Monday, Sept. 22 marked the annual tradition of Blue Creek "Peace Day," where the school celebrates International Peace Day. Students and staff were invited to add their handprints to their mural on the side of the school. What a great way to spend the day - great work, Bulldogs!
Today at Forts Ferry children’s author Kate Messner visited to share insights into her writing process. She spoke about how climbing the 46 Adirondack High Peaks inspired her stories and helped her imagine memorable characters for her fictional writings. Her engaging presentation, filled with humor and personal stories, truly connected with students.
Please join us in congratulating Shaker High School senior Yunhan Chen on his accomplishments at the International History Olympiad! Yunhan, a member of the Varsity History Bowl Team at SHS, competed this past July at the International History Olympiad in Paris, France. He represented New York in the Varsity Division and won a gold medal in the Table Combined competition, which combines table tennis and history buzzer questions. Yunhan also placed 5th in the Historical Spelling Bee and he finished 17th overall out of 66 International competitors in the Varsity Division based on his exceptional performance on the Battery Exam. That rigorous exam assesses knowledge in all areas of the world including such topics as International History and Historiography. Congratulations to Yunhan on these three impressive accomplishments!
Fall is here! Join us for the Third Annual Fall Family Festival on Thursday, Oct. 9 from 5-7 p.m. in Shaker High School’s lower courtyard. This free event is open to all North Colonie students and families! Proceeds will support our school gardens across the district. There will be plenty of fun for kids and families, with food, art, music, raffles, activities, and more!
Today was all yellow at the North Colonie CSD! North Colonie students and staff were invited to wear yellow in support of Childhood Cancer Awareness Month - and the halls were filled with yellow. Here are a few photos from the day!
Happy Fall, Ya'll! Boght Hills kindergarten students in Ms. Bender's class celebrated the start of the fall season with fun, festive hats. Happy first day of fall to all!
Students in the NCCSD Transitions Program got to work in the kitchen this week, baking zucchini muffins. The students worked as a team to assemble the muffins, making sure all the ingredients were measured and mixed correctly. The end results were delicious!
Students at Shaker High School and Shaker Middle School were treated to a performance from Alex Torres & His Latin Orchestra on Friday, Sept. 19. The group is well-known in the music industry, having their songs featured in many movies and TV shows over the years. Their performance introduced a variety of music, instruments, and rhythms associated with their songs, and they even invited students up front to participate. Following this, the H-Gym was filled with songs that the audience couldn't help but dance along to. Thanks for stopping by, Alex Torres & His Latin Orchestra!
For the third straight year, our friends at Albany Med Internal Medicine and Pediatrics donated school supplies to the North Colonie Central School District! Thank you to Dr. Kiersten Kennedy and Dr. Danielle Wales for leading the charge to help collect supplies with the help of their colleagues. We are so grateful to our community partners for the support for our students!
The Little Free Library is open at Boght Hills! Fourth grade teacher Ms. Coffey was kind enough to donate the library and last week, her fourth graders helped fill it with books donated by Boght Hills teachers! It is available for all BH students and families to use. Feel free to take books home to read and add some of your own to the Little Free Library as well! #littlefreelibrary
Sept. 14 to 20 marks National Arts in Education Week. To mark the occasion, the Superintendent's Art Gallery was updated with new student artwork from across the district at Central Office. Please join us this week in recognizing the incredible impact of arts education, along with the talented students and educators who make it possible! #ArtsInEducationWeek
Congratulations to Shaker High School on being recognized as a National Banner Unified Champion School by @SpecialOlympicsNewYork.
What does that mean? It means we’ve gone above and beyond to create a culture of inclusion, meeting all 10 standards of excellence in sports, leadership, and school engagement set by Special Olympics Unified Champion Schools. Big recognition, bigger impact. Go Blue Bison!
What does that mean? It means we’ve gone above and beyond to create a culture of inclusion, meeting all 10 standards of excellence in sports, leadership, and school engagement set by Special Olympics Unified Champion Schools. Big recognition, bigger impact. Go Blue Bison!
It's the second annual Senior Sunrise! The Shaker High Class of 2026 was up with the sun Wednesday morning not only for the views, but for breakfast together as a class. Some seniors made shirts and sweatshirts to mark the occasion. Thank you to the faculty advisors who helped make this event a huge success!
Mrs. Drescher's third grade class at Forts Ferry got a special visit from Spectrum News 1 Chief Meteorologist Chris Gilson Tuesday morning! Mr. Gilson gave a weather presentation to students in Innovation Lab that ranged from clouds to tornadoes and hurricanes. He also did a couple of experiments to show examples of weather phenomena. Tune into Spectrum News in the coming months and you just might see some familiar faces! #NCCSD
Continuing Education is back this fall with a wide range of courses! In-person Continuing Education registration is tomorrow from 2–6 p.m, checks will be the only form of payment accepted.
Visit northcolonie.org/ce to view available classes, learn how to register, or find out how to become an instructor next semester!
Visit northcolonie.org/ce to view available classes, learn how to register, or find out how to become an instructor next semester!
Thank you to the United Way of the Greater Capital Region! United Way GCR President & CEO Peter Gannon stopped by Blue Creek on the first day of school to help during lunch. Gannon, who is a Blue Creek and Shaker grad, handed out milk, helped with clean up, and talked to students about how their first day was going. The United Way was a big proponent of New York State Universal Free Meals and we are grateful for their support!
Interest in learning how you can help? Visit our United Way page: https://ignite.stratuslive.com/uwgcr/get-involved/fundraise/NCCS25
Interest in learning how you can help? Visit our United Way page: https://ignite.stratuslive.com/uwgcr/get-involved/fundraise/NCCS25
Last, but certainly not least, the Latham Ridge Panthers! Principal Thiell joined us for visits to several classrooms throughout the building. From "All About Me" presentations to decorating journals and starting ELA lessons... these students are well on their way to tackling a new school year! #NCCSDFirstDay #NC75
Next up, Forts Ferry! Principal Parker made the rounds with us from second grade, to innovation lab and then the library. The Lions are off to a roarin' good start to the school year! #NCCSDFirstDay #NC75
On to Blue Creek! We welcomed our kindergarten students to school on classroom visits and welcomed back our returning students with stops at the iLab, library, cafeteria, and playground. #NC75 #nccsdfirstday
We’re back at it, starting the day at Boght Hills! There was plenty of sunshine and smiles for the second day of school, as we visited classrooms, gym class, the library, and playground.
#NC75 #nccsdfirstday
#NC75 #nccsdfirstday
