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  • Congratulations Class of 2023: You “Discovered Your Strength”

    Shaker High School’s Class of 2023 was celebrated and praised for its strength and adaptability during its June 24 commencement ceremony. Tears, laughter, and tumultuous applause filled MVP Arena in Albany as the students, family, faculty, and friends paid tribute to a class that met challenges unlike any other in recent memory. “Amidst the difficulties…

  • A Message from Superintendent Kathleen Skeals

    Dear North Colonie Families, As we close out another school year, I wanted to take a moment to express my  gratitude and appreciation for the invaluable partnership and support you have extended throughout this school year.  From the excitement and wonder of kindergarten to the bittersweet anticipation of high school graduation, it has been our…

  • SHS Rising Sophomore Representing Team USA in Karate Championships

    Rising SHS sophomore Lucas Zhang will be competing in the AAU National Karate Tournament in Fort Lauderdale, Florida from July 4-8. After that, he will represent Team USA at the 11th WUKF World Karate Championships in Dundee, Scotland from July 10-17.  Lucas is a black belt in karate, multiple AAU National Karate Champion and silver…

  • Rising Fifth Graders Soak in SMS Life During Recent Tours 

    Shaker Middle School recently showed just how excited they were to welcome all rising fifth-graders for the upcoming 2023-2024 school year. As part of SMS’s fifth-to-sixth-grade transition program, school officials  invited all six elementary schools to visit Shaker Middle School in June. In preparation, some sixth-grade student representatives trained to participate as panelists in a…

  • Join Us Monday: NC Kids Care Honorees Have A Proposal for the BOE

    There no better way to wrap up the 2022-23 NC Kids Care program than with “pillars of academic excellence.” Academic Excellence is one of the three NCCSD pillars and Amy Parks’ Forts Ferry Elementary 5th grade Learning Enrichment Program class exemplify it. These engaged & empowered learners have been studying the Hudson River Watershed, runoff and permeable…

  • Once a Gator, always a Gator

    If the handmade signs gripped by the Southgate students didn’t make that message clear enough, the loud – very loud – chants, screams, and cheers of the current Gators did! Kindergarten through fifth grade students lined the halls June 21 to enthusiastically greet the Shaker High School students who once walked the same halls as…

  • Registration Reminders: Summer School & Regents Review Course

    SHS’s Summer School and Regents Review Course registrations is held on June 27th and 28th from 8:00 am – 3:00 pm at the SHS Counseling Center. Please see the flyers (Summer School & Regents Review Course) for program details and the summer Regents exam schedule. The content of the flyers is below: SHAKER HIGH SCHOOL…

  • Capital Region BOCES will hold a proposition vote to construct a storage building

    On July 11, 2023, voters residing within Capital Region BOCES component districts and the City School District of Albany will vote to authorize the construction of a storage building at the Career & Technical Education Center – Schoharie Campus. Polls will be open from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. at various locations throughout the region.  BOCES is…

  • Summer Food Service: Find Meals for Kids When Schools are Closed

    Do your students know they can get free, nutritious meals all summer long? In addition to the breakfast and lunch programs that run during the school year, the U.S. Department of Agriculture also supports a Summer Food Service Program at community sites, including public schools, throughout the summer. Summer meals are available to all children up to…

  • Introducing … the SHS 2023 Honor Graduates!

    Shaker High School Administrators have released the names of those students who will graduate on June 24, 2023 as Honor Graduates. In alphabetical order, they are: Caitlyn Asher will attend D’Youville University in the fall as a Physician Assistant BS/MS major. Saurav Bavdekar will attend Georgia Institute of Technology in the fall as an Aerospace…

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