Dear students and parents: Although summer vacation is a time of leisure and recreation, we ask that students read throughout the months of July and August. Whether in fiction or nonfiction, students are asked by the ELA standards to “analyze how and why individuals, events, and ideas develop and interact over the course of a …
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The Niskayuna Central School District is seeking community members interested in serving on a Capital Project Community Advisory Committee that will shape a districtwide facilities improvement project over the next several years. The focus of the capital project will be to modernize learning facilities based on the strategic direction of academic programs and a projected …
Annual award recognizes excellence in honor of family who helped establish Niskayuna High School in the 1950s The Niskayuna Community Foundation, a geographic fund of The Community Foundation for the Greater Capital Region, surprised two Niskayuna High School teachers on Thursday, May 31, by presenting them with the 15th annual Murray Award for Excellence in …
At the Board of Education meeting on May 22, Director of Pupil Personnel Services John Moskov was appointed as the assistant principal at Van Antwerp Middle School, beginning in July. Middle School Assistant Principal Jessica Moore, who has been shared between the two middle schools for the past two years, will be in the role …
There’s a new addition on the playground at Birchwood Elementary and it’s not something you can play on. It’s a Little Free Library! The mini library, donated by the Birchwood fifth grade class of 2017, is meant to encourage reading and serves everyone who visits the playground. Visitors can either take a book home to …
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The pool at Niskayuna High School will be closed from June 8 through mid-August to allow for planned renovations to the pool filter room. This work is part of the health and safety facilities improvements approved by voters in December 2016. This summer, the metal roof decking above the filter/mechanical room will be replaced, the …
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Niskayuna Central School District voters on Tuesday, May 15, approved the 2018-19 school budget, with 1,186 casting votes in favor of the $84.2 million spending plan and 525 opposed. Voters also approved the bus purchase proposition by a vote of 1,256 to 454. In the Board of Education election, Howard Schlossberg was elected to a …
As a kid, did you want to be a teacher when you grew up? As an adult, that might still be a career option for you. Whether you are heading to college, already have a degree or are considering a shift in careers, the New York State Education Department has multiple pathways to help qualified …
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May Survivor Book Club is Thursday, May 17, at 7 p.m. in the Media Center. Steve Sheinkin, the author of Undefeated: Jim Thorpe and the Carlisle Indian School Football Team will be joining our discussion. All are welcome to attend!
Niskayuna Central School District sponsors an International Student program to bring students from around the world into our high school and community. The International Student Program allows Niskayuna students to experience all the diversity of a truly international student population and provides Niskayuna families the opportunity to share their home life with student visitors for …
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