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  • SMS, SHS Winter Concert Recordings now available

    The North Colonie Music Department enjoyed welcoming families back for in-person middle and high school concerts this winter. Due to COVID-19 protocols and seating restrictions in the Shaker HS auditorium, attendance was limited. For some of our 6th grade students, it was the first time they participated in a concert! The Music Department is recording…


  • SHS 2021-22 Q1 Honor Roll

    Grade 9 | Grade 10 | Grade 11 | Grade 12 Grade 9 High Honor Roll Shriyan Ahuja, Sarah Al Shaarawi, Kathryn Alber, Akil Keerthan Anbukannan, Tanish Arique, Saad Ashar, Yashaswin Bellamkonda, Eva Berglund, Hannah Berkun, Zayd Bhatti, Divyasri Bollu, Kathleen Buffaline, Jack Bunaes, Sarah Byun, Alyssa Caiano, Clare Cunningham, Maia DeLaCruz, Rhea Frangieh, Aidan…


  • Author and Shaker alum speaks with students about her writing journey

    Author and Shaker alum Elizabeth Lee, who writes under the author pseudonym E. L. Shen, spoke with students about her writing journey and reflected on her experiences in North Colonie during a visit last month. Ms. Lee visited both Shaker Middle School and Shaker High School to speak with students. At Shaker Middle School, Ms.…


  • COVID Updates – Test results, vaccination status

    Testing Quadrant testing (used at North Colonie’s Testing Clinic) is taking approximately 48 hours to receive results. Please check with your child’s building nurse prior to sending your child back to school. Holiday Break Week The clinic will be open: Wednesday 12/29 1 to 5 p.m. Thursday 12/30 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday 1/2/22 10 a.m.…


  • SHS senior Vivian Nartey named recipient of the 2021 NYS DAR District III scholarship

    The Mohawk Chapter of Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) recently announced that Shaker High School senior Vivian Nartey was selected as the SHS Good Citizen for 2021-2022. The National Society of DAR sponsors this annual award to encourage and reward the qualities of good citizenship among high school seniors. The qualities include outstanding dependability,…


  • Meet Our Administrators: High School Principal Jim Wager

    A former high school social studies teacher and English teacher, Mr. Jim Wager joined the North Colonie school community in fall 2021. He most recently served as assistant superintendent in the Gloversville Enlarged School District. Earlier in his career, he served as a director of secondary curriculum, high school instructional coordinator and as an elementary…


  • 2021-22 Inclement Weather Plans

    The snow has started to fall and the North Colonie Central School District (NCCSD) wants students, families and staff to know how the district will handle weather-related closures and delays in the 2021-22 school year. NCCSD has 183 days built into the 2021-22 school year – leaving three days for emergency closings, which include weather…


  • Shaker High School Student Recognized for Helping ENL Students

    Mahnoor Hasan, a Shaker High School senior from Latham, was recognized on Monday, Nov. 22 at the Board of Education meeting as the North Colonie  Kids Care recipient for November 2021. Mahnoor was selected for her volunteer work through the club Teens for Refugees this past summer at the Refugee and Immigrant Support Services of…


  • North Colonie Art Teachers Exhibit Work at Russell Sage College’s Opalka Gallery

    Several North Colonie Central School District art teachers are featuring their work at Russell Sage College’s (RSC) Opalka Gallery in downtown Albany. The opportunity was coordinated by the New York State Art Teachers Association (Region 6) , the Opalka Gallery and the RSC’s School of Art & Design. The exhibit in Opalka’s Little Gallery features…


  • North Colonie CSD Collecting Hats for Children Battling Cancer

    The North Colonie CSD is once again participating in the annual Hatsgiving event, which provides soft, warm hats for children who have lost their hair while battling cancer. Hatsgiving was created by 2021 North Colonie graduate Jeremy Wernick. In 2012, Jeremy, then a fourth grader, shaved his head for the second time to raise money…