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Boght Hills dad reenlists in Navy in
ceremony at school
Joseph Teson reenlisted in the Navy on
Thursday morning in a small ceremony in front of his two
children, Grace and Joe, and their respective classes. »
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Special Board Election to be held Jan. 31
On January 31, North Colonie voters will head to
the polls to elect the ninth member of the Board of Education. This
is a special election to fill a vacated seat.
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Video: Academic mandate presentation from January 19
The new academic standards will not only change the way
schools across the state approach instruction, but they also
come at a cost to the district ata time when the state is
not providing any additional funding. On January 19, North
Colonie held an informative community forum that delved into
the details of each mandate and the impact they will have.
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Kindergarten Parent Orientation - Feb. 1
On Feb. 1, North Colonie will be holding a meeting for
parents of incoming kindergarteners that will provide the
opportunity to learn about the district, meet faculty and
administrative staff members, and ask questions. The
orientation will be held at each elementary school (in this
case your home school building) at 7:00 p.m.
Parenting Tech Savvy Teens: Navigating the World of
Facebook, Twitter & Texting - Feb. 9
The SJHS Pupil Services Dept. is holding a Parent
Information Night for all parents, districtwide, that will
examine social networking, cyberbullying and most
importantly, help you keep your children safe online.
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District slated to lose $52,000 in state aid
Gov. Cuomo has increased statewide aid for education by $800
million and has broken the distribution down into three
components – two of which North Colonie may not be eligible
for, adding more of a fiscal strain to the budget process.
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Loudonville physical education teacher named a WNYT Top
Teacher
Terri Maguire has been coaching at Loudonville Elementary
for 37 years. While she will be retiring at the end of the
year, she received a tremendous honor recently, being named
a WNYT-13 Top Teacher.
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WNYT)
Spring 2012 Continuing Education course catalog now
available
The North Colonie Central School District is
proud to present its Spring 2012 Continuing Education Program.
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SHS students to sing with Grammy award winning
jazz group
The New York Voices, Grammy award winning vocal
jazz quartet, will be backed up by a jazz trio
and perform music from a variety of genres. They
will feature SHS Chorus students on two
selections.
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SHS sophomore performs at MLK celebration
Allyson Crowley-Duncan had the chance to perform as part of
a tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at the Empire State
Convention Center on Jan. 16. Allyson sang Amazing Grace and
played the bagpipes.
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Presentation to help treat the symptoms of learning
disabilities set for Feb. 7
Author, Kathy Johnson, will do a free
90-minute presentation based on her book The Roadmap
from Learning Disabilities to Success. The evening will
get underway at 7:00 p.m. in the SHS auditorium.
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Seventh grader wins SJHS Geography Bee
It took seven questions in the final round to
determine the winner, but seventh grader Aadya
Kaushik prevailed, taking top place in this
year’s SJHS Geography Bee.
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Are school boards the lobbyists for students?
In his State of the State address last week,
Gov. Cuomo argued that students are the only
group in education without lobbyists. NYSSBA
Executive Director Tim Kremer responded to the
Governor's claim in a recent video.
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