The Niskayuna High School Science Olympiad team took first place at the Capital Region Science Olympiad Tournament, placing in 21 of 23 events. The tournament was held at Ballston Spa High School, with teams from more than 20 regional high schools competing. Niskayuna will advance to the state tournament in March at Le Moyne College …
On Feb. 6, the district held a capital project information session about construction at Iroquois Middle School. We are excited to share project updates and renderings of redesigned classrooms with the school community as construction gets underway. Below is a summary of the information shared at the meeting. Click here to see the presentation slides, …
Fifth grade art classes at each elementary school worked with visiting artist Josh Huber to create a stop-motion animation with the theme “Art is EPIC.” Huber is a technical artist for video game company Blizzard Entertainment and spoke with students about his career and roles in the video game industry. “It was a great experience. …
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Niskayuna teacher Susan Kokernak was awarded National Board Certification in Music – Early and Middle Childhood/Band. The National Board Certification was designed to develop, retain and recognize accomplished teachers and to advance student learning and achievement. It is the most respected professional certification available in K-12 education. Kokernak’s certification process focused, in part, on music …
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The Niskayuna High School Science Olympiad team recently ranked first in the Capital Region and won third place overall at the Capital Region Invitational at Columbia High School in East Greenbush. The competition included 38 teams from states across the Northeast and featured 25 challenges in subjects ranging from astronomy, chemistry and engineering. Challenges test …
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This workshop will help participants understand the transition process from preschool to school age services, to be an active member of the transition team, to understand the difference between services in Committee on Preschool Special Education (CPSE) and (Committee on Special Education) CSE, and to understand the purpose of an Individualized Educational Plan. Parents will …
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Please join us for a community information session to learn more about the ongoing capital project. Monday, Feb. 6, from 6 to 7 p.m. In the Niskayuna High School Little Theater The project includes adding 20 new classrooms to Iroquois Middle School and renovating all existing classrooms into future-ready learning spaces. This work is an …
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Iroquois Middle School English as a New Language students celebrated the Lunar New Year with a party featuring dishes from the school’s new community cookbook. The class prepared jiaozi, a dumpling, and tomato egg drop soup, both dishes from China. These are just two of the 55 recipes from 25 countries that make up the …
Iroquois Middle School students from each grade joined Principal Tom Fyvie and district leadership to mark the start of phase 2A of the capital project as excavation began this month for the foundation of a 20-classroom addition at the middle school. The project at Iroquois includes renovating all existing classroom spaces and will transform the …
The Niskayuna Model United Nations team won the award for Outstanding Diplomacy at the Jan. 6 to 7 Central New York Model UN Conference. The team competed against 31 other schools from around the state at Syracuse University. Individual award winners were Elise Corbin and Ivy Kos.
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