Gowana Middle School

Athletes and Coaches from the Special Olympics Bronze Medal FloorBall team visited our Middle School Unified PE class.
Will it fit? Rock Travis’ grade 8, tri-building DDE class helped out with Nicole Saville’s and Tara Fear’s Future Ready Furniture Grant. The students were given room and furniture dimensions and used Autodesk Fusion 360, Google Docs and the laser engraver to create “to scale models” of the classrooms.
Join us for SCIENCE & HEALTH DISCOVERY NIGHT on Friday, April 19th at High School East from 6 to 8:30pm (click for more).
The Gowana Library and the Art Department teamed up to celebrate the Year of the Dragon through art. Students created dragons, which are the most popular mythological creatures in literature, to be hung in the Gowana Library.
Gowana students enjoy the new future ready flexible furniture and redesigned library space.
Mrs. Clermont’s Tri-building 6th grade artists from 1st semester have moved on from her class but left a legacy through their art. The students drew their names and words to one point perspective!
Shen Middle Schooler teams competed in the FLL Championship tournament at RPI with two of our teams selected to advance to National tournaments in the spring (click for more)!
Shen middle school students competed in the Regional Mathcounts Competition at the GE Research Center in Niskayuna.
Math 7H(6) students learn how to convert between fractions, decimals, and percentages.
Congratulations to the Team 6-2 Mesopotamia Breakout Champions! Each team was the fastest in their class to solve the puzzles to help them determine the code to “break out” of the “escape room

Welcome to Gowana Middle School

Gowana is one of three middle schools located on the main campus. It opened in 1953. The three middle schools buildings are attached and share core areas such as gym, libraries, etc., however, they function as separate schools.

Mission:

The faculty, staff, students, parents and community of Gowana Middle School believe that student achievement is our most important goal. Our mission is to inspire each student to strive for success academically, artistically, and athletically while promoting positive growth in social behaviors and attitudes and recognizing the uniqueness of each individual.

Start & Dismissal Times:

School starts at 8:55 a.m.
School is dismissed at 3:30 p.m.
Half day dismissal at 12:17 p.m.

Key Phone Numbers:

Attendance: (518)881-0468
Nurse: (518)881-0461
Counseling Center: (518)881-0463

MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR THIS YEAR’S BUDGET VOTE!

May 21, 2024, from 7am – 9pm at the Gowana Gym

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