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Wednesday, February 1, 2023Thursday, June 1, 2023

Music teacher Susan Kokernak earns National Board Certification

Niskayuna teacher Susan Kokernak was awarded National Board Certification in Music – Early and Middle Childhood/Band. The National Board Certification was designed to develop, retain and recognize accomplished teachers and to advance student learning and achievement. It is the most respected professional certification available in K-12 education. Kokernak’s certification process focused, in part, on music …

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Friday, November 4, 2022Friday, January 20, 2023

Two Niskayuna faculty members receive New York State English Council awards

Award winners show a commitment to excellence, innovation, and creativity in teaching, mentoring, and learning. Nancy Czachor (Van Antwerp) was awarded Middle School Teacher of Excellence. Each year the New York State English Council recognizes excellence in teaching by presenting awards at its annual conference to English Language Arts educators nominated by their schools and …

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Wednesday, November 2, 2022Monday, August 11, 2025

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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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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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

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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Monday, June 27, 2022Friday, April 26, 2024

Important changes to school meals program

Dear Families: The federal waivers in response to the pandemic which allowed free school meals to be provided to all students are ending for the upcoming 2022-23 school year. Due to this change, you will need to complete and submit a free/reduced meal application after July 1, 2022 to determine if your child is eligible …

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Wednesday, May 25, 2022

Message from the Superintendent

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 …

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Monday, April 4, 2022Tuesday, September 6, 2022

Niskayuna continues strong showing at the Science Bowl, with Van Antwerp headed to nationals

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 …

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Friday, March 4, 2022Friday, March 11, 2022

Registration now open for the Summer 2022 Engineering Institute for Young Men

Registration is now open for the Summer 2022 Engineering Institute for Young Men. This is a week-long camp for male students entering grades 7 through 9 who have a strong interest in science and engineering technology. This year, the Engineering Institute for Young Men will take place during the week of July 18th The cost …

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