Niskayuna High School
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| Niskayuna High School | |
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| Location | |
| 1626 Balltown Road Niskayuna, NY 12309 United States |
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| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1954 |
| Principal | John Rickert |
| Enrollment | 1,469 |
| Color(s) | Red and silver |
| Athletics | Silver Warriors |
| Website | http://www.nisk.k12.ny.us/nhs/ |
Niskayuna High School is a secondary school in Niskayuna, New York.
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[edit] History
Niskayuna High School was founded in 1945 [1]. A large expansion was completed in April 2011.
[edit] Academics
In 2006, Niskayuna High School was rated as one of "America's Best High Schools" by Newsweek magazine, with an index (total Advanced Placement Exams taken in 2005 divided by total number of graduating seniors) of 1.340.[2] Niskayuna High School was a National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence in 1983.
For the Class of 2005, 94% of all graduating seniors attended college.[3]
[edit] Notable alumni
- Colin Angle, co-founder of iRobot[citation needed]
- Vinnie Amico, drummer for the band moe.[citation needed]
- Jeff Blatnick, a wrestler who won a gold medal in the 1984 Summer Olympics and is currently a Distinguished Member of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum.[4]
- Andy Bloom, an Olympic athlete competing in the shot put.[5]
- Kevin Burns, American TV Director[citation needed]
- Brian Chesky, Co-founder, CEO Airbnb.com[citation needed]
- André Davis, wide receiver for the Houston Texans of the NFL[citation needed]
- James Howe, prominent author of children's literature[citation needed]
- Steve Katz, rock musician (Blues Project, Blood, Sweat & Tears)[citation needed]
- Ron Rivest, a cryptographer and MIT Computer Science professor, most famous for helping develop the RSA algorithm[citation needed]
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.nisk.k12.ny.us/nhs/
- ^ Kantrowitz, Barbara (2002-05-16). "The Complete List of the 1,000 Top U.S. Schools". Newsweek: pp. 8. Archived from the original on 2007-03-11. http://web.archive.org/web/20070311043034/http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7723397/site/newsweek/page/8/. Retrieved 2007-05-05.
- ^ "Niskayuna High School 2005-2006 Profile" (PDF). Niskayuna High School. http://www.niskayunaschools.org/district/pdfword/HSProfile2005.pdf. Retrieved 2007-05-05.[dead link]
- ^ "Jeff Blatnick". National Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum. Archived from the original on 2007-03-12. http://web.archive.org/web/20070312032207/http://www.wrestlinghalloffame.org/awards/?dm&honoree=152. Retrieved 2007-05-05.
- ^ "Andy Bloom". Archived from the original on 2007-01-23. http://web.archive.org/web/20070123205018/http://www.usatf.org/athletes/bios/TrackAndFieldArchive/2003/Bloom_Andy.asp. Retrieved 2007-07-07.
