Tag: North Colonie Central School District
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CD Jet Teacher Appreciation
The CD Jets annual Teacher Appreciation Event was full of hugs and smiles as players recognized the individual SHS staff members who they wanted to celebrate for supporting them. In photos are: Alex Ridley and Erin Gregory (SHS teaching assistant); Bowen Yu and Philip Coughlin (SHS Social Studies teacher); Colin Wilson and Erin Murphy (SHS…
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Shaker’s Mira Ginsburg Recognized for Empowering Others
Receiving a scholarship from Special Olympics for the second year in a row on Jan. 31 may have completely surprised Shaker junior Mira Ginsburg, but the reasons for the recognition were completely obvious to everyone else. Mira is credited with more than doubling the number of schools now participating in the annual Lake George Polar…
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A Message From Superintendent Kathleen Skeals
The story of Black History Month begins with Dr. Carter G. Woodson. Dr. Woodson selected February to encompass the birthdays of two great Americans who played a prominent role in shaping black history, namely Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass, whose birthdays are the 12th and the 14th, respectively. In 1976, fifty years after the first…
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SHS Advanced Art & Design 1 Students Have Their Midterm Critiqued with Mrs. Paris!
Students in SHS’s Advanced Art & Design 1 had their midterm critique with Mrs. Paris in the Art Gallery at the high school. In November the class researched and presented artists whose work is in the Museum of Modern Art in NYC. This was followed by a field trip to MoMA, where students studied, photographed…
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Future Cities Club Students Win 3rd Place in the Future Cities Competition.
Students of Future Cities Club- Rohith Krishnan, Louis Jin, Harini Tummalapalli, Anushka Thennarasu, Tanishka Tennarasu, Avyukth Nanduri, Nityasree Kaki, Ridh Gutta, Pragati Timalsani, Hayyan Shohaib, Bhavya Gokul, and Aarzoo Harsh participated in the Future Cities Competition held on January 13th. The club met on Thursdays from 3 to 4 at school under the mentorship of…
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Powell and DeSantis Advance in “Poetry Out Loud” Competition
Eight students in grades 9-12 competed in the Shaker High School Poetry Out Loud Recitation Contest on January 10th.
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Southgate Community Rallies to Gather More Than 7,100 Items for New Food Pantry
In just a ten day period, Southgate community members answered the call, gathering more than 7,100 food items for the school’s new food pantry.
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Congressman Tonko Surprises NY-20 Congressional App Challenge Winners from Shaker
Congressman Paul Tonko made a surprise visit to Shaker High School to announce the winners of the NY-20 Congressional App Challenge.
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Shaker Students Meet Retirement Community Pen Pals for the First Time
How’s this for heartwarming? Tuesday, December 12th marked the sixth year of Shaker High School’s letter exchange program through Dr. James Bell’s English class.
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SHS Announces First Quarter Merit, Honor & High Honor Rolls
Congratulations to all of our Shaker High School students who achieved High Honor Roll, Honor Roll and Merit Roll for the first quarter of the school year.
Recent headlines
- Six Students Earn Awards at 26th Annual High School Regional Juried Exhibition
- NCCSD Begins Recruiting Top Educators for 2025-2026 School Year
- Budget Committee Series: Programs and Initiatives, Projected Staffing Needs, Building Enrollment, and Summer Professional Development
- Seven SMS Students Compete in Greater Capital Region Science & Engineering Fair at RPI
- Shaker Artists Have 15 Works Selected for 26th Annual High School Regional Juried Art Exhibition