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District residents approve 2013-14 budget

North Colonie residents approved the district’s $98.2 million budget for 2013-14 on Tuesday, May 21, by a tally of 1,445 yes votes to 688 no votes. » LEARN MORE

Photo gallery: Shaker prom at the Empire State Plaza

Shaker held it's prom on Friday, May 17. Check out some of the photos from the evening courtesy of the Times Union. » VIEW GALLERY 

SHS senior wins Congressional Art Competition

Shaker High School senior Mitchell Aragona has won the 2013 Congressional Art Competition of the 20th District of New York. » READ MORE 

Blue Creek sixth grader brings hope to students in Uganda

Uganda is over 8,500 miles away, but that isn’t stopping Blue Creek sixth grader Carlos Quinones from lending the impoverished country a helping hand. » READ MORE  

Shaker named a top high school in country

Shaker High School has been honored by Newsweek/The Daily Beast as one of the top high schools in America in their annual report released this week. » READ MORE 

Shaker students shine in Olympics of Visual Arts

The Olympics of the Visual Arts presents a series of problems that require utilizing historical references, brainstorming, problem solving, and creative solutions.

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Flipped Learning turns traditional classroom upside down

Since the beginning of the school year, more than 60 North Colonie teachers, districtwide, have adopted this style of teaching, where instead of students taking notes in class and doing homework outside of class, teachers make instructional videos for kids to watch at home and then spend classroom instruction time doing activities based on the videos. » LEARN MORE 

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Shaker senior named finalist in national BioGENEius Challenge

Last week, Shaker High School senior Sahir Jaggi was named a top-10 finalist in the 2013 U.S. National BioGENEius Challenge. » LEARN MORE

VIDEO: May is Music and Art for Youth month at North Colonie

May is Music and Art for Youth month in North Colonie. To kick it off, check out this video produced by district art teacher, Laura Duffy, on the depth and breadth of these two departments. » WATCH VIDEO

Students receive phys. ed. leadership awards

Congratulations to the district's 48 students who were honored with North Colonie Central School District’s Physical Education Department Leadership Awards, which recognize students for demonstrating positive character traits. » LEARN MORE

Loudonville students Skype with Germany

Loudonville Elementary sixth graders, along with students from Frankfurt, Germany recently Skyped with one another to explore each others interests and cultures.

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61st annual Elementary Track Meet - May 29, 30

On Wednesday, May 29th (Sixth Graders), and Thursday, May 30th (Fifth Graders), the
61st Annual Elementary Track Meet will be held at Shaker High School's All-Weather
Track. » LEARN MORE [PDF]

Nominate a Shaker graduate for the Alumni Hall of Fame

The SHS Alumni Hall of Fame is accepting through May 28. Learn more and nominate an alum today! » LEARN MORE  

Spring 2013 grades 3-8 testing schedule

Click here to download the Grade 3-8 Spring testing schedule [PDF]

 

Mr. D. Joseph Corr
Superintendent of Schools
91 Fiddlers Lane
Latham, NY 12110
Phone: (518) 785-8591
Fax: (518) 785-5504

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