Niskayuna High School
| Niskayuna High School | |
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1626 Balltown Road , , 12309 United States | |
| Coordinates | 42°49′6″N 73°53′22″W / 42.81833°N 73.88944°WCoordinates: 42°49′6″N 73°53′22″W / 42.81833°N 73.88944°W |
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| Type | Public |
| Established | 1957 |
| Principal | John "JR" Rickert |
| Staff | 104.98 (FTE)[1] |
| Enrollment | 1,376 (2019–20)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 13.11[1] |
| Color(s) | Red and silver |
| Publication | Flare (Literary Magazine) |
| Newspaper | The Warrior |
| Yearbook | Crossroads Yearbook |
| Team Name | Silver Warriors |
| Website | https://www.niskayunaschools.org/niskayuna-high-school/ |
Niskayuna High School is a public high school in Niskayuna, New York, United States, and is the only high school operated by the Niskayuna Central School District.
History[]
Niskayuna High School first opened in 1957, after the Board of Education recommended in 1954 that the new district build its own high school. Until then, students attended an area high school of their choice.[2] The first graduating class was 1959 with 138 students. Since then, over 18,000 students have graduated from Niskayuna High School. A large expansion was completed in April 2011.[citation needed]
Academics[]
Niskayuna High School was named a National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence in 1983. In 1999, the Wall Street Journal named Niskayuna High School one of the top performing high schools in the country. In 2003, the Washington Post cited Niskayuna High School as one of the best high schools in the nation. In 2006, Niskayuna High School was rated as one of "America's Best High Schools" by Newsweek magazine, with an index (total Advanced Placement Exams taken in 2005 divided by total number of graduating seniors) of 1.340.[3] In 2014, Niskayuna High School was rated the #26 best school in the country by Newsweek, and in 2015, it was once again named the top high school in the Capital District by Newsweek. The school was also listed in its 2015 and 2016 ranking of the top high schools in the nation.[citation needed]
The Albany Business Review rated Niskayuna High School the top ranked high school in the entire Capital District in both its 2016 and 2014 Annual Schools Report. In 2012, U.S. News and World Report listed Niskayuna High School as the top rated public high school in upstate New York. According to U.S. News and World Report's Best High School Rankings in 2019, Niskayuna High School is ranked as #3 in Albany, NY Metro Area High Schools, #106 in New York State High Schools, and #1,254 in the country.[4]
For the Class of 2005, 94% of all graduating seniors attended college.[5]
Notable alumni[]
 | This article's list of alumni may not follow Wikipedia's verifiability policy. (August 2016) |
- Colin Angle, co-founder of iRobot[citation needed]
- Vinnie Amico, drummer for the band moe.[citation needed]
- Jeff Blatnick, a wrestler who won a gold medal in the 1984 Summer Olympics and is currently a Distinguished Member of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum,[6] 2015 UFC Hall of Fame inductee.
- Andy Bloom, an Olympic athlete competing in the shot put.[7]
- Kevin Burns, American TV Director[citation needed]
- Garrett Whitley, outfielder and #13 overall pick in the 2015 MLB Draft by the Tampa Bay Rays[8]
- Brian Chesky, Co-founder, CEO Airbnb.com[citation needed]
- Ben Coccio, co-writer of the script for the film The Place Beyond the Pines
- André Davis, wide receiver for the Houston Texans of the NFL[citation needed]
- Kate Fagan, Reporter and TV Personality for ESPN and author
- James Howe, prominent author of children's literature[citation needed]
- Gilbert King, 2013 Pulitzer Prize winner for non-fiction
- Dan Harrison, TV Executive at NBC, CBS, UPN, Fox.[9][10]
- Steve Katz, rock musician (Blues Project, Blood, Sweat & Tears)[citation needed]
- Ron Rivest, a cryptographer and MIT Computer Science professor, most famous for helping develop the RSA algorithm[citation needed]
- Kayla Treanor, lacrosse player and head coach for the Syracuse Orange women's lacrosse team[11]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "Niskayuna High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 29, 2021.
- ^ http://www.niskayunaschools.org/pubs/HSHistory.pdf Archived 2015-09-11 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Kantrowitz, Barbara (2002-05-16). "The Complete List of the 1,000 Top U.S. Schools". Newsweek. p. 8. Archived from the original on 2007-03-11. Retrieved 2007-05-05.
- ^ "Niskayuna High School in Niskayuna, NY - US News Best High Schools". U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved June 13, 2019.
- ^ "Niskayuna High School 2005–2006 Profile" (PDF). Niskayuna High School. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-02-21. Retrieved 2007-05-05.
- ^ "Jeff Blatnick". National Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum. Archived from the original on 2007-03-12. Retrieved 2007-05-05.
- ^ "Andy Bloom". Archived from the original on 2007-01-23. Retrieved 2007-07-07.
- ^ "Garrett Whitley drafted in first round by Tampa Bay Rays". 9 June 2015.
- ^ Morabito, Andrea (7 May 2012). "Fox Programming ExecWrites His Own Destiny". Broadcasting & Cable. Retrieved 2020-01-14.
- ^ "Niskayuna to induct Dan Harrison ('87) to high school Hall of Fame". Niskayuna Central School District. 2021-05-20. Retrieved 2021-05-26.
- ^ Singelais, Mark (23 June 2021). "Niskayuna's Kayla Treanor hired as Syracuse women's lacrosse coach". Times Union. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
- http://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Niskayuna-s-Garrett-Whitley-drafted-in-first-6314874.php
- http://yourniskayuna.com/blog/2015/06/07/boys-lacrosse-niskayuna-wins-1st-state-title/
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