Category: District News
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District seeking bus drivers
The North Colonie Central School District is looking for bus drivers! The bus fleet averages 833,000 miles/year. Benefits of being a school bus driver Enjoy a great schedule with summers, school vacations and holidays off. Become a member of the New York state retirement system. All drivers will start as substitute drivers earning $21.43/hour. Application…
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Senior Jeremy Wernick runs annual “Hatsgiving”; collecting hats for kids battling cancer
Every year since 2013, Shaker High School senior Jeremy Wernick has hosted “Hatsgiving,” an annual hat drive that takes place in October and November to provide soft, warm hats for children who are battling cancer. “I always would shave my head as fall would come to a close and go into winter, so I realized how…
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Fall Athletes of the Week, Week 7
Congratulations to our Fall 2020 Athletes of the Week for Week 7! This week, we honor Lily Phelps and Regan Doherty from the girls varsity tennis team. While playing Bethlehem, with the match tied 4-4 after two hours of play, Lily and Regan lost the first set 6-4. Then, they were trailing in the second…
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Halloween Safety, COVID Procedures, Election Day & a Weekly Boost – A message from the superintendent
Please watch a short video from Supt. Corr and Deputy Supt. Skeals and read the message below Dear North Colonie Families, It’s hard to believe that we’ve already seen snow and it isn’t even the end of October. Hopefully this is not a sign of a long and snowy winter! Since tomorrow is Halloween, I…
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SHS senior Sienna Dunham organizes virtual Halloween costume contest
Halloween celebrations might look a little different this year, but that didn’t stop Shaker High School senior Sienna Dunham from coming up with a way to get dressed up and commemorate the day with her fellow seniors. In the past, during a normal school year, seniors are able to wear costumes to school and participate…
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Three members of the Boght Hills school community test positive for COVID-19
Dear North Colonie Community, The North Colonie Central School District has confirmed that three members of the Boght Hills school community have tested positive for COVID-19. The individuals who tested positive have been placed in isolation and will not return to school until they are cleared by the health department. As a reminder, based on…
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Fall 2020 Athlete of the Week, Week 6
Congratulations to our Fall 2020 Athlete of the Week for Week 6! This week we honor Laura Romania from the girls varsity swim team. Laura is the first one in the water, always makes her intervals, and has really committed herself this season. Recently, her hard work and dedication paid off when she won the…
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A message on Halloween safety from the Colonie Police Dept.
Please read the message below from the Colonie Police Department’s Chief of Police, Jonathan Teale: The Colonie Police Department wants Halloween to be a safe day for everyone. Parents and children partaking in trick or treating and the residents in their homes have every reason to expect an uneventful and fun day. For decades, the…
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Individual in the North Colonie school community tests positive for COVID-19 (Oct. 22)
Dear North Colonie Community, The North Colonie Central School District has confirmed today, Oct. 22, that a member of the school community has tested positive for COVID-19. This individual has been placed in isolation and will not return to a district building until they are cleared by the health department. This individual has had no…
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Fall 2020 Athlete of the Week, Week 5
Congratulations to our Fall 2020 Athlete of the Week for Week 5! This week we honor JV boys soccer player Ethan Valente! Ethan tallied two goals and an assist this week and played an integral part of the Shaker boys JV soccer team’s offense. Ethan scored the second goal for Shaker on Tuesday against Averill…