Giffen Memorial Elementary School News

Student speaks from podium at news conference

Fourth-grader Leilani Watson said it best: “Eating breakfast allows me to stay fo...

High school orchestra students performing during the All-City Concert

All-City Strings 2025

March 6, 2025

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

The 16th annual K-8 Empire State Plaza Art Collection Exhibit is open for viewing and f...

School Social Work Week: Unite to Ignite

This week (March 2-8) we celebrate National School Social Work Week, a time to recogniz...

Thumbnail of the family calendar

Our one-page 2025-26 calendar for families is now available!  The 2025-26 schoo...

National Association of SROs logo

Saturday, Feb. 15 is National School Resource Officer Appreciation Day, and we wanted t...

Black History Month logo

We are proud to join our community and our country in celebrating Black History Month! ...

Student and staff attendees posing at the International Club table

On Thursday evening, Â鶹ӰÒô High transformed into a lively hub as students from various...

Joseph Hochreiter

As we anticipate another deep philosophical and fundamental shift in our federal govern...

Â鶹ӰÒô High Falcon logo

The following message is from Â鶹ӰÒô High School Principal Jodi Commerford: I am wri...

Two students sit on the floor with their laptops and program small robots

We are computer programmers!

December 10, 2024

It’s Computer Science Education Week, and Giffen Memorial Elementary School third...

Volunteer hands a brownie to guest at Giffen Harvest Fest

Feasting at Harvest Fest

November 25, 2024

The Giffen Memorial Elementary School community gathered Friday night for fall food and...

Dancer strikes a pose onstage

The Gatorettes were working it well into the evening on Tuesday as they rehearsed the d...

Elementary student working on a pumpkin project

Halloween is almost here, and we would like to share a reminder regarding costumes at s...

Adults dressed as sea creatures give candy to a student in a Sonic Halloween costume

STEM fun at trunk-or-treat

October 25, 2024

It wasn’t all costumes and candy (although there was plenty of both!) on Thursday...

Eight people and Rep. Tonko sit at tables arranged in a "u" shape

U.S. Rep. Paul Tonko held a roundtable conversation about air quality in school buildin...