Seventh grade students at Sand Creek Middle School worked on an interdisciplinary instrument project called Music to Your Ears. Students worked collaboratively between their science (with Stacey Sebert and Melissa Vogt) and music classes (with Tess McCarthy) on building an instrument. They had to test and modify the instrument so that it could play several …
Congratulations to Lisha Kill Middle School 8th graders Kathryn Taleporos and Selma Osei who were chosen among several applicants from across the country to participate in the William P. Lauder iWitness Junior Internship at the University of Southern California. The highly competitive program focuses on genocides throughout history through personal testimonials and document-based analysis. Through …
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Congratulations to Commander Brian A. Fazzone (Class of 1978), the latest inductee into the Colonie Central High School Hall of Fame for 2018. Since 1994, more than 60 graduates have been honored in the CCHS Hall of Fame, with their plaques on display in the school. The inductees represent a variety of high school classes …
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Congratulations to Colonie Central High School’s Gavin Haar, one of 40 Capital Region BOCES Career and Technical School (CTE) students who were inducted into the National Technical Honor Society (NTHS) on Monday during a ceremony at CCHS. Those honored come from a cross section of CTE programs, from welding and culinary to the New Visions …
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The Colonie Central High School Garnet Raiders softball players and coaching staff would like to congratulate Marisa Sholtes on one of the most successful years ever for the University of North Carolina at Greensboro’s softball program. Marisa was named to All-SoCon First Team at first base, ranks among the top batters in the conference: slugging …
A look back at Raiderfest 2018 South Colonie and iCARE sponsored the 5th annual Raiderfest on May 19 at Colonie Central High School. This community event featured a Color Run, STEAM Expo, big trucks, carnival, food and craft vendors, chicken barbecue, laser tag, and a pet awareness workshop and more. iCARE uses the funds raised …
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South Colonie Schools held a special ceremony May 19 honoring police, EMS and other first responders at the Hill of Heroes at Colonie Central High School. The ceremony kicked off the 5th annual Raiderfest event sponsored by student group iCARE. The ceremony honored the close partnership the Colonie community has with first emergency responders and celebrated …
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Our Shaker Road Elementary School tradition of having students serve as Principal for a Day took a very sweet turn with Ella Bonder in the role. Ella and her family won a furious bidding war at the PTA Chance of a Springtime auction to win this coveted post. By the end of the day it …
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The month of May is an exciting one for Colonie Central High School seniors. They have made their decisions about where to attend college, and we celebrated that in the high school Counseling Center with a photo shoot. On College Decision Day, seniors wore their new college shirts, and showed their college pride at our …
First graders in Ms. O’Connor’s class at Veeder Elementary School practice teamwork today as they work together to solve math riddles. Veeder Math Photo Gallery
