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 …
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 …
The artwork of six Niskayuna students has been accepted into the 2022 Annual High School Regional Juried Exhibition. The highly anticipated annual juried exhibition showcases the artwork of high school students from regional high schools. Of nearly, 500 submissions from 24 high schools, 113 pieces of art were selected, including the work of six Niskayuna …
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At its Feb. 1 meeting, the Board of Education unanimously appointed Carl Mummenthey as the district’s next superintendent of schools following an extensive search that involved stakeholder surveys and focus groups. Mummenthey was appointed to a four-year contract and will officially take over as superintendent on July 1, 2022. “I am honored to have earned …
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Use of New ParentSquare System Exclusively Begins Nov. 17; Register Today! The district has adopted the ParentSquare platform for all broadcast communications. Community members are encouraged to sign-up for ParentSquare to receive messages from the district, and those who currently receive messages through School Messenger will need to register for ParentSquare to continue receiving information …
At the Tuesday, May 25, Board of Education meeting, a team of administrators, teachers, family members and current and former students rolled out our district’s Strategic Plan for Equity. This was an exciting moment: In some ways it was the culmination of five years of efforts by so many people; and in other ways, we …
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