Category: District News
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Annual school budget vote and Board election to be held June 9 by absentee ballot
In an Executive Order issued on Friday, May 1, 2020, New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced that this year’s school budget vote and Board of Education election will take place on June 9, 2020, exclusively by absentee ballot due to the COVID-19 public health crisis. The Executive Order establishes a timeline of actions that…
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Career Exploration Internship Program – Community help needed!
As you may know, Shaker High School offers an internship course for seniors. The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted our students ability to complete the 54 hour minimum requirement. We will be providing those students with alternate activities to supplement the traditional internship hours needed to meet the course standards. We are reaching out to our…
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SHS Science Bowl team wins regional qualifier
Back in March, the Shaker High School Science Bowl team placed first in the National Science Bowl Regional Qualifiers at GE’s Research Center in Niskayuna. More than 140 students from 29 schools across the Capital Region participated in the competition. The Regional Qualifiers is the culmination of many months of preparation. Students were faced with…
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Four North Colonie schools among 582 Recognition Schools statewide
Earlier this week, the New York State Education Department announced that Boght Hills, Loudonville, Southgate and Shaker High School were among 582 Recognition Schools statewide. Recognition Schools are those with high academic achievement and strong progress, that also perform acceptably for all subgroups for which they are accountable. “There are 4,433 public schools in the…
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NYS Department of Labor Information for Substitutes
If you are a substitute in the district applying for unemployment insurance, please review the New York State Department of Labor record of unemployment form.
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Latham Ridge ENL teacher receives National Board Certification
Congratulations to Tracy Sangare on recently earning her National Board Certification. Sangare teaches English as a New Language (ENL) at Latham Ridge. National Board Certification was designed to develop, retain and recognize accomplished teachers and to generate ongoing improvement in schools nationwide. It is known as the most respected professional certification available in K-12 education.…
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Shaker Middle School opening postponed until September 2021
View a video message from Superintendent Corr Dear North Colonie Families, We hope you are doing well and staying healthy in this time of unprecedented uncertainty. Earlier this school year, we were eagerly planning for the opening of our new middle school and communicating our plans to transition our current fifth and sixth grade students…
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SHS art students named recipients of National Scholastic Art & Writing Awards
Shaker High School students Riley Borst and Kevin Kim were recently named recipients of National Scholastic Art & Writing Awards. Riley was named a National Gold Medal winner and Kevin was named a National Silver Medal winner. National Gold Medal works are deemed the most outstanding works in the nation. National Silver Medal works demonstrate…
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SHS junior Alvira Tyagi wins local Brain Bee competition
In late February, junior Alvira Tyagi became the first Shaker High School student to win the regional Brain Bee competition at Albany Medical College. The Brain Bee is a neuroscience competition where 40 students from around the region compete against one another. The goal is to motivate students to learn about the brain and to…
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Participate in the North Colonie virtual spirit week March 23-27
Participate in our virtual spirit week March 23-27! Daily Themes Move-it Monday (March 23): There is no better way to start our second week at home than to get up, get moving and dance like no one is watching. Let’s see how North Colonie likes to move it! Talent Tuesday (March 24): As has been said, singing has…