Posted 5/21/13

The Shen Business Department earned the distinction of placing 14th in the nation for teaching financial literacy from the national W!SE (Working in Support of Education) organization. [MORE]

Posted 5/21/13

Shenendehowa High School is pleased to honor the following students in the Class of 2013 for outstanding academic excellence with the President’s Education Award. [MORE]

Posted 5/20/13

This morning at approximately 9:10 am the high school administration, in cooperation with the NYS Police, the Schenectady and Warren County Sheriff's Departments and the NYS Dept. of Corrections, conducted a safety drill. The drill included the canine units of these agencies and concluded in about 30 minutes. If you have questions or concerns please contact Donald Flynt at 881-0310, ext. 61415 or flyndona@shenet.org.

Posted 5/17/13

Sarah Yang and Colton Robtoy have been named as the valedictorian and salutatorian for the 2012-2013 school year. [MORE]

Posted 5/17/13

High School English students in Molly Stammel's class use online quizzes and jeopardy tests to study for their Romeo and Juliet test.

Posted 5/17/13

High School student PK Gerstenberger received the Teen Volunteer of the Year award from Nick’s Fight to be Healed Foundation. [MORE]

Posted 5/16/13

Please click here to access the High School schedule for Testing Schedule for May 31-June 7, Regents Week Testing, the schedule for High School Transportation and Cafeteria during Regents week.

 

Posted 5/16/13

Congratulations to the following students who will have their artwork included in the 22nd Annual High School Juried Art Exhibition sponsored by The Hyde Gallery:

Posted 5/13/13

Freshman Recognition Awards, click here to view the list of recipients.

Posted 5/8/13

High School Seniors must complete the Senior Questionnaire in Naviance, Family Connection by May 17th. span lang="en-us"> [MORE]

Posted 5/8/13

The Memorial Garden located in the circle in front of High School East is being redesigned. Over the past several months, parents of Chris Stewart, Deanna Rivers, Luke Romano and Nick Cammarata, joined together with members from Nick’s Round Table, High School PTSA and administrators to develop a plan for the garden. [MORE]

Posted 5/8/13

The high school Spanish 12H (University in the High School Class) were asked to wear the t-shirts for their college acceptance choices.

Posted 5/8/13

In honor of Earth Day, the High School West Environment Club ran a book drive collecting over 1000 used books that will be donated to Saratoga CAPTAIN and the World Wide Book Fund to build libraries locally and across the world.

Posted 4/30/13

High School student, Drew Hanagan won the Albany Area Amateur Astronomers new logo contest. [MORE]

Posted 4/26/13

High school students in the Digital Electronic class took a field trip to Global Foundries.

 

Posted 4/26/13

High school students in the technology class explore various careers during the construction career day.

Posted 4/23/13

Senior  Ball - Theme: Candy Land

When: Saturday, May 11th 6:00-11:00 PM
Doors open at 5:45 no entries after 6:30
Where: Saratoga City Center  [MORE]

Junior Prom - Theme: Old Hollywood

When: Saturday, June 1st 6:00-11:00 PM
Doors open at 5:45 no entries after 6:30
Where: Saratoga City Center [MORE]

Posted 4/18/13

Congratulations to the Shen FBLA club members who took home a total of nine awards from the 2013 State Leadership Conference in Rochester. Several members qualified for the National Conference in Anaheim this June. These awards display the quality of business education available to our Shen students. [MORE]

Posted 4/18/13

Recently the “World of Difference” club from the High School visited the 6th grade FACS classes for a service learning project. This high school club organized an educational presentation and activity for middle school students regarding the issues of prejudices and stereotypes.

 

Posted 4/16/13

Shen High School music students had the opportunity to work with Michele Von Haugg, Director of Clarinets for Conservation (C4C) and member, Katie Palmer. Through Clarinets for Conservation students in Moshi, Tanzania are taught about sustainability of invaluable resources as well as music education. [MORE]

Posted 4/11/13

Class of 2014: Make your appointment for your senior portrait now. Lauren Studios will be in the Fridge April 15 - April 26. Log on to www.laurenstudios.com . Your ID number was on the envelope Lauren Studios sent you. Your appointment must be scheduled during a study hall, lunch period, or after school. See Ms. Somogie in room 156B with questions.

Posted 4/10/13

Congratulations to Shen High School senior Lauren Silberstein for winning three separate awards in vocal competitions. [MORE]

Posted 4/9/13

Congratulations to the following juniors who have been nominated for the N.Y.S. Youth Leadership Recognition Awards: Olivia Bowles, Ian Grey, Miles Renauld, Angela Ferlo and Ryan Kelleher. [MORE]

Posted 3/28/13

College Workshop and College Fair on Thursday, April 11, 2013 from 6-8:30 pm at HS East.[MORE]

Posted 3/28/13

Students in the digital electronics class design a robot to cross a foam board. Their robot must count five randomly placed black tape lines and then turn around and cross again. [MORE]

Posted 2/28/13

Shen high school students are winners at the regional competition for NYS History Day. Students compete as part of the American Studies Honors Program or the Shenendehowa History Club. [MORE]

 

 

Posted 3/25/13

Last week at the High School Coffee talk information was presented on change to the Common Core Learning Standards. Click here to view the presentation.

Posted 3/25/13

Click here for the academic vocabulary list.

Posted 3/21/13

Two Shen High School students have been accepted to represent the Capital District Delegation for the 2013 Puerto Rican/Hispanic Youth Leadership Institute, Diego Hernandez and Nina Loy will be debating in a mock assembly session at the NYS Chamber at the State Capitol. This event takes place on March 23-25.

Posted 3/11/13

The International Club performed its fashion show during Respect Day this year. Come see the International Club Fashion Show and more cultural displays during Shensational on March 23 in High School West, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Posted 3/11/13

Shen's Robotic Team 20 competed in the Worcester Polytechnic Institute Regional Competition and placed second after qualification matches.  [MORE]

Posted 3/6/13

Shen High School had two teams compete in the 2013 Science Bowl Regionals sponsored by The U.S. Department of Energy and General Electric.  The team of Joshua Elacqua, Liangyu Tao, Harry Newman-Plotnick and Stefan Grzyboski placed 2nd out of 17 teams! Shen teacher Mike Tymeson is the team advisor.

Posted 3/6/13

The Shen High School History Bowl Team (Sarah Yang, Olivia Acker, Dan Lemuire, Ashley Lieberman) advances to the National Competition in April in Washington, DC! In addition, Dan Lemire was a finalist in individual History Bee competition and has advanced to the National Championships. Our Shen teams are coached by Shen teacher Amber Quinn.

Posted 3/4/13

High School West Grade 8 Parent Orientation Presentation.

Posted 3/4/13

The Shen High School Musical Company presents Disney’s Beauty and The Beast on March 7th and 8th at 7:00pm and March 9th at 2:00pm and 7:00pm in the High School East Auditorium. All seats are reserved and can be purchased in advance or at the door. Tickets are for sale on weekdays from 4-6pm in the High School East Auditorium. Adults are $15 and Students (up to 18) are $12. For more information go to http://shendrama.weebly.com/  

Posted 3/4/13

Congratulations To our Winter Athletes! [MORE]

Posted 2/26/13

Class of 2014 class ring sales and delivery will take place Monday March 4th through Thursday March 7th. [MORE]

Posted 2/21/13

The High School Senior Awards Night for the Class of 2013 will be on Thursday, May 30th at 6:30 pm in High School East Auditorium. 
[Instructions for Awards]

Posted 2/15/13

Shenendehowa’s student finalists in the 2013 National Merit Scholarship Program are Arjun Acharya, Amanda Kettell, and Katherine Wildes. [MORE]

Posted 2/1/13

Shenendehowa’s Jean Adomfeh has been named a finalist in the 2013 National Achievement Scholarship Program. [MORE]

Posted 2/1/2013

Through the generosity of the Liberty Mutual Insurance Company, agent Robin Raciborski, Peddler’s Bistro, Wicked Smart Apparel, and the high school PTSA, the high school administration is proud to announce that the December Teacher of the Month Award is high school special education teacher Kathy McCartney. [MORE]

Posted 1/8/13

January Principal's Newsletter with very important Regents Exam week information.

Posted 1/7/13

Respect Club held their 2nd Annual Gaming for Charity event. $450 was raised for the Chris Stewart and Deanna Rivers Memorial Scholarship Fund. Respect Club decided to match the funds, making the total $900 to be donated.

Posted 1/7/13

High School English teacher Joe Kott was selected as the Teacher of the Month for November. This is a joint effort with Peddler’s Bistro and the Liberty Mutual Insurance Company and agent Robin Raciborski. [MORE]

Posted 1/2/13

Six of the Introduction to Business and Finance classes recently entered a contest with CAPCOM Federal Credit Union. The students had to submit a PowerPoint presentation that showcased their knowledge of budgeting and how this applies to their daily lives.
ld be best used. [MORE]

Posted 12/14/12

Shenendehowa High School student Eric Wu earned a perfect score on his AP Computer Science A Exam in spring 2012.[MORE]

Posted 12/6/12

The January Regents exam schedule and the schedule for transportation and food services that week are now available.

Posted 12/5/13

The High School Robotics Team, the Rocketeers, recently participated in a VEX Robotics Competition called “Savage Soccer”at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. The team received the “Awesome Autonomous Award” for their ability to program the robot to quickly gather and deliver blocks automatically, without driver control. [MORE]

Posted 12/2/12

Last night, a devastating car accident took the lives of two beloved Shenendehowa High School students, seniors Christopher Stewart and Deanna Rivers and seriously injured junior Matthew Hardy and a Shaker student.

 We will continue to monitor student reaction in the coming weeks and help students who may need more time to adjust to this tragedy.

posted 11/27/12

Shenendehowa High School held a commemorative service event for retired teacher, administrator and U.S. Air Force veteran Howard Steggs, who died in March of this year. After the event journalism students interviewed local veterans about their experiences in the military and in various conflicts. The taped interviews will be donated to the New York State Military Museum and Veterans Research Center in Saratoga as part of the New York State Oral History Program.

Posted 11/15/12

Shenendehowa Social Studies teachers, under the leadership of Alan Meisenholder, created a voter registration form based on the actual NYS voter registration form and had students register to vote in their homerooms. [MORE]

Posted 11/15/12

Early childhood education classes at High School East recently visited Shatekon Elementary School where they helped 3rd and 5th grade students work on a quilting community service project. [MORE]

Posted 11/15/12

High school students perform Act 1 of The Crucible during English class. Student names are Kayla Frasier, Emily Seidl, Claire Drake, Ryan Kelleher, and Kathryn Moore.

Posted 11/6/12

October was Anti-Bully Awareness Month and Respect Club started the STOMP out bullying movement at Shen.  [MORE]

Posted 11/6/12

Shen High School Speech and Debate Team earned the 2011-2012 Leading Chapter Award in the New York State district from the National Forensic League. [MORE]

Posted 11/6/12

The high school Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) club participated in The Making Strides Against Breast Cancer 5K walk in Queensbury and raised $985 for the cause.

Posted 11/6/12

Shenendehowa High School science students are participating in an e-mail exchange with the North Pacific Expedition that is investigating the effects of plastic in the ocean ecosystem.  [MORE]

Posted 10/26/12

Free Tutoring in Math & Science

 Volunteer tutors in math courses, pre-calculus, earth science, chemistry and physics will be available in High School East on Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. in Room 101.[MORE]

Posted 10/26/12

Shenendehowa has 21 students who have been named Commended Students in the 2013 National Merit Scholarship Program. [MORE]

5/21/13 - School Budget Vote and Board Election [MORE]

5/24/13 - No School

5/27/13 - Memorial Day, No School

6/1/13 - Junior Prom at the Saratoga City Center

Testing Schedule for May 31-June 7

Regents Week Testing

High School Transportation and Cafeteria Schedule during Regents week

 

Art

Ms. Garrison; S. Herrick; Mrs. Killips; Mr. Kvam; Ms. Miller; Mr. Murray; Mrs. Randazzo; Mrs. Salvador; Ms. Suen; Ms. Way; Mrs. Wheeler

Career Technical Education - CTE

Business - Mr. Murphy; Mrs. Tarlo; Mr. Smith; CEIP - Career Exploration Internship Program

Family and Consumer Science (FACS)

Technology -  Mr. Hanley; Mr. Lombardi ; Mr. Young

English

Mrs. Burns; Mrs. Carey; Mr. Dayton; Mrs. McTiernan; Mrs. Sala; Mr. Salls, English 10, Mr. Salls, Journalism; Ms. Sautter; Mrs. Utzig

Health

World Languages (LOTE/ESL)

Mrs. Clarkin; Mrs. Cowper; Miss Gordon; Mrs. Lombardi; Mrs. St. Clair; Miss. Sauer; Mrs. Tangirala; Mrs. Thompson
The German Program
Lycee Genevoix PEACE Program

Math

Mr. Cassia; Mr. Choi; Mrs. Fay; Ms. Hulme; Miss Keiper; Mrs. Onderchain; Ms. Peppard; Mrs. Wardwell; Mrs. Werner

Music

Shen band; Shen Orchestra
Mr. Gleason

Physical Education

Mr. Coletta
Coach Galarneau

Science Dept

Mr. Allison; Mr. Armstrong ; Mrs. August; Mr. Boynton; Mr. Campisi; Mr. Capezzuti; Mrs. Ciulla; Mr. Feoderer; Mr. Hood; Mrs. Kilmartin; Ms. Lambalot ; Mrs. Loria; Ms. Macro; Mr. St. Denis; Mrs. Scavo; Mr. Tymeson ; Mrs. Zielinski

Special Education Department

Mrs. Green; Mrs. Brennan-Pagano;

Speech Department

Social Studies Department

Mrs. Abrams-Schaefer; Ms. Bonventre; Miss. Conway; Mrs. Connelly; Mr. Edson; Mrs. Jackson; Mr. Keyser-National Issues Forum; Mr. Keyser-Global 9; Ms. Kissinger; Mr. Meisenholder; Ms. Pfaffenbach;