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First graders in Ms. O’Connor’s class at Veeder Elementary School have been busy researching their favorite animals to support their nonfiction writing. Veeder Animal Research Photo Gallery

South Colonie Schools held a special pre-game ceremony last night to honored New York State and Colonie Assemblyman Phil Steck for his help in securing $250,000 in funding to purchase and install new ADA accessible gym bleachers at Colonie Central High School. The bleachers are being used in both the Multi Use Gym (MUG) and …

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Mrs. Backus’ Kindergarten class and Mr. Thompson’s third graders at Veeder Elementary School did some Hour of Code work, working on computers and tablets. They loved it and had fun playing Kodable. The Hour of Code started as a one-hour introduction to computer science, designed to demystify “code”, to show that anybody can learn the …

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The South Colonie Board of Education held a ribbon-cutting ceremony Tuesday night to officially open the new Forest Park Elementary School library. They also dedicate a plaque commemorating the library project, which was part of a $13.8 million capital upgrade referendum approved by district voters in October, 2014. The 2014 project is known as Phase …

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Girls Cross Country Kathryn Tenney – Suburban Council All Star Boys Cross Country Jared Craw – Suburban Council 1st Team All Star Football Xavier Washington- Linebacker- 1st Team Section 2 All Star Josh Kemp- Running back-1st Team Section 2 All Star Josiah Kemp- Tight End-1st team Section 2 All Star Robbie Johnson- Offensive Line-1st Team …

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Students in Stacey Sebert’s science class at Sand Creek Middle School celebrated Antarctica Day yesterday by video conferencing with scientists and teachers at the South Pole through PolarTREC.  Teachers and students from around the world participated in the video conference. The students asked some great questions to the scientists and teachers at the South Pole about …

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Veeder Elementary School students Stuff the Bus with Toys For Tots on Friday at a school-wide assembly. Students in grades K-4 demonstrated the gift of giving during this holiday season. Veeder Stuff the Bus Photo Gallery

Roessleville Elementary School students and staff helped “stuff the bus” with the annual Toys for Tots campaign sponsored by the U.S. Marine Corps during a school-wide assembly Thursday. Thank you to all who helped make this a special morning! Stuff the Bus Photo Gallery

Veeder Elementary School hosted “Camp Read S’More” Literacy Night for all students and parents. Students were met by rangers and were given a map to camp out at several literacy stations. The stations included fishing for words/concepts, reading under the stars in a tent, enjoying a campfire read-aloud, making marsh mellow words, reader’s theater and much …

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The South Colonie Board of Education held a ribbon-cutting ceremony Thursday night to officially open the new Art, Music and Technology wing at Colonie Central High School. They also dedicate a plaque commemorating the classroom reconstruction project, which was part of a $13.8 million capital upgrade referendum approved by district voters in October, 2014. The …

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