I love South Albany. It gives me plenty of choices as electives and all of the teachers are extremely careing. I can't believe what some of these people are saying about Mr. EQ (the principal). He has been to every band concert this year and supports us as much as he can. I don't like the students as
... Read more much as the rest of the school, but leadership and all of the staff are trying hard to make every student enjoy their experience and be respectful to everyone. I'm going to miss this school when I go. Read less
Posted by a student on 05/16/09
I am a student at SAHS and I can say it is the best school. Everyone is appected without rejects. Alot of people say its a terrible school in sports and eduation and that WAHS is better, but really it isnt. Yes we lose alot of our games and WAHS wins but we keep trying and no matter what we always get
... Read more attention for people who care. We are the school that has tons of spirit and never gives up! SAHS is an amazing school!!! The best out there. Read less
Posted by a student on 03/07/09
I am an Alum of SAHS & can honestly say that this school is much more successful than everyone says. From my experiences throughout the city of Albany, there is a stigma of SA being the 'second best' school, not only in sports, but in the whole educational experience. I have found out, now being out
... Read more of HS for a couple of years, how caring & relational the staff & admin truly are. Still, to this day, whenever I see a staff member they always come up & ask me how I am doing. It's amazing to me that they remember me & care enough about me to see how my life is going. It makes me very sad to see how the city of Albany has allowed this great school to be labeled in such a negative light. I hope my kids get to experience that. Read less
Posted by a student on 09/06/08
South Albany is one of the greatest schools out there. It has an open campus which offers a college like setting. The teachers and staff are amazing and all of them know your name and if they don't they try their best to learn it. Academics are great. But it would be nice to have a bit more variety
... Read more and more than just basic classes. A sad thing is we focus too much on just football and basketball. It would be nice to give credit to all the sports. Overall it is a great school. Read less
Posted by a student on 05/22/08
I am a student at South Albany I graduate this year. Growing up I moved around alot this is the first school that I have attended where I can honestly say that the staff all of the staff principal included know the students. I was on speech and debate last year and the school celebrated us as much as
... Read more any other organization. I love this school and I can say that more so because of the staff the teachers and administrators more then I can because of the students. Read less
Posted by a student on 02/05/08
I see that the principal of the school is sports oriented and gives more time and attention to the sports programs than other programs such as the band and speech/debate teams. My child is in both and the school does not help financially with the speech/debate team. This seems to be a nationwide issue,
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Posted by a parent on 02/01/08
I believe the priorities of the principle of South Albany need to be looked at. In my opinion they are deffinately not with the students!
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Student enrollment:
1,300
Students per teacher:
50
Full-time teachers:
26
Number of classrooms:
55
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Albany schools — South Albany High School is located at 3705 Columbus St Se, Albany OR 97322. 3705 Columbus St Se is in the 97322 ZIP code in Albany, OR The school district for South Albany High School is the Greater Albany Public School District 8j. South Albany High School is a Public school that serves grade levels 9 - 12.
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