Category: SJHS
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Reopening Our Schools – Updates & Information
As we continue to plan for the reopening of schools, this page will contain the most updated information for our district families. We will continue to email updates and update this page as we learn more. We know that our students, families, faculty, and staff are wondering what September will look like and have many…
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North Colonie offering free meals to students in need this summer
North Colonie Central Schools District is offering free breakfast and lunch this summer to students in need. Meals will be available for delivery or pickup from July 1, 2020 – August 31, 2020. Meal pick-up will take place on Monday – Thursday at Shaker High School, at the back of the building, between the hours…
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SJHS hosts virtual talent show for students
Staff members at SJHS created a Google Classroom for a student talent show. The show had 20 students enter submissions. Watch their performances. Great job everyone! The following staff members were involved in planning the event: Davis Chamberlain, Jan Zadoorian, Dawn Lange, Christina Froelich and Jude Hanley. The show was produced by Christina Froelich and…
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ENL department launches redesigned website for families
The ENL department is excited to announce its newly designed English as a New Language (ENL) Parent Resources Google site. This website is a place for families of students in our ENL program to find information and helpful resources in multiple languages. There are links to information about COVID-19 and ways to find community resources,…
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Send well-wishes to this year’s retirees
As a number of employees are planning to retire at the end of the school year, we wanted to do something special for them in light of the school closure. While we plan to hold a virtual retiree ceremony in June, we also wanted to encourage our community to share some well-wishes. If you know…
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Shaker Middle School opening postponed until September 2021
View a video message from Superintendent Corr Dear North Colonie Families, We hope you are doing well and staying healthy in this time of unprecedented uncertainty. Earlier this school year, we were eagerly planning for the opening of our new middle school and communicating our plans to transition our current fifth and sixth grade students…
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Participate in the North Colonie virtual spirit week March 23-27
Participate in our virtual spirit week March 23-27! Daily Themes Move-it Monday (March 23): There is no better way to start our second week at home than to get up, get moving and dance like no one is watching. Let’s see how North Colonie likes to move it! Talent Tuesday (March 24): As has been said, singing has…
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WMHT supports at-home learning with on-air and online educational programming
Starting Monday, March 23, our local PBS station, WMHT Public Media, is offering an educational programming block targeted to support in-home learning for students in grades pre-kindergarten through 12 while area schools are closed. From 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Friday, WMHT WORLD will offer programming for students in grades 4-12. Each full…
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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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SJHS seventh grader swims one mile and raises $945 for cystic fibrosis research
Shaker Junior High School seventh grader Mackenzie Hunter was honored as the North Colonie Kids Care recipient for February at the Board of Education meeting on Monday, Feb. 24. Mackenzie was nominated by her swim coach, Coach Leslie Archer. In January, Mackenzie and her teammates on the modified swim team participated in a one mile…