Niskayuna High School’s production of “A Chorus Line: Teen Edition” won Best Student Orchestra in the High School Musical Theatre Awards. The awards recognize outstanding musical theatre productions and students and highlight the importance of musical theatre and arts education. Students were presented with the award at a ceremony held Saturday, May 13, at the …
Niskayuna High School has been recognized as a 2022-23 Project Lead The Way (PLTW) Distinguished School. It is one of eight high schools in New York State and 262 high schools across the U.S. to receive this honor for providing broad access to transformative learning experiences for students through PLTW’s engineering program. PLTW is a nonprofit organization that serves millions of PreK-12 students …
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The Music Department organized a game of musical chairs that brought high school students together for a fun activity with a charitable purpose. The event raised $800 in donations to the AVSI Foundation. The foundation is supporting the Syria-Turkey earthquake relief effort and carries out humanitarian aid projects in 39 countries. Students volunteered to sell …
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The Niskayuna Central School District is one of 165 school districts and Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) in New York State to receive the Utica National Insurance Group’s “School Safety Excellence Award” for 2023 at the Gold level. The honor is presented annually and recognizes school districts’ safety efforts as they work to help …
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New York voters in 2014 approved the statewide Smart Schools Bond Act referendum, which authorizes the state to borrow up to $2 billion to finance technology improvements in schools throughout the state. The Niskayuna Central School District was allocated $1.49 million. The use of Smart Schools funding does not require any local contribution from school …
Niskayuna High School alumni Dominic Fallacaro was nominated for a 2023 Tony Award for Best Orchestration for the musical “& Juliet.” The Broadway jukebox musical tells the story of Juliet if she survived at the conclusion of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. Fallacaro, class of 2004, is a Grammy Award-winning producer, composer, and multi-instrumentalist. In 2015, …
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Niskayuna High School has selected three alumni to induct into the Hall of Fame in 2023. They will be recognized at a senior assembly in the high school auditorium on June 8 and inducted on June 21 at the commencement ceremony. The Hall of Fame inductees are: Martha Heller from the Class of 1988 David …
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Update: The final beam was raised and installed on the Iroquois Middle School addition in a topping out ceremony on May 16. A topping out ceremony is a tradition among ironworkers that symbolizes the completion of a steel structure. Construction of Iroquois Middle School’s 20-classroom addition is progressing steadily. With the building’s foundation now in …
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Update: The Meet the Candidates Night scheduled for May 2 at 7 p.m. will be held in the Niskayuna High School Auditorium. Three candidates are running for two seats on the Niskayuna Central School District Board of Education. Candidates, in ballot order, are Kristin Duffy, Jessica LaFex and Sarah Tishler. Board members are volunteers elected …
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On Tuesday, May 16, voters in the Niskayuna Central School District will decide on a proposed $107.8 million school budget for the 2023-24 school year. Voters will also decide on a bus purchase proposition and elect two members to the Board of Education. The budget proposal continues all current student programs and services and staffing …
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