News and Events Feb. 24

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News

  • The Myers Student Equity Team will meet twice a month (on Thursdays during lunch) by grade level and once a month, after school, with all grade levels. Please contact your grade level teacher to participate. We plan to work collaboratively in these areas:

    • Restorative training supports
    • A social justice project in our community or building
    • Working with the Allies Club to create a new school mural 
       
  • We will dismiss at 12:30 p.m. this Wednesday (Feb. 26) to accommodate staff professional development.

  • REMINDER: We are hosting a free financial literacy workshop for parents/guardians of Myers students on Thursday, Feb. 27 from 5-7 p.m. Drop off your student for the Winter Wonderland Dance (also Feb. 27) and stay to learn your money personality, budgeting tools and increase your understanding of banks, interest and credit while expressing yourself through art projects.This is a great opportunity to meet other Myers parents.

  • Join us on Friday (Feb. 28) at 8:30 a.m. as we celebrate our Q2 honor roll recipients.

  • Any Junior Falcons interested in trying out for a modified (grades 7-8) spring sport, please plan on attending an informational meeting here at Myers next Tuesday (March 4) at 6 p.m. The modified season begins April 1. Addtional information can be found here.

  • ICYMI: Check out highlights from the Feb. 14 Attendance Breakfast and our Junior Falcons love their four-legged furry friends - thank you Therapy Dogs International!

  • The City School District of Albany's 2025-26 calendar is now online.

  • Scholarships are still available (first come, first served) for the four-week New York State Summer School of the Arts, which offers visual artsmedia arts and theatre arts sessions. The deadline to apply is March 14. 

  • Join our team! The City School District of Albany is hiring for a variety of positions. A list of employment  opportunities can be found on the Human Resources page of the district website.

Events

  • Feb. 26: Students dismiss at 12:30 p.m. to accommodate staff PD
  • Feb. 27: Winter Wonderland Dance, 5-7 p.m.
  • Feb. 27: Financial Literacy and Art Workshop, 5-7 p.m. 
  • Feb. 28: Quarter 2 Honor Roll Ceremony
  • March 3: Q3 interim grades close
  • March 4: Parent/Guardian modified sports info meeting, 5:30 p.m. (Myers Middle School)
  • March 11: PTSA meeting, 5:30 p.m.
  • March 19: Students dismiss at 12:30 p.m. to accommodate staff PD
  • March 31: Eid Al-Fitr (NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS)
  • April 1: Modified sports begin
  • April 8-9: NYS ELA testing
  • April 11: Q3 grades close
  • April 22: PTSA meeting, 5:30 p.m.
  • April 21-25: NYSESLAT Speaking testing
  • April 24: Spring Fling, 5-7 p.m.
  • April 29-30: NYS math testing
  • May 9: Quarter 3 Honor Roll Ceremony
  • May 20: Spring Concert and Art Show, 6:30 p.m.
  • May 12-22: NYSLEAT Listening, Reading and Writing testing
  • May 13: NYS science testing
  • May 14-16: NYS science make-ups