Residents to vote
on proposed budget May 20

On Tuesday, May 20, from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. residents of the North Colonie and Maplewood school districts will go to the polls to decide on an $88,439,000 proposed budget. If approved, it would result in an estimated residential tax rate increase of 3.76 percent—the smallest proposed increase in a decade. Voters will also elect three candidates to the Board of Education. For more information, visit the budget section.

McTeacher Night is a success

The Shaker Junior High School’s Builders Club recently raised nearly $600 for the Anne Rosenthal Memorial Scholarship Fund. About 20 junior high school teachers and administrators volunteered to greet guests at the McDonald’s on Osborne Road in Loudonville as part of a special McTeacher Night on April 8. McDonald's donated 20 percent of the proceeds generated during a two-hour period to the memorial fund, commemorating former Shaker High School teacher Anne Rosenthal, who passed away last fall. 
 

Math Department
recognizes Pi Day

In honor of Pi Day, recognized nationally on March 14, Shaker Junior High and Shaker Senior High School students celebrated the irrational number 3.14, also known as pi. Students created pi poems, songs and posters, participated in a variety of competitions and, of course, ate pie! » MORE

Students celebrate
Foreign Language Month

The month of March, recognized nationally as Foreign Language Month, is an exciting time of year for North Colonie's Foreign Language Department. Throughout the month, a number of programs, events and activities will be offered to expand students’ interest in and appreciation of cultural diversity. » MORE

Junior high school
posts high honor, merit rolls

Click here to view the comparative data for the second quarter of the 2007-2008 school year and the previous four years as well.

Message from the principal

March is a key transition month from winter to spring and it is just as critical a time in an academic year. This is the period when we must maintain our high academic expectations while preparing for the remaining New York State and end of year assessments and continue the scheduling process for 2008-2009. As always, students must focus on their schoolwork. The last half of the third quarter and the first half of the fourth quarter can be crucial for many students. Expectations in the classroom are high and there are more demands placed on a student’s time and energies. Your assistance is needed to support student efforts and help them effectively handle the stress they will necessarily face.
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Student-run
recycling club saves trees

A new, student-run recycling club at Shaker Junior High School is not only saving trees, but also building awareness about the importance of recycling.

“If people don't start taking care now, they never will,” said eighth-grader Heather Moore, who joined the “Green Team” when it launched earlier this school year.

The club formed after a group of environmentally conscious junior high school students and teachers expressed their concern about the school’s non-existent recycling efforts. » MORE

Voters approve $7 million capital project referendum

Voters in the North Colonie and Maplewood-Colonie Common School Districts overwhelmingly approved a $7 million capital project referendum on Monday, March 3.
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Academic quiz bowl
energizes school spirit

School spirit is alive and well at Shaker Junior High School, and the intensity of that spirit was contagious during the schools academic quiz bowl earlier this month. » MORE

Junior High School students give their hearts this Valentine's Day

The hallways and rooms at the Children’s Hospital of Albany Medical Center are a little brighter this Valentine’s Day, thanks to the generosity of Shaker Junior High School students. » MORE

Sixth grader wins
districtwide Spelling Bee

After six grueling rounds, Loudonville Elementary School sixth grader Katrina Simonsen won the district-wide spelling bee earlier this week by correctly spelling the word "imperceptible." » MORE

Voters overwhelmingly approve annexation referendum

On Oct. 11, voters in North Colonie and Maplewood overwhelmingly approved an official, binding referendum that will cause the annexation of the Maplewood-Colonie Common School District by the North Colonie Central School District. The vote count in North Colonie was 1232 yes votes to 248 no votes, and 214 yes votes to 29 no votes in Maplewood.
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