Author: samantha.bloem
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Two individuals in school community test positive for COVID-19
Dear North Colonie Community, The North Colonie Central School District has confirmed two new cases of COVID-19 in our school community. The cases include: An individual associated with the Boght Hills grade 4-6 intermediate program in the junior high school who was last in the building on Monday, Dec. 7. There are no school contacts.…
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Nine individuals in school community test positive for COVID-19
Dear North Colonie Community, The North Colonie Central School District has confirmed nine new cases of COVID-19 in our school community. The cases include: An individual associated with the high school community who was last in the building on Tuesday, Nov. 24. There are no school contacts. An individual associated with the high school community…
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Vote on the new North Colonie district logo!
We need YOUR help! We’re down to the final two district logos! Which one will win?! Now is the time vote! In October, we began the process of rebranding the North Colonie Central School District. We felt it was important to develop a new logo that truly embraces who we are as a school community.…
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Seven individuals in the school community test positive for COVID-19
Dear North Colonie Community, The North Colonie Central School District has confirmed seven new cases of COVID-19 in our school community. The cases include: An individual associated with the Latham Ridge K-3 school community who was last in the building on Monday, Dec. 7. An individual associated with the Latham Ridge 4-6 intermediate program at…
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SHS business students compete in “Cookie Challenge”
Shaker High School students in the Introduction to Business I classes recently put their knowledge and skills to the test in the annual Business Cookie Challenge! The Cookie Challenge is a friendly competition where students work in teams to manage a cookie company. After learning about pricing and supply and demand in class, the teams…
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Widespread Google outage UPDATE- Monday, Dec. 14
8 a.m. update: It appears all services to Google have been restored. Thank you for your patience. 7:20 a.m. update: It appears that Google is experiencing issues with most, if not all of their services, including Google Meet this morning. There has been no official word yet from Google on a timeframe for resolution. This…
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SJHS Teacher Mike Moffre and family give back through “HeartsGiving”
Each year, for the past five years, Shaker Junior High School Math Teacher Mike Moffre and his family like to give back around Thanksgiving. They assemble full Thanksgiving dinner baskets for people in need as part of the initiative they started in 2016 called “HeartsGiving.” “We used to shop for and fill Thanksgiving food baskets…
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High school food services team places first in national Dole® recipe contest
Watch out, Food Network! We have some award-winning bakers in our district! Our high school food services team, led by Cook Manager Brenda Rossi, recently learned that they won first place in the Dole® Food Services Fruit Recipe Contest. They won the Northeast category with their winning recipe for the “fruitti-licious stuffed muffin.” The muffin…
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Member of high school community tests positive for COVID-19
Dear North Colonie Community, The North Colonie Central School District has confirmed today, Wednesday, Dec. 2, that an individual associated with our high school community has tested positive for COVID-19. The individual has not been in the building since Tuesday, Nov. 24 and they did not have any school contacts during the time in which…
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Fall Athletes of the Week, Week 11
Congratulations to our Fall 2020 Athletes of the Week for Week 11! This week, we honor Lauren McCulloch and Lauren Foglia of the girls varsity soccer team! Both players helped secure a winning playoff game and helped the team advance to the Suburban Council finals. McCulloch had six saves in a 6-1 win over Saratoga…