Category: SHS
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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…
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Shaker High School holds 10th annual Catwalk for a Cause
Earlier this winter, Shaker High School held its 10th annual Catwalk for a Cause, a fashion show run by students and community members. Each year, this event raises money for a cause chosen by the event coordinators. The chosen organizations are often personally related to the catwalk coordinators. The funds raised at this year’s event…
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Statement regarding incident at Shaker High School
On Tuesday, Feb. 11, district officials were made aware of an alleged incident at Shaker High School involving cell phone use in a restroom. A student stated he was in a bathroom stall when he noticed the person in the next stall trying to videotape him with a cellphone held under the stall divider. The…
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High school Speech and Debate team ties for second at local tournament
Shaker High School’s Speech and Debate team tied for second place in their tournament at Bethlehem High School over the weekend. Many of our students also placed in various categories. The teams of Lauren Curley/Katherine Conjalka and Roshni Ramesh/Hannah Lee finished second and third respectfully in public forum debate, while Vincent Zhang took home third…
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SHS senior Kyla Mansfield creates award winning artwork for Black History Month contest
Shaker High School senior Kyla Mansfield was recently recognized for her award winning artwork in the 24th Annual Black History Month Creative Expression Contest. Kyla originally created a piece of art, titled “Black Lives Matter,” for her graphic design class. The students were asked to create a logo for a water bottle using a current…
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Spring 2020 sports information
Varsity, JV, and Freshman levels start date: Monday, March 9 Parent/Student-Athlete Responsibilities In order to be cleared for the March 9 start date for a high school level sport an athlete must: Submit recheck/permission form to Shaker High School Health Office nurse IN-PERSON between February 3 – March 3. (Available on district website athletic page.)…
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SHS juniors place first and second in Shakespeare competition
Twelve Shaker High School students recently competed in the National Shakespeare Competition school-level contest. Each student had to memorize and recite a Shakespearean monologue. Junior Maya Terry won the competition, with her classmate Sophie Dvorak placing second. Next, Maya will move on to the local competition at the Albany Branch of the English Speaking Union…
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Twenty awarded tenure at Jan. 27 Board of Education meeting
Twenty members of the North Colonie community were joined by family and friends as they were awarded tenure at the Jan. 27 Board of Education meeting at Blue Creek Elementary. All were announced by Superintendent Joe Corr and recognized by the Board of Education. Congratulations to the following (listed in alphabetical order): Tamara Adams, Latham…
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Winter 2020 Athlete of the Week, Week 2
Congratulations to our Winter 2020 Athlete of the Week for Week 2! This week we honor Joe Peregrim III from the varsity bowling team. Joe’s leadership and hard work in practice helped the Bison beat league rivals Niskayuna and Troy. Against Niskayuna, he rolled a 621 triple and followed it up with an impressive 628…