Street Academy / Harriet Gibbons High School 1969-2010

July 14, 2010. I’m at the Pine Hills Elementary School, where the Albany City School Board will hold this month’s meeting. On the agenda is the possibility of closing Harriet Gibbons High School and merging the 73 9th graders that are scheduled to enroll into HGHS into Albany High School. If this vote takes place,…

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Congrats to Street Academy / Harriet Gibbons HS Hall of Famer Milton Horne

Yesterday, the Albany City School District made their announcements for the 2010 Albany City School District Hall of Fame.  I watched the announcement with great anticipation – last year, I caught a mistake on their initial application form, which states that although the potential nominee must be associated with an Albany public high school, the…

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In Defense of Class Rings

I read Amanda Talar’s blog post yesterday about her choice of either selling her class ring for the gold value or keeping it for sentimental value.  I posted my thoughts in a response on her blog, but after a while I thought about my feelings should I ever have to choose to sell my ring.…

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