Reminder: No school on Monday, Oct. 20 for K-12 Superintendent’s Conference Day and in Observance of Diwali.
Welcome to our exchange students from Costa Rica! The group of students from Humboldt High School arrived on Monday, October 13 to a welcome from Shaker High School students and host families.
This week, the group took a trip to Albany to visit the Capitol building, NYS Museum and the Corning Tower. They also took a day trip to Lake Placid to see the Olympic Center and High Falls Gorge on a beautiful fall day. On Friday, students attended SHS Spanish classes during the day before heading the varsity football game as part of "The Barn" student section at night. Pura vida!
This week, the group took a trip to Albany to visit the Capitol building, NYS Museum and the Corning Tower. They also took a day trip to Lake Placid to see the Olympic Center and High Falls Gorge on a beautiful fall day. On Friday, students attended SHS Spanish classes during the day before heading the varsity football game as part of "The Barn" student section at night. Pura vida!
The competition was fierce between Unified Bocce and the Shaker High School faculty Friday afternoon! Our Unified athletes, in their home blues, showed their teachers and administrators a thing or two about the sport. With four matches taking place simultaneously, there was plenty for students and staff in the crowd to cheer about!
Thursday afternoon at Forts Ferry, second graders got their hands dirty learning how to plant garlic, just in time for spooky season! With help from Innovation Lab teacher Ms. Park, Farm to School Facilitator Ms. Cost, and Jamie from Forts Ferry Farm, students learned how food grows from the ground up. The district’s six gardens continue to bring lessons in sustainability, nutrition, and community to life, one clove at a time.
It’s National School Lunch Week! Over the last 75 years, our Food and Nutrition Services team has been nourishing generations of students. Thank you for all that you do!
Have any other photos from the last 75 years? Send them to us at communications@nccsk12.org. We love to see them! #NC75 #throwbackthursday
Have any other photos from the last 75 years? Send them to us at communications@nccsk12.org. We love to see them! #NC75 #throwbackthursday
Spot the Bison! The Bison’s been busy brewing something big! Keep an eye out on our socials… soon, you’ll have a chance to help decide what we’ll be calling our Bison!
What a day at the Districtwide 4th & 5th Grade Cross Country Meet at Colonie Town Park! Students tackled the one mile course with determination, cheered on by families, friends, staff, and members of the boys and girls Shaker varsity cross country teams. And a special highlight, Mr. Austin came out of retirement to emcee the meet, keeping the energy high from start to finish!
Get ready to “Taste the World” during National School Lunch Week, October 13–17, 2025. Join us in celebrating global flavors and nutritious meals served right in our school cafeterias.
This week we celebrate Board of Education Recognition Week! Thank you to our dedicated board members, Linda Harrison (President), Matthew Cannon (Vice President), Nicholas Comproski, Michelle Dischiavo, Ayesha Geter, Samuel Johnson, Mary Nardolillo, and Melissa Veino, for their leadership, commitment, and continued support of our students, staff, and community.
Shaker Middle School eighth grade student Livia Lu was invited to perform at the Colonie Town Board meeting on Thursday, Oct. 2. Livia played the piano at the meeting as a part of a new initiative, introduced by Colonie Town Supervisor Peter Crummey, to showcase outstanding student musicians. Livia was the first student this year to be recognized. Great job representing SMS and the district, Livia!
Hooked on learning and fishing! Just last year, five students asked Shaker Middle School Principal Mr. Chamberlain if they could start a fishing club. One year later, that idea has grown into a group of nearly 80 students, many of whom had never even held a fishing pole before. The club enjoys catch and release trips each season, and on Wednesday afternoon, they cast their lines at the Town Hall pond. This marks the final trip of the fall, but they’re already reeling in excitement for spring!
Reminder: No school on Monday, Oct. 13 in observance of Indigenous Peoples' Day and Columbus Day.
Fall Family Festival is just hours away! Join us tonight from 5-7 p.m. at the Shaker High School inner courtyard for fall related fun, crafts, music, art and more!
Earlier this week, Blue Creek kicked off the fall festivities with the Inaugural Apple Festival & Cookout! It included plenty of food, fun and fall related activities just outside of the Blue Creek Garden and Apple Orchard. Thank you to everyone who came out for the event! We hope to see you at SHS tonight!
Earlier this week, Blue Creek kicked off the fall festivities with the Inaugural Apple Festival & Cookout! It included plenty of food, fun and fall related activities just outside of the Blue Creek Garden and Apple Orchard. Thank you to everyone who came out for the event! We hope to see you at SHS tonight!
Shaker High School German Club celebrated Oktoberfest today, but this year the event was extra special as our German exchange students were there to celebrate with us! Danke schön to all who joined us for the celebration! The festivities included plenty of delicious food, a donut eating contest, fun crafts, and (of course) plenty of music and dance with a few rounds of musical chairs. Prost to new friendships, shared cultures, and great memories!
Congratulations to Shaker High School alum ('71) and former Athletic Director Dave Herman on his induction into the Capital Region Track, Field and Cross Country Hall of Fame this past weekend! Herman was celebrated among 10 athletes and coaches in the eighth class of inductees on Saturday, October 4, at the Albany Marriott in Colonie.
Herman established 12 school records in his time at Shaker and dominated Section 2 in his signature event, the low hurdles. In his senior year, he was selected as New York State Indoor Track Athlete of the Year (1971). Herman received a full scholarship to the University of Florida and during his freshman year, set a school record for the indoor 70-yard low hurdles and placed fifth in the outdoor 440-yard intermediates at the Southeast Conference Championships.
Herman established 12 school records in his time at Shaker and dominated Section 2 in his signature event, the low hurdles. In his senior year, he was selected as New York State Indoor Track Athlete of the Year (1971). Herman received a full scholarship to the University of Florida and during his freshman year, set a school record for the indoor 70-yard low hurdles and placed fifth in the outdoor 440-yard intermediates at the Southeast Conference Championships.
Shaker High School is proud to announce 21 of its seniors have been named Commended Students in the 2026 National Merit Scholarship Program. Each of these talented seniors received a letter of commendation from Principal Marcus Puccioni in honor of the recognition. This group is among 34,000 Commended Students throughout the country who placed in the top five percent of the 1.5 million students who entered by taking the PSAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test. Congratulations to the following students:
SURYA BOMMASANI
VARUN CHAGANTI
YUNHAN CHEN
FAHIM FIDA
EMMA FREED
YIROU KAO
DEEPAK KILAPARTY
HANA KIM
SANJANA KOLLI
ANGELA LI
EVERITT LI
SAMYA MADHUKAR
SHAYLA MIEU
AYDAN SHAHBAZLI
FARAZ SHAIKH
SNEHA SINHA
ANGAD TENDULKAR
ISHIKA YALAMANCHI
EMILY YANG
ISABEL YANG
RUI ZHENG
SURYA BOMMASANI
VARUN CHAGANTI
YUNHAN CHEN
FAHIM FIDA
EMMA FREED
YIROU KAO
DEEPAK KILAPARTY
HANA KIM
SANJANA KOLLI
ANGELA LI
EVERITT LI
SAMYA MADHUKAR
SHAYLA MIEU
AYDAN SHAHBAZLI
FARAZ SHAIKH
SNEHA SINHA
ANGAD TENDULKAR
ISHIKA YALAMANCHI
EMILY YANG
ISABEL YANG
RUI ZHENG
On Saturday, October 4th, the Shaker High School 11-12 band proudly performed at the Honor Flight ceremony at Albany International Airport.
This powerful event honors veterans with a trip to Washington, D.C., to visit monuments and memorials dedicated to their service. Many veterans personally thanked our band members for the moving performance of military marches bright and early in the morning.
Willkommen! On Wednesday, twenty-three German students arrived in Latham while twenty-two Shaker students set off for Germany as part of the German student exchange program. Now in its twentieth rotation since beginning in 2006, the program offers students the chance to experience a new culture by traveling abroad and living with a host family. One of the German teachers shared, “It is a friendship that has spanned generations... and we hope it will live on forever.” For many of the visiting German students, this is their first trip to the United States. They are eager to explore New York, including a visit to New York City on Monday!
Shaker kids are doing great things! SHS senior Elena Hymes was one of two students from Capital Region BOCES invited take a trip to the nation's capital to gain leadership and professional skills. Representing New York State, Hymes (pictured left) and her peer Malachi Plaza (pictured right) joined 500 SkillsUSA officers from across the country for the SkillsUSA Washington Leadership Training Institute. Read more on our website at https://www.northcolonie.org/article/2449767
Homecoming weekend is here! Shaker High kicked things off with an epic pep rally full of games, performances, and of course the Bison (still nameless by the way, but stay tuned). The fun continues tonight with the Club Parade and Shaker football vs. Albany Falcons at 7 p.m.!
