At its meeting on Tuesday, April 12, the Board of Education adopted the calendar for the 2022-23 school year. A list of the dates is below. 2022-23 School Year July 4 – Independence Day – Offices Closed August 16-30 – Regents Testing August 30 – Teacher Classroom Day August 31 – All District Faculty & Staff Welcome …
Jesse Angrist, a sophomore at Niskayuna High School, has been awarded an all‐expense‐paid summer study trip to Germany. Jesse was selected as a national winner after scoring in the 94th percentile on the Level 2 2022 National German Exam for High School Students sponsored by the American Association of Teachers of German (AATG). Over 11,900 …
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Left to right: Aarush Iyengar, 8th grade; Arjun Rangarajan, 8th grade; Tejas Jacob, 6th grade; Gideon Goldberg, 8th grade; and Brian Sun, 7th grade, after Van Antwerp’s victory at the 2022 Regional Championship. Niskayuna students continued to rise to the challenge at the Science Bowl at this year’s competition. The Van Antwerp Middle School team …
Dear Niskayuna families, staff and community members, At the March 15 Board of Education meeting, I presented a proposed budget for the next school year. The district started with a draft budget that reflected the priority investments that our Board and school community identified through the budget development process. From there, the district administration worked …
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The artwork of six Niskayuna students has been accepted into the 2022 Annual High School Regional Juried Exhibition. The highly anticipated annual juried exhibition showcases the artwork of high school students from regional high schools. Of nearly, 500 submissions from 24 high schools, 113 pieces of art were selected, including the work of six Niskayuna …
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Registration is now open for the Summer 2022 Engineering Institute for Young Men. This is a week-long camp for male students entering grades 7 through 9 who have a strong interest in science and engineering technology. This year, the Engineering Institute for Young Men will take place during the week of July 18th The cost …
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Update: Thanks to overwhelming support from the Niskayuna community, the availability of tickets for this weekend’s performance of “Mamma Mia!” is very limited as of March 4. Walk-up sales will not be available on the day of the performances. Musical returns to NHS Niskayuna High School is thrilled to be presenting “Mamma Mia!” this year, with …
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Dear Niskayuna families and staff, Thanks to our collective efforts to reduce the spread of COVID-19, the statewide universal mask mandate for schools was lifted as of today, March 2, 2022. Mask wearing in schools is now optional. Every family’s situation is unique. As a community, we will respect each person’s choice as to whether …
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The district is happy to welcome Michael Elliott and Robert McCloskey to Niskayuna. The Board of Education recently appointed Michael Elliott to be the Director of World Language, Social Studies, and English as a New Language. Elliott came to Niskayuna from the City School District of Albany, where he worked for nearly twenty years, most …
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Dear Niskayuna families, This afternoon, Governor Kathy Hochul announced that the statewide mask requirement in schools will be lifted on Wednesday, March 2. This means that starting Wednesday, students, school staff and visitors will no longer be required to wear face coverings or masks in any of our school buildings or on school buses. Mask …
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