Category: Archive
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Author and Shaker alum speaks with students about her writing journey
Author and Shaker alum Elizabeth Lee, who writes under the author pseudonym E. L. Shen, spoke with students about her writing journey and reflected on her experiences in North Colonie during a visit last month. Ms. Lee visited both Shaker Middle School and Shaker High School to speak with students. At Shaker Middle School, Ms.…
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Southgate art teacher named regional teacher of the year
Congratulations to Southgate Elementary Art Teacher Mary Beth Aldous, who was named the Region 6 Art Teacher of the Year by the New York State Art Teachers Association (NYSATA)! Mrs. Aldous was honored at NYSATA’s annual convention in Binghamton in November, where she was also a presenter on the topics of Adaptive Art Instruction and…
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Shaker Middle School Honor Rolls
6th Grade | 7th Grade | 8th Grade 6th Grade 6th Grade High Honor Roll Azlan Abbas, Erina Abe, Anvitha Adikoppula, Maya Aguirre Murcia, Zainab Ahmad, Simrah Ahmed, Luqman Ahmed, Vedamsh Akavaram, Mubeen Akhtar, Kamran Akhtar, Kinley Akins, Eloise Applebee, Ayat Aqeel, Hudha Aslam, Dylan Bailie, Michael James Banson, Adriana Barker, Cameron Barry, Gabrielle Baxley,…
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Meet Our Administrators: High School Principal Jim Wager
A former high school social studies teacher and English teacher, Mr. Jim Wager joined the North Colonie school community in fall 2021. He most recently served as assistant superintendent in the Gloversville Enlarged School District. Earlier in his career, he served as a director of secondary curriculum, high school instructional coordinator and as an elementary…
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Bus Delays AM – Thurs., Dec. 9
Please be advised that we anticipate some transportation delays this morning (Thurs., 12/9) due to driver shortages and weather. School start times will remain the same.
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2021-22 Inclement Weather Plans
The snow has started to fall and the North Colonie Central School District (NCCSD) wants students, families and staff to know how the district will handle weather-related closures and delays in the 2021-22 school year. NCCSD has 183 days built into the 2021-22 school year – leaving three days for emergency closings, which include weather…
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North Colonie Students Take 1st Prize at State-Wide History Competition
Shaker High School 9th graders Saad Ashar and Zayd Bhatti took first place in the New York State Archives Student Research Awards, a statewide competition to promote and recognize excellence in student research. Saad and Zayd took first place for their ten minute documentary titled, “Communication in History: The Catastrophic Miscommunication that Led to the…
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Shaker High School Student Recognized for Helping ENL Students
Mahnoor Hasan, a Shaker High School senior from Latham, was recognized on Monday, Nov. 22 at the Board of Education meeting as the North Colonie Kids Care recipient for November 2021. Mahnoor was selected for her volunteer work through the club Teens for Refugees this past summer at the Refugee and Immigrant Support Services of…
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North Colonie Art Teachers Exhibit Work at Russell Sage College’s Opalka Gallery
Several North Colonie Central School District art teachers are featuring their work at Russell Sage College’s (RSC) Opalka Gallery in downtown Albany. The opportunity was coordinated by the New York State Art Teachers Association (Region 6) , the Opalka Gallery and the RSC’s School of Art & Design. The exhibit in Opalka’s Little Gallery features…
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North Colonie PTA Council Partnering with The United Way of the Capital Region for Annual Fund Drive
2021 has been a difficult time for many of us. Currently, one in four of families in our community lives in poverty. However, for some, the continued impact of the pandemic has been unimaginable. Our neighbors are making incredibly difficult choices every day: Food or rent? Medicine or a car payment? Electricity or a warm…
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