The Tech Valley High School Robotics Program was recently awarded a $5,000 grant from NASA’s Robotic Alliance Project. The grant will help pay for Tech Valley High’s registration in the FIRST NY Tech Valley Regional Robotics Competition at RPI in March. Under strict rules, limited resources and an intense six-week time limit, the FIRST Robotics …
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Tech Valley High School’s computer science program will expand in partnership with the University at Albany thanks to a grant from the Bender Scientific Fund of the Community Foundation of the Greater Capital Region. This $8,500 grant will support the second year of TVHS’ computer science course, and support a research project with University at …
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Tech Valley High School’s computer science students led Hour of Code activities for the entire school on Friday, Dec. 9 during Computer Science Education Week. Hour of Code is a one-hour introduction to computer science (CS). The CS students organized multiple activities that featured various skill levels, from beginner to advanced user, in line with …
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Five Tech Valley High School students participated in the Teen Sharing Science event held at SUNY Polytechnic Institute’s Children’s Museum of Science and Technology on Friday, Nov. 11. AT&T provided support of a program to establish TVHS students as junior educators at the museum. Students were trained in the skill of facilitating inquiry-based learning activities and …
Four Tech Valley High School students recently participated in a computer science career exploration event at Siena College. The college opened its labs and classrooms to dozens of Capital Region high school students for the annual IMPACT Program. Students participated in a series of activities and some friendly competition designed to teach them about various …
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Eighth graders and staff from the Wynantskill Union Free School District got a chemistry lesson from Tech Valley High School seniors on Friday, Oct. 28. The seniors led project- and problem-based activities, showed the eighth graders their 3-D models of the periodic table and told them what it’s like to attend TVHS. Wynantskill Superintendent Dr. …
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The integrated Geometry/Design and Drawing for Production (DDP) class at Tech Valley High School partnered with Creighton Manning Engineering to create site plans for a residential subdivision property off the Northway in Malta. Students worked in teams to draw the plans, which had to include roadway layouts with access points and right-of-ways, lot layouts of …
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In honor of World Space Week, Tech Valley High School on Oct. 4 hosted guest speaker Marcos Pontes, the first Brazilian astronaut to travel in space. Pontes traveled to the International Space Station in 2006 with fellow astronauts from the United States and Russia. He spent several days there working on systems maintenance and conducting …
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The ninth grade Global Humanities class did field work at the Iroquois Indian Museum in Howes Caves on Wednesday, Sept. 21 to learn about the Mohawks as a local example of an early river community. The trip was an opportunity to do authentic research for the “Geographic Luck” project, which charges teams of students to …
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Four Tech Valley High School students were the guests of Albany Medical Center on Wednesday, Sept. 28 for its 16th annual Prize in Medicine and Biomedical Research Program and Ceremony. Senior Olivia Galasso of Cobleskill-Richmondville, juniors Seiji Akera of Berlin and Hannah Hoyt of Menands, and sophomore Macy Hayes of Menands got the opportunity to …
