Introducing the North Colonie CSD 2024 Capital Project! The vote is part of the annual budget vote on Tuesday, May 21.
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  • Congrats Troy Serao! May NC Kids Care

    Every month of the school year, our NCCSD Board of Education recognizes a student who goes “above and beyond” in their efforts to contribute. Our May NC Kids Care recipient is SHS junior Troy Serao who received a standing ovation following the reading of is nomination before the BOE May 22. The nomination stated: Currently, Troy…

  • Registration Underway: Free Sports Physicals June 6

    North Colonie Athletic Department will be providing FREE SPORTS Physicals for all high school students and only students who are entering 7th and 8th grade. The physicals will be performed by our school doctors. REQUIRED: NYS SCHOOL HEALTH EXAMINATION FORM: you only need to fill out the top. Form Link: https://www.p12.nysed.gov//sss/documents/health-exam-form.pdf LOCATION: High School H Gym 3:00…

  • Our May NC Kids Care Honoree: BOE will recognize May 22

    Shaker High School Junior Troy Serao will be recognized by the Board of Education Monday, May 22 as the NC Kids Care honoree for May. Student Government Ambassador Junior Member of the Student Board of Finance Eagle Scout “Volunteers for everything.” Please join us in person at the start of the meeting congratulating Troy on…

  • North Colonie CSD Voters Approve 2023-24 Budget

    On Tuesday, May 16, North Colonie residents approved the district’s $146.9 million budget for 2023-24 with 798 yes votes to 302 no votes. Results were announced at the North Colonie Central Office shortly after the polls closed at 9 p.m. The results show 72.55 percent of voters supported the budget. The $146.9 million budget has…

  • NYS Champ! SHS Senior Thomas Mysliwiec

    Shaker High School senior Thomas Mysliwiec is the New York State Champion after his exceptionally high score on the Microsoft Excel (Office 2016) certification exam. As New York State Champion, Thomas has been selected to compete in Certiport’s 2023 Microsoft Office Specialist U.S. National Championship at the Hilton Lake Buena Vista Hotel in Orlando, Florida,…

  • SHS Senior Capstone Team Qualifies as Thomas Edison National Pitch Finalists

    The Senior Capstone Engineering team of Andrew Church and Ethan Valente have been selected as finalists in the Thomas Edison Pitch Contest.  Andrew and Ethan travel to the Thomas Edison National Historic Park in New Jersey May 17 to present to a panel of expert judges, said Eric Phillips, supervisor of Career and Technical Education.…

  • SHS Students Standout on German National Exam

    The Shaker High School German program hosted an award ceremony April 27 to celebrate and honor the outstanding results students achieved in the 2022-23 National German Exam. Every year, the students enrolled in the classes German 3, 4 and 5 (10th through 12th grade) participate in the German National Exam sponsored by the American Association…

  • Budget Vote This Tuesday, May 16

    North Colonie CSD residents will vote on the district’s proposed $146.9 million budget on Tuesday, May 16, from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. in the District Office, 91 Fiddlers Lane, Latham. The proposed spending plan for the upcoming 2023-24 academic year represents a $12.1 million (or 8.98%) increase. The projected tax levy increase is 2.80%,…

  • Physical Education Leadership Awards

    Our Shaker High School Physical Education department is pleased to share a full slate of honorees and awards received and given to students in the last several weeks. Three Shake High students were honored April 23 with the Secondary Leadership Award. The Capital Zone of the New York State Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation…

  • Two SHS Drawing Art Students Place in the Olympics of the Visual Arts 

    Shaker High School ninth-graders Hana Kim and Rui Zheng received third place in the NYSATA annual Olympics of the Visual Arts last week. Their titled piece, “The Unquenchable Thirst” was based on the climate change prompt. Hana and Rui also competed in the “spontaneous on demand” portion of the competition. The New York State Art…

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