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Renzulli
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controlled search engine based on each child's
individual interests and learning styles as well as
options for organizing project resources.
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ESL Handbook
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Futures Committee
This committee monitors
ongoing growth and the potential impact of that growth
on the district
Student
services: find out about Young
Scholars, home instruction, etc.
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Due to the many requests
for community announcements on the district's website, a community page has been
created. Please click here for information
on community fundraisers, community groups, etc.
Shenendehowa
serves students in southern Saratoga County, N.Y. including
the towns of Clifton Park, Halfmoon, Ballston, Malta,
Stillwater and Waterford.
CONGRATULATIONS to the Class of 2009. Good luck and best
wishes on all future endeavors from your friends at Shen!
You will be missed.
Posted on 6/27/09 The Jonesville Fire Department along with six
other fire districts will be conducting a MCI (Mass Casualty Incident) drill at
High School East on June 27th Saturday from 8am until 12 noon.
Posted on 6/24/09 Karigon's New Puzzle Pieces Logo Sign
Dedication. Members of the
Karigon School community gathered to dedicate the new logo sign. Principal
Greg Wing spoke about the process used to bring the school's community together
to decide upon a new school logo. Fifth grade Student Council President Class
of 2008, Olivia Pickett, and Mike Valiquette, the eleventh grade Shen HS
student who designed the logo, attended the dedication.
Posted on 6/22/09 Mike Smith has been named
Orenda's new principal continuing the legacy of leadership achievements by Dr.
Ann Frantti. A former Shen graduate, Mike has been the Director of Student
Services for Shenendehowa since 2001. Prior to that, he was Director of Pupil
Personnel Services at Mohonasen Central Schools and Cohoes City Schools. He has
a Masters degree in Social Welfare from SUNY Albany, a Bachelors
degree in political science/public justice from the State University of New
York College at Oswego and has a certificate of advanced studies in education
administration and policy from SUNY Albany. He will start on or about July 1,
2009.
Posted on 6/22/09 The Shenendehowa
Educational Foundation held its
1st annual golf tournament. On behalf of the foundation,
we would like to thank everyone who came out to participate. The tournament
was a tremendous success, raising over $20,000 for the foundation. The
committee would also like to thank host
sponsor Amsure and all the individuals and businesses who gave so generously. Bob
Swider, a HS West Guidance
Counselor, was the big winner of the weekend with
a hole in one. Bob won a $5,000 home entertainment system, courtesy of Ray Supply for his ace at
the 17th hole!
Posted on 6/22/09 On June 10th
16 students and one teacher from Arongen donated their hair to Locks of Love.
Locks of Love is a public non-profit organization that provides vacuum fitted
hairpieces to financially disadvantaged children suffering from long-term
medical hair loss from any diagnosis. Locks of Love is a charity where children
directly help other children. The girls at Arongen started growing their hair
last spring. They met once a month to have their pictures taken and to support
one another. At an assembly, in front of the entire school, the girls had their
ponytails cut. Then, local stylists donated their time to style the girls’
hair. The generosity shown by this group of girls will change the lives of other
children. They have inspired other girls at Arongen to start growing their hair
for next years’ event!
Posted on
6/22/09 Skano
students Kristina and Renee Bourgeois were recognized by
the Clifton Park Town Supervisor and Town Fire Department
at the June 15th Town Hall meeting. The Bourgeois girls
were honored for their heroic actions during a fire at the
Crescent Village apartments in May. The girls were
instrumental in alerting the fire department and getting
the residents to safety. The Skano community and students
from Mrs. Sowalsky's 3rd grade class attended the meeting
to show support and recognition to Kristina and Renee.
Posted on
6/22/09 Summer camp season is rapidly
approaching in New York State. This message is of the
utmost importance if you are sending your child to any
type of camp this season. Camps play a critical role
in protecting the health of their campers, staff and
community from contagious diseases such as H1N1 (swine
flu). All members of the camp community including parents
and campers must take an active role in limiting the
spread of infection.
Click here for a message
from the Saratoga County Public Health.
Posted 6/19/09 In June, Mary Wiggins
(Board of Education member) joined Ms. Giudici's grade 7 FACS classes.
After learning all about foods from other cultures, students participated in a
hands on lab experience and prepared Irish soda bread, chicken stir fry and
fiesta dip. The lab required that students work in teams to set up, prepare
food and clean up in forty minutes. Students also used their communication,
leadership, management and critical thinking skills! Everyone had a blast!
Posted on
6/11/09 Although
the grand opening ceremony
of the Aquatic Center took
place on June 6, the final phases of the construction
are still taking place.
The facilities have not been officially turned over to
the district, meaning all punch lists items are
not completed and all necessary approvals are
not yet granted. Subsequently, staff and/or
students are not allowed in the facility without proper
authorization.
Becky Carman, academic administrator
for PE/health/wellness
will be coordinating tours with the principals and
physical education staff
and student orientation sessions are being
planned. It is anticipated that the facilities will be
available for full use on or about July 20th.
Posted on
6/10/09
Shenendehowa officially
opened the Aquatics Center on Saturday, June 6.
Hundreds of people showed up at the grand opening to
view the new Aquatic Center that was approved by
residents in 2004. The pool is 119'1" long by 60 feet
wide. It is 3'6" in the shallow end and 14' in the deep
end. It has a bathing capacity of 304 people. Bleachers
(still to be installed) will seat 500 spectators and 250
athletes.
Click here for some answers
to commonly asked questions.
Posted on 6/10/09 Students in Freshman Seminar
researched and developed a video about service organizations such as the Red
Cross during their seminar class. These students worked in a group competing
with other seminar groups for money donated to the program through the Time to
Shine Character Education program at High School West.
Ms. Tavarez explained to the students that this money along with
other donations is raised in preparation for an emergency allowing services to
be disbursed as soon as possible. Teachers in the Freshman Seminar program
include Rob Rider, Seminar teacher as well as Jenny Pfaffenbach and Megan
Mahoney, Global History teachers.
Students in Freshman Seminar
presented a check for $300 to Kimberly Taverez, Development Associate for
American Red Cross of Northeastern New York. Click
here for pictures of the project and the check presentation.
Posted on
6/10/09 Tesago Gr. 4 to host a
BOTTLE AND CAN DRIVE, FRIDAY, JUNE 12, 3-6 PM, Shenendehowa
United Methodist Church, PARKING LOT on Route 146.
Please help us raise money for transportation so the Tesago
4th graders can participate in a once-in-a-lifetime chance
to be part of bringing legislation to pass that can make
children healthier!
Mrs.
Hickok’s Tesago 4th grade class has been personally
invited by exercise personality Richard Simmons to
participate in an old-fashioned pep rally on the steps
of New York City’s City Hall on June 19th, as part of a
FIT (Fitness Integrated with Teaching) Kids Physical
Education Rally.
Along with New
York City Council Member Tony Avella, Simmons will host a
press conference as they introduce City Council Resolution
1925/2009, calling upon the 111th Congress to pass the FIT
Kids Act. The federal legislation would improve the
standards for physical education to ensure that kids are
active during the school day and know how to stay healthy
through diet and exercise. The American Heart Association
endorses the FIT Kids Act and is working with the
Congressional champions and supportive organizations to
advocate for its passage by Congress.
Mrs. Hickok
incorporated Simmons’ exercise videos into the 12 minutes of
physical education she oversees with her students a few
times each week. Mrs. Hickok has been asked to speak at
the Pep Rally, and the students will get a private
meet-and-greet with Mr. Simmons and Council Member Avella
afterwards.
Posted on 6/10/09
To coincide with prom and graduation the Shenendehowa High School Graphic Design
Class teamed up with Lamar Outdoor Advertising to create a billboard design
confronting the issue of drunk driving. The 69 High School students in
Sallie Way's class each came up with their own design. The designs were
presented to Lamar Advertising.
A
group of Lamar employees, along with Linda Campion from the Campion
foundation, judged the work and chose the one they felt was the most
effective. The chosen design was installed on Route 9, south of Route 146 in
the Old Mackie's Auto parking lot.
This year's design was created
by Leah Snyder, a senior at Shenendehowa High School. The design features a
photograph by the student of a broken bottle with the message in the bottle
being “Drunk Driving Kills”. The students did not know whose design was
chosen until it was slowly revealed as the billboard was unfolded. Leah is
planning to go the The College of Saint Rose next year to major in Graphic
Design.
Posted on 6/10/09 A May 22 visit to Arongen
Elementary School from children’s book author Margery Cuyler capped off a month
spent reading the author’s picture books and short novels. Ms Cuyler read from
her stories while the pictures were projected on the big screen. She talked
about her inspirations and how to be a good writer. Students had many questions
for the author, and were delighted with her humorous and affectionate responses.Over several
weeks, librarian Kristen Bruno read historical novel The Battlefield Ghost to
classes assembled in the library. On Author Day students surprised Ms. Cuyler
with their drawings of favorite scenes from that and another favorite, Weird
Wolf. Younger classes heard That’s Good! That’s Bad!, Please Say Please,
Groundhog Stays Up Late and others, throughout the year. Many of Ms. Cuyler’s
books, such as Hurray for Reading Day! and Please Play Safe speak gently to
children about good behavior, fire safety and overcoming fears. The hilarious
book Monster Mess inspired kindergartners’ performance of a dance choreographed
by Mrs. Bruno! After the presentations, Ms. Cuyler cheerfully autographed
dozens of books for her many student and staff fans at Arongen. We would like
to extend a special Thank you! to the Arongen PTA for their efforts in bringing
this wonderful program to our students.
Posted on 6/09 High School
June 2009 Exam Schedule -Click here.
Transportation for Year End High School Exams
6/15/09-6/24/09. Click
here to view
the schedule. There will be additional pick ups for students who need to arrive
by 11:00 am for the period 6/15/09-6/19/09 and on 6/23/09. Click "Mid-day Pick Up"
to view the scheduled pick
up times and locations.
Posted on 6/2/09
In an
effort to promote recycling, the Shenendehowa Green
Committee will be setting up recycling stations during the
end of the year clean out of student lockers on June 5, 8
,9,10 and 11. The committee will set up four stations
located throughout the high school. Boxes for recycling
will be labeled:
Books
(reading books, work books, etc.)
Pencils, pens and school supplies
Notebooks and good paper
Clothes for donation
Cans
and bottles
Posted on 6/2/09 Congratulations to the
Shenendehowa Girls Outdoor Track Team, along with head
coach Rob Cloutier and the rest of his coaching staff
which include: Coach Burns, Coach Karis, Coach Emler, and
Coach Marino. The girls won the Class A Section II
Championships last week. The team worked hard to earn
the Section II title defeating Saratoga 177-139.5. The
team had key wins from Michelle Quimby in pole vault and
high jump, Danika Simonson in the 1500m, Kathleen Klein in
the 400m, Lizzie Predmore in the Steeplechase, and two
wins by the 4x400 (Kelly Preston, Sam Crisafulli, Anna
Suriano, and Kathleen Klein),and 4x800m (Nicole Irving,
Gina Stalica, Lizzie Predmore, amd Alex Burtnick) relay
teams.
Posted on 6/1/09 NYS Education
Department released the district's results on the
standardized math exam. The following lists the
percentage of students who scored at a level 3-4 (meeting
the state requirement):
Grade 3 - 97%
Grade 4 - 93%
Grade 5 - 96%
Grade 6 - 93%
Grade 7 - 97%
Grade 8 - 94%
Breakdown by level:
L1
L2
L3
L4
Grade 3
1%
3%
60%
37%
Grade 4
2%
5%
54%
39%
Grade 5
1%
3%
49%
47%
Grade 6
2%
5%
54%
39%
Grade 7
0%
3%
61%
36%
Grade 8
0%
6%
69%
25%
Parents will receive a
report with details about how their child(ren) performed in
a mailing this summer after the state issue those to the
school district.
Click here for
definition and range of scores for each level for ELA.
Click here for
definition and the range of scores for each level for Math.
Posted on 5/29/09
Shenendehowa High School FIRST Robotics Team requests your
participation in our Small Electronics Drive. They are
joining the Shenendehowa Environment Team and doing their
part to give small electronics a second life rather than
ending up in a land fill. Devices can be brought into the
high school main office and placed in the collection box
during the month of June. Memory on all devices will be
cleared three times. No large electronics such as computer
components will be collected at this time. A large
electronic component drive is being organized for the
summer. Team 20 is working with 2nd Solutions, A nationally
recognized company that specializes in collecting,
refurbishing, and distributing electronics globally.
Posted 5/20/09
Half-day schedule for June for
Middle and Elementary Schools:
Middle School Gr. 6-8- the arrival
and dismissal time is different on the two days because June24 is also a half
day for elementary schools and there are not enough buses to do the early run.
Tuesday, June 23: arrive
8:40 a.m., dismissed 11:15 p.m.
Wednesday, June 24: arrive
9:40 a.m., dismissed 12:15 p.m.
Elementary School gr. K-5-
Friday, June 12, AM
Kindergarten attends-no PM kindergarten: Tesago,
Skano, Orenda, Karigon, Arongen and Shatekon K-5 are dismissed at 11:15 a.m.;
Okte and Chango - K-5 are dismissed at 12:15 p.m.
Friday, June 19, AM
Kindergarten attends-no PM kindergarten: Tesago,
Skano, Orenda, Karigon, Arongen and Shatekon K-5 are dismissed at 11:15 a.m.;
Okte and Chango - K-5 are dismissed at 12:15 p.m.
Wednesday, June 24,
no kindergarten: Tesago, Skano, Orenda, Karigon, Arongen and Shatekon gr. 1-5
are dismissed at 11:15 a.m.; Okte and Chango - gr. 1-5 are dismissed at 12:15
p.m.
Posted on 5/8/09 Looking for Golfers!!
The Shenendehowa
Educational Foundation will be hosting their 1st Annual Educational Golf
Foundation Tournament on Saturday, June 13th at Van Patten Golf Course. Tee
off time is 1:30 pm. If you are interested in golfing or helping out the
Educational Foundation on June 13th, please
Click here.
The Shenendehowa Educational Foundation was
established by a group of local community members to help the school
district raise and develop resources for educational, student-related
activities above and beyond those available through normal district
resources. Currently, the foundation in the process of "refurbishing and
raising the Carillon Bells" from the original eleven one room schools that
made up the district before centralization in the 1950s.
Posted 5/6/09 The Board of Education
adopted the 2009-10 calendar.Click here
to view.
Posted on 4/3/09 Middle school boundary changes - As a result of the need to balance
enrollments across the three middle schools students from the various elementary
schools will be reassigned. The major changes are:
Skano, Shatekon and
approximately half of Arongen 5th graders will go to Koda for sixth grade.
Chango, Karigon and Orenda
5th graders will go to Gowana for sixth grade.
Tesago, Okte and
approximately half of Arongen 5th graders will go to Acadia for sixth grade.
Students currently in middle
school will remain assigned to the same school until they move on to High School
West for 9th grade.
Requests to attend the same
school as a sibling should be sent to the superintendent's office. Students with
specialized programs may be assigned to a different middle school for that
particular program. Formal notifications will be mailed to parents next week.
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.
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,
please contact the school or department directly.
CONTACT
US
For
comments or suggestions,
click
here. or call the public information office
at (518) 881-0611.
After-hours emergency number,
371-4004
EMERGENCY
CLOSINGS/DELAYS
Click
here for general information on emergency
school closings, delays and early dismissals.
LONG
RANGE PLAN
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 2008-09 goals and objectives
approved by the school board.
Click here for a copy of
the document showing the synergy of the 2008-09
goals.
