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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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • WMHT supports at-home learning with on-air and online educational programming

    Starting Monday, March 23, our local PBS station, WMHT Public Media, is offering an educational programming block targeted to support in-home learning for students in grades pre-kindergarten through 12 while area schools are closed.  From 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Friday, WMHT WORLD will offer programming for students in grades 4-12. Each full…

  • 2020-21 Budget Meeting #1 Highlights

    A video of the entire meeting and presentation slides can be seen here. On Monday, March 2, district officials presented the overview and context for the 2020-21 budget process at the Budget Committee’s first meeting of the year. Below are highlights from the meeting: Superintendent Corr started the presentation by sharing the district’s mission statement…

  • District statement on social media threat

    This morning, Thursday, March 5, Shaker High School administrators were notified of a threatening statement made last night. The threat was made by a student from another district. One of our students shared the threat on social media. Administrators immediately reported the threat to the district’s School Resource Officer, who worked with local police departments…

  • Board of Education petitions now available

    Board of Education petitions are now available for the Tuesday, May 19 board election. The election will be held along with the district’s annual budget vote. This year, there are two seats available, each for a five-year term. At least 25 signatures from voters registered in the district are required on the petitions. Petitions can…

  • Request forms for transportation to non-public schools now available; due by April 1

    Request forms for transportation to non-public schools for students in grades K-12 for the 2020-21 school year are now available. These forms are required to be completed each year and filed with the district’s transportation department no later than April 1 of each year. Forms are also available at the Transportation Department located on the…

  • SJHS seventh grader swims one mile and raises $945 for cystic fibrosis research

    Shaker Junior High School seventh grader Mackenzie Hunter was honored as the North Colonie Kids Care recipient for February at the Board of Education meeting on Monday, Feb. 24. Mackenzie was nominated by her swim coach, Coach Leslie Archer. In January, Mackenzie and her teammates on the modified swim team participated in a one mile…

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