The first draft of the proposed 2018-19 South Colonie Central School District budget was presented to the Board of Education on March 6. The first draft of the budget totals $102,116,146 with a budget-to-budget change over the current school year of +$2,658,897 or 2.67 percent. It also includes an estimated tax levy increase of 2.8 …
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Maribeth Boelts, author of The PS Brothers, stopped by Sand Creek Middle School for a surprise visit on her way from her home in Iowa to another school on the east coast. Students in Mrs. Baker’s 5th grade reading classes have been in contact with Mrs. Boelts, so she reached out and offered to come …
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Kindergarteners in Laura Backus’ class at Veeder Elementary School had a blast practicing their addition facts and teen numbers with helpers from the Colonie Central High School iCARE program. ICARE/Veeder Math Photo Gallery
Two South Colonie administrators joined members of law enforcement, other school administrators, the mental health community and municipal leaders to at special forum entitled “Keeping our Kids Safe: Life after Parkland, FL.” Forest Park Elementary School Principal Jill Penn and Colonie Central High School Associate Principal Thomas Kachadurian were part of a panel discussion that …
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Thanks to all who came out to support Lisha Kill Middle School’s 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament which raised $469 for the Ross Buddenhagen and Justin Mirabile Scholarship Funds. The teacher team of Jonathan Lapoint, Eric Obermayer and Amy Thomas made it through a few rounds. The winners were Jason Rogers, Tyler Sauseville and Zach Ashline. The …
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The National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame has named Colonie Central High School senior football lineman Tyler Briggs as the Colonie Scholar-Athlete for 2017. Each year, the NFF hosts a dinner honoring 60 high school and college scholar-athletes from throughout the Capital District. This year’s Scholar-Athlete Recognition dinner was held on March 5. From the group of …
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Shaker Road Elementary School students enjoyed sledding in Physical Education class after all of the March snow we had. Thank you to Mr. Merchant and Mr. McCulloch for prepping the trail and pushing students and tubes hour after hour. The students had a GREAT time! Shaker Road Snow Sledding Photo Gallery
Four fifth graders from Sand Creek Middle School competed in the KidWind competition at the STEM Exploration Showcase held at SUNY Polytechnic Institute in Utica. The students’ turbine creation won the Innovative Design Award. Participating were Div Pramanick, Ryan Seestadt, Dylan Morehouse, and Stephen Pham. STEM teacher James Brown was their advisor. STEM Competition Photo …
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Colonie Central High School students competed over the weekend in the Department of Energy’s Regional Science Bowl held at the General Electric Global Research in Niskayuna. Students pictured (left to right), Destin Yee, Thomas Rennells, Allison Brunner, Zhen Li, Joshua Rennells, and coach Erin Rennells enjoyed a competitive day answering verbal questions in several topics including physics, …
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Roessleville Elementary School families, students and staff help the Board of Education cut the ribbon on the new school library during a special dedication ceremony Tuesday night (March 6). The library was part of Phases I & II of the Colonie 2020 Capital Improvement Project approved by district voters in the fall of 2014. Roessleville …
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