Stephen and Harriet Myers Middle School
Kimberly Wilkins, Principal
100 Elbel Court, Albany, NY 12209
(click here for directions)
Ph: (518) 475-6425
Fax: (518) 475-6427
 

About Myers Middle School

New for the 2005-06 school year, the three-story, 140,000-square-foot Stephen and Harriet Myers Middle School is home to approximately 600 students in grades 6-8. Myers Middle School is an integral part of the City School District of Albany's facilities project and its plan to improve middle-level education by providing all students with smaller, stronger and safer learning environments.

Follow this link to visit Myers' Web site.

Random lottery
The new middle school is open to children from across the city. Eligible students are selected by random, computerized lottery. However, students with siblings already enrolled at the school will be given preference. Sibling preference only applies to parents who have children attending middle school together, and those whose children live in the same residence. Please call 475-6000 with questions about the lottery.

Stephen and Harriet Myers
During the 1830s, '40s and '50s, Stephen and Harriet Myers played an important role in assisting thousands of African-Americans to freedom in the Albany area. The Myers led the local branch of the Underground Railroad and also published an abolitionist newspaper, The Northern Star and Freeman's Advocate. Click here to learn more about Stephen and Harriet Myers and the Underground Railroad.

School news and upcoming events

• Read the Myers newsletter!

• Daily through Friday, June 6 -- Middle school shadowing opportunities. Students interested in considering Myers Middle School for 2008-09 are invited to spend a full or partial day shadowing a current student. Contact our Guidance Office for additional information, 475-6425. Come find out first-hand about the outstanding academic and extracurricular programs that make Albany's middle schools shine!

• Tuesday, May 20 -- School budget vote, 7 a.m.-9 p.m. NOTE: There are new voting locations in eight of the city's 15 wards. Visit the 2008-09 Budget News section for more information and a searchable street directory to find your voting location.

School times

• Breakfast is available at 7:40 a.m.

• Classes begin at 8 a.m.

• School is dismissed at 3 p.m.

Absence from school
If your child is absent from school for any reason, call the school at 475-6425 during the morning, and provide a written excuse when your child returns to school.