Sara Phillips
November 15, 2019
October 11 marked this years much much-anticipated annual tradition among Upper Schoolers at the Albany Academy for Girls: Bacon Bat. From excited freshmen experiencing this...
November 15, 2019
Mr. Buran has been a teacher at the Albany Academies for sixteen years. He is currently head of the Science Department and coaches the football, track, and wrestling...
November 15, 2019
Saturday, October 12th, marked the end of an eventful Homecoming week here at the Academies. Sporting their spirit wear thanks to a full week of dress down days,...
November 23, 2019
Sense and Sensibility, The Taming of the Shrew, Jane Eyre, Pride and Prejudice. These are some examples of what is considered “classic” English Literature. Yet with their dated dialect and plotlines, how do these books fit into all female classes at a school designed to empower young women? How do they fit in the era of #MeToo? Just because they are “classics,”...
Emily Burgess and Ben Heidbreder
November 17, 2019
Welcome to the newly updated Academy Road! As co-editors in chief, we hope for this website to serve as a source for both school and worldwide news. In taking the reigns of the paper, our aim is to frequently publish articles of all kinds including: school and worldwide news, arts, sports, editorials, politics, and op-ed. This year we hope to grow the paper’s popularity...
The American School System: A Student’s Perspective
November 15, 2019
It’s widely acknowledged that homework is a key part of America’s educational system; take it from me, a student at the Albany Academy for Girls who experiences the stress caused by this overwhelming amount of homework and witnesses many of her peers go through it alongside her. This stress, unfortunately, occurs on a daily basis because students can never seem to...
Angie Jin
November 15, 2019
On Friday, October 4th, the Houston Rockets General Manager Daryl Morey tweeted, “Fight for freedom, stand with Hong Kong,” in support of the pro-democracy protests in...
“There is a magic machine that sucks carbon out of the air, costs very little, and builds itself. It’s called a tree…. They take carbon out of the air and lock it away....
November 15, 2019
The newest Albany Academy play directed by Mr.Streifert, She Kills Monsters: Young Adventurers Edition, adapted from a play of the same name by Qui Nguyen, is a heartwarming story of love, loss, discovery,...
