Category: Boght Hills
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Send well-wishes to this year’s retirees
As a number of employees are planning to retire at the end of the school year, we wanted to do something special for them in light of the school closure. While we plan to hold a virtual retiree ceremony in June, we also wanted to encourage our community to share some well-wishes. If you know…
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Online tutoring program for students in grades 1-4
Dear Families, We are so excited to announce the launch of an online tutoring program for students in grades 1-4! Three Shaker High School sophomores, Ayaan Bargeer, Labesh Baral and Shubham Yadav, have taken it upon themselves to create an incredibly resourceful website for families. The website includes daily tasks for students and links to…
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Four North Colonie schools among 582 Recognition Schools statewide
Earlier this week, the New York State Education Department announced that Boght Hills, Loudonville, Southgate and Shaker High School were among 582 Recognition Schools statewide. Recognition Schools are those with high academic achievement and strong progress, that also perform acceptably for all subgroups for which they are accountable. “There are 4,433 public schools in the…
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VIDEO: Boght Hills Virtual Parade
Take a look at the virtual parade video created by Boght Hills teachers and staff. We miss you all and hope to see you soon!
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Participate in the North Colonie virtual spirit week March 23-27
Participate in our virtual spirit week March 23-27! Daily Themes Move-it Monday (March 23): There is no better way to start our second week at home than to get up, get moving and dance like no one is watching. Let’s see how North Colonie likes to move it! Talent Tuesday (March 24): As has been said, singing has…
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WMHT supports at-home learning with on-air and online educational programming
Starting Monday, March 23, our local PBS station, WMHT Public Media, is offering an educational programming block targeted to support in-home learning for students in grades pre-kindergarten through 12 while area schools are closed. From 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Friday, WMHT WORLD will offer programming for students in grades 4-12. Each full…
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Twenty awarded tenure at Jan. 27 Board of Education meeting
Twenty members of the North Colonie community were joined by family and friends as they were awarded tenure at the Jan. 27 Board of Education meeting at Blue Creek Elementary. All were announced by Superintendent Joe Corr and recognized by the Board of Education. Congratulations to the following (listed in alphabetical order): Tamara Adams, Latham…
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Elementary students compete in Future City-Albany Regional Competition
On Saturday, January 11, seven teams of North Colonie elementary students competed in the Future City-Albany Regional Competition at the Armory at Sage College in Albany. The teams included a team from Boght Hills and six teams of sixth grade students from the North Colonie Learning Enrichment Program. This year, our teams brought home a…
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Sixth grade students participate in Math Experience Day at Siena College
On Tuesday, Jan. 7, sixth grade math enrichment students from across the district participated in Math Experience Day at Siena College hosted by Computer Science Professor Jim Matthews. Students were divided into teams in order to complete a variety of challenges using both their mathematical and logical thinking skills. Congratulations to the winning team: Everett…