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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!
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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.
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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.
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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
schools
academic quiz bowl earlier this month.
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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.
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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."
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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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