NO SCHOOL: Spring Recess 4/3-4/10
News
Spring Recess begins tomorrow (Friday, April 2). Have a happy and healthy break and we look forward to welcoming everyone back on Monday, April 13. Free lunches for all students will be available at five sites throughout the City of Albany. Locations and schedule can be found here.
Don't forget to vote for NAMS' What's So Cool About Manufacturing video. A link to the poll, plus information about the project, is on the district website. Voting closes at 11:59 p.m. tonight!
Save the date! Albany High invites all rising 9th graders to a Spring Open House on May 28 from 5:30-7 p.m. Register to attend today!
As a reminder, our sixth-grade swim unit is underway and will run through May 1. Details from the City School District of Albany's Athletic Department can be
On Tuesdays from April 14-June 23, NAMS will be hosting flag football skills and drills sessions from 6:30-8 p.m. The free program is run by Kidz First and please note that transportation is not provided. Additional details can be
All students are welcome to participate in Saturday School in advance of the New York State exams. It runs every Saturday, except for during breaks, from 8:30-11:30 a.m. The sessions provide test-taking strategies, make-up work opportunities and core subject support.
Update from the PTA:
- The will kick off this weekend! From April 5-May 30 all shoppers will earn 3 School Dollars for every 4 participating products purchased. At checkout, you will receive a School Dollar printout to be redeemed online via a QR code on the printout. Or, you can give to PTA to redeem. It's that easy! The top 200 schools to raise the most money through School Dollars will each receive a $1000 bonus check!
- Please join us at our next PTA meeting on April 15 at 5:30 p.m. Topics for the agenda, or questions for admin, can be submitted via
- The NAMS PTA needs YOU! Please consider joining the PTA executive board for the 2026-27 school year. Nominate yourself, or another member of our community, by emailing acsdnamspta@gmail.com - we can't do what we do without YOU!
- Please continue to save any shopping or dining receipts from Colonie Center for the School Bucks Program. Again, drop off at the NAMS Main Office or contact the PTA to coordinate pick up.
- Another way to earn cash for our school with items you already buy is via the Clynk recycling program (bags available at the Main Office and once filled, we will pick up) or Box Tops.
TeenXcel, which will take place every Tuesday through June 16 at the former College of St. Rose campus (420 Western Ave.! This free program is for students ages 13-18 and it offers a nutritious meal and structured enrichment activities, including basketball and e-gaming, to support participants’ physical, social and emotional development. Guided by trained YMCA staff and volunteers, TeenXcel also cultivates positive peer relationships and provides teens with access to adult mentors and role models. Register to participate
Your artwork could become a coveted election reward! Consider putting your creativity, and love of civics, to the test and for the Albany County Board of Elections. Submissions are due July 16.
Events
- April 2: Q3 grades close
- April 3-10: Spring Recess (NO SCHOOL)
- April 15-16: NYS ELA exam
- April 15: PTA meeting
- April 20-24: NYSESLAT Speaking exam
- April 28-29: NYS Math exam
- May 4-7: NYSESLAT Listening, Reading, Writing exam
- May 8: Q4 interim grades close
- May 12: NYS Science exam (grade 8 only)
- May 14: Multi-Cultural night
- May 19: Spring Concert (6 p.m.) and Art Show (5 p.m.)
- May 25-26: Memorial Day Recess (NO SCHOOL)
- May 28: Albany High School Spring Open House, 5:30-7 p.m.
- June 4: Summer BBQ
- June 19: Juneteenth (NO SCHOOL)
- June 26: Grade 8 Moving Up Ceremony, 9 a.m.