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  • SMS Virtual Open House

    The SMS 2021-22 Virtual House is available for families to watch at your convenience. Check out the SMS Virtual Open House here.

  • Order Your SMS 2021-22 Yearbook

    The Shaker Middle School (SMS) 2021-2022 Yearbook is available for online ordering. This is also the first Yearbook for our Shaker Middle School and will feature the beautiful building’s many features. The cost is $35. Purchase the SMS yearbook online here. 

  • Bus and School Schedule 2021-2022

    High School Arrival: 7:10 a.m. Start: 7:34 a.m. Dismissal: 2:17 p.m. Depart: 2:25 p.m. Late: 4:00 p.m.*   Early Elem (BC-BH-SG) Arrival: 8:00 a.m. Start: 8:05 a.m. Dismissal: 2:50 p.m. Depart: 2:55 p.m. Late: 4:00 p.m.**   Late Elem (FF-LR-LO) Arrival: 8:35 a.m. Start: 8:40 a.m. Dismissal: 3:20 p.m. Depart: 3:25 p.m. Late: 4:00 p.m.**…

  • Kindness Heroes of the 518

    Kindness breaks barriers, and for six SJHS students who learned to pay it forward, United Way has given back to them.  North Colonie teaching Assistant Patti Comas wanted her class to be able to participate in United Way’s GCR 518 Day. So, she modified the 518 Day Random Acts of Kindness BINGO card so her…

  • North Colonie mourns loss of Shaker H.S. student

    Earlier this morning, we learned of the sudden death of one of our 10th grade students on Monday, May 24. Our thoughts are with Destiny Greene’s family and friends during this difficult time. A number of support meetings and counseling services are being held for students and staff throughout the day today, to help process…

  • Eighth Grader Creates Intricate 3D Structures

    A SJHS student has taken an interest in creating 3D renderings of places he dreams of traveling to one day. Everest Nelson-Holder gave us an idea of how much time goes into creating these works of art. “My print Le Arc De Triomphe took about 30 hours to print and 2-3 hours of removing support…

  • SJHS students take top prize at Capital Region New York State History Day Competition

    Congratulations to Saad Ashar, Zayd Bhatti, Pavithra Jayakumar and Gopika Sarvepalli for coming in first place in their respective categories in the Capital Region New York State History Day competition! Both teams developed their projects over the course of several months with the History Research and Competition Club (HRCC), which is open to both high…

  • Global Pandemic Through a Virtual Student’s Lens

    “Coronavirus is like a tsunami that hits you unaware. It is like an impenetrable wave of fury, as the clear sky fades to stormy gray, and shouts of fear fill a surprised world. It is indifferent to everyone: a head of a nation, a trained medical worker, or a seventh-grader like me.”  Such profound thoughts…

  • SJHS German Students Cultural Exchange

    Shaker Junior High students practicing a newly learned language have made cyberfriends from Germany and gleaned insight into their culture.  SJHS German teacher Rosa Reeves and her teacher partner, Renee Thorpe have coordinated efforts with Christina Bannenberg, the English teacher from the Mons-Tabor-Gymnasium school in Germany. They have been connecting students through virtual spaces like…

  • 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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