Category: SHS
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Shaker Team Places 4th Nationally out of 105 Academic WorldQuest Teams
Shaker Academic WorldQuest teams had their global trivia knowledge put to the test. Students from the Shaker History Research and Competition Club participated in the 19th annual Carlos and Malú Alvarez National Academic WorldQuest. The competition was hosted by the World Affairs Council, which included more than 400 students on 105 teams. A special congratulations…
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SHS Students Honored at Regional Media Arts Festival
Shaker High School students were recognized with honors at the 2021 Capital Region Media Arts Festival. This year, nearly 200 artworks were submitted from 18 school districts. Out of the twenty students who were presented with honors, six were from SHS. The award recipients entered the categories of photography, film & video, and graphic design.…
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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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Science and Research Students Take Top Prizes
SHS students brought home eight awards from the Greater Capital Region Science and Engineering Fair Shaker science research teacher Nathaniel Covert says that he does not assign the class a topic, but “allows the students the freedom to explore and experiment with their interests. The topics are many and varied and I am honored to…
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SHS student artwork selected for Juried Regional HS Exhibit
Updated March 31, 2021 At the virtual reception on March 25, the following student work received awards: Honorable Mention, Membership to the Albany Center Gallery 15.1 Fluid Sriya Ilipilla Honorable Mention, Membership to the Albany Center Gallery 15.3 Sinking Mary Kate Sullenberger Juror’s Choice Award, $100.00 cash prize 15.4 Unstable Hyerin Park President’s Award, $50.00…
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Shaker First Robotics Team 2791 partners with mentors to build “Bot-tini”
Shaker First Robotics Team 2791 has found some innovative ways to collaborate this year, despite the pandemic. This year, the team built its robot, Bot-tini! Bot-tini is named after Mr. Bottini, one of the team’s longtime mentors who retired last year. The club has turned to some new mentors this school year. Jaclyn Shyptycki is…
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SHS announces second quarter merit, honor and high honor rolls
High Honor Roll – Grade 9 Sameer Abbaszadeh, Kainaat Abdul, Leila Adelstein, Toshin Ahnaf, Ella Akley, Arshaq Alamgir, Nathan Allen, Emilia Ashley, Ryan Baccaro, Sana Bargeer, Lucas Bell, Benjamin Belliss, Hannah Bouchard, Andrew Calderon, Cara Calicchia, Mark Cannistraci, Connor Carey, Juliette Ceas, Schuyler Chlopecki, Walaa Dawood, Dylan DeBiccari, Jennifer DeSantis, John DiMarino, Jackson Doolittle, Cailan…
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Board of Education adopts 2021-22 school calendar
At its regular meeting on March 22, the Board of Education adopted the 2021-22 school calendar. The important dates are listed below: July 5: Independence Day Observed Sept. 6: Labor Day Sept. 7-8: Supt. Conf. Days Sept. 9: Classes Begin, Gr. K-12 Sept. 16: Yom Kippur Oct. 8: Early Release Day Oct. 11: Columbus Day…
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2021 Yearbooks and Class Keepsakes
Psst, we have a sneak peek at the partial design of the new SHS yearbook cover. How the overall cover will look will be revealed when they arrive. Order now so you don’t miss out. Class jewelry and other keepsakes are also available to purchase. For questions, please contact yearbook advisors: Chloe Clark chloeclark@ncolonie.org or…
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Shaker’s Academic WorldQuest teams qualify for nationals
On Sunday, March 7, 12 students from the Shaker History Research and Competition Club competed on three teams of four against students from nine states in the regional Academic WorldQuest competition sponsored by the World Affairs Council of New Hampshire. Based on their performance, all three Shaker teams qualified for World Affairs Councils of America’s…