny…
Read MoreSister MaryEllen Harmon’s Three Families
I arrived at the Teresian House Tuesday afternoon. The last time I visited Sister MaryEllen Harmon at Teresian House was a few years ago. I was working on my history project involving the Street Academy of Albany / Harriet Gibbons High School, and she was more than happy to provide anecdotes and history for me.…
Read MoreSister MaryEllen Harmon, RSCJ: 1924-2011
She came to this area just as she left – quietly, without a sound. But in her time in Albany, she made an impact on the city’s public educational system. She was the rock upon which a thousand students went from despair to determination. She never gave up on them. And they never gave up…
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