It's the annual Free Prom Dress & Attire event at Shaker High School! This year, in addition to dozens of dresses, shoes and purses for the ladies, we have menswear! Suits, shirts, ties and shoes are available and it's all free. We are here from 9am-1pm in LaFollette Cafeteria. We hope to see you there!
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An image of a variety of prom dresses hanging on a rack.
An image of people looking at prom dresses on racks.
Suits on hangers laying on chairs.
Dozens of dress ties displayed on a table.
An up close image of the design on a prom dress with sparkles and flowers.
Congratulations to some of Shaker High School's finest! Twelve of our SHS students competed in the Greater Capital Region Science and Engineering Fair at RPI in March with seven earning awards. These students have dedicated themselves to exploring a scientific phenomenon, carrying out an investigation and analyzing the results. They then presented their findings to a team of judges at RPI.
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An image of three students holding certificates earned at the Greater Capital Region Science and Engineering Fair.
An image of a student holding a certificate won at the Greater Capital Region Science and Engineering Fair.
An image of a student standing next to their posterboard presentation at the Greater Capital Region Science and Engineering Fair.
An image of a student standing next to their posterboard presentation at the Greater Capital Region Science and Engineering Fair.
An image of a student standing next to their posterboard presentation at the Greater Capital Region Science and Engineering Fair.
An image of a student standing next to their posterboard presentation at the Greater Capital Region Science and Engineering Fair.
An image of a student standing next to their posterboard presentation at the Greater Capital Region Science and Engineering Fair.
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!
about 1 month ago, North Colonie Communications
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.
On Friday, March 28, Shaker High School’s Student Government hosted its annual Spring Leadership Conference with a guest speaker— Albany Mayor Kathy Sheehan! The theme of this year’s event was empowerment, and the Mayor shared her inspiring journey to leadership, offering valuable advice to our future leaders. In addition to her talk, students engaged in leadership and team-building activities. It was an incredible experience for everyone involved. A big thank you to Mayor Sheehan, the student organizers, and all the Student Gov members who attended. See you next year!
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An image of five students posing with Albany Mayor Kathy Sheehan who is holding flowers.
An image of a group of students working on an activity that involves stacking cups on a table.
An image of a group of students sitting around a table writing on papers as part of an activity.
An image of a group of students sitting around a table writing on papers as part of an activity.
An image of a group of students sitting around a table writing on papers as part of an activity.
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.
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.
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!
about 2 months ago, North Colonie Communications
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!
Félicitations to the first ever class of inductees of Société Honoraire de Français at Shaker High School! On Wednesday, February 12, the inaugural class of 48 students was welcomed in a ceremony in the auditorium.
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Students light candles as the stand on risers to celebrate their induction into the French Honors Society at Shaker High School.
Shaker High School hosted its annual Winter Pep Rally on Friday, February 14 to celebrate all of the winter sports teams. There were musical and dance performances, games and a whole lot of fun had by students and staff members.
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A boys athletic team at Shaker enters the gym in their matching warmup outfits to start the Winter Pep Rally.