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 …
Continue reading “Niskayuna rolls out AI-powered stop arm cameras on buses”
More than 80 years after the original production of “Oklahoma!” captivated audiences on Broadway, students taking part in the Niskayuna High School Music Department’s production are learning more far than lines and choreography. “I’ve never felt more part of something at Niskayuna High School than this musical,” said Layla Agamy, who portrays Laurey Williams. This …
Continue reading “Cast of “Oklahoma!” learning more than lines and choreography”
The Niskayuna Police Benevolent Association is offering a $1,000 award. You are eligible if: You are planning to attend a two or four year college and have demonstrated good scholarship and citizenship, civic involvement, personal integrity, and respect for the law. Special Consideration is given to one who has shown an interest in the fields …
Continue reading “The Niskayuna Police Benevolent Association Scholarship”
Business meetings can be intimidating, especially when one hasn’t had a lot of experience with them. That’s one of the reasons why NHS teacher Mike Sogoian created “Tea Time” for his Civil Engineering and Architecture class. The activity aims to have students engage in a real-world simulation where they take on the role of designer …
Continue reading “Tea Time teaches engineering students about business relationships”
Niskayuna students had a busy week gearing up for the Lunar New Year. Rosendale students and brothers Emerson and Owen wanted to share a cultural tradition with their classmates and teachers at Rosendale Elementary School. They took it upon themselves to write a letter to Principal Laurel Jones to ask for permission to perform a …
For six years members of the Niskayuna High School French club have been reading fairy tales to students and all five elementary schools. The initiative started as a way to teach some of our students stories they’re familiar with in a new language. French Club Advisor Madame Amy Martin believes it’s a great way to …
Continue reading “NHS French students read fairy tales to elementary students”
This is a $1,000 one-time scholarship available to any graduating senior student planning on pursuing a career in manufacturing, mechanical or maintenance industries. If you are interested in this offer, you must email the provider at marketing@troyindustrial.com for an application and submit all of your information before the deadline of April 1, 2024 to the …
Continue reading “Troy Industrial Solutions Manufacturing Scholarship “
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 …
The Niskayuna High School Class of 2025 officers held the grand opening of the first school store on December 15, 2023. Class President Caleb Coppola had the vision of repurposing the former ticket booth vestibule. Class advisors and World Language teachers Lainie Damaskos-Christou and Amy Martin were thrilled to help the class with this undertaking. …
Niskayuna High School Senior Sophie Spindler is WMHT’s January Classical Student Musician of the Month! Sophie has been singing since she was young and has studied voice under NHS Director of Choral Studies Mrs. Christina Pizzino-Catalano since she was in 8th grade. “I was very grateful to be selected for this honor. I was also …
Continue reading “Sophie Spindler named WMHT’s Classical Student Musician of the Month”
You must be logged in to post a comment.