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Shenendehowa
serves students in southern Saratoga County, N.Y. including
the towns of Clifton Park, Halfmoon, Ballston, Malta,
Stillwater and Waterford.
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Posted on
3/8/10
A Community
Conversation with Dr. L. Oliver Robinson, superintendent is
scheduled for Saturday, March 13 at 9:30 a.m. in the
Orenda/Karigon cafeteria. |
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Posted on
3/9/10
During the
past 8 weeks, the staff at Shen middle schools held their
own Biggest Loser contest. Between all three Middle
Schools, Shen lost an amazing 492 pounds and will be
donating $400 to the local food pantry.
1st Place - Jonathan Messinger (Acadia)
2nd Place - Cheryl Barbour (Gowana)
3rd Place - There was a three way tie
- Al Green (Acadia)
- Gail Bates (Acadia)
- Sandra Mlodzinski (Acadia)
The winning school that lost the greatest percentage of body
weight combined was ACADIA!!! |
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Posted on
3/9/10
Congratulations to the Shenendehowa girls 4x800m relay team
who became state champions this past weekend at Cornell
University. The team of Lizzie Predmore, Gina Stalica,
Alex Burtnick, and Danika Simonson clocked a time of 9:17.78
to win the event. Congratulations also to Sam Crisafulli who
was on the Section 2 intersectional relay team that also
became state champions. Other medal winners include Danika
Simonson (6th place) in the 1000m, Lizzie Predmore (2nd
place) in the 1500m, Nicole Irving (3rd place) in the 3000m,
Kelsey Hanson (6th place) in the 55m hurdles, and Danny
Harris (5th place) in the 1600m. |
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Posted on
3/4/10
SHENSATIONAL! - Global Expo 2010
Celebrating our differences to strengthen our community
On Saturday, March 27, 2010, the
Shenendehowa
Central School District will hold its first
ever
SHENSATIONAL! Global Expo 2010 hosted by the
districts
Diversity Committee. The intent of this years expo is
to acknowledge and celebrate the array of backgrounds,
cultures,
and viewpoints reflected in our community. The goal is to
promote dialogue on critical topics, foster an enhanced
appreciation of the differences that make this community great,
and showcase the wide variety of talent within the
community.
- Guest
speaker: John Robinson - WMHT - author of Get Off Your
Knees, a multiple-congenital amputee who was born without
the full development of his arms and legs.
- Public
forums conducted by Shen clubs including:
World of Difference - Images in the media.
Respect Club - Globalism and the future.
NCBI- Changing Faces of Friends.
Language in Media Class - Class and culture.
Best Buddies - Inclusion-We are all included.
- Cultural
performances in music and dance.
- Poetry,
art and storytelling presentations.
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Games/Activities from around the world.
- And
more!
Click here for a flyer with
more
information.
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Posted on
3/4/10
Arongen student, Liam Carlson, has
 been
selected as the "local hometown hero" for the Crohn's
colitis walk this year. Click here to view the
article about Liam
that appears on the Crohn's website.
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Posted on
3/3/10
On March 2, the first
presentation in the budget development process was made to
the Board of Education. Actions
for the board to consider in the budget development process
including potential cuts were presented.
Click here
for more information on the
presentation. |
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Posted on
3/3/10
SHENENDEHOWA AQUATICS is now offering OPEN WATER SCUBA
DIVING COURSE. This course consists of online course
work, 1 classroom session*, 5 pool sessions and 4-5 open
water dives in Lake George. Each student will outfitted in
scuba gear and will learn basic scuba skills and safety
drills. At the completion of the pool sessions, the students
will spend 2 full days diving in Lake George where learned
skills are practiced and further reviewed under close
supervision. Upon successful completion of the course,
students will receive a Scuba Diving International (SDI)
Open Water Certification card allowing them to dive anywhere
in the world. The course fee includes access code for online
course work, registration fees and full rental gear for the
course. Limit 8 per session. Students must provide their own
personal gear consisting of mask, snorkel, fins and boots.
This gear can be purchased at the first classroom session!!!
* The first class will be held in HS East faculty dining
room.
Dates: Session 1: Tuesday March 30*
Tuesdays April 20-May 18
Session 2: Wednesday May 5*
Tuesday May 25-June 29
Time: 8:00-10:00pm
Length: 7 weeks/session
Fee: $375/session
Sign up is through
Community Education Office. |
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Posted on
3/3/10
Shen Middle
School students are sewing ten community service
quilts to provide comfort to children in crisis. This
interdisciplinary project was designed to combine skills
taught in family and consumer sciences (FACS) and art. In
art class students designed individual squares for the quilt
and they began sewing sections of the quilt together during
FACS class in March. The quilts will be donated to the
pediatric unit at "Northwoods at Hilltop," a rehabilitation
center for children who have suffered head trauma and to
Hospice Wave Riders, a support group for children who have
had someone close to them die.
Middle school FACS teacher Jennifer Nicholls, art teacher
Mary Jenny and Clifton Park resident Ann Schwanda have been
collaborating on the project at Shen and it was recently
presented at the state level to the NYS Family and Consumer
Science Educators as well as at the NYS Middle School
Conference.
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Posted on
3/3/10
More than
80 students from Acadia's team 7-2 participated in a camp in
to raise money for the Clinton-Bush Haiti Relief Fund.
Each student was required to donate $5.00 of their own
money, and then ask their family and friends to match their
donation. The event raised $3,000 for the fund. The goal was
raise $1,000 and they tripled that.
The students were dropped off at 6pm and were fed pizza
donated by Mama's Express. Throughout the night the students
participated in various team building activities as well as
challenging events and games. Once the games and activities
were over the students set up their village in the Green
Gym. The next day the students were served breakfast, which
was donated by McDonalds & Dunkin Donuts. There were also
donations from both Hannaford Supermarket and DeCresente
Distributors.
  
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Posted on
3/2/10
The SFA
(Student-Faculty-Administration) Senate's annual dodgeball
tournament is Friday, March 5, from 6:30-10 in the High
School East gymnasium. This year, the event will raise
money for Hannah's Hope and CAPTAIN. Checks will be
presented at the tournament. In addition, the Senate is
sponsoring a "Best of Clifton Park" pizza contest. Several
local vendors are setting up booths. For $3, voters can
taste each pie and cast their vote for the favorite. More
than 800 students and faculty play in the tournament. |
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Posted on
3/2/10
Shenendehowa High School students Jonathan S. Harrison,
Emily Hensler, Eric Wang, and Jianing Xie have been named
finalists in the 2010 National Merit Scholarship Program.
To achieve the status of finalist requires achievement in
the top one percent of United States high school graduating
seniors who took the National Merit Scholarship examination.
This award is one of the highest forms of recognition that a
high school senior can achieve.
A certificate will be presented to these students at the
high schools Awards Program on Thursday, May 27th. The
program will be held in the Shenendehowa High School
auditorium. |
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Posted on
3/1/10
Shenendehowa recognized by the Office of State Comptroller
for excellence in financial practices. After closing out a
five-year plan to audit 733 school districts and BOCES
across the state, Shenendehowa was recognized as one of 39
with an excellent audit. According to a statement
published in On Board, a publication of the New York State
School Boards Association, "the comptroller found the
overwhelming majority of school districts are honest,
ethical and care only about providing the best education
possible."
Shenendehowa's superintendent, Dr. L. Oliver Robinson fully
agrees with the comptroller's assessment and sees Shen's
recognition for shrewd fiscal management and high academic
performance as a result of the unwavering commitment to
excellence. "We take our responsibilities seriously and
endeavor to continue being good stewards of district
resources," said Robinson. |
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Posted on
3/1/10
Shenendehowa Boys' swimming and diving team won their 3rd
straight NYSPHSAA State Championship @ Erie Community
College in Buffalo on Feburary 27th. State Qualifiers Adam
Bonk, Adam Goodcoff, Jacob Johnson, Shayne Buckley,
Taylor Nichols, and Troy Nichols helped guide the Plainsmen
to victory. Highlights include Jacob Johnson winning the 100
yd freestyle, his 8th state title overall, and the 400
Freestyle Relay of Taylor Nichols, Shayne Buckley, Troy
Nichols, and Jacob Johnson winning the 400 yd. freestyle
with an All-American Time of 3:10.82. |
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Posted on
3/1/10
Oktes
Student Council and Community Action
 Club
teamed up in February to do their part in helping Haiti.
Each morning group members sold Hearts for Haiti for a $1
donation and raised over $300 for the American Red Cross.
Hearts were put on display around the school.
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Posted on
2/26/10
Congratulations to Ken Strube, who won his
 547th
game last night as girls basketball coach at Shenendehowa.
The sectional win over Troy High School made Ken the all
time leader in career wins in Section 2 boys and girls
basketball. |
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Posted on
2/22/10
Shenendehowa Central Schools will receive a $77,137
service-learning grant for an environmental responsibility
project from the State Farm Youth
Advisory Board. A core group of seven Shenendehowa High
School students wrote the grant with research assistance and
publication assistance from more than 100 students in the
environmental science classes. The grant will be used to
purchase the equipment needed to compost the districts
cafeteria waste and use it to grow a community garden.
Through the curriculum and environmental clubs, this
initiative will provide opportunities to educate students,
staff, and the larger community about the benefits of
composting, recycling, and waste management.
"This grant from State Farm provided our students with a
great, real-life learning experience," said Superintendent
Dr. L. Oliver Robinson. "They learned first-hand how to
develop an idea, research what is needed to implement it
(budget, materials, etc.), wrote a grant to get the funding
and now will be responsible for making it come to fruition.
We are looking more and more to provide this type of
experiential learning for our students and State Farm has
been a great partner."
Shenendehowa is one of 82 community organizations to receive
a service-learning, youth-led grant across the United States
and Canada. More than 1,100 grant requests were received by
the Board.
State Farm supports service-learning because it combines
service to the community with classroom curriculum in a
hands-on approach to mastering subject material while
fostering civic responsibility, said Vice President of
Agency, Vance Yoshikawa. I applaud the leadership of the
Shenendehowa district who shares State Farms commitment to
education, our community and our youth and I look forward to
our partnership.
The State Farm Youth Advisory Board is a diverse group of 30
youth, ages 17-20, who were chosen through a competitive
process to lead and oversee this $5 million/year signature
service-learning initiative. The Youth Board identified the
issues, issued competitive grants and will now provide
technical assistance, communication and oversight to site
grantees. Visit www.statefarmyab.com for more information
about the different projects being funded and about the
Youth Advisory Board. |
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Posted on
2/16/10
DEADLINE
DATE FOR NON-PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION REQUESTS
Parents of students living in the Shenendehowa Central
School District seeking transportation for their children
who will attend a non-public school for the 2010-2011 school
year must submit a written request for transportation by
April 1, 2010.
Applications can be obtained from the non-public school your
child attends, on the Shenendehowa website at
Transportation to non-public
schools
or at
the District Transportation office. The completed
application must be returned by April 1, 2010 to
Shenendehowa Central School District, Attn: Pupil
Transportation Office, 970 Rt. 146, Clifton Park, NY 12065.
Questions should be directed to the Transportation
Department at 881-0240. This form must be renewed on an
annual basis. |
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Posted on
2/10/10
Rehearsals
have begun for the Shenendehowa High School Musical
Companys production of Anything Goes, to be performed
Mar. 18-20 at
7:30 p.m. in High School East. Tickets, which are $12
reserved seating, are on sale and may be obtained by going
to
the H.S.
Musical page.
Seniors
Karissa Jump, clarinet, and Tom
Pierson and Alex Lessard, trumpet, are among the 21 students
in the orchestra of Anything Goes. Although most are
experienced musicians, many are learning the Broadway style
and jazz for the first time.
Kevin Orlando plays Moonface Martin, Public Enemy #13, and Brynna Pawlows is Erma, a moll, in Shen's production of
Anything Goes. |
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Posted on
2/9/10
Shen Dollars
for Scholars March Fundraiser at TGIF: The local chapter of DFS, a
not-for-profit organization of volunteers who award $500 - $1000
scholarships each year to qualifying seniors in the Shen School
District, will hold a fundraiser at the Clifton Park TGI Fridays on
Tuesday, March 16, 5 - 9 p.m. A flier may be downloaded from the
Shenendehowa Dollars for Scholars website (google) and presented
that evening. Others will be available outside TGIF that evening.
All profits from the evening will be awarded to Shen seniors this
year. |
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Posted on
2/9/10
Please
visit the Music Department home page (www.shenmusic.org) for
program information, helpful parent and student resources,
and exciting student news and recognition! Information
includes:
- "What is
NYSSMA?"
- Parent
guide regarding the Elementary GM Report Card
- Student
highlights and recognition
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Posted on
2/5/10
Shen
Community Coalition Hosts Series to Promote Teen Health and
Safety. Facebook. Friends. Dating. Alcohol. Sexting.
Marijuana. Cyberbullying. Teens today are negotiating a
world very different than the one in which their parents
grew up. Help for parents and teens as they navigate this
exciting and tumultuous time is available in a series of
presentations organized by the Shenendehowa Community
Coalition.
Click here for more
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Posted on
2/5/10
Shenendehowa's SADD CLUB will hold a food and personal
items drive To benefit CAPTAINs food pantry March 1- March
12 in the main lobby at High School East. CAPTAINs FOOD
PANTRYs cupboards are extremely low.
Ideas for donations include:
- Snacks
for kids
- Dried
Soups
- Tomato
Products
- Soup
- Peanut
Butter
- Tuna
- Prepared
Meals: Ramon Noodles, Chef Boy-ar-dee, Hamburger Helper,
Dinty Moore
FOOD STAMPS
COVER ONLY FOODS. IF YOU CAN DONATE PERSONAL ITEMS, THEY
WILL BE VERY MUCH APPRECIATED
- Toilet
Paper
- Tissues
- Diapers
All sizes.
- Wipes
- Laundry
Soap
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Toothpaste & toothbrushes & Floss
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Deodorant, Shampoo, Body Wash
For more
information, contact Cathi Barbaro, RN, Shenendehowa SADD
Club Advisor at the HSE Health Office 881-0310 Ext 61419 |
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Posted on
1/4/10
Shen is now
on Twitter --
www.twitter.com/ShenNews. Twitter is a free service that
allows us to send text messages about emergencies such as
school closings, delays, etc. to those who sign up. Twitter
is a social-networking microblog that allows the district to
send short messages, known as tweets, of not more than 140
characters. People can sign up to receive these messages as
a text message on their cell phone. That means no more
getting out of bed to check the website or television on
snowy mornings.
Don't know how
to set up account for text messages...When you log in to
Twitter or sign up for an account, click on the settings
link (top of page). Then click on the link that says
"Mobile" and follow the directions. |
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Posted on
11/30/09
The annual PTA Founder's
Day dinner will be held on Monday, April 12th, 2010 at
Michael's Banquet House in Latham. If you would like to
nominate someone for the PTA Honorary Life Award you may do
so by either obtaining a form through the school of your
choice or from the PTA Council. The Council form may be
downloaded from their website. Please submit all nominations
to your school's PTA President. Questions? Please contact
your school's PTA President or one of the Founder's Day
Co-Chairs ~ Wendy Reynolds reynoldsfamily@nycap.rr.com or
Amy Nigriny anigriny@nycap.rr.com.
Please join us for the 2010
Founder's Day Dinner
Date: Monday, April 12th
Place: Michael's Banquet House, Latham
Time: Meet & Greet at 6:30pm, Dinner at 7:00pm
Dinner Choices: Choice Cut Sirloin Steak, Oven Roasted
Breast of Chicken Italian and Vegetarian Eggplant Napoleon.
Cost: $29.00 per person
All reservations, along with dinner choice and payment, are
due to your school's PTA President NO LATER than Wednesday,
March 10th.
Questions? Please contact Wendy Reynolds 371-6201~Amy
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Posted 3/13/09
In an effort to be more
transparent and make information more accessible, Shenendehowa has compiled the
most recent statistics from the N.Y.S. Education Department and other sources
into one document referred to as the "Dashboard."
Click here to view the Dashboard information. |
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The Board
of Education has established an electronic mailbox to
receive comments, ideas and suggestions at
boe@shenet.org. Mail is
forwarded to all members and the superintendent of schools
approximately once a week. If you have a specific question,
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| CONTACT
US |
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comments or suggestions,
click
here. or call the public information office
at (518) 881-0611.
After-hours emergency number,
371-4004 |
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| EMERGENCY
CLOSINGS/DELAYS |
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Click
here for general information on emergency
school closings, delays and early dismissals. |
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| LONG
RANGE PLAN |
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Click
here for the district's Commitment to
Excellence vision
including the mission statement; values and
beliefs; and the Profile of a Shenendehowa
Graduate, Middle School Student, Elementary
Student and Employee.
Click here for
the list of the 2009-10 goals and objectives
approved by the school board.
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Shen is now
on Twitter --
www.twitter.com/ShenNews. |
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2010-11
BUDGET NEWS |
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A
site
map list of addresses, budget, directions, phone
numbers, tax rates, enrollment, etc. |
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Information about
H1N1
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Shatekon, kindergarten
Homepage |
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Shatekon,
Mrs. Magendanz,
kindergarten |
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Karigon,
Mrs. Andrews,
gr. 1 |
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Shatekon,
Miss Smith,
gr. 4 |
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High School,
Mr. Keyser,
social studies |
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Elementary accelerated math,
Mrs. Schram |
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High School,
Ms. Coons,
science |
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Arongen,
Mrs. Kinley,
gr. 3 |
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High School,
Alternative Education
Program |
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Orenda,
Grade 1 -
Team Page |
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Elementary
QUEST
Program |
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Karigon,
Mrs. Kuftiak,
gr. 1 |
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Middle school,
Accelerated
Math 7H,
Ms. Miller |
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Orenda,
Academic Intervention
Services (AIS) |
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Shatekon,
Miss Sloat,
gr. 3 |
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Arongen and Shatekon,
Mrs. Taylor,
Language Concepts |
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High School,
Miss Keiper,
Math |
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Orenda, gr. 2:
Mrs. Brosnan,
Miss Berwecky,
Mrs. Cameron,
Mrs. Gwiazdowski |
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Karigon,
Counseling Page - Mrs.
Reinisch |
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Character
Education at Shenendehowa
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Grade K-12 Summer Reading lists
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