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  • Let’s Dig In! National School Breakfast Week: March 6-10 

    No better time to try a school breakfast than during National School Breakfast Week! Please take a moment with your student this weekend to review the menus and pick a day – or two! – to try out a school breakfast: Elementary Breakfast Middle School Breakfast High School Breakfast (NOTE: Some elementary schools will have…

  • Feb. 28 is Rare Disease Day 

    There are approximately 7,000 rare diseases and conditions. Each affects fewer than 200,000 Americans. People who are our students, families, neighbors and fellow members of the North Colonie CSD. Feb. 28, 2023 is Rare Disease Day and NCCSD parent, Nicole Casale is working to raise awareness about the day, and about galactosemia. Her son Joseph,…

  • February NC Kids Care Honorees: “Positive Energy and Passionate”

    The North Colonie Kids Care Program is our District’s  chance to highlight accomplishments of our students that are a “step above” many of the great things many of our students already do each and every day. The two young ladies nominated to receive the February 2023 recognition were Shaker Middle School eighth-graders Shreya Sharath and…

  • Tuesday, Feb. 28: Two-Hour Delay; No AM BOCES

    The North Colonie CSD is operating under a two-hour delayed start. There is no AM BOCES.

  • Important Message from Superintendent Kathleen Skeals

    Dear North Colonie Families, As you are likely aware, the Capital Region is under a Winter Storm Warning, with snow and poor driving conditions forecasted to begin Monday evening and continue into Tuesday. As we shared in a message to families earlier this winter, we have already used two snow days and are at the…

  • “Chain Reaction of Kindness” Topples Over at Latham Ridge 

    Did you know the 100th Day of School on Feb. 16 was also the 1,000th Day of School for Latham Ridge 5th graders? In celebration of both the 1,000th Day in elementary school and the 100th day of the 2022-2023 school year, the school created a “Chain Reaction of Kindness.” A school wide cereal donation…

  • A Community Conversation: One Pill Can Kill – Event Recording and Resources

    We held our first of what will ongoing conversations regarding the new landscape of illicit drugs Feb. 15. If you want to review what was discussed or were unable to attend, here are the: Recording of the Feb. 15 Community Conversation: One Pill Can Kill  Slides shown at the Feb. 15 event Additional resources: What…

  • Immersive Play: Equity and Cultural Sustainability

    Approximately 150 ninth grade students, along with members of the Project Lit Club, attended a field trip to UAlbany for a screening of “A Love Letter to Brian, Lesley, and Michelle.” This immersive film used dance, theater, and text to explore race and identity in the United States.  Following the Feb. 9  screening, the film’s…

  • Congratulations To Our Six National Merit Finalists!

    Of the 16,000 National Merit semi-finalists named in September, six Shaker High School students have been named finalists by the scholarship program. The students meeting the criteria to be named finalists are: Lauren Brissette, Katherine Conjalka, Brian Devendorf, Pradham Rodda, Shashank Sekhar, and Jongmyeong Sung. As finalists, these six students are now under consideration for…

  • Attention Grade 7-12 Families: Spring Sports Registration is Underway!

    Spring sports season registration is underway. Families of students in grades 7-12 can visit www.bisonboosters.org to register via Family ID. Please make sure to register before the season starts on March 13. Monday, Feb. 13: Varsity, JV, and freshman registration opens. Monday, Feb. 27: Modified registration opens. Families, please note that physicals must be dated…

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