Over 350 students, grades 9-12, from 40 area school districts participated in the festival. Students were chosen based on high scores from last year’s NYSSMA solo adjudications. All the students performed a Level 5 or Level 6 solo last spring and earned scores in the high 90’s or 100. Area All-State Chorus Performing with the …
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As we enter the holiday season, the Veeder school community has continued with its longstanding tradition of supporting the Regional Food Bank of Northeastern New York. For two weeks leading up to the Thanksgiving holiday, Veeder families donated items and the students helped collect and tally items. The culminating activity was a fun afternoon where …
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Colonie Central High School (CCHS) PTSA hosted the 38th annual craft fair on Saturday, Nov. 19 at CCHS. In addition to dozens of vendors, the PTSA held a shoe drive-collecting a total of 33 bags of shoes (25 pairs per bag)—well above their goal of 100 pairs! The collected shoes will not only support the …
Students in Mrs. Woytowich’s Personal Genetics class at Colonie Central High School have heard from professionals in several fields in preparation for their midterm assessment on careers. Woytowich has worked with the College and Career Planning Center to arrange for a variety of guest speakers. From genetic counselors to forensic scientists—industry professionals visit with her …
In mid October, the South Colonie Central School District announced a new series titled “Meet the Pack” aimed at highlighting South Colonie staff members that go above and beyond for the school community. Rachel Clement has only been teaching at South Colonie for a year and a half but she is already making waves. Clement …
South Colonie is the first school district in the Capital Region to join forces with Albany County to participate in the School Bus Safety Program. Beginning today, drivers that illegally pass stopped South Colonie school buses with their stop arms extended will now receive a citation in the mail through stop arm camera technology attached …
The South Colonie Central School District conducted an exit survey during its Next Generation Capital Referendum Vote on Tuesday, Nov. 18. The purpose was to collect data priorities for the next generation of learners according to District residents. The survey was voluntary and anonymous. Paper and digital surveys were made available to voters at the …
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What can be more fun than learning sweet skills from a cake shop? The song “Jump” by Van Halen plays loudly in the backroom of the local bakery Coccadotts Cake Shop and every Wednesday morning you can find CCHS student Cori Ebel dancing to the beats of his favorite song. Immediately following he puts on …
On Wednesday, Nov. 9, Sand Creek participated in the national “Red, White and Jeans” event in advance of Veterans Day . Sand Creek staff wore patriotic colors and made individual donations totaling $542 in support of veterans! The money raised will be donated to the “GI Go Fund”, an organization that provides assistance to all military veterans …
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As we look to celebrate and thank our Veterans for their service on Friday, Nov. 11, please see the following message from Superintendent of Schools Dr. Perry. Dear South Colonie School Community, As we approach Veterans Day, I would ask each of you to take time to remember the sacrifices of the men and women …
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