South Colonie Schools joins the National Association for School Transportation (NAPT) in celebrating 2018 National School Bus Safety Week. Held during the third full week of October each year, National School Bus Safety Week is an active and evolving public education program and an excellent way for parents, students, teachers, motorists, school bus operators, school …
The South Colonie Central School District has been ranked No. 15 in the Albany area in student performance in a report by Business First. According to the publication, the rankings reflect the collective performance of each school district’s public schools from K-12 over a period of four years. In total, 83 district from throughout Albany, …
English as a New Language (ENL) students from Shaker Road Elementary and Saddlewood Elementary schools participated in the annual ENL Library Night in October. Students enjoyed a fun story time and learned about different types of rocks like geodes. View an ENL Library Night Photo Gallery They then engaged in fun activities such as making …
Members of the Stanford Heights Fire Department visited Veeder Elementary School during National Fire Prevention Week in October. Kindergartners from Mrs. Backus’ class got to tour the fire truck.
Dear South Colonie School Community members, The Colonie Raiders fans have shown a lot of support for our football team at our recent home games. But with that support and big crowds comes the challenge of making sure we provide a safe and enjoyable atmosphere for everyone attending the games. It is important that we …
Sand Creek Middle School held its annual Fall Fun Run this week. Winners were in 5th grade top photo: Chloe Palmer and Jackson Bearup and in 6th grade bottom photo: Austin LaFountain and Addison Keller. Thanks to everyone who participated.
The Colonie Central High School Raiders Boys JV and Varsity Volleyball teams held their annual Power of Pink games yesterday to help support local families in the fight against breast cancer. The boys wore pink uniforms and collected donations from those who attended. The teams also broke their all time record and collected a total …
Third graders in Mrs. Ripps’ class at Veeder Elementary School had the opportunity to move around the room in small groups, looking at different measuring tools. The children had to work together to guess how each tool was used and what it was measuring. Such tools as a microscope, magnifying glass, wind gauge, thermometer, rulers …
Forest Park Elementary School held its first Character Awards presentation of the school year today at Morning Program. Students were recognized for demonstrating the character trait Responsibility. Our school mascot, Freddy the Falcon, joined us to celebrate these students.
