Category: District News
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One Individual in School Community Tests Positive for COVID-19
Dear North Colonie Community, Today, Friday, April 16, the North Colonie Central School District confirmed one new case of COVID-19 in our school community. Shaker High School An individual associated with the 9-12 learning community at Shaker High School who was last in the building on April 1st; no school contacts. Please reach out to…
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Update on SHS Emergency Dismissal
Dear North Colonie Families, This is an update regarding the emergency dismissal of Shaker High School after a bullet was found on the floor in the hallway of the building this morning. We want to make clear, at no time was there ever a direct threat. The item of concern was found, and we acted…
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Shaker High School Emergency Dismissal
Dear North Colonie families, We want to inform you of a situation at the high school. At 12:45pm, Shaker High School implemented emergency early dismissal procedures. A staff member found a .22 caliber cartridge on the floor in the high school. The Colonie Police were called immediately. After consultation with the police, out of an…
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Eighth Grader Creates Intricate 3D Structures
A SJHS student has taken an interest in creating 3D renderings of places he dreams of traveling to one day. Everest Nelson-Holder gave us an idea of how much time goes into creating these works of art. “My print Le Arc De Triomphe took about 30 hours to print and 2-3 hours of removing support…
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SHS students featured in SPAC Festival of Young Artists
The North Colonie Art Department is pleased to share that a number of SHS students’ creative work was accepted by the jurors for a public exhibit at Saratoga Performing Arts Center this spring as a part of their SPAC Festival of Young Artists! The focus of the festival is a showcase of the area’s talented…
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One Individual in School Community Tests Positive for COVID-19
Dear North Colonie Community, Today, Tuesday, April 13, the North Colonie Central School District confirmed one new case of COVID-19 in our school community. Latham Ridge An individual associated with the K-3 learning community at Latham Ridge who was last in the building on 4/12/21; contacts have been notified. Please reach out to your child’s…
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Seven Individuals in School Community Test Positive for COVID-19
Dear North Colonie Community, Today, Monday, April 12, the North Colonie Central School District confirmed seven new cases of COVID-19 in our school community. Blue Creek An individual associated with the K-3 learning community at Blue Creek who was last in the building on 3/31 ; contacts have been notified. An individual associated with the…
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The High Impact of Service Learning
Students from the 18-21 learning program at Shaker are doing good things for the community with the help and support of North Colonie. They call themselves the Bison Breakfast Club and since March, they have raised $1,452.76 for local charities. “It was a ray of sunshine for the BBC students to have the opportunity to…
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Police Investigate Predators Extorting Teens on Social Media
Dear North Colonie Families, The state police put out a serious warning about an uptick in catfishing schemes targeting teens. We wanted to alert our families so you can talk to your children today. A teacher in our own school community is mourning the loss of her nephew due to the horrifying pressure put on…
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Boght Hills K-3 plans to reopen Monday, April 12
Dear Families: I hope that everyone is enjoying this break week. I wanted to update our community regarding the progress made at Boght Hills Elementary School since last week’s fire. First, I would like to again thank the multiple town of Colonie fire departments that arrived quickly and rapidly extinguished last week’s fire. Thanks to…