What do a German Shepherd, a German Wirehaired Pointer, a Bloodhound, and a Belgian Malinois all have in common? They all visited Latham Ridge on Friday! The group of K-9 dogs stopped by Latham Ridge, with their handlers from the New York State Park Police, New York State Police and Colonie Police Department, to teach students more about the training police K-9's go through. Students also learn about some of the work these dogs do to help the departments they work for and see live demonstrations of the dogs obedience and detection skills. Thanks for stopping by, officers and K-9's!
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An image of students sitting on the floor petting a police K-9 hound.
A member of the police stands at the front of a room of students to present on K-9's.
Police officers show off how their K-9 dog works in front of a large class of students.
A police officer explains how he works with a K-9 in front of a class of students.
A police officer hugs his K-9 with a smile.
No party like a World Languages Block Party! Shaker High School's Upper J-Wing hosted the Block Party after school on Wednesday, April 2, in celebration of National World Languages Month. All language students were invited to use their "passport" to travel through various rooms and activities that included international dance, party games, crafts, international trivia, food and even "Gladiator School." As you can imagine, a fun time was had by all!
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An image of students dancing in a classroom.
An image of two students wearing sombreros.
An image of a few students holding fake swords as they teach "Gladiator School."
An image of a teacher stamping a student's passport as part of a school event.
An image of two students wearing Viking helmets.
An image of two students holding a post with donuts dangling from strings as students standing beneath try to eat the donuts.
It's the Olympics of the Visual Arts! Hundreds of students from around New York State came together to compete in the OVA at the Saratoga City Center on Tuesday, April 1. There were 228 student teams, including four teams from Shaker High School that participated in a long-term design challenge in one of eight categories, which they brought with them to be displayed and judged. They also took part in an on-demand design prompt and produced a piece on the spot. Our student teams competed in Drawing, Painting, Architecture and Illustration. UPDATE: Hana Kim and Rui Zheng won the Hyndman Creativity Award in the Drawing Category. Haein Park, Helen Huang and Shayla Mieu won second place in the Architecture Category.
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Three students holding ribbons on stage for winning second place in the Architecture Category.
Two students holding a plaque and ribbon for winning the Hyndman Creativity Award in the Drawing Category.
An image of two students drawing with a pencil and crayons.
An image of a team of students on the floor working on their creative project at the Olympics of the Visual Arts.
Two students pose as they work on their project at Olympics of the Visual Arts.
An image of a music box created by one of Shaker's student teams alongside a binder that explains the long-term project.
Three students pose next to their painting of a fractured globe as part of a long-term project for Olympics of the Visual Arts.
The Magical Yet! Thank you to Assistant Superintendent for Educational Services, Mrs. Naté Turner-Hassell, for reading this wonderful book to Mrs. McMillen's kindergarten students at Forts Ferry on Monday, March 24. She was kind enough to come back on Tuesday to read to Mrs. O'Connor's second graders and Ms. Beach's fourth graders!
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An image of an administrator sitting at the front of a classroom reading a book to a group of kindergarten students.
An image of Assistant Superintendent for Educational Services Ms. Turner-Hassell posing with a class of kindergartners.
An image of Assistant Superintendent for Educational Services Ms. Turner-Hassell sitting it a chair holding a book as she reads aloud to a class of students.
Shaker Middle School's 8th grade performance groups took their show on the road to the Empire State Plaza! 8th Grade Chorus, Band and Orchestra all performed on the concourse on Wednesday, March 26, as part of the New York State Music Association's Music in Our Schools Month performances. About 175 SMS students sang and played for family in attendance as well as some legislators and state workers!
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An image of several students playing the violin while seated behind music stands.
An image of two students posing ahead of a performance while holding their violins.
An image of a section of the band where several students are playing trombones and a couple playing saxophones.
An image of a music teacher conducting her student band.
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
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A member of the Shaker Robotics team works on their robot to prepare it for competition.
The Shaker Robotics team poses with their robot before heading out to compete at the New York Tech Valley Regional.
Shaker Robotics Team 2791's robot out on the floor with other robots ahead of a match.
Two members of the Shaker Robotics team take notes and analyze their robot ahead of a match.
Two members of Shaker Robotics wearing safety goggles and hats as they get ready for a match.
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!
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An image of two students holding certificates and posing with their former music teacher.
An image of a high school student making notes on music as she works to tutor a younger student in the violin.
An image of an older student sitting and working with a younger student on the violin.
An image of two students standing at a table at the front of the room as the Board of Education President speaks to them from the other side of the table.
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!
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An image of two students posing next to the playground design they crafted in Innovation Lab.
An image of two students posing next to the playground design they crafted in Innovation Lab.
An image of two students working to construct the playground they designed in Innovation Lab.
An image of two students holding the playground model they crafted in Innovation Lab.
An image of two students working to construct the playground they designed in Innovation Lab.
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!
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State Finals for Boys Basketball - Visions Veterans Memorial Arena March 21, 2025 at 7:45 p.m.
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)
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Student artwork on display at Albany Center
Winter Break will run from Feb. 17 to Feb. 21. See you again Monday, Feb. 24.
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Winter Break - Feb. 17 to 21
North Colonie is hiring! Send an email, resume, or letter of interest to recruitment@nccsk12.org.
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Send an email, resume, or letter of interest to recruitment@nccsk12.org. Apply now!
North Colonie Central School District is closed today (Thursday, February 6, 2025) due to inclement weather.
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A graphic that says "No School" with the date, the North Colonie Central School District logo and snowflakes on it.