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  • Update on incident at Shaker High School this morning (Feb. 3)

    All 7th and 8th grade students have returned to the high school building and are in their classes. Per the direction of Colonie Fire Services, all Shaker High School north students are cleared to attend in-person instruction today. Please contact the high school if you have any questions.


  • Incident at Shaker High School this morning (Feb. 3)

    Dear North Colonie Community, At approximately 8:40 a.m. today, the smell of smoke was detected in the former main office at Shaker High School. The fire alarm was pulled immediately. All individuals in the building followed normal fire drill procedures and proceeded to Shaker Middle School. At approximately 9:10 a.m., the Colonie Fire Department determined…


  • Four SHS students accepted into the National Association for Music Education (NAfME) Eastern Division All-Eastern Music Festival

    SHS seniors Sophie Dvorak, Scout Santoro, Istan Slamet and Hayley Whitsett were selected from the top All-State students in 12 states. They will perform in the virtual NAfME Eastern Division chorus and band! Only 16 other SHS students have been selected for All-Eastern in the last 37 years. Congratulations to the students for this prestigious…


  • Shaker Speech and Debate students place in Mt. Markham Winter Tournament

    Shaker Speech and Debate competed virtually at the Mt. Markham Winter Tournament on Saturday, Jan. 23. The following students from Shaker placed in these categories: Speech Original Oratory 2nd Place: Ishrar Eusha 3rd Place: Reem Mohamed Debate Intermediate Lincoln Douglas 1st Place: Vincent Zhang 3rd Place: Aabidah Afzal Novice Lincoln Douglas 3rd Place: Mariya Shareef…


  • SHS business students compete in “Cookie Challenge”

    Shaker High School students in the Introduction to Business I classes recently put their knowledge and skills to the test in the annual Business Cookie Challenge!  The Cookie Challenge is a friendly competition where students work in teams to manage a cookie company. After learning about pricing and supply and demand in class, the teams…


  • SHS announces first quarter merit, honor and high honor rolls

    High Honor Roll – Grade 9 Sameer Abbaszadeh, Leila Adelstein, Toshin Ahnaf, Ella Akley, Arshaq Alamgir, Stephen Amadon, Sana Bargeer, Lucas Bell, Addison Borst, Kaitlyn Bradley, Andrew Calderon, Cara Calicchia, Andrea Camara, Mark Cannistraci, Connor Carey, Sierra Carter, Schuyler Chlopecki, Dylan DeBiccari, Jennifer DeSantis, John DiMarino, Cailan Drake, Gabriella Dunham, Leina Dunn, Dorothea Farrell, Nathan…


  • High school food services team places first in national Dole® recipe contest

    Watch out, Food Network! We have some award-winning bakers in our district! Our high school food services team, led by Cook Manager Brenda Rossi, recently learned that they won first place in the Dole® Food Services Fruit Recipe Contest. They won the Northeast category with their winning recipe for the “fruitti-licious stuffed muffin.” The muffin…


  • Statement on today’s Shaker/Shen varsity girls soccer championship game

    This morning, the North Colonie Central School District became aware of a presumed positive COVID case associated with the Shaker High School girls varsity soccer team. The team was scheduled to play in a highly anticipated game against Shenendehowa this morning at 11 a.m. for the Suburban Council Championship. Out of an abundance of caution,…


  • Senior Mikayla Brunell kick starts events to help seniors navigate the college search process

    The college search process can often be a stressful time for many, and even more so now during a pandemic. In the early fall, Shaker High School senior Mikayla Brunell recognized the need to keep seniors engaged and informed, so she teamed up with Siena College to host events for Shaker seniors to help them…


  • Shaker Key Club raises almost $800 for annual Equinox dinners through virtual 5k

    In October, Shaker Key Club hosted “Around the Block for Equinox,” a virtual 5k fundraising event. Since 1977, Shaker Key Club members have loyally volunteered at Equinox’s annual Thanksgiving Dinner meal preparation event, where they’ve helped pack thousands of meals and write cards for local families/residents in need. Through the virtual 5k, donors and participants…