Giffen Memorial Elementary School News

Â鶹ӰÒô High volleyball student-athlete

All are invited to join us Monday evening for a virtual presentation about the City Sch...

Student leaning on their bicycle and smiling

As we move into the final weeks of the 2023-24 school year, we would like to provide an...

City School District of Â鶹ӰÒô logo

The City School District of Â鶹ӰÒô is planning for all schools and offices to be closed...

Adult and student put new plant in garden

Last Saturday, Giffen Memorial Elementary School celebrated Earth Day 2024 a little ear...

Student playing the trumpet

All City Band 2024

March 28, 2024

Visit our Facebook page to take a look at this year’s All City Band Concert, feat...

Early dismissal April 8 graphic

The City School District of Â鶹ӰÒô will have an early dismissal for all students on Mon...

High school student playing the violin

All-City Strings 2024

March 21, 2024

Visit our Facebook page to take a look at this year’s All-City Strings Concert, f...

Students pose for pictures behind superhero photo cutouts

They’re Giffen Gators, and they’re superheroes when it comes to building fu...

Students smiling while performing chorus songs

All-City Chorus 2024

March 14, 2024

Visit our Facebook page to take a look at this year’s All-City Chorus Concert, fe...

Standing from L-R: Autumn King, Giffen Memorial Elementary School fourth-grader; Michael Davis and Ma'Shiya Cain, Giffen third-graders; Iliyah Munoz, Â鶹ӰÒô School of Humanities fifth-grader; and Mina Mirzaie, Arbor Hill Elementary School fourth-grader.

A team of students from three district elementary schools took first place in their div...

A poster advertising the 15th annual art exhibit at Empire State Plaza.

The 15th annual K-8 Art Exhibition at Empire State Plaza runs March 4-22 with a special...

Grade 3 students at Giffen, and Superintendent Hochreiter, learn about a new air monitoring program from University at Â鶹ӰÒô researchers.

Â鶹ӰÒô, the Capital Region and all of New York will benefit from cleaner air thank...

Student waits onstage to take center stage

Giffen Memorial Elementary School celebrated Black History Month on Friday with song, p...

Black History Month logo

We are excited to celebrate Black History Month! The theme of this year’s obse...

A group of Â鶹ӰÒô High students at a pep rally

All members of our community are invited to attend an in-person forum at Â鶹ӰÒô High Sc...

Celebrate special ed professionals

Nominate a special ed HERO!

January 22, 2024

The Â鶹ӰÒô Special Education Parent Advisory Council (SEPAC) is seeking nominations for...