News
SAVE THE DATE: Our Q3 Honor Roll Ceremony is scheduled for May 8 at 9 a.m. Please consider contributing baked goods or drinks for the student "after party." The PTA is also accepting monetary donations to support the event. Thanks, in advance for your help!
The Regents exams are right around the corner and we have review sessions available for our scholars! Check out the schedule and register your student for success!
Congratulations to our Library Black History Month Essay Competition winner, Laylaa Booker!
Our What's So Cool About Manufacturing club will be recognized at an award ceremony next week (April 22 at 5 p.m.) - stay tuned!
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 found here.
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 found here.
All students are welcome to participate in Saturday School in advance of the New York State exams in April and May. 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. The assessment schedule can be found here.
Update from the PTA:
- The Hannaford Helps Schools program 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!
- 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. Details on both programs can be found here.
Support the organizations that support our kids! Two great fundraising events are coming up and you're invited! Albany Fund for Education's gala is May 2 and the Vegetable Project's annual Evening in the Garden is scheduled for May 5.
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 via this link.
Your artwork could become a coveted election reward! Consider putting your creativity, and love of civics, to the test and design an I Voted sticker for the Albany County Board of Elections. Submissions are due July 16.
Events
- 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 8: Q3 Honor Roll Ceremony, 9 a.m.
- May 12: NYS Science exam (grade 8 only)
- May 14: Multicultural night, 5:30 p.m.
- May 14: Teen Night, 4-7 p.m.
- May 19: Spring Concert (6 p.m.) and Art Show (5 p.m.)
- May 20: PTA meeting, 5:30 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 10: PTA meeting, 5:30 p.m.
- June 18: Grade 8 dance, 5-8 p.m.
- June 19: Juneteenth (NO SCHOOL)
- June 26: Grade 8 Moving Up Ceremony, 9 a.m.