Month: April 2017

The 10th grade chemistry class recently hosted a trade show so students could present their alternative energy projects to SUNY Polytechnic Institute scientists, professors and graduate students.  The project put students into the roles of marketing sales representatives who had to promote energy products with interactive displays. They had to explain scientific concepts behind the …

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Tech Valley High School Operating Board President Paul Puccio received the first-ever Excellence in School Board Service Award at CASDA’s Regional Education Awards Dinner at the Albany Marriott on April 12.  In addition to his service to Tech Valley High, Puccio has served on the Schodack CSD Board of Education since 1980 and the Questar …

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The 9th grade bioengineering class recently went to SUNY Polytechnic Institute so students could present their research and experiments on how hydrogels are used in drug delivery for cancer treatment. Each team researched a different reproductive cancer and also did an experiment to determine how the surface area of a hydrogel is related to the …

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Tech Valley High School’s biennial trip to China gave a group of students and staff members the experience of a lifetime during their spring break. Nineteen students and three staff members flew to Beijing on Thursday, April 13. The trip has been highlighted by visits to sites including, but not limited to, the Great Wall, …

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Members of the graduating Class of 2017 have received college acceptance notices from 40 institutions so far this year. Congratulations, and good luck as you consider which school to attend! Albany College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences Brown University Clarkson University Columbia University Cornell University  Duke University  Emmanuel College Hofstra University Howard University Hudson Valley …

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