What a showing by Shaker Robotics! Known as Team 2791, Shaker Robotics made a great run the New York Tech Valley Regional competition at MVP Arena. Team 2791 went 6-3 in qualifying matches on Friday, March 28 and Saturday, March 29, advancing to the playoffs. Team 2791 captained Alliance 7, choosing Team 1493 (Albany Falcons Robotics) and Team 3950 (Robo Gym Robotics) as teammates. Alliance 7 went 3-0 in semifinal matches, advancing to the finals where they unfortunately lost. Congratulations to Shaker Robotics on an incredibly successful competition! #FirstLikeAGirl
We'd like to congratulate our North Colonie Kids Care recipients for March, Pavithra Jayakumar and Gopika Sarvepalli!
The Shaker High School seniors were recognized at the Board of Education meeting for their willingness to help other students in the music department. Both students have played the violin since fourth grade and once they got to the high school, they wanted to help underclassmen thrive. Pavi and Gopika proposed a tutoring program to help others practice violin and presented the idea to Music Department Supervisor Mrs. Deb Keough. With the help of SMS Music Teacher Ms. Desiree Burke (who nominated them) they launched an after school practice buddy system with SMS students and it has been a huge success! They meet with students every Wednesday to practice note reading, advance skill sets, prepare for the NYSSMA Solo Festival or simply find joy in playing their instruments. Congratulations Pavi and Gopika! And thank you!
We have some budding architects on our hands! In Innovation Lab this week, Southgate kindergartners designed and created playground equipment they thought would be fun. Students generated materials lists and engineered plans. They then built the equipment in partners. Their creations are now on display in the school's lobby!
Tonight the Shaker boys basketball team faces Port Washington in the battle for the Class AAA Championship! The Bison are just one win away from the title! Tip-off at 7:45 p.m. at Visions Veterans Memorial Arena. Good luck team!
Congratulations to our SHS artists! The SHS Art Department stole the spotlight at the 26th Annual High School Regional Juried Exhibition. The prestigious exhibition, at Albany Center Gallery, displayed more than 130 works from more than 500 submissions from school districts around the Capital Region. Congratulations to all 13 SHS students who had their works chosen! Our students earned six of the 18 awards handed out!
Haein Park - Savoring
Izzy Dischiavo - I Felt a Funeral Inside My Brain
Dominic Corey - City of Lights
Vivian Yang - The Goofy Goobers
Hana Kim - Icky (Juror's Choice Award)
Ava Papaleo - Success Kills Creativity (Juror's Choice Award)
Winter Break will run from Feb. 17 to Feb. 21. See you again Monday, Feb. 24.
North Colonie Central School District is closed today (Thursday, February 6, 2025) due to inclement weather.
