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Friday, May 29, 2020 marked the 128th celebration of Verdian Day, an annual celebration which commemorates the accomplishments of students, faculty and staff throughout the past school year.

Students were recognized for their dedication, hard work, leadership and outstanding character that drove their achievements in academics, athletics, arts, community service and other areas of student life.

Eight Middle School students re-created Vassily Kandinsky’s Fragment 2 for Composition VII and Grace Rauch '21 won an award for her version of Eugène Zak’s The Young Drinker.

Aye and Castiglia were two of 11 students from Erie and Niagara Counties who received the Institute’s 2020 Award for Excellence in Chinese Language Learning.

Congratulations to Ellie Wyckoff '20, Alexa Carlon '20, Claire McGennis '20, Alex Snow '20, Cortney Staniszewski '20, Dana Nigrin '20, Sam Thompson '20, Samantha Jensen '20, Cameron Bauer '20, Dylan Lugris '20, Cameron Ricotta '20, Noah Szretter '20, and Walter Zacher '20!

Congratulations to Lay Mya Aye '20, Anthony Cruz '20, Anthony Fuszara '20, Macaela Mascardo '20 and Sydney Wingard '20!

The two Nichols School seniors are part of the group of 2,500 scholarship winners selected from over 1.6 million students across the United States.

Dr. Dan Rosenblum and Dr. Andrew Sutherland recognized 19 seniors for their high scholastic achievements throughout their high school careers.

Established by the Keiser family in 2012, this four-year college scholarship is awarded to a young lady in the Nichols School senior class in memory of Louise B. Keiser, a bright, curious, athletic and purposeful woman who touched the lives of many.

Wells was honored as a Community All-Star for making a positive difference in the lives of her fellow students and people in her community.

The National Geographic Society hosted a virtual recognition ceremony on Friday, April 17 to congratulate all of the State Competition qualifiers for their success.

Nichols School faculty, staff and students have volunteered with FeedMore WNY to deliver food to families in need during the coronavirus pandemic.

Nichols students and faculty banded together and applied skills learned in the STEM Lab at home to benefit the Buffalo community.

Thank you to every member of our community who has contributed to our virtual learning environment to make this a smooth transition for our students!

More details to follow!

Over the last eight weeks, seven teams of students have researched and developed the products they would like to pitch during this year's competition.

McClure will be performing Ludwig von Beethoven's 32 Variations on an Original Theme in C minor at the master class with Skolarski.

This group will explore the book The Years That Matter Most – How College Makes or Breaks Us by Paul Tough and discuss the college experience.

Those four students won a combined nine awards in Photography and Drawing and Illustration in the Northeast Art Region-at-Large group.

Months before Team USA hockey defeated the Soviet Union in the classic "Miracle on Ice" game in Lake Placid during the 1980 Olympics, Nichols School hosted the young American team for an exhibition matchup with Yale University.

The varsity girls squash team earned their best finish ever at nationals, while varsity boys squash advanced to the finals match in their division.

McClure and Wu are two of 15,000 Finalists out of 1.5 million students from about 21,000 high schools who entered the 2020 National Merit Scholarship Program.

These four Nichols student-athletes compiled a grade-point average equivalent of 3.5 or greater during the 2019 field hockey season.

Teddy has been playing ukulele for over two years now since discovering the instrument at Nichols in Mrs. Morrow's music class.

Come to campus on Friday, January 31 for boys and girls hockey and boys and girls basketball games throughout the evening.

Eternal Flame is an exhibition inspired by #VSCOgirls, nostalgia, and the eternal recurrence of consumer trends.

Heidinger is 43North's fourth president and the first female president of the organization.

Children from 3rd through 8th grade are invited to attend and participate in basketball, soccer or hockey throughout our two-day sports camp.

The community came together through meditation, reflection and music to share a message of unity and hope in the spirit of Dr. King's life.

The auction is the school's major fundraising event with 100% of donations benefiting students' education.

Horan scored his 1,000th point on December 28 during Nichols boys basketball's 64-52 win over the Chautauqua Lake Thunderbirds.

Please join us for a memorial reception honoring beloved former Nichols faculty member Dick Stratton on Saturday, January 4. The event will be held from 1:30 to 3 p.m. in the Rand Dining Room.