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Myers Middle School

       

Stephen and Harriet Myers Middle School

Grades 6-8

 

100 Elbel Court, Albany, NY 12209 (click here for directions)

Phone: 475-6425

Fax: 475-6427

Web site: http://myers.albany.k12.ny.us

 

Kimberly Wilkins, Ed. D., Principal

E-mail: kwilkins@albany.k12.ny.us

Marilyn Jones-Oliver, Assistant Principal

E-mail: mjones-oliver@albany.k12.ny.us

 

About Myers Middle School

The school is named after abolitionists Stephen and Harriet Myers, who lived in Albany from the 1830s through the 1850s. The Myerses played an important role in helping hundreds of African-Americans gain freedom in the Albany area via the Underground Railroad. Click here to learn more.

 

Constructed in 2005 through the City School District of Albany’s facilities project, Myers Middle School is a modern three-story, 140,000-square foot facility. The school contains 24 general-education classrooms, six special-education classrooms, six science rooms with prep space, cutting-edge technology classrooms, modern family and consumer science classrooms, two art classrooms with kiln and storage and music, choral and band room.

 

School times

  • Building opens: 7:40 a.m.

  • Breakfast begins: 7:40 a.m.

  • School day begins: 8 a.m.

  • School day ends: 3 p.m.

  • After-school clubs and sports programs end: 4 or 5 p.m., depending on the program.

Upcoming events

  • Tuesday, May 21 -- School budget vote. Polls open 7 a.m.-9 p.m. Click here for more information.

  • Tuesday, May 21 -- Talent Show, 6:30 p.m.

  • Friday, May 24 -- Unused snow day, no school

  • Monday, May 27 -- Memorial Day, no school 

  • Monday, June 3 -- New York state written science exam for grade 8

  • Wednesday, June 5 -- Grade 6 Orientation/Information Night, 6:30 p.m.

  • Thursday, June 6 -- Spring Concert, 7 p.m.

  • Friday, June 14 -- Grade 8 Dance, 7-9:30 p.m.

  • Monday,June 17 -- PTSA meeting, 6:30 p.m.

  • Thursday, June 20 -- Last day of school for students. Have a great summer!

  • Friday, June 21 -- Grade 8 Moving-Up Ceremony, 10 a.m.

News and information

  • Myers takes a stand against bullying -- Stephen and Harriet Myers Middle School said “NO!” to bullying during a weeklong series of events and activities designed to give students a better understanding of what bullying is, how it affects everyone involved and what they can do to prevent it. (MORE)

  • Myers teacher gets a big suprise (the good kind!) -- Breton Teresi looked puzzled when Principal Kimberly Wilkins, Ed.D., made an unscheduled stop in her fourth-period English class at Stephen and Harriet Myers Middle School on Oct. 2. Confusion gave way to surprise, then tears, when Dr. Wilkins told Teresi that she had just won more than $1,000 worth of school supplies through OfficeMax’s Adopt A Classroom program. Dr. Wilkins nominated Teresi for the award more than a year ago because of Teresi’s dedication to her students, her creativity in the classroom and the positive energy and attitude she brings to Myers every day. (MORE)

  • Myers crew sets sail aboard historic ship -- Four students and a teacher from Stephen and Harriet Myers Middle School returned Tuesday from their six-day voyage on the Hudson River, where they lived and worked as 17th-century sailors. Crew members pictured at right include, from left to right, eighth-graders Kyle Pearlman, Laura Bulmer, teacher Larry Drew, Aaron Shields and Alexis Kittel. The crew also was composed of students from other area middle schools and a Dutch university. (MORE)

  • 2012-13 school supply lists -- Click the following links to download the supply lists for the 2011-12 school year:

  • Summer reading list available -- Click here for more information.

  • Click here to visit the City School District of Albany's Photo Gallery.

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.

 

Middle-school enrollment -- Myers feeder schools

The City School District of Albany uses a feeder enrollment model for middle-school students. Students from designated elementary schools are assigned to either Myers Middle School or William S. Hackett Middle School. Each school has about 650 students.

 

Students in the elementary program at North Albany Academy continue on in that school's middle-level program, which serves about 150 students in grades 6-8.

 

Students graduating from the following elementary schools will attend Myers Middle School:

  • Albany School of Humanities (ASH)

  • Giffen Memorial Elementary School

  • Montessori Magnet School

  • Pine Hills Elementary School

  • Schuyler Achievement Academy

  • Sheridan Preparatory Academy

Visit the Middle School Enrollment section for more information.

 
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