South Colonie Central School District will hold a community budget forum on Tuesday, April 5 at 7 p.m. The session will be held at Shaker Road Elementary. Link to view The meeting can be viewed on the South Colonie YouTube Channel beginning at 7 p.m. Budget 2nd Draft Presentation April 5, 2021 Budget Presentation
Three Colonie Central High School students’ artwork was selected for the 23rd Annual High School Regional Exhibition. The Regional is a highly anticipated annual juried exhibition showcasing the artwork of 107 high school students from 25 regional high schools. The exhibit showcases a variety of talented student work in all mediums, including: painting, drawing, photography, …
On Saturday, March 26 the South Colonie Central School District held the regional Kidwind Challenge, the industry leading renewable energy design and construction student competition. Annually, this event encourages renewable energy education in the classroom allowing students to showcase their team created turbines. “These teams spent time after school throughout the year designing, building, testing, …
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The South Colonie Central School District recently received a donation from Stewart’s Shops in support of the district’s backpack program. During the school year, South Colonie Central School District provides backpacks filled with food to help meet the needs of hungry students on weekends, when other resources may not be available. This year, Stewart’s Shops …
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The first draft of the proposed 2022-23 South Colonie Central School District budget was presented to the Board of Education on Tuesday, March 15. South Colonie’s focus during the planning process has been to sustain programming at the current level and add programs that prioritize equitable academic needs and access to services for students. Other …
March 6-12, 2022, is National School Social Work Week, an opportunity for schools, communities, and partners to acknowledge and recognize the impactful work our school social workers do in support of the school community. This week, South Colonie joins the movement to celebrate the accomplishments of those professionals in our schools who shine a light …
In preparation and to allow our staff planning time which cannot be accomplished through our traditional use of substitute teachers, the South Colonie Central School District has scheduled a virtual learning day for students grades K-12 on Friday, April 1. There will be no in-person instruction for students K-12 on Friday, April 1. Grades K-8 …
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In honor of Presidents Day, Lisha Kill seventh-grade teacher Mr. Obermayer challenged his social studies students to the ultimate Presidents Day Challenge! The students were asked to say all 46 U.S. Presidents in the correct order in just one minute—or less. Three of Mr. Obermayer’s students, Vincent Forenzo, Aliyah Pearson, and Daniel Deepu met the …
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On Thursday, March 24, Lisha Kill Middle School will host an orientation program for incoming fifth-grade students and families. The event will be held at Lisha Kill from 6:30 to 7:15 p.m. Students will have an opportunity to meet members of our faculty and learn more about Lisha Kill. The parent/guardian session will include …
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Cassandra Smith, a second-grade student in Mrs. Tyksinski’s classroom was recently awarded the opportunity to be Shaker Road’s Principal for the day! She earned this role because of her summer reading efforts winning the Summer Reading Sweepstakes. As the principal, Cassie stayed very busy during the day with relentless student recognition efforts as well as …
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