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!
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It was all yellow
It was all yellow
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!
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Fall is here!
Fall is here!
Fall is here!
Fall is here!
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!
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Making Zucchini Muffins
Making Zucchini Muffins
Making Zucchini Muffins
Making Zucchini Muffins

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!

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Alex Torres & Latin Orchestra Performance
Alex Torres & Latin Orchestra Performance
Alex Torres & Latin Orchestra Performance
Alex Torres & Latin Orchestra Performance
Alex Torres & Latin Orchestra Performance
Alex Torres & Latin Orchestra Performance
Alex Torres & Latin Orchestra Performance
Alex Torres & Latin Orchestra Performance
Alex Torres & Latin Orchestra Performance
Alex Torres & Latin Orchestra Performance
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!
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Four members of AMC hold bags and boxes of school supplies collected for donation to the North Colonie CSD.
Four members of AMC hold bags and boxes of school supplies collected for donation to the North Colonie CSD.
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
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Students look on at the books in the Little Free Library at Boght Hills.
Fourth grade students place books in the Little Free Library.
An image of the newly installed Little Free Library at Boght Hills.
Two students place books in the Little Free Library.
Two students place books in the Little Free Library.
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

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Superintendent's Art Gallery
Superintendent's Art Gallery
Superintendent's Art Gallery
Superintendent's Art Gallery
Superintendent's Art Gallery
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!
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We are a national recognized Special Olympics Unified Champion School
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!
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Three students pose as another student takes their picture.
Students take bagels and donuts from a line of tables.
Two students pose behind a "Senior Sunrise" picture frame.
A photo of the sun rising from behind the trees.
A group of students pose together.
Seniors with their sweatshirts decorated to represent the Class of 2026 Seniors.
A group of ten students pose together at Senior Sunrise.
Four students pose with a sign that says "Class of 2026 Senior Sunrise."
Five students pose together at Senior Sunrise.
Members of the Shaker Class of 2026 pose as a large group in front of the sunrise.
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
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Meteorologist Chris Gilson stands at the front of a room of students and points to a slideshow presentation on weather.
Chris Gilson holds a jar of ice as he explains frost as part of his presentation.
A photo of a Spectrum News 1 weather activity book.
A videographer captures Mr. Gilson as he goes through a science experiment with third grade students.
Meterologist Chris Gilson gets help from a student for a science experiment as other students look on.
Meteorologist Chris Gilson stands at the front of a room of students and points to a slideshow presentation on weather.
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!
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North Colonie Continuing Education in-person registration
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
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United Way Capital region group photo
United Way Capital region
United Way Capital region
United Way Capital region group photo
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
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A teacher sits at the front of the room and calls on students to answer questions.
A teacher hands out journals to students seated at their desks.
Superintendent Kathleen Skeals learns about a journal from a young student.
Two students sit together and work at a Chromebook.
Principal Thiell looks on at the back of a class of students.
A student looks on from his desk.
Students look toward the teacher at the front of the room as she goes through a student's presentation.
Three students work at their desks.
A student smiles as she colors at her desk.
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
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A student wearing headphones works at his Chromebook.
Students wearing headphones work at their Chromebooks.
A group of students wearing headphones sit at their desks and work on their Chromebooks.
Superintendent Kathleen Skeals speaks to two students as they color and cut out a project.
A classroom full of students sit at their desks and work on their Chromebooks.
Four students pose around a table in lab.
The librarian reads a book to a class of students who sit on a carpet in front of her.
Two students talk at a table in innovation lab.
Students look on from the carpet as the librarian reads them a book.
Students look on from the carpet as the librarian reads them a book.
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
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Lego tower!
Student having fun on first day
Student having fun on first day
Student having fun on first day
Student having fun on first day
Student having fun on first day
Student having fun on first day
Student having fun on first day in the library
Student having fun on first day
Lego tower!
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
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Kids on the playground
Kids on the playground
Library Class
Kids in kindergarten
Kids playing in gym class
Kids in library
Kids playing in gym class
Kids playing in gym class
Kids playing in gym class
Kids in library
Last (but not least) on the first day of school tour was Loudonville Elementary School! Superintendent Skeals visited classrooms, joining in on the first day of school excitement. Welcome back, Lions!

That's a wrap for today - stay tuned as we continue the celebrations tomorrow! Be sure to share your first day photos with us at communications@nccsk12.org. #NC75 #NCCSDFirstDay
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students working with string
students working with string
students working with string
students working with string
STUDENTS IN CLASSROOM
kids on carpet smiling
cute kid smiling
kathy and student smiling
cute kids
On to the elementary schools! Our first elementary school stop was Southgate, where we visited classrooms to welcome our kindergarten students to school and greet our returning students. Welcome back, Gators!
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Two students get lunch on the cafeteria line.
Three students smile while sitting at the lunch table in the cafeteria.
A teacher sits with a student at a table as she eats lunch in the cafeteria.
A teacher speaks to her class of kindergarten students.
Three students get to know one another by asking questions during a classroom activity.
One student poses at her desk as a student next to her writes with a pencil.
A student writes with a pencil on his paper at a desk.
Two students get to know one another by asking questions about their interests.
A teacher reads a book to her students at the front of the classroom.
Students listen intently from their desks as their teacher reads at the front of the room.

We had a great time today connecting with members of New York State Education Department (NYSED) at Shaker High School today! Joining us were Chief Information Officer Michael St. John and Director of Human Resources Anne Fiscarelli. During their visit, they toured the Shaker gardens, learned about Freshman Seminar, sat in on a Latin class, and visited a few other classrooms to learn more about our district.

#NC75 #NCFirstDay

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NYSED members and North Colonie faculty conversing at the SHS garden.
a view of the classroom
Michael St. John and Anne Fiscarelli
Michael St. John and Anne Fiscarelli listening to SHS teacher.
Edith teaching class
NYSED member conversing at the SHS garden.
teacher teaching a class
people laughing and having a good time
Let's learn latin!
Our second stop of the day is Shaker Middle School! We are excited to see old friends again and even more excited to welcome new faces, especially the incoming sixth graders. Don’t forget to share your first day photos with us by emailing communications@nccsk12.org. #NC75 #NCCSDFirstDay
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Shaker Middle School Students on the first day.
Shaker Middle School Students in class on the first day.
Shaker Middle School Students in class on the first day.
Shaker Middle School Students in class on the first day.
Shaker Middle School Students in class on the first day.
Shaker Middle School Students in class on the first day.
Kathy and Shaker Middle School teacher welcoming students into classroom
Shaker Middle School Teacher with first day sign.
Shaker Middle School Teachers on the first day.