Three days at camp may not sound like an educational experience, but for a group of eighth grade students at Menands Union Free School District, the experience may not just be educational, but also life altering. “[The experience] will change a little bit how I look at the world,” said Avi Lopez. “It will change …
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Seventeen Menands eighth grade students left Tuesday for the annual three-day trip to YMCA Camp Chingachgook. The trip is a right of passage for Menands students that is designed to foster community and leadership skills among the scholars. “We look forward each year to their return when we hear their ideas and witness their leadership …
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All aboard! The Energy Bus is set to depart with the destination being a successful school year in the Menands School. School leaders have adopted The Energy Bus as the theme for the 2025-26 school year with a focus of the school community being similar to the focus of the popular book – using positive …
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Some familiar faces are among the new faculty members joining Menands for the 2025-26 school year. Deanna Hems is returning to Menands after a brief hiatus and Menands graduate Brianna Coughlin is joining the school faculty for the first time after teaching and serving elsewhere as a teacher. Joining them is veteran teachers Karyn Seymour …
Click the link below to go to our Clubs and Activites page to see what Menands is offering for Trimester 1 clubs! If you have any questions about clubs sign ups please reach out to Beth D’Angelo at bdangelo@menands.org 2025-2026 Clubs and Activities
Below are printable PDFs of supply lists for the 2025-2026 school year. If you prefer to view these supply lists on our website click here. Self-Contained Classrooms (K- Grade 2) Self-Contained Classrooms (Grade 2-4) Incoming Pre-K Incoming Kindergarten Incoming 1st Grade Incoming 2nd Grade Incoming 3rd Grade Incoming 4th Grade Incoming 5th grade Incoming Middle …
Tearful students and parents go hand-in-hand with the imagery of the first day of school for anxious kindergarten students and their parents across America. But that’s not the case in Menands School, where an innovative program seeks to shed the tears and replace them with smiles, laughter and joy. Kindergarten Warm-Up Week starts Aug. 18 …
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A busy summer for the Menands buildings and grounds staff has seen them undertake many projects, but none were perhaps as picture perfect as the art room. The four-person team has been hard at work during recess deep-cleaning the school, stripping and waxing the floor, clearing outside vegetation away from the walkway and school entrance …
There is a public hearing this evening, August 11, 2025 at 6:30 pm and we are accepting public comments. To join the public hearing virtually visit our youtube live stream here. To read the full draft of the District Wide Saftey Plan click here
Twelve students and three languages. That is the makeup of the Menands School’s summer Language Academy where students work to build their knowledge of the spoken and written English language. Students started classes July 21 and will finish them on Aug. 15. They spend three hours each day working on projects designed to boost their …
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