Category: District News
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71st Annual 5th Grade Track Meet Crosses Finish in Success
The 71st Annual 5th Grade Track Meet was held May 24 on Walker Field at our Shaker High School Track & Field facility. It was an over success, organizers said. Shaker High School’s Physical Education Team wants to thank all everyone who helped make its 5th grade track and field meet a successful and wonderful…
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Engineering Capstone Team Takes Second at National Event
Congratulations to the Engineering Capstone team of Ethan Valente and Andrew Church competed and placed 2nd in the Thomas Edison Pitch Competition. Andrew and Ethan travel to the Thomas Edison National Historic Park in New Jersey May 17 to present to a panel of expert judges and earn these amazing second place finish. The Thomas…
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SMS Science Bowl Team’s Hard Work Pays Off at Nationals
The Shaker Middle School Science Bowl team returned from Nationals with their heads held high after placing in their division. Shaker Middle School was represented well by students Sophia Hu, Samuel Lin, William Mao, Khrishnav Parasuraman, and Michael Wu. The team placed 4th in their division during the National Competition Round Robin event and was…
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Participation Opportunity: MADD Run/Walk Fundraiser Race
Would you like to join the Girls Varsity Track & Field team in raising money for MADD? The team would love for additional participation from community from around the district. The one mile run/walk event is Wednesday, May 31, at 4 p.m. at the Shaker High School track.
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Congrats Troy Serao! May NC Kids Care
Every month of the school year, our NCCSD Board of Education recognizes a student who goes “above and beyond” in their efforts to contribute. Our May NC Kids Care recipient is SHS junior Troy Serao who received a standing ovation following the reading of is nomination before the BOE May 22. The nomination stated: Currently, Troy…
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Our May NC Kids Care Honoree: BOE will recognize May 22
Shaker High School Junior Troy Serao will be recognized by the Board of Education Monday, May 22 as the NC Kids Care honoree for May. Student Government Ambassador Junior Member of the Student Board of Finance Eagle Scout “Volunteers for everything.” Please join us in person at the start of the meeting congratulating Troy on…
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Two SHS Teams Top 10 at Junior Achievement Competition
Senior Eli Gach and juniors Aidan Jenkins, Ahyaan Malik, Ezekiel Nikiforov, Anabelle Vasquez and Kali Wall were among two Shaker High School teams who recently placed within the Top 10 at the Junior Achievement (JA) Stock Market Challenge at Hudson Valley Community College. The challenge provided students with the opportunity to apply information they learned…
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North Colonie CSD Voters Approve 2023-24 Budget
On Tuesday, May 16, North Colonie residents approved the district’s $146.9 million budget for 2023-24 with 798 yes votes to 302 no votes. Results were announced at the North Colonie Central Office shortly after the polls closed at 9 p.m. The results show 72.55 percent of voters supported the budget. The $146.9 million budget has…
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NYS Champ! SHS Senior Thomas Mysliwiec
Shaker High School senior Thomas Mysliwiec is the New York State Champion after his exceptionally high score on the Microsoft Excel (Office 2016) certification exam. As New York State Champion, Thomas has been selected to compete in Certiport’s 2023 Microsoft Office Specialist U.S. National Championship at the Hilton Lake Buena Vista Hotel in Orlando, Florida,…
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SHS Senior Capstone Team Qualifies as Thomas Edison National Pitch Finalists
The Senior Capstone Engineering team of Andrew Church and Ethan Valente have been selected as finalists in the Thomas Edison Pitch Contest. Andrew and Ethan travel to the Thomas Edison National Historic Park in New Jersey May 17 to present to a panel of expert judges, said Eric Phillips, supervisor of Career and Technical Education.…