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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, 2022Tuesday, November 8, 2022

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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Monday, October 17, 2022Friday, February 10, 2023

Restaurateur Aneesa Waheed cooks up life lessons and Moroccan food for Culinary Arts students

The warm fragrance of paprika, cumin, coriander and turmeric filled the culinary arts room in the high school on October 11. The spice blend, called ras el hanout in Arabic, which translates to “head of the shop,” is a staple of Moroccan cooking. Each blend is unique to the restaurant, family or company that makes …

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Wednesday, October 12, 2022Monday, February 27, 2023

Student representatives on Board of Education featured on local news

Spectrum News featured Niskayuna’s three student board representatives this week. Watch the story on their website. Three high school students serve on the board to help ensure student voices are a part of the Board of Education’s discussions. “For me personally, I think it’s the tangible evidence that we are doing something good, and especially …

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Thursday, August 25, 2022Monday, February 27, 2023

Important bus transportation updates

Bus route information for the 2022-23 school year is now posted in PowerSchool. Follow the steps below to view your child’s bus route in the PowerSchool Parent/Student Portal. Like many other districts in the region and across the country, we continue to experience a shortage of bus drivers. We held a successful driver recruitment drive …

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Friday, July 15, 2022Thursday, September 8, 2022

Heather Schmidt named to Capital District Sports Women of the Year Class of 2022

Heather Schmidt, a senior at Niskayuna High School, has been named as one of the 10 scholastic award recipients for 2022 by the Capital District Sports Women of the Year organization. Heather, who competes in basketball and crew, will be recognized at the Capital District Sports Women of the Year Awards Gala on Monday, August …

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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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Tuesday, June 28, 2022Tuesday, September 6, 2022

Capital project improvements underway at high school; Reminder to follow all posted signs in construction zone

Construction at the high school athletic facility, Phase 1B of the capital project, is continuing over the summer, with the work focused on expanding the parking area, installing new athletics fields and adding new pedestrian paths. For your safety, it’s important that staff, students and community members follow all posted signs and directions in and …

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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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Friday, June 17, 2022Tuesday, September 6, 2022

Students build community through books

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. …

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