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William S. Hackett Middle School
Grades 6-8
45 Delaware Ave., Albany, NY 12202 (click
here for directions)
Phone: (518) 475-6475
Fax: (518) 475-6477
Website:
https://hackett.albany.k12.ny.us
Michael Paolino, Principal
Email:
mpaolino@albany.k12.ny.us
Judith Collins, Assistant Principal
Email:
jcollins@albany.k12.ny.us
Lawrence Moultrie, Assistant Principal
Email:
lmoultrie@albany.k12.ny.us
School times
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Building opens
-- 7:25 a.m. for breakfast ; 7:30 a.m. for
students not having breakfast
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Breakfast begins
-- 7:40 a.m.; enter through rear entrance
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Main entrance opens --
7:30 a.m.
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School day begins
-- 8 a.m.
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School day ends --
3 p.m.
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After-school
clubs and sports programs end -- 4
p.m. or 5
p.m., depending on the program (some athletic
activities may end later than 5 p.m.)
Upcoming events
- Monday, Feb.
18-Friday, Feb. 22 -- No school,
Winter Recess
- Tuesday, Feb. 26
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Honor Roll Ceremony,
8:30-9:45 a.m.
- Science Fair, 3:15-5:30
p.m.
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Black History Month Celebration,
6-8:30 p.m.
- Tuesday, March 5
- Parent University,
5:30-7 p.m.
- PTA meeting,
7-8 p.m.
- Wednesday,
March 6 -- All-City String Concert,
Hackett Middle School, 6:30 p.m.
- Friday, March 8 --
Third-quarter interim marking period ends
- Monday, March 11 --
Modified sports begin
- Tuesday, March 12 --
Open School Day
- Wednesday,
March 13 -- All-City Band Concert,
Myers Middle School, 6:30 p.m.
- Wednesday,
March 20 -- All-City Chorus Concert,
Myers Middle School, 6:30 p.m.
- Tuesday,
March 26 -- Autism Spectrum Fair,
Montessori Magnet School, 5:30-7 p.m.
2018-19 news and
information
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Surprise reunion for Hackett cousins
-- Army National Guard sisters Jessica and
Erica Gonzalez, just finishing up a tour in
Kuwait, came straight from the airport on Feb. 1
to William S. Hackett Middle School, where their
kids are sixth-graders.
Staff Sgt. Jessica and Specialist Erica
both were both deployed in March 2018 and hadn’t
seen hadn’t seen Breannie Jackson, Jessica’s
daughter, and Christopher Sang, Erica’s son,
since. (MORE)
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Goldstein wins school bee -- After surviving 18
rounds of words – including stumpers like
“tergiversation” and “balustrade” –
eighth-grader Hannah Goldstein on Dec. 14 won
the William S. Hackett Middle School spelling
bee. One of 24 of Hackett’s top spellers
competing for the school title, Goldstein faced
tough competition in the last two rounds from
Madge Penna (who correctly spelled
tergiversation!).
Click here to see a Facebook photo album
from the spelling bee. (You
don't need a Facebook account to view the
pictures. A window may display the text, “To see
more from Albany City Schools on Facebook, log
in or create an account,” but you can dismiss
the message by clicking “not now.”)
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Hackett
chills with therapy dog -- William S.
Hackett Middle School choral students rehearsing on Dec. 7 for their winter
concert next week showed no signs of the jitters, thanks in part to the
presence of one Stella Louise McWrinkleson. Stella, a 2-year old bloodhound, is a
certified therapy dog belonging to Hackett and music teacher Frances
DelSignore. (MORE)
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Sixth-graders to see
schedule change -- Starting Nov. 13,
sixth-grade students will see a change in their
schedules. The change involves the
Computer-Assisted Instruction Class currently
offered each day.
Click here for more information from
Principal Michael Paolino.
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Friday "clap-in"
- Students return the favor to students and
staff.
Check out a Facebook photo album from the
morning. You don't need a Facebook account
to view the pictures: A window may display the
text "To see more from Albany City Schools on
Facebook, log in or create an account," but you
can dismiss it by clicking "not now."
Curriculum guide for middle school
As we start
the 2018-19 school year, check out the City School
District of Albany’s new middle-school curriculum
guide. It’s a comprehensive overview of what
students and families can expect in each grade at
Edmund J. O’Neal Middle School of Excellence,
Stephen and Harriet Myers Middle School and William
S. Hackett Middle School.
The district
has aligned its curriculum and course offerings at
all three schools this year. If you were not able to
attend the recent orientation programs at each
middle school, you can
download a guide here or pick one up from your
child’s guidance counselor at school.
If you have
any questions about the middle-school curriculum or
experience, please contact your building principal.
You also can contact Assistant Superintendent for
Secondary Instruction Lori McKenna at (518) 475-6012
or
lmckenna@albany.k12.ny.us.
About
Hackett Middle School
Built in 1926 and named
after Albany’s 67th mayor, William S.
Hackett Junior High School was one of the first
junior high schools in the United States that
served grades 7-9. The school became a
middle school in 1974 with grades 7-8, and grade
6 was added in 2000.
Hackett was extensively
renovated starting in 2005.
The building reopened in
September 2008. In addition to a restoration of the
building's exterior, ceramic tiles and windows in the school’s
magnificent foyer were restored to their
original glory, and every floor and wing was
overhauled and updated with state-of-the-art
technology.
Absence from school
If your child is absent from school for any reason, call
the school nurse at (518) 475-6475 during the morning and
provide a written excuse when your child returns to
school.
Middle-school
enrollment
The City
School District of Albany uses a
feeder enrollment model for students at
William S. Hackett Middle School,
Edmund J. O'Neal
Middle School of Excellence and
Stephen and
Harriet Myers Middle School.
Students
who move up from the following elementary schools
will attend
Hackett Middle School for the 2018-19 school year:
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Delaware Community School
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Eagle Point Elementary School
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New
Scotland Elementary School
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Thomas O'Brien Academy of Science and Technology
(TOAST)
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