Update: The Niskayuna High School MasterMinds team won the State Championship, winning all three rounds during the remote competition on June 6. Congratulations to the team! “In the classroom (and out), I believe it’s important to ‘wear your knowledge well,’ club advisor Michael Dickerson said. “These are just bright students who are curious and use …
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Front Row L-R: Sophia Barnes, Daniel Malatesta, Andrew Stiles, Sumit Sahoo, Matthew Stiles, Isabella Peng, Samantha Cerezo, Sophia Boler, Heather Schmidt, Peter Bidoshi. Back Row L-R: Ella McDonnell, Baylee Fingerhut, Josephine Calareso, Elizabeth Ward, Duncan Wall, Rebecca Schechter, Kaitlyn Pack, Ryana Sarcar. Not pictured: Natalia Malcevic and Carrie Watkins. Twenty one Niskayuna High School seniors …
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The Niskayuna Community Foundation surprised two Niskayuna High School teachers with the 19th annual Murray Award for Excellence in Education. The awards were presented to Kelly Millett, an English teacher, and Robyn Salvin, a Social Studies teacher. Each awardee receives an engraved plaque and $2,500 for their professional development. The annual Murray Award was created …
Dear Niskayuna families and staff, The senseless shooting in Uvalde, Texas yesterday is difficult to process. Such acts of violence cause fear and harm far from where the incident took place. In these moments, it’s important that we lean on the work we’ve done together to create a healthy and safe learning community. Resources are …
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 …
On Tuesday, Jan., 25, Niskayuna High School students and staff paid tribute to teaching assistant, Leah White who passed away on December 29, 2021. Leah worked as a teaching assistant at Van Antwerp Middle School and Niskayuna High School for over 20 years. She loved her work with students and made a tremendous impact on …
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The nearly $80 million capital project that voters approved in February has been moving forward and some of the construction will be underway in the coming months. Through this project, there are many exciting things ahead for our community and students, as well as a period of construction that we will all go through. To …
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Tickets to be sold for athletic contests The Niskayuna Central School District is joining the growing list of area high schools that are using the GoFan ticketing system for parents, students and community members to attend certain athletic contests and events. A major reason for our decision to use this method of purchasing tickets is …
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The school district continues to work toward reopening the pool at Niskayuna High School for early morning community swim hours. In order for this to happen, one important role needs to be filled: Someone to monitor the pool entrance and check swimmers in and out in the morning. While the district has posted this as …
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