Congratulations to Class of 2010 Colonie Central High School graduate Kori McDonald, who was featured in Sunday’s Daily Gazette newspaper for her work as an engineer at General Electric Co. “Meet the innovators working on next big invention” during GE’s 125th anniversary. Daily Gazette News Article
Colonie Central High School and the Blue Star Mothers sponsored a 9-11 remembrance ceremony at the Hill of Heroes. The ceremony included Colonie Town Supervisor Paula Mahan, representatives from the Tri-County Vietnam Era Veterans, the Colonie Police Department, and Colonie EMS. The event was supported by students from the CCHS iCARE program. The night included …
Colonie Central High School student Francis Cheeran has been named a semifinalist in the 2018 National Merit Scholarship (NMS) Program. This followed today’s official release by the NMS Corporation of approximately 16,000 names of semifinalists in its 63rd annual Scholarship Program. These academically talented high school seniors have an opportunity to continue in the competition …
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ALBANY — New York education leaders approved English and math standards Monday for students in prekindergarten through 12th grade, not quite replacing but substantially revising the controversial Common Core standards that rolled out in classrooms statewide five years ago. The approval by the state Board of Regents follows two years of review and revision by …
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Mrs. Dollard and the Shaker Road Elementary School Green Team had several volunteers do lots of labor on Labor Day to get the Courtyard spruced up for the start of the school year. Over the course of a normal summer the Courtyard can get overgrown with weeds so you can imagine what it looked like …
Colonie Central High School Technology teacher Barry Witte shared a story about two of his former students and their recent success at Clarkson University. The two – David Altman and Matthew Craw – working with two other students in Witte’s Engineering Design and Development course (part of the Project Lead the Way sequence) before they …
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South Colonie students return for the 2017-18 school year. Back To School Photo Gallery
Despite a rainy start to the new school year, Roessleville Elementary School students were excited to meet their new teachers in the school gym. Meet The New Teachers Photo Gallery
Congratulations to Coach Frank Myers on his 300th career victory as Colonie Girls Cross Country/Track coach this week versus Shaker High School. Coach Myers has been a devoted coach in the Colonie Cross Country/Track program for more than three decades, and one of the elite running coaches in the country. Throughout his career he has …
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The South Colonie Board of Education has appointed David Crandall as the Interim Associate Principal at Sand Creek Middle School for the start of the 2017-18 school year. Crandall will replace William Boardman who recently accepted the position of Supervisor of Special Programs in the District. Crandall has 36 years of experience in education, 14 …
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