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Niskayuna High School students level up with advanced course offerings
Niskayuna High School is offering more than 30 college/university in the high school (CHS/UHS) courses during the 2025-26 school year, including 11 that are being offered for the first time! Students enrolled in these courses can earn college credit upon successful completion. Each CHS/UHS course carries three, four or six college credits, depending on the…
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Audio essay competition open to all high school students
The Voice of Democracy Patriotic Audio Essay Competition is offering a grand prize of $35,000! The state level winner will receive between $500 and $2,500. The competition is sponsored by VFW Post #357 and is open to students in 9-12 grade. Those interested in entering must submit an original audio essay on this year’s theme: “How…
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Niskayuna CSD welcomes Sergeant Brandon Maura as new School Resource Officer
In partnership with the Niskayuna Police Department, the Niskayuna Central School District is looking forward to welcoming Sergeant Brandon Maura as the new school resource officer (SRO). Sergeant Maura, a Niskayuna High School alumnus and a 13 year veteran of the Niskayuna Police Department, will be starting his new position during the first week of…
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Niskayuna recognizes employees for years of service
The Niskayuna Central School District marked the beginning of the 2025-26 school year on Tuesday, Sept. 2, at the district’s opening convocation. During the opening convocation, the district recognized employees with 25 and 30 years of service to the district. The 20 employees recognized have a combined 520 years of service to Niskayuna. Congratulations to…
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New to Nisky: Meet the new faces joining Niskayuna
Even before the first official day of school, Niskayuna CSD welcomed 37 new instructional faculty members to the district in a two-day welcome session “New to Nisky.” The new staff members met district leaders, learned about the community, went on a bus tour of the district and took a group photo. “Similarly to some of…
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Important back-to-school information for families
As we prepare for the start of the 2025-26 school year, our district has a few important reminders for families. The first day of school for grades 1-8 and kindergarten and grade 9 orientation is Thursday, Sept. 4. Kindergarten and high school students will start on Friday, Sept. 5. The links and information below will…
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Block scheduling configuration for middle schools beginning in Sept. 2025
Beginning in September 2025, a block schedule configuration will be implemented at Van Antwerp Middle School. Van Antwerp, like Iroquois, will have five, 72 minute blocks each day. This change will provide consistency for student schedules beginning in grade 6 and continuing through grade 12. More instructional time will be included in each block, and…
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Niskayuna students attend Pro Musica International Festival
Ten Niskayuna High School students received a full scholarship to the Albany Pro Musica (APM) International Choral Festival at SUNY Albany. The week-long festival brings together student ensembles from across the country to work with prestigious conductors and participate in a variety of rehearsals, performances and workshops. “Music is a universal language in which we…