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Monday, May 8, 2023Tuesday, May 9, 2023

Niskayuna alumni among 2023 Tony Award nominations for hit Broadway musicals

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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Friday, May 5, 2023Thursday, June 22, 2023

Niskayuna High School inducts three new members to alumni Hall of Fame

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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Monday, May 1, 2023Wednesday, May 17, 2023

School community leaves its mark on future Iroquois Middle School

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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Thursday, April 6, 2023Thursday, June 1, 2023

Iroquois welcomes World War II veterans to share their stories

Two World War II veterans visited Iroquois Middle School to share their stories with students who had just completed a unit on the war. Middle school social studies teacher Dennis Frank has hosted World War II veterans at Iroquois for 22 years. This was the first time the program was held since 2019. Veterans Bill …

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Thursday, April 6, 2023Tuesday, June 6, 2023

Fifth grader leads cereal box domino fundraiser

Birchwood fifth grader MeKenna Connor led a school-wide cereal box domino fundraiser. The school community collected 375 boxes in total. The cereal was donated to Street Soldiers, a group of volunteers, who provide comfort and basic necessities to people in need. Before donating the cereal, the school lined their main hallway to create a domino …

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Monday, April 3, 2023Thursday, June 1, 2023

Students recognized at SeaPerch underwater robotics competition

The SeaPerch Underwater Robotics Club from Iroquois Middle School competed at the Naval Nuclear Laboratory’s Regional SeaPerch Competition at Union College on Saturday, April 1. All eight Iroquois teams showed off their skills navigating their robots through underwater obstacles and presenting their designs to the judges. Two of our teams, made up of students and …

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Monday, March 27, 2023Thursday, June 1, 2023

Nine students recognized at Regeneron Science & Engineering Fair; Tarun Jacob wins first place

Nine Niskayuna students recently competed in the Regeneron Greater Capital Region Science and Engineering Fair at RPI. Students from Niskayuna High School, Iroquois Middle School and Van Antwerp Middle School presented their original research on topics ranging from aerodynamics to computational analysis of election districts. All nine students won recognition for their projects. Tarun Jacob …

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Wednesday, March 22, 2023Tuesday, August 1, 2023

Nisky Voices: Q&A with social-emotional learning coach Amy Isenhart

What is social and emotional learning? Social-emotional learning is a set of skills essential for academic success, healthy relationships and career readiness. Being able to collaborate, consider other people’s perspectives, build self-awareness and make responsible, caring decisions are competencies we want to nurture in every Niskayuna student. A focus on social-emotional learning contributes positively to …

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Wednesday, March 15, 2023Thursday, March 16, 2023

Students build bonds in the chemistry lab

Glowing pennies, screaming gummy bears and rainbow-tinted test strips: three chemistry lab rooms in the high school transformed into an immersive tour of the wonders of chemistry during Regents Exam week this winter. The Chem Demos Club is made up of students in grades 9-12 who explain concepts in chemistry through hands-on experiments. The students …

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Friday, March 10, 2023Friday, September 15, 2023

Niskayuna Junior Eujeong Choi performs with Schenectady Symphony

Niskayuna High School junior Eujeong Choi will be on stage at Proctors on March 11 as a guest performer with the Schenectady Symphony Orchestra. The Symphony will be performing “The Age of Nationalism (1918-1959)” on the MainStage at 7 p.m. Saturday, March 11. Eujeong, who won the Empire State Youth Orchestra 2022 Concerto Competition, will …

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