Wednesday February 3^rd 2010
36 pupils from Albany Science College have just returned from Italy where they completed a week long snowsports course in skiing or snowboarding. The beginners groups did exceptionally well, having put skis on for the first time on Monday and yet tackling some tricky red runs by the end of the week. The Intermediate and advanced skiers managed to complete just about every run in resort, whilst also skiing off piste and on mogul fields!

Two Albany pupils did particularly well this year. Tom Price in Year 10 achieved 5* with distinction for snowboarding - the highest possible qualification! Alex Yardley in Year 10 achieved 5* for her skiing and was identified as a future BASI scholarship candidate and was asked to contact the GB Ski Team by her instructor.

The time on the slopes was accompanied by apres ski activities which allowed pupils to show their skills in other areas such as bowling, ice skating, dancing and pizza eating!

A great trip and thanks to all pupils for their hard... Read The Full Article >>

Monday December 14^th 2009
Forget ‘Jedward’ and ‘Simon Cowells’ high waisted trousers because A FACTOR fever has hit Albany with a bang!

The evening of Tuesday 15th December sees the brightest singing stars of Albany come together for a one-off live performance to battle it out to win the coveted title of THE A FACTOR CHAMPION 2009.
Competitors have been working relentlessly fine-tuning their singing performance and polishing their dancing moves in readiness. To help, they have been mentored by the four judges, Miss Birchall has the year 9 girls, Miss Coombes has the year 8 girls, Mr Greenwood is in charge of the year 11 performers and Mrs Stevens has a range of talent from all year groups.

UPDATE
*** Fantastic performances by all artists *** The winner was Holly Jones with a beautiful rendition of How Do I Live? *** Congratulations to everyone involved. *** Read The Full Article >>