If you have a child that will be turning 5 on or before Sept. 1, 2024, please join us for
Kindergarten Orientation
May 8, 2024
5:30 – 6:30
This is a chance for you to meet our teachers, principal and office manager and tour our kindergarten rooms. We are very excited to meet our incoming kindergarteners!
Come join the fun at the awesome social event hosted by our NAE PTP.
Don’t forget that they can always use volunteers, so email at northalbanyvolunteers@gmail.com
It is Book Fair time! Here is the schedule that it is open:
Oct. 16-20 – BEFORE SCHOOL – 8:40-9:10 am
Oct. 16-17 – AFTER SCHOOL – 3:45-4:15 pm
Oct. 18 (early release) – AFTER SCHOOL – 2:45-5:00 pm
Oct. 19 – AFTER SCHOOL – 3:45-4:15 pm
Oct. 20 – AFTER SCHOOL – 3:45-4:15 pm
Come support our library so we can get more awesome books for our students to check out and read!
Welcome to NAE! We are very excited to meet out new students and families!
Please register online here
You will need a valid email to register, so make sure you have that prepared. You can upload the following required documents when you register or you can drop them by the school office or you can email them to patty.nordyke@albany.k12.or.us:
Registration for new students will be August 14 (8-4), 15 (11-7), 16 (8-4). This is an opportunity to drop of documentation in person if you prefer rather than sending them digitally.
Here is our 23/24 Supply List for your convenience.
Would you like to be a volunteer at NAE this fall? Follow this link
to complete your requirements to volunteer in a school.
If you have been cleared and want to sign up to volunteer, click on this link. We can use lots of help!
Please plan to drop in for Student Led Conferences:
Wednesday, April 13 – 4:00-7:00 pm (REGULAR SCHOOL DAY)
Thursday, April 14 – 4:30-7:30 pm (REGULAR SCHOOL DAY)
Friday, April 15 – 8:00-12:00 & 1:00-4:30 (NO SCHOOL)
Monday, April 18 – NO SCHOOL
For those families that have not had any experience with Student Led Conferences, they are designed for your child to have an opportunity to show you what they are doing in their classroom (your child will come with you to the conference). There are no appointments needed, you can drop in anytime during the scheduled conference hours. If your child’s teacher feels they need to communicate more with you, they will reach out to you.
Don’t forget the clocks move ahead one hour!
These are the days there is no school in March:
Spring Break – March 21-25
NAE will be holding their virtual conferences by appointment on the following schedule:
Parents are welcome to contact the school office to make an appointment
Any students that were absent on Oct. 22nd will have their pictures taken for school records on retake day. You can still purchase a packet on Dec. 7th.
More information will come home soon.
For Grades 1-5, school will start September 7 – 9:10-3:45
For Kindergarten, school will start September 13 – 9:10-3:45
(Early release Wednesday begin September 15 – 9:10-2:45
MASKS ARE REQUIRED AT SCHOOL
If you are new to Greater Albany Public Schools and live within the NAE attendance area, here is how you enroll in our school for the 2021-22 school yar (this includes grades K-5):
Complete Online Registration by clicking on this link and register as New To District.
Provide the following documents:
NAE welcomes you as new students on the following dates to complete registration:
This is the time you can come to the school to provide your documents, complete additional necessary documents and get help with technology to register if you need it (there will be chromebooks available to complete Online Registration).
Library Resources for Families
Library Resources for Families (SP)
Here is some information that might be helpful to our parents.
Our NAE PTP is hosting a Read A Thon in place of the Jog A Thon this year. 
You can participate Nov. 2 – Dec. 1
NAE Fall in Love with a Good Book Read-A-Thon:
With some of our favorite school traditions like School Carnival and Jog-A-Thon on hold till the spring, NAE PTP is excited to share our Fall In Love with a Good Book Read-A-Thon for the month of November. For 4 weeks, students will be asked to read a little bit everyday with a goal for total minutes read during the month. We encourage students to share this reading challenge with their family and friends to help us fundraise for our school and community.
Dear North Albany Families,
North Albany Elementary PTP is excited to bring a fun, new school event to students and their families! The “Fall in Love with a Good Book Read-A-Thon” will run through the month of November and challenge students to read a little bit every day while also raising money to support our school and our community.
We invite our North Albany families to help their children track their daily reading using the Read for My School’s digital platform. We would also love if you would share your child’s progress toward their monthly reading goal and our fundraising drive with friends and family. Students will have opportunities to earn rewards along the way as well as prizes for top readers and top reading classrooms.
Here are some of our reading and fundraising goals for this fundraiser:
Information about our fundraiser on Read for My School:
Fundraiser name: Fall in Love with a Good Book Read-a-Thon
Fundraiser invite code: 83564
How to get started: To register your student, please scan the QR Code shown here using your mobile camera phone or click here to register on your preferred web browser.
You can also download and register on Read for My School apps on Apple App and Google Play stores.
Please use the invite code above to register on our mobile apps.
Once you’ve completed your child’s reader profile you are ready to start reading and fundraising for NAE! NAE PTP is extremely excited to share this event and we look forward to working with you to support our community’s commitment to growing our students’ love of reading and giving back to our school!
Sincerely,
North Albany Elementary PTP
A huge thank you to North Albany IGA for donating paper grocery bags! These are used to safely send home classroom materials to our students.
We greatly appreciate the generosity of our neighborhood store!
Grades K-5 continue on with virtual learning.
Welcome to our families registering for the 2019/2020 school year. Families that had students registered for the 2018/2019 school year, either at NAE or another GAPS school would have received instructions and ID numbers to take care of this process with June report cards. You will find Online Registration at https://albany.registar.lblesd.k12.or.us/en-us/home.aspx
If you are new to Albany and or Greater Albany Public Schools, and want to attend North Albany Elementary please contact the NAE office starting August 5th to complete information in order to be set up for Online Registration. Documents needed if you are new:
We look forward to meeting all of our new families!
Informational letter from Mrs. Poe
January 14-18 Battle Schedule Grades 3-4
January 18 Battle Schedule Grades 3-4
January 22 & 24 Battle Schedule Grades 3-4
January 29 & 31 Battle Schedule Grades 3-4
January 31 Battle Schedule Grades 3-4 (update)
February 1 Battle Schedule Grades 3-4
February 5 & 7 Battle Schedule Grades 3-4
February 5 & 7 Battle Schedule UPDATE Grades 3-4
February 8th Battle Schedule Grades 3-4
February 12th Battle Schedule Grades 3-4
February 14th Battle Schedule Grades 3-4
February 15th & 19th Battle Schedule Grades 3-4
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January 14-18 Battle Schedule Grade 5
January 22-24 Battle Schedule Grade 5
January 20-Feb 1 Battle Schedule Grade 5
February 4-February 8 Battle Schedule Grade 5
November 29, 2018
Dear Parents:
Sometimes we have to close school, delay the start of school, or release early because of bad weather. This is the annual reminder of procedures for school closures or schedule changes due to inclement weather.
When the decision has been made to close school or delay the start, we rely on local radio and television stations for notifications. Closure and delayed start information will ordinarily be broadcast by 6:30 a.m. Closure information will also be posted on the district website at www.albany.k12.or.us.
Our district subscribes to FlashAlert. This service forwards school closure information to local radio and television stations. Staff, parents, or community members wishing to receive these notices directly can register at http://www.flashalert.net/news.html?id=879. Notifications will be sent to you via email. For those of you with tablets or smart phones, you can receive messages by downloading the FlashAlert Messenger app. This app is available on Google Play or the iTunes app store. There are no costs to the recipients for using the email or app notifications. You may want to login to your FlashAlert account now to make sure your contact information is up to date. All addresses registered on FlashAlert will remain confidential. Subscribers should be aware that some email spam filters can prevent messages from being received.
Below are some of the radio and television stations who will be notified of school closures:
FM Radio Stations:
KEHK FM 102.3
KFLY FM 101.5
KKNU FM 93.3
KLOO FM 106.3
KOOL FM 99.1
KRKT FM 99.9
KSND FM 95.1 (Spanish)
AM Radio Stations:
KFIR AM 720
KGAL AM 1580
KLOO AM 1340
KSHO AM 920
KWBY AM 940 (Spanish)
Television Stations:
KATU Chan 2
KEZI Chan 9
KGW Chan 8
KLSR Chan 34
KMTR Chan 16
KOIN Chan 6
KVAL Chan 13
*The television channel may vary according to listening area.
If inclement days are needed, Presidents’ Day in February and the week after school is out in June are usually designated inclement weather make-up days.
If you have questions about the procedures summarized above, please contact the school or contact the District Office at 541-967-4501.
Sincerely,
J. Tim Mills Superintendent
Inclement Weather Procedures
29 de noviembre del 2018
Estimados Padres de Familia:
A veces tenemos que clausurar la escuela, empezar tarde o salir temprano, por causa del mal clima. Esta carta anual es para recordarles de los procedimientos que usamos cuando debemos clausurar la escuela o cambiar los horarios por causa del mal clima.
Cuando la decisión de la clausura de la escuela o la de empezar más tarde ha sido tomada,
dependemos de las radios locales y las estaciones de televisión. La información sobre la clausura y el retraso de las clases, por lo general se empezará a transmitir desde las 6:30 am. La información sobre la clausura estará también publicada en el lugar de la red del distrito en www.albany.k12.or.us.
Nuestro distrito está subscrito a un programa que envía mensajes de alerta llamado FlashAlert. Este servicio envía información de los cierres de la escuela a las estaciones de radio y televisión locales. Los miembros del personal, padres o miembros de la comunidad que desean recibir estas notificaciones directamente pueden registrarse en http://www.flashalert.net/news.html?id=879. Las notificaciones luego serán enviadas vía correo electrónico. Para aquellos de ustedes que tienen una tableta o teléfono inteligente, pueden recibir mensajes bajando la aplicación “FlashAlert Messenger app”. Esta aplicación está disponible en Google Play o en la tienda iTunes app store. No hay costos
para los suscriptores por recibir notificaciones vía correo electrónico o la aplicación. Ahora
mismo, seria bueno ingresar a su cuenta de “FlashAlert” para asegurar que su información de contacto este actualizada.
Todas las direcciones de correos electrónicos registradas en FlashAlert se mantendrán
confidenciales. Los subscriptores deben tener en cuenta que algunos filtros en contra de “spam”
(correos no deseados), podrían impedir que reciba mensajes.
A continuación están algunas de las estaciones de radio y televisión que serán notificadas de los cierres de las escuelas:
Estaciones de Radio FM:
KEHK FM 102.3
KFLY FM 101.5
KKNU FM 93.3
KLOO FM 106.3
KOOL FM 99.1
KRKT FM 99.9
KSND FM 95.1 (español)
Estaciones de Radio AM:
KFIR AM 720
KGAL AM 1580
KLOO AM 1340
KSHO AM 920
KWBY AM 940 (español)
Estaciones de Televisión:
KATU Chan 2
KEZI Chan 9
KGW Chan 8
KLSR Chan 34
KMTR Chan 16
KOIN Chan 6
KVAL Chan 13
**El canal de televisión puede variar de acuerdo al área de escucha.
Si es necesario clausurar la escuela por el mal clima, el Día de los Presidentes en febrero y la semana después del fin del año escolar en junio, normalmente son días designados para recuperar los días perdidos por el mal clima.
Si usted tiene alguna pregunta acerca de los procedimientos mencionados anteriormente, por favor comuníquese con su escuela o con el Centro de Bienvenida al 541-704-2376.
Atentamente,
J. Tim Mills
Superintendente
Registration is now open for students who are new to GAPS! This online registration includes all incoming Kindergarten students. Registration for returning students will open in August. Please visit the website linked below for more information:
https://albany.k12.or.us/families/schoolregistration
La inscripción ya está abierta para estudiantes nuevos en GAPS. Esta inscripción en línea incluye a todos los estudiantes que ingresan al Kínder. La inscripción para estudiantes que regresan se abrirá en agosto. Por favor, visite el sitio web vinculado a continuación para obtener más información.
https://albany.k12.or.us/families/schoolregistration
Greater Albany Public Schools is pleased to announce Bruce C. Schmidt, Jr. will serve as the district’s next Assistant Superintendent. Schmidt will begin his contract with GAPS on July 1 pending board approval on April 8, but plans to spend time over the next few months getting to know district staff and systems.
“I am excited for Bruce to begin as the Assistant Superintendent of Greater Albany Public Schools,” said GAPS Superintendent Andy Gardner. “Bruce has experience as a 14-year accomplished teacher – teaching in both Career and Technical Education and science classrooms. He has served as a district level leader, principal at two levels, and coached student-athletes in football and baseball over the course of his career. He will be an incredible addition to GAPS and I look forward to him joining our leadership team.”
Schmidt is the current Director of K-12 Schools for the Gresham-Barlow School District. As the Director, Schmidt oversees the daily operations of the district, middle and high school principals, as well as supervises the Facilities Department. He began this position in July 2023 and his key accomplishments include the management of several capital improvement projects, most notably the installation of turf baseball and softball fields; the construction of a student-based health center; and remodel of the district’s alternative school.
Prior to this role, Schmidt was the principal of Sam Barlow High School for nine years. During his tenure at Sam Barlow, Schmidt established a five-year average graduate rate of 86 percent and established partnerships with local community colleges leading to increased college credit attainment for students. In 2014 when he started as principal, Sam Barlow High School offered 1,254 credits and Schmidt led the charge to more than quadruple those opportunities in five years.
Schmidt is passionate about building collaboration in schools. “I am a forward-thinking visionary leader with unending energy and a passion grounded in the belief that all students and staff can achieve excellence,” Schmidt said.
Schmidt has earned several awards over his career including the Oregon Music Education Association Administrator of the Year in 2019, and the Gresham-Barlow School District Instructional Leader of the Year for the 2020-21 school year. Additionally, for his work in Career and Technical Education (CTE), he was recognized as the 2009 State CTE Administrator of the Year. Schmidt holds a master’s degree from Portland State University, as well as his bachelor’s degree from the University of California, Davis.
Las Escuelas Públicas de Greater Albany (GAPS, por sus siglas en inglés), se complacen en anunciar que el Sr. Bruce C. Schmidt, Jr. será el próximo Superintendente Adjunto del distrito. El Sr. Schmidt comenzará su contrato con GAPS el 1 de julio pendiente de la aprobación de la Mesa Directiva el 8 de abril, pero planea dedicar tiempo durante los próximos meses para conocer al personal y los sistemas del distrito.
“Estoy entusiasmado de que Bruce comience como Superintendente Adjunto de las Escuelas públicas de Greater Albany”, dijo el Superintendente de GAPS, el Sr. Andy Gardner. “Bruce tiene experiencia como maestro consumado durante 14 años, enseñando tanto en Educación Técnica y Profesional como en aulas de ciencias. Se ha desempeñado como líder a nivel de distrito, Director en dos niveles y ha entrenado a estudiantes-atletas en fútbol americano y béisbol a lo largo de su carrera. Será una incorporación increíble a GAPS y espero con interés su integración a nuestro equipo de liderazgo”.
El Sr. Schmidt es el actual Director de las escuelas K-12 del distrito escolar de Gresham-Barlow. Como Director, el Sr. Schmidt supervisa las operaciones diarias de los directores de las escuelas secundarias y preparatorias del distrito, así como también supervisa el Departamento de Instalaciones. Comenzó en este puesto en julio de 2023 y sus logros clave incluyen, la gestión de varios proyectos de mejora de capital, en particular la instalación de campos de béisbol y softbol con césped; la construcción de un centro de salud para estudiantes; y remodelación de la escuela alternativa del distrito.
Antes de ocupar este cargo, el Sr. Schmidt fue Director de la escuela preparatoria Sam Barlow durante nueve años. Durante su periodo de trabajo en Sam Barlow, el Sr. Schmidt estableció una tasa promedio de graduados en cinco años del 86 por ciento y estableció asociaciones con colegios comunitarios locales que, condujeron a una mayor obtención de créditos universitarios para los estudiantes. En 2014, cuando comenzó como Director, la escuela preparatoria Sam Barlow ofrecía 1254 créditos y el Sr. Schmidt lideró la tarea de cuadriplicar esas oportunidades en cinco años.
Al Sr. Schmidt le apasiona fomentar la colaboración en las escuelas. “Soy un líder visionario con visión de futuro, con una energía inagotable y una pasión basada en la creencia de que todos los estudiantes y el personal pueden alcanzar la excelencia”, dijo el Sr. Schmidt.
El Sr. Schmidt ha ganado varios premios a lo largo de su carrera, incluido el de Administrador del año de la Asociación de Educación Musical de Oregon en 2019 y el de Líder de instrucción del año del distrito escolar de Gresham-Barlow, para el año escolar 2020-21. Además, por su trabajo en Educación Técnica y Profesional (CTE, por sus siglas en inglés), fue reconocido como Administrador Estatal de CTE del Año 2009. Schmidt tiene una maestría de la Universidad Estatal de Portland, así como una licenciatura de la Universidad de California, Davis.
On Monday, November 7, the district recognized more than 100 students for their academic success in English language arts, mathematics, and science. Students were selected based on test scores from the previous academic school year and recognized by Superintendent Andy Gardner and the GAPS School Board. Below are the students’ names and photos. Great job, All Stars!
The ceremony can be viewed on YouTube.
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Central Elementary |
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Lafayette Elementary |
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Liberty Elementary |
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Meadow Ridge Elementary |
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North Albany Elementary |
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Oak Elementary |
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Oak Grove Elementary |
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Periwinkle Elementary |
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South Shore Elementary |
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Sunrise Elementary |
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Tangent Elementary |
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Waverly Elementary |
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Calapooia Middle |
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Memorial Middle |
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North Albany Middle |
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Timber Ridge |
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Albany Options |
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South Albany High |
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West Albany High |
El lunes, 7 de noviembre, el distrito reconoció a más de 100 estudiantes por su éxito académico en Artes del lenguaje inglés, Matemáticas y Ciencias. Los estudiantes fueron seleccionados basados en las puntuaciones de los exámenes del año escolar académico anterior y fueron reconocidos por el Superintendente Andy Gardner y la Mesa Directiva de GAPS. A continuación, se encuentran los nombres y fotos de los estudiantes. ¡Excelente trabajo, estudiantes “All Stars”!
La ceremonia se puede ver en YouTube.
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Primaria Central |
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Primaria Lafayette |
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Primaria Liberty |
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Primaria Meadow Ridge |
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Primaria North Albany |
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Primaria Oak |
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Primaria Oak Grove |
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Primaria Periwinkle |
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Primaria South Shore |
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Primaria Sunrise |
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Primaria Tangent |
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Primaria Waverly |
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Secundaria Calapooia |
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Secundaria Memorial |
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Secundaria North Albany |
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Escuela Timber Ridge |
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Escuela Albany Options |
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Preparatoria South Albany |
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Preparatoria West Albany |
On Monday, November 7, the district recognized more than 100 students for their academic success in English language arts, mathematics, and science. Students were selected based on test scores from the previous academic school year and recognized by Superintendent Andy Gardner and the GAPS School Board. Below are the students’ names and photos. Great job, All Stars!
The ceremony can be viewed on YouTube.
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Central Elementary |
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Lafayette Elementary |
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Liberty Elementary |
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Meadow Ridge Elementary |
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North Albany Elementary |
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Oak Elementary |
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Oak Grove Elementary |
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Periwinkle Elementary |
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South Shore Elementary |
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Sunrise Elementary |
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Tangent Elementary |
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Waverly Elementary |
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Calapooia Middle |
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Memorial Middle |
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North Albany Middle |
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Timber Ridge |
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Albany Options |
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South Albany High |
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West Albany High |
El lunes, 7 de noviembre, el distrito reconoció a más de 100 estudiantes por su éxito académico en Artes del lenguaje inglés, Matemáticas y Ciencias. Los estudiantes fueron seleccionados basados en las puntuaciones de los exámenes del año escolar académico anterior y fueron reconocidos por el Superintendente Andy Gardner y la Mesa Directiva de GAPS. A continuación, se encuentran los nombres y fotos de los estudiantes. ¡Excelente trabajo, estudiantes “All Stars”!
La ceremonia se puede ver en YouTube.
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Primaria Central |
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Primaria Lafayette |
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Primaria Liberty |
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Primaria Meadow Ridge |
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Primaria North Albany |
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Primaria Oak |
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Primaria Oak Grove |
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Primaria Periwinkle |
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Primaria South Shore |
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Primaria Sunrise |
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Primaria Tangent |
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Primaria Waverly |
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Secundaria Calapooia |
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Secundaria Memorial |
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Secundaria North Albany |
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Escuela Timber Ridge |
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Escuela Albany Options |
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Preparatoria South Albany |
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Preparatoria West Albany |