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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 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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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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Tuesday, May 17, 2022Tuesday, August 9, 2022

Voters approve school budget, elect three board members

Niskayuna Central School District voters on Tuesday, May 17, approved the 2022-2023 school budget, with 1,277 casting votes in favor of the $99.8 million spending plan and 752 opposed. In the Board of Education election, Kimberly Tully was re-elected to the Board, and Elisabeth Cococcia and Judith Tomisman were elected to a first term. Voters …

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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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Thursday, December 9, 2021

Capital Project Work Moving Forward, Construction to be Underway This Summer

The nearly $80 million capital project that voters approved in February has been moving forward and some of the construction will be underway in the coming months. Through this project, there are many exciting things ahead for our community and students, as well as a period of construction that we will all go through. To …

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