William S. Hackett Middle School News

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The City School District of Albany’s Student COVID-19 Screener is available from ...

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Hackett administrative change

September 17, 2020

The City School District of Albany Board of Education confirmed the following administr...

Week of Sept. 21-25

Hackett schedule Sept. 21-25

September 17, 2020

We are excited that we will be seeing some of you in-person at William S. Hackett Middl...

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Middle School PE Expectations

September 16, 2020

Students in Matthew McGovern’s classes, who are not able to sign into their Googl...

All middle school students are reminded that they have half days of virtual instruction...

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With the complexity of our schedules due to the recent announcement of a 20% reduction ...

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Schedule for Sept. 11 (Friday)

September 10, 2020

All Hackett Middle School students are reminded that they have a half day of virtual in...

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The City School District of Albany will implement an in-person instructional model for ...

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The following message is from William S. Hackett Middle School Principal Michael Paolin...

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The City School District of Albany Board of Education will meet Tuesday night to contin...

District closed Friday, Monday for Labor Day

District closed Friday, Monday

September 3, 2020

All City School District of Albany schools and administrative offices will be closed Fr...

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Hello! I hope you have enjoyed the summer. It has been a busy one for all of us as we p...

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Faced with a budget shortfall that could range as high as $26 million due to state and ...

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Sign up for text alerts

August 19, 2020

A reminder that families can sign up to receive text alerts through School Messenger by...

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The City School District of Albany Board of Education has appointed veteran administrat...

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William S. Hackett Middle School music teachers Fran DelSignore and Josephine Amore and...

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Keeping it clean

March 6, 2020

The City School District of Albany has made it a top priority to control the spread of ...

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Hackett Middle School Principal Michael Paolino pulled double-duty as a chef on Friday,...

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Author Ann Burg visits

March 5, 2020

Authors aren’t usually around to explain their intentions and thought processes t...

The award-winning Albany High School Theatre Ensemble will present the Broadway hit Cab...

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March is "Fine Arts in Our Schools Month" in the City School District of Alba...

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At the Hackett Middle School Science Fair on Thursday, some 110 scientists grappled wit...

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Students as teachers

February 27, 2020

Eighth-graders from Hackett Middle School took their extensive knowledge of the Harlem ...

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Some 319 students – that’s almost half the student body – made honor ...