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Posted on Thursday, January 26, 2023Tuesday, August 1, 2023

Iroquois Community Cookbook recipes make a Lunar New Year celebration extra special

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 …

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CategoriesHighlights, Iroquois News
Posted on Wednesday, January 25, 2023Thursday, February 16, 2023

Digging into our future: Construction of Iroquois Middle School addition kicks off

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 …

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CategoriesArchive, Iroquois News, Our Schools Our Future
Posted on Wednesday, January 4, 2023Thursday, January 19, 2023

French student explores teaching through Career Exploration Internship Program

Former Iroquois student Sam Scamardo, currently a senior at Niskayuna High School, is returning to middle school French class this school year as an intern through the Career Exploration Internship Program. Iroquois French teacher Lynne Macko sat down with Sam to ask a few questions about his participation in this program. What is the CEIP …

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CategoriesHighlights, Iroquois News, NHS News
Posted on Friday, November 4, 2022Monday, May 8, 2023

Construction set to begin at Iroquois Middle School

Capital Project Construction On Oct. 25 the board of education approved bids for Phase 2A of the capital project, which will include new construction and extensive renovation at the Iroquois Middle School campus. This is a critical and exciting next step in realizing the district’s vision for a reconfigured and redesigned middle school program. The …

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CategoriesIroquois News, Our Schools Our Future
Posted on Wednesday, November 2, 2022Tuesday, November 8, 2022

Join us for the winter concert series

The Music Department’s winter concert series begins in November at Niskayuna High School. All concerts take place in the Niskayuna High School Auditorium. All are welcome to attend! See a complete listing of the concerts below and on the district calendar. High School Concerts November 3, 7:30 p.m. Studio Singers, HS Stage Band, A-Choired Taste, …

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CategoriesArchive, Birchwood News, Craig News, District News, Glencliff News, Hillside News, Iroquois News, NHS News, Rosendale News, Van Antwerp News
Posted on Thursday, October 27, 2022Monday, February 27, 2023

Thomas Fyvie appointed to be Iroquois Middle School principal

New Iroquois Middle School Principal Dear Iroquois Middle School families, I’m writing with exciting news regarding our search for a new principal at Iroquois Middle School. After the district conducted a thorough search this fall, I’m happy to announce that an exceptional candidate, Thomas Fyvie, was appointed by the Board of Education on October 25. …

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CategoriesArchive, Iroquois News
Posted on Friday, October 7, 2022Friday, October 14, 2022

Middle School students earn recognition in national science competition

Jason Lian and Andrew Zhang of Iroquois Middle School and Brian Sun of Van Antwerp Middle School were recognized as top 300 finalists in the Broadcom MASTERS national middle school science competition. They were coached by Iroquois Middle School science teacher Kate Leto. Their project, What Is the Best Way To Optimize a Catapult?, also …

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CategoriesHighlights, Iroquois News, Van Antwerp News
Posted on Thursday, August 25, 2022Monday, February 27, 2023

Important bus transportation updates

Bus route information for the 2022-23 school year is now posted in PowerSchool. Follow the steps below to view your child’s bus route in the PowerSchool Parent/Student Portal. Like many other districts in the region and across the country, we continue to experience a shortage of bus drivers. We held a successful driver recruitment drive …

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CategoriesArchive, Birchwood News, Craig News, District News, Glencliff News, Hillside News, Iroquois News, NHS News, Rosendale News, Van Antwerp News
Posted on Thursday, August 4, 2022

Supply lists for 2022-23 school year available

School supply lists for the 2022-23 school year are available at each of the links below for kindergarten through eighth-grade students. Birchwood Elementary Craig Elementary Glencliff Elementary Hillside Elementary Rosendale Elementary Iroquois Middle School Van Antwerp Middle School

CategoriesBirchwood News, Craig News, District News, Glencliff News, Hillside News, Iroquois News, Rosendale News, Van Antwerp News
Posted on Friday, July 1, 2022Tuesday, August 9, 2022

Video: Hello from Superintendent Mummenthey

Dear Niskayuna community, After months of anticipation and preparation, I’m so excited to join the Niskayuna Central School District today as your new superintendent of schools! I want to thank Dr. Pennyman for her leadership over the last year and for her support throughout this transition process. She and the board of education have invited …

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CategoriesBirchwood News, Craig News, District News, Glencliff News, Highlights, Hillside News, Iroquois News, NHS News, Rosendale News, Top Headlines, Van Antwerp News

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