Interactive Electives Website Now Live
The intention of this format is to allow parents, guardians and students to navigate the choices afforded in elective class selection. We hope you find this site helpful and informative regarding the many options students have in selecting electives. Please use the “Departments” dropdown menu to navigate the three subject areas concerning elective selection.
For a complete list of Freshman elective opportunities in Art, Music or Technology please click here.
Live component scheduled for Thursday, Jan 14
As an additional live component to the website, we will have live Google Meets available for you to join on Thursday, Jan. 14 from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. During these live Google Meets you are encouraged to join, to ask questions by typing them into the chat, and to gain greater insight to any emerging or remaining questions.
In order to engage with the four Department Coordinators, please adhere to the following parameters.
- Use your student’s South Colonie Google account, as security parameters will only allow South Colonie accounts to join with South Colonie hosted Meets.
- Type into the Google Meet the provided nicknames:
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- To meet with Mr. Cannistraci for Music questions use the nickname:
electivemusic - To meet with Mr. Gehres for Technology questions use the nickname:
electivetech - To meet with Mrs. Nielsen for Art questions use the nickname: electiveart
- To meet with Mrs. Leva for Counseling questions use the nickname: electivecounseling
- To meet with Mr. Cannistraci for Music questions use the nickname:
3. If you need to revisit a conversation or cannot make the Live Google Meets, please reach out to our Coordinators using their South Colonie email addresses:
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- Music – Mr. Peter Cannistrci: cannistracip@scolonie.org (ext. 1547)
- Technology – Mr. John Gehres: gehresj@scolonie.org (ext. 1618)
- Art – Mrs. Thomasa Nielsen: nielsent@scolonie.org (ext. 1500)
- Counseling – Mrs. Kimberly Leva: levak@solonie.org (ext. 1031)