News

The start of the new school year is around the corner. Find information to help get ready for on the Back-to-School Resource page, including:

• Registration Dates
• School Supply List
• Start Times
• School Calendar

Soon, you will have the ability to pay online using a credit or debit card for your student’s class and athletic fees, yearbook purchase, parking and PE uniforms and more.

Also, you will have the ability to make your student’s lunch payments, as well as make a donations to the school (or schools) of your choice – all online.

Learn more by going to http://albany.k12.or.us/district/business/online-paymentsdonations/.

RETURNING AOS STUDENTS:

Registration for returning AOS students will be held on the following dates:

• Tuesday, August 15th: 7:00 am-11:00 am, 12:00 pm-4:00 pm
• Wednesday, August 16th: 10:00 am-1:00 pm, 3:00 pm-6:30 pm
• Thursday, August 17th: 10:00 am -1:00 pm, 3:00 pm-6:30 pm

NEW AOS STUDENTS:

Registration for new AOS students will be by appointment only. You will receive a phone call to schedule your appointment; these will occur the week of August 21st-25th.

PARENTS/GUARDIANS:

Please plan to attend registration with your student. If your student is over the age of 18 they may register on their own. If we do not hear from you, we will assume you have made other arrangements for your student’s educational opportunities.

Last night, the School Board approved bell schedules for each school. The times will be posted this week on school websites.

Find school start and end times for each school. 

Albany Options School introduced a mini term at the end of the school year, providing all students the opportunity to earn an additional .25 credits before the end of the year.

Seniors took their finals and were gone by the end of the day June 9th, leaving one week of classes before the end of the year. However, since half of the student population at AOS is made up of seniors, the teachers chose to give finals to all of the students at the same time as the seniors and try something new that final week.

For the final week of school students signed up for one of four classes being offered all day for the whole week. The classes were team-taught by our teachers. The classes included an Albany History social studies class, a Robotics Engineering science class, a Poetry English Language Arts class, and an Outdoor Hiking physical education class.

The week was rich with field trips and fun and engaging activities. Students hiked Silver Falls State Park, toured local museums, built robots, and wrote poetry.

Data shows that student attendance was higher during the mini sessions than the school has ever experienced the final week of school before, and 37 students earned credits from the week!