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Shenendehowa |
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Shenendehowa
covers
approximately
86
square
miles
serving
families
from
the
communities
of
Clifton
Park,
Halfmoon,
Ballston
Lake,
Round
Lake,
Malta
and
parts
of
Waterford,
Rexford,
Mechanicville
and
Stillwater.
Approximately
9,800
students
attend eight elementary schools
(gr.
K-5), three middle schools
(gr.
6-8)
and
a high school
(gr.
9-12).
Shenendehowa
is
the
largest
central
school
in
Saratoga
County
and
the
largest
in
student
population
in
the
Suburban
Council,
an interscholastic athletic
consortium
of
11
area
schools
districts.
Nine
of
the
thirteen
school
buildings
are
located
on
a
232-acre
campus
in
Clifton
Park,
New
York. There are four neighborhood elementary schools located off campus.
Traditionally,
the
schools
were
named
with
Iroquois
words.
Shenendehowa,
for
example,
means
“great
plains.”
Click here for a map of the
campus and district schools.
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Shenendehowa
History |
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The
Shenendehowa
Central
School
District
was
organized
on
January
14,
1950,
by
a
vote
of
the
residents
of
21
former
common
school
districts
and
one
union-free
school
district.
These
22
schools
in
the
towns
of
Clifton
Park,
Halfmoon,
Malta,
Waterford,
Ballston
and
Stillwater
(representing
approximately
86
square
miles)
became
officially
centralized
on
July
1,
1950.
From
1950
through
1953,
the
district
housed
grades
K-8
in
16
one-,
two-
and
three-room
school
houses
plus
an
eight-room
school
house
in
Round
Lake.
All
high
school
students
(gr.
9-12)
were
transported
to
one
of
four
high
schools:
Ballston
Spa,
Mechanicville,
Waterford
or
Burnt
Hills-Ballston
Lake.
In
1951,
the
School
District
voted
to
purchase
160
acres
to
build
an
1,800-pupil
school
for
kindergarten
through
grade
12.
This
land
was
part
of
the
Shenondahowe
or
Clifton
Park
Patent
of
1708.
The
Iroquois
word
“Shenondahowe”
means
Great
Plains.
That’s
how
the
district
became
know
as
Shenendehowa
Central
Schools.January
1950
Organized
by
a
vote
of
residents
from
21
common
school
districts
and
one
union
free
school
district
in
Clifton
Park,
Halfmoon,
Malta,
Waterford
Ballston
and
Stillwater.
July
1950
Officially
centralized
and
named
"Central
School
District
No.
2,
of
the
Towns
of
Clifton
Park,
Halfmoon,
Malta,
Waterford,
Ballston
and
Stillwater,
County
of
Saratoga,
New
York."
1951
District
voted
to
purchase
160
acres
and
to
build
an
1,800
pupil
school
to
house
K-12.
The
area
of
the
campus
was
part
of
the
SHENONDAHOWE
(Iroquois
for
Great
Plains)
or
Clifton
Park
Patent
of
1708.
The
Board
of
Education
simplified
the
name
at
the
time
and
began
referring
to
the
district
as
Shenendehowa
Central
Schools
(the
name
would
not
be
formally
changed
with
the
State
Education
Department
until
1973).
September
1953
Kindergarten students and gr. 8-12 moved into the main building that
was Shenendehowa Central Schools (now Gowana/Acadia)
January
1954
Grades
1-7
moved
into
rooms
in
the
main
building (now Gowana/Acadia)
as
they
were
being
completed
closing
the
numerous
one-
and
two-room
school
houses.
Configuration
change:
K-12
in
one
building
(what
is
currently
Gowana/Acadia)
1958
Additions
made
to
Arongen
(now
Acadia).
1962
A
new
wing
was
built
on
to
the
main
building (now Gowana/Acadia).
Configuration
change:
K-6
in
Arongen
(what
is
currently
called
Acadia)
and
gr.
7-12
in
the
High
School
(what
is
currently
called
Gowana).
August
1964
District
purchases
51
adjoining
acres
(Karigon/Orenda
and
Tesago/Skano
are
built
on
this
parcel).
Shenendehowa
Junior
High
(called
Middle
A,
then
Koda,
now
called
HS West Building)
opened
housing
gr.
7-9.
Configuration
change:
K-6
in
Arongen
(what
is
currently
called
Acadia);
gr.
7-9
in
junior
high
(what
is
currently
SHS
Freshman
Center);
and
gr.
10-12
in
high
school
(what
is
currently
Gowana)
1966-67
Tesago
(courage)
and
Skano
(peace)
Elementary
Schools
opened
housing
gr.
K-6
1967
District
purchases
an
additional
25
acres
adjacent
to
the
campus
(bus
garage
area).
1968
Orenda
(great
spirit)
and
Karigon
(to
join
together)
Elementary
Schools
opened
housing
gr.
K-6.
September
1970
Shenendehowa
High
School
was
built
and
housed
grade
9-12.
The
original
high
school
building
(currently
called
Gowana)
is
named
Middle
School
B
and
the
original
junior
high
school
building
(currently
called
HS West Building)
is
named
Middle
School
A.
They
house
gr.
6-8.
Configuration
change:
K-5
in
five
elementary
schools;
gr.
6-8
in
two
middle
schools;
and
gr.
9-12
in
the
high
school.
1970
District
purchased
94
acres
east
of
Moe
Road.
June
1972
Jerome
Rosen
donates
land
to
on
Cresent-Vishers
Ferry
Road
(Okte)
August
1972
Robert
VanPatten
donates
land
on
Round
Lake
Road
(Chango)
1973
In
compliance
with
State
Education
Law,
the
official
name
of
the
district
was
changed
to
"Shenendehowa
Central
School
District
at
Elnora"
(at
the
time
Elnora
was
the
primary
post
office).
September
1973
Because
of
increasing
enrollments,
the
ninth
grade
was
moved
to
the
middle
schools
and
sixth
grade
was
moved
to
the
elementary
schools.
Configuration
change:
K-6
in
five
elementary
schools;
gr.
7-9
in
two
middle
schools;
and
gr.
10-12
in
the
high
school.
September
1973
Okte
(to
achieve)
Elementary
School
opened
housing
gr.
K-6.
September
1974
Chango
(happy
and
cheerful)
Elementary
School
opened
housing
gr.
K-6.
1976
Middle
School
A
is
renamed
Koda
(friend)
Junior
High (currently HS West Building)
and
Middle
School
B
is
renamed
Gowana
(great)
Junior
High.
July
1983
District’s
name
formally
changes
to
"Shenendehowa
Central
School
District
at
Clifton
Park."
April
1988
District
office
moves
from
Winan’s
Wing
in
Arongen
(currently
named
Acadia)
to
Fairchild
Square.
1988
Additions
to
Skano/Tesago
and
Karigon/Orenda
are
made.
September
1987
All
campus
kindergarten
classes
are
moved
to
Arongen.
Configuration
change:
Arongen
(now
called
Acadia)
K-6,
North
and
South
elementary
schools
are
gr.
1-6,
Okte
and
Chango
are
gr.
K-6;
gr.
7-9
in
two
junior
highs,
gr.
10-12
in
the
high
school.
October
1989
Four-room
addition
made
to
the
high
school.
February
1989
Addition
to
Chango
Elementary.
September
1989
Addition
to
Koda
and
Gowana
junior
highs.
September
1992
Arongen
(currently
called
Acadia)
closes
because
aging
infrastructure
is
in
poor
condition.
New
building
opens
on
Clifton
Park
Center
Road.
It
is
named
Arongen
and
houses
grades
K-6.
Kindergartners
in
housed
in
the
closed
now
Arongen
building
(Acadia)
move
back
to
campus
schools.
Configuration
change:
K-6
in
seven
elementary
schools;
gr.
7-9
in
two
junior
highs;
and
gr.
10-12
in
the
high
school.
September
1994
Old
Arongen
renovated,
reopened
and
renamed
Acadia
(place
of
plenty)
it
houses
all
of
grade
6.
Configuration
change:
K-5
in
seven
elementary
schools;
g.
6
in
Acadia;
gr.
7-9
in
two
junior
highs;
and
gr.
10-12
in
the
high
school.
September
1998
Additions
to
Gowana/Acadia
facility
and
the
high
school
are
made.
Configuration
change:
K-5
in
seven
elem.
schools;
gr.
6
and
7
in
Acadia,
gr.
6,
7
and
8
in
Gowana;
gr.
8
and
9
in
Koda
(now
called
SHS
Freshman
Center);
and
gr.
10-12
in
the
high
school.
September
1999
Third
middle
school
added
to
Gowana/Acadia
building.
It
is
named
Koda.
Four
science
classrooms
are
added
to
the
old
Koda
and
it
is
renamed
Shenendehowa
High
School
West.
The
high
school
is
renamed
Shenendehowa
High
School
East.
Configuration change: K-5 in seven
elementary schools; gr. 6, 7, and 8 in three middle schools; all of gr.
9 and half of grade 10 in Shen High School West;
and
half
of
gr.
10
and
all
of
grade
11
and
12
in
Shen
High
School
East.
January
2001
The
community
supports
a
referendum
to
add
on
to
High
School
East
Building
allowing
all
of
grade
10-12
to
be
housed
there
when
construction
is
complete.
May
2001
The
community
supports
a
referendum
to
purchase
a
building
at 5 Chelsea Place off of
Route
9
to
house
the
district
office
personnel.
November
2001
The
Board
of
Education
votes
to
rename
the
high
school
buildings.
High
School
East
will
be
named
Shenendehowa
High
School.
High
School
West
will
be
renamed
Shenendehowa
High
School
Freshman
Center.
February 2002
The
Board
of
Education
votes
to
rename
the
high
school
buildings.
Shenendehowa
High
School will be renamed Shenendehowa High School East Building.
Shenendehowa
High
School
Freshman
Center will be renamed Shenendehowa High School West Building.
December 2002
The district offices move from the leased space at 1 Fairchild Square to
the district-owned property at 5 Chelsea Place.
January 2004
Residents approve a referendum to build a new elementary school, a pool,
a middle school addition and reconstruction/addition on to the
transportation facility.
September 2004
The new wing at the Shenendehowa High School East Building opens. HS
East now houses all students in grades 10-12 and HS West now houses
grade 9 only.
September 2007
Shatekon (a balanced life), the district's eighth elementary school
opens. It is attached to Arongen Elementary School.
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The
Carillon
Bells
Before
1950,
the
district
was
made
up
of
22
one-
and
two-room
school
houses,
11
of
which
still
had
school
bells (click here for
a location and status of the schools).
Rodney Winans,
the
first
superintendent,
helped to centralize the
district. He
brought
the
11
bells
together
to
the
bell
court
on
the
main
campus
(now Gowana) and had them assembled into a carillon.*
The
bells
are
a
symbol
which
pays
tribute
to
the
schools
and
the
towns
which
combined
to
form
Shenendehowa
Central
Schools.
*Note:
Age
and
the
elements
began
to
take
their
toll
on
the
Carillon
Bells.
Currently,
they
are
being
safely
stored in one of the district's storage facilities
until
they
can
be
refurbished
and
displayed
properly
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School
openings
In
1953,
the
original
building
(now
Gowana/Acadia)
opened.
In
1966,
a
middle
school
was
opened
on
the
campus
(now
Shenendehowa
High
School
West Building).
In
1966
through
1968,
Skano,
Tesago,
Karigon
and
Orenda
Elementary
schools
opened
on
the
campus.
Shenendehowa
High
School (what is now the East Building)
was
opened
in
1970.
In
the
mid
1970s,
two
off-campus
elementary
schools
were
built.
Okte
opened
in
1973
and
Chango
opened
in
1974.
In
1992,
another
off-campus
elementary
school
opened
(Arongen).
In
1999,
Koda
Middle
School
was
added
to
the
Gowana/Acadia
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Location
and status of original 22 schools that centralized to form Shen
(underlined schools indicate where the bells of the Carillion came from).
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Clifton Park #2 Grooms-N.E. corner, Sugar Hill & Ray
Rd, razed
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Clifton Park #3 Vishers Ferry (circa 1850),
Clifton Park, private home
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Clifton Park #4 Wilbur (circa 1832)-N.E. corner
Moe/Crescent-Vischers Ferry Rd, Clifton Park - razed
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Clifton Park # 5 Moe-S.W. corner Moe/Grooms Road,
Clifton Park, sold at auction in 1955 for $800, now a nursery school
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Clifton Park #6 Town Sheds (circa 1837)- N.E. corner
Vischers Ferry/Clifton Park Center Roads, Clifton Park razed (site of current
town hall)
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Clifton Park #7 Waite (circa 1855) - North side
Route 146, East of Waite Rd, Clifton Park, sold at auction in 1953 for $600
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Clifton Park #8 - Originally located on
Appleton Rd, annexed to Burnt Hills Ballston Lake in 1915, Clifton Park #13
renumbered #8 North side of Ushers Road, razed
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Clifton Park #9 Jonesville (circa 1856) -
West side Main St. opposite church, sold at auction in 1977 for $10,550.
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Clifton Park #10 Elnora - West side Rt 146A,
south of Kinns Rd, sold for $1,025 private home
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Clifton Park #11 Kinns, Skunk Hollow - South side of
Kinns Rd, west of Plank Rd, burned by vandals
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Clifton Park #12 - Northwest corner Cemetery
Road/old Route 146, sold used as private business
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Halfmoon #1 Middletown - Churchhill Road,
private home
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Halfmoon #2 Newtown - intersection Rte 146/236,
private business
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Halfmoon #3 Beach Rd - razed
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Halfmoon #4 Cary Rd - original burned in 1950
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Halfmoon #5 West Crescent - East side
Dunsbach Rd., private home
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Halfmoon #7 Coons Crossing - private owner
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Halfmoon #9 - Originally located on Rte 9,
moved around the corner, now a private business
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Halfmoon #11 Crescent - North side Churchhill
Road, east of Rte 9, razed
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Malta #4 Maltaville - Rte 67 east of Rte 9,
private home
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Malta #5 Armstrong's Corners - Southeast corner
Eastline Rd and Round Lake Rd, razed
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Malta #9 Round Lake Free Academy - razed
following repeated vandalism
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Enrollments |
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Opening |
9/30/01 |
9/30/02 |
9/30/03 |
9/30/04 |
9/30/05 |
9/30/06 |
9/30/07 |
| Districtwide |
9,128 |
9,231 |
9,355 |
9,548 |
9,645 |
9,692 |
9,755 |
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| High School |
2,811 |
2,832 |
2,797 |
2,898 |
2,873 |
2,884 |
3,005 |
| East Building |
1,800 |
1,837 |
1,824 |
2,076 |
2,123 |
2,114 |
2,199 |
| West Building |
1,011 |
995 |
973 |
822 |
750 |
770 |
806 |
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| Middle School |
2,185 |
2,131 |
2,182 |
2,201 |
2,273 |
2,296 |
2,256 |
| Acadia |
742 |
715 |
748 |
780 |
786 |
774 |
749 |
| Gowana |
716 |
695 |
707 |
697 |
737 |
778 |
764 |
| Koda |
727 |
721 |
727 |
724 |
750 |
744 |
743 |
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Elementary |
4,132 |
4,268 |
4,376 |
4,449 |
4,499 |
4,512 |
4,494 |
| Arongen |
724 |
733 |
771 |
768 |
774 |
792 |
696 |
| Chango |
526 |
546 |
541 |
577 |
585 |
620 |
514 |
| Karigon |
493 |
512 |
556 |
576 |
568 |
587 |
565 |
| Okte |
576 |
561 |
596 |
629 |
614 |
584 |
552 |
| Orenda |
548 |
574 |
525 |
521 |
592 |
606 |
559 |
| Skano |
603 |
648 |
653 |
639 |
607 |
590 |
543 |
| Tesago |
662 |
694 |
734 |
739 |
759 |
733 |
523 |
| Shatekon |
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542 |
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Opening
enrollment history |
1955--
1,711
1956--
1,788
1957--
1,825
1958--
1,912
1959--
2,008
1960--
2,118
1961--
2,260
1962--
2,483
1963--
2,799
1964--
3,184
1965--
3,723
1966--
4,383
1967--
5,048
1968--
5,867
1969--
6,722
1970--
7,458
1971--
8,264
1972--
8,777
1973--
9,069
1974--
9,404
1975--
9,697
1976--
9,853
1977--
9,786
1978--
9,770
1979--
9,304
1980--
8,882 |
1981--
8,628
1982--
8,312
1983--
8,056
1984--
7,914
1985--
7,831
1986--
7,981
1987--
7,990
1988--
8,164
1989--
8,321
1990--
8,564
1991--
8,687
1992--
8,755
1993--
8,838
1994--
8,909
1995--
8,998
1996--
9,105
1997--
9,171
1998--
9,186
1999--
9,237
2000--
9,121
2001--
9,162
2002-- 9,231
2003-- 9,355
2004--
9,548
2005-- 9,645
2006-- 9,692
2007-- 9,755
2008--9,869* |
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*Largest enrollment |
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Graduating
Class Size History |
1954--28
1955--46
1956--66
1957--69
1958--75
1959--81
1960--95
1961--85
1962--99
1963--101
1964--145
1965--148
1966--170
1967--207
1968--228
1969--244
1970--339
1971--336
1972--450
1973--459
1974--507
1975--570
1976--577
1977--642
1978--696
1979--662
1980--681 |
1981--698
1982--699
1983--666
1984--647
1985--660
1986--681
1987--675
1988--623
1989--592
1990--579
1991--582
1992--568
1993--502
1994--523
1995--529
1996--526
1997--534
1998--544
1999--582
2000--583
2001--604
2002--605
2003--647
2004--633
2005--658
2006--636
2007--633
2008--729* |
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*Largest graduating class |
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ABOUT SHEN |
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History |
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Carillion Bells |
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School openings |
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Location of 22 one- and
two-room school houses |
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Chronological History |
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Enrollment |
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History of enrollment |
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History of graduating class
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