A collaboration between schools helped students build community through books. Niskayuna High School students in Mrs. DeSimony’s 10th grade English class and Schenectady High School students in Mrs. Libertucci’s 11th grade class collaborated to build and stock two “Little Free Libraries.” The libraries are located at Girls, Inc. and the Steinmetz Boys and Girls Club. …
When students began the design charette project in Mr. Sogoian’s Civil Engineering and Architecture class, they didn’t know their class would help reshape the engineering wing of the high school for future students. “It was really amazing that our class was able to take this project and make so much out of it,” Jane Biaglow, …
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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