Niskayuna High School is pleased to announce the return of the 8th Grade Parent Information Night! The event will take Wednesday evening, Dec. 4, at 6:30 p.m. in the high school auditorium. The high school principals, school counselors, and academic directors will be on hand to present various aspects about the high school program. In …
On Thursday, August 22, the Niskayuna Central School District Board of Education met to approve several administrative appointments and assignments in advance of the new school year. We are pleased to announce that Luke Rakoczy, a veteran school leader who has served as our principal at Van Antwerp since 2005, will assume the principalship at …
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Niskayuna Middle and High School students recently showcased their remarkable talents at the Olympics of the Visual Arts (OVA), an annual creative problem-solving event hosted by the New York State Art Teachers Association (NYSATA). Participating in this prestigious competition, student teams immersed themselves in the intricacies of artistic design, presenting innovative solutions in various categories. …
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Congratulations to our students on the Niskayuna High School and Van Antwerp Middle School Science Bowl Teams who competed in the prestigious U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) National Science Bowl this past weekend! The nationwide academic competition tests students’ knowledge in all areas of science and mathematics. These teams face-off in a fast-paced question-and-answer format, …
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Seven Niskayuna Central School District students presented their independent research at this year’s Greater Capital Region Science and Engineering Fair (GCRSEF) at RPI in March. Here is a quick synopsis of each student and their results: Tejas Jacob – Grade 8 – Van Antwerp Middle School Improving the Aerodynamic Efficiency of Airplanes Using a …
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Every year, the Niskayuna Central School District Music Department hosts a district-wide music festival that rotates between band, orchestra and chorus. 2024 is a choral year, so all students involved in choral groups in grades 5 through 12 gathered to perform at Proctors. For middle-schooler McKenna Connor, watching some of the older students perform was …
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A big congratulations to two Niskayuna science bowl teams on winning the top prize at the National Science Bowl Regional Qualifiers on Saturday, March 2. Led by Mrs. Elizabeth Kenny, High School team members Arjun Rangarajan, Mihir Kulkarni, Tarun Jacob, Daniel Yang, and Aarush Iyengar earned 1st place in the competition. The VA team, which …
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The Town of Niskayuna and Niskayuna Central School District (NCSD) are partnering with BusPatrol, a safety technology company, to make getting on and off school buses safer for children. The new program equips buses with advanced technology that identifies motorists who illegally pass stopped school buses. Every day in New York, an estimated 50,000 cars …
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On Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2023 our Board of Education unanimously approved a resolution advancing a Feb. 13, 2024 Capital Project referendum vote. This is the second of three planned referenda intended to modernize and improve learning spaces across the district. If passed, the $47.17M project would continue our investment in renovating and expanding Van Antwerp Middle School as the …
Years ago we embarked on an ambitious, multi-year plan to expand, improve and modernize our eight school campuses. With substantial community input, the district adopted a long-range facilities improvement plan that sought to minimize the financial impact by spreading the work over several distinct referendum votes. The 2021 Referendum Niskayuna voters approved the first of …
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