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About
Our School
Yates
Arts-In-Education Magnet School
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Yates Arts in Education was
built in 1914 with seventeen
rooms at a cost of $140,000 on
Salina St.
Origin of School Name
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Yates is named in honor of
Joseph C. Yates (1768 - 1837)
lawyer, one of the founders of
Union College, Schenectady's
first mayor, a New York State
Senator, a justice of the New
York State Supreme Court and the
seventh Governor of New York
State.
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Honors/Recognition
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Yates was selected as a
Magnet School of Excellence by
Magnet Schools of America in
2002.
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Yates Today
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Yates offers students study
through a special emphasis on
the visual, literary and
performing arts. Yates students
learn to work as curators of the
school gallery, write and
publish their own books, work
with professional
artists-in-residence and put on
full-scale theatrical
productions. The extended day
program provides additional
studio experience with more
in-depth arts activities and
performance opportunities.
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Mission Statement
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The mission of the Yates
Arts in Education Magnet School
is to graduate students who
produce, perform and create; who
contribute to the richness of
their lives and those around
them; who believe in their own
worth, respect others and
exhibit a love for learning.
Yates Arts-In-Education Magnet School offers a
hands-on theme focused and enhanced
curriculum integrating the arts with the
regular curriculum.
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