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The annual Peacekeepers awards ceremony honored students and staff from Albany Options, South Albany and West Albany high schools. The award recognizes schools that promote harmony, peace and justice in the community.

The following students and staff were recognized at a lunch event on May 7.

Albany Options

Hailey Cotton
Laurel Elliott
Stefany Sanchez
Breanna Volkers

Faculty/Staff: Danny Corliss

South Albany High School

Itzel Alvarez
Emily Balck
Katie Beasley
Sage Bodily
Ambri Burton
Ryan Butler
Samantha Chavarria
Daniela Chavez
Angel Escorcia
Samantha Escorcia
Isaiah Exton
Moises Gonzalez
Jaden Guilford
Ramon Hernandez
Rose Howard
Alex King
Grace Lawson
Taylor Lewis
Brenda Lopez-Lopez
Eddie Martinez
Victor Maxfield
Nick McBee
Susie Montes
Ashlee Nunez
Karla Ortega-Montenegro
Savannah Partridge
Matthew Perry
Pippa Richardson
Isaac Soutwick
Terran Swope
Christopher Vega DeLeon
Christian Vosgien
Elizabeth Wood
Evelin Zuniga

Faculty/Staff: Brandon Neal, Chelsea Palmer, Kaylee Roderick, Chris Van Cauteren, Rose Zoellner

West Albany High School

Liliana Bacilio
Colton Byers
Athena Boysen
Esther Bugge
Jacqueline Clark
Josie Davis
Sabrina Davis
Ceanne Elliott
Hailyn Gibson
Karlie Guilliot
Kennedy Guilliot
Jalen Handy
Jack Lamont
Freddy Lopez
Eli Nicholas
Marcella Norris
Yurtzia Peraza
Vada Shelby
Diego Silva
Anna Soot
Hannah Thorp
Cindy Wong
Abby Wooton
Kassandra Worley

Faculty/Staff: Mr. Wadlow

Photos by Don Bacher. See entire album on Flickr.

Southpaw’s Perfect Pizza & Sports Pub has had a Bulldog pizza on their menu for West Albany High School, and a Rebel pizza for South Albany High School, but starting in June, there will be the Knight pizza on their menu for Albany Options School!

Thursday, May 10th, nine AOS students went to Southpaw’s to create the concept for the new pizza. They worked in teams of three to create their concept with the mentorship of both a Southpaw’s and an AOS staff member. The students were then able to go into the kitchen, create the pizza, bake it, and present it to a panel of judges to determine which pizza would become the new Knight.

The panel of judges was made up of Human Resources Administrator, Rich Sipe; FACT Consultant, Rich Guzman; School Resource Officer, Ken Fandrem; and Executive Assistant to the Superintendent, Jim Haggart.

The winning pizza was created by Laurel Elliott, Ethan Sjolander, and Abigail Ross, who were coached by AOS Registrar and Office Manager, Gwen Barker.

The pizza includes Hawaiian sauce, mozzarella cheese, pepperoni, Italian sausage, bacon, black olives, sliced jalapeños, and pineapple chunks.

Look forward to seeing the Knight on the menu at Southpaw’s in June!

Check out the story in the Albany Democrat-Herald.

On Friday, May 4th, Albany Options School hosted their first ever prom, “A Knight to Remember.”

The event was held at AOS and over 75 were in attendance. Many community partners supported the event so that it could be cost-free for all AOS Juniors and Seniors and their guests.

It was an incredible event and a lot of fun. We are already looking forward to prom next year.

We would like to give a special thank you to the following community partners who donated their time and resources in order to make it a special evening, including, but not limited to:

At the first annual GAPS Student All-Stars Celebration, the School Board honored outstanding students from each school. Students were nominated by school staff and introduced by the school principal.

Albany Options All-Stars are: 

Juan Ortiz-Cortez

Juan is a quiet leader in our building. He excels academically, works hard, is always kind, volunteers, and is college bound. He won the art contest at the Cesar Chavez Leadership Conference last year, and his design was used for the t-shirt designs this year!

Laurel Elliot

Laurel is a leader in our school and community. She volunteers regularly both in and out of school, earns high grades, and is a member of Leadership at AOS.

Tonight, the School Board recognized students from each school in the district for their citizenship and outstanding school and community service. The event was the first annual Recognition of Student All-Stars awards ceremony, held at South Albany High School.

In a move away from student all-star recognition at School Board meetings, the special ceremony was a festive opportunity to praise students for their efforts and character that doesn’t compete with School Board business each month and ensures that families can better celebrate their kids’ achievements.

Students were nominated by school staff. Principals from each school presented the certificates to students, who shook hands with all School Board members and posed for a school photos. In all, 44 students were recognized.

Principal comments and school photos will be posted for each school this week.