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  • Six Students Earn Awards at 26th Annual High School Regional Juried Exhibition

    The Shaker High School Art Department stole the spotlight at the 26th Annual High School Regional Juried Exhibition on Thursday, March 20. The prestigious exhibition, at Albany Center Gallery, displayed more than 130 works from more than 500 submissions from school districts around the Capital Region. Congratulations to all 13 SHS students who had their…

  • NCCSD Begins Recruiting Top Educators for 2025-2026 School Year

    The North Colonie Central School District is excited to announce the start of its recruitment efforts for the 2025-2026 school year.  North Colonie is seeking the most qualified and well-prepared educators to join its 2025-2026 team. This week, two dedicated recruitment teams are traveling across New York State to connect with teaching candidates. On Wednesday,…

  • Budget Committee Series: Programs and Initiatives, Projected Staffing Needs, Building Enrollment, and Summer Professional Development

    The third budget committee meeting of the annual series took place on Tuesday, March 18, 2025. Superintendent Kathleen Skeals introduced Assistant Superintendent for Educational Services Naté Turner-Hassell, who discussed New Programs and Initiatives, Projected Staffing Needs, and Professional Development and Summer Curriculum Priorities for the 2025-26 school year. Skeals concluded the meeting by offering an…

  • Seven SMS Students Compete in Greater Capital Region Science & Engineering Fair at RPI

    Seven of our eighth grade students from Shaker Middle School competed in the Greater Capital Region Science and Engineering Fair at RPI on Saturday, March 15 and earned tremendous accolades. Since October, the students listed below have dedicated themselves to exploring a scientific phenomenon, carrying out an investigation and analyzing the results. They then presented…

  • Shaker Artists Have 15 Works Selected for 26th Annual High School Regional Juried Art Exhibition

    More than a dozen of Shaker High School’s talented student artists will have their work on display at the 26th Annual High School Regional Juried Art Exhibition. Thirteen students’ works will be on display starting on Thursday, March 20, 2025 at The Albany Center Gallery at 488 Broadway, Suite 107, Albany, NY. The fifteen pieces…

  • Budget Committee Series: Instructional Support Budget Development

    The second budget committee meeting of the annual series took place on Tuesday, March 11, 2025. Superintendent Kathleen Skeals introduced the Instructional Support Budget Development team, which includes the Transportation, Facilities and Custodial, and Instructional Technology Departments.  “They do so much work behind the scenes to help all our students get here safely and have…

  • Nominations Open for Shaker Alumni Hall of Fame

    Nominations for the Shaker High School Alumni Hall of Fame 2025 Induction are now open! SHS has many outstanding alumni whose lives and work better the world around them. It’s time to make sure we recognize them! Do you know a Shaker alum positively contributing to their community? Nominate them! Click here to access the nomination…

  • Introduction to the 25-26 Budget; Looking Ahead to Changing State Requirements

    The annual series of budget committee meetings to develop the North Colonie Central School District 2025-26 budget kicked off on Tuesday, March 4, 2025. Superintendent Kathleen Skeals shared with those in attendance and viewing on the livestream how the district is committed to putting forth a budget that is student-centered and future-focused, while also planning…

  • Shaker Announces Four National Merit Scholarship Finalists

    And then there were four! Shaker High School is proud to announce that four of its students are among approximately 15,000 nationwide to be honored as National Merit Scholarship Finalists. Congratulations to seniors Catherine Cheng, John Yoon Park, Shubham Patel and Faiz Shaikh who have met the rigorous requirements for Finalist standing and are now…

  • Shaker Middle School Announces High Honor, Honor and Merit Roll for Second Quarter

    High Honor Roll – Grade 8 Taqih Aayan, Youssef Abdelmeged, Rehan Adeel, Rayhan Ahmad, Zariya Ahmed, Lana Aiossa, Zain Alam,Kerry Alexander, Saanvika Ancha, Anton Anshelevich, Jannat Areeb, Julia Arze, Carabelle Audi, MakenzieBaker, Matthew Bernabe Banson, Aiden Barber, Declan Barnes, Rileigh Barton, David Batchelor,Alexander Behrens, Assil Benantar, Mehdi Benantar, Lydon Benson, Gregory Bertasso, Aanya Bharti,Arjanveer Bhattal,…

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