William S. Hackett Middle School News

Two students display balloon animals at a school event.

Montessori Magnet School invites all district families to the district's 2026 Autis...

All-City Strings 2026

March 26, 2026

Visit our Facebook page to take a look at this year’s All-City Strings Concert, f...

A student practices bricklaying with cement.

Guess who is handy to have around your house? Hackett's tech-class students! On ...

Weekly update from Principal Paolino

News and events - 3/24/26

March 24, 2026

NEWS Music In Our Schools Month continues with the All-City Strings concert tomorrow...

Elementary chorus student standing at the microphone

All-City Chorus 2026

March 19, 2026

Visit our Facebook page to take a look at this year’s All-City Chorus Concert, fe...

Students play the limbo game at a No Referral Celebration.

On Wednesday we were proud to recognize our student leaders with a ‘No Referral C...

Weekly update from Principal Paolino

News and events - 3/16/26

March 16, 2026

NEWS This Wednesday (March 18) will be our final early release day of the 2025-...

Weekly update from Principal Paolino

News and events - 3/9/26

March 9, 2026

Happy Monday, Hackett Hawks - enjoy the WARM and SUNNY days ahead! NEWS Our next ...

A flyer for a student art show.

We know our students are creative and talented and now the Capital Region will too!&nbs...

Three students pose with their honor roll certificates.

Let's GO Hackett Hawks!

February 25, 2026

We recognized 200 and 6-7 (IYKYK - it's a middle school thing) Hackett Hawks on Wed...

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All three City School District of Albany middle schools, students in grades 6-12 in the...

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The City of Albany is accepting registration through March 31 for the 2026 LI...

Weekly update from Principal Paolino

News and events - 2/23/26

February 23, 2026

Welcome back! I hope everyone had a safe and restful week off!  'Winter&#39...

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2026-27 calendar available

February 13, 2026

Our one-page 2026-27 calendar for families is now available!  This family calen...

Albany High School Falcon logo.

All student-athletes interested in trying out for a spring sport must have an up-to-dat...

Weekly update from Principal Paolino

News and events - 2/10/26

February 10, 2026

Good morning! I hope everyone had a restful weekend and a great Super Bowl Sunday! ...

Albany High student wearing a UAlbany shirt posing for a picture with UAlbany's president and Superintendent Hochreiter

Historic partnership offers Albany High students guaranteed admission to UAlbany The...

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Tell us what you think!

February 3, 2026

The City School District of Albany would like your input in our annual survey, which ha...

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Albany Athletics is thrilled to announce a new spring sport — girls' mod...

Weekly update from Principal Paolino

News and events - 2/2/26

February 2, 2026

Happy Groundhog Day! As we kick off another exciting week of learning, I want to wis...

Elks Lodge members posing for a group photo with Hackett students and staff

A huge thank you to our incredible partners at Albany Elks Lodge #49 for their donation...

City School District of Albany tree logo.

The City School District of Albany's Special Education Parent Advisory Council (SEP...

Weekly update from Principal Paolino

News and events - 1/27/26

January 27, 2026

Good afternoon! Welcome back to school after a wintry weekend of cold temperatures a...

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