BY KRISTIN SCHULTZ Gazette Reporter NISKAYUNA — You can’t stop Aidan Page from singing. He was 4 when he started and 5 when he began singing along when Luciano Pavarotti was on the television. Now at age 10, Page continues…
By Kristin Schultz Gazette Reporter Twin sisters and Niskayuna rowers Hannah and Emily Meade are in sync on and off the water, and next fall they’ll head to Rutgers University to row and study — together, of course. The pair…
BY MICHAEL KELLY Gazette Sportswriter NISKAYUNA — Through its first three matches of the year, the Niskayuna High School girls’ volleyball team has the look of an improved squad. Its passing is better. Its defense is solid. Its communication is…
BY MICHAEL KELLY Gazette Sportswriter ROTTERDAM — Twice Thursday, Fiona Zimmerman found herself in the right spot at the right time to score for the Niskayuna girls’ soccer team. With a wide smile, she accepted the hugs of congratulations after…
BY MICHAEL KELLY Gazette Sportswriter NISKAYUNA — Olivia Owens first generated interest from colleges when she was in middle school. The earliest scholarship offers arrived when she was in ninth grade. The next year, things picked up even more for…
By Kristin Schultz Gazette Reporter On May 20, Lucy Skrebutenas was attending a prom in another district when she received word that Niskayuna’s production of “The Phantom of the Opera” won Best Musical at the High School Musical Theater Awards;…
BY KRISTIN SCHULTZ Gazette Reporter NISKAYUNA — Poetry and performance came together for Niskayuna High School junior Suzie Davis and sophomore Lara Nakisli, both of whom advanced to the final round of the regional Poetry Out Loud competition held Jan….
By Indiana Nash Gazette Reporter NISKAYUNA- For some middle-schoolers, writing is a thing done only in school, at the demand of a teacher. But for Katherine Sumner, writing extends well beyond the classroom. “It started in second grade when we were…
BY INDIANA NASH Gazette Reporter NISKAYUNA- Kids across the nation may consider themselves toy experts. But Evelia Echandy, a second grade student at Glencliff Elementary, is an expert in both toys and in giving. For the past few summers, Evelia…
BY INDIANA NASH Gazette Reporter NISKAYUNA- Mariam Alizada and her family left the near-daily bombings and the promise of lifelong unemployment in Kabul to move to Niskayuna in 2015. While she is safer here, the adjustment period has been a…
BY INDIANA NASH Gazette Reporter NISKAYUNA- Transitioning from high school to college is stressful. Students go from having their schedules handed to them by guidance counselors who are keeping them on track to graduate, to creating their own schedules…