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Nine high school seniors returned to their roots on Thursday, visiting the Menands School where there educational careers took flight. The high school seniors—who are graduating from Shaker, Tech Valley and Lansingburgh—were treated like stars at the Menands School, introducing themselves to cheers during an assembly and then making a walk of champions out of …

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About a dozen graduating high school seniors will return to the Menands School on Thursday, June 18 to walk the halls and interact with the children in the grades PreK-8 school. The seniors attended Menands before graduating the school in 8th grade and departing for four area high schools – Colonie Central, Shaker, Tech Valley …

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Several celebrations will bring the school year to a close in Menands. On June 18, starting at about 9 a.m., several seniors will return to the grades PreK-8 school to do a senior walk through the halls as current students watch and cheer them on. On June 22, a 5th grade a moving-up cerebration will …

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Two dozen Menands School choir members took part in national singalong on June 2. Students in grades 6-8 joined hundreds of counterparts from around the region in singing a myriad of songs during a 90-minute American Young Voices event at the MVP Arena. The June 2 singalong followed an international singalong that took part earlier …

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School officials are being neighborly to village and fire company officials following the devastating fire that significantly damaged the village fire and police stations and village hall. The school will be home for the foreseeable future to meetings of the village board, fire company and fire company auxiliary, Superintendent Jennifer Cannavo said. Additionally, the school …

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Menands residents overwhelmingly approved on Tuesday a $13.9 million budget for the 2026-2027 school year. Voters also approved a proposition to replenish the reserve fund for emergency repairs and a $314,569 Menands Public Library proposed budget. Finally, voters also elected Board of Education incumbent Patrick Semexant to a four-year term on the board. He received …

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Four Menands students are recipients of the Capital Zone of the New York State Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance. Adeline Blanchette, Rajveer Nathawat, Ajani Kibanda and Varnika Pradeep were presented the awards during a mid-May ceremony at Hudson Valley Community College. The students are all in the fifth grade. Teacher Ryan Ahl …

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At the Menands School, it’s not just about educating the future, it’s also about building tomorrow’s leaders today and doing so as the makeup of the community evolves to reflect the makeup of America. Thanks to the support of the community, Menands School officials have implemented several changes in recent years that sharpened the skills …

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The Menands School recently debuted a new video highlighting all of the things that make Menands a special place to receive an education. Please take a moment to watch the video and hear from students across the grade level what they like about attending Menands and how it is preparing them for life outside if …

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