Posted 4/29/11

Shenendehowa High School participated in McDonald’s Night in April, along with other local schools, and received an equal share of 20% of the profits during those hours at the Capital Region McDonald’s.  To receive the donation the High school administration worked at the McDonald's during those hours.

Posted 4/27/11

The class of 2014 Newsletter - April-June 2011

Posted 4/14/11

The Capital Area School Development Association (CASDA) named Shenendehowa High School Principal Donald Flynt as one of three "Principals of the Year." The association has a long history of recognizing building principals from the Greater Capital Region who have provided outstanding leadership in their districts.

Posted 4/14/11

The Shen Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) club participated in this year's State Leadership Conference in Rochester, NY. With more than 50 schools in attendance and roughly 600 students from around the state, Shen managed to take home several awards including:
• Carly Tashjian and Caitlyn Runyon took 1st place in the state for the Entrepreneurship Team event (eligible to compete at the FBLA National Leadership Conference in Orlando, FL, 6/28-7/1/11)
• Preston Amsler took 2nd place in the state for Marketing (eligible to compete at the FBLA National Leadership Conference in Orlando, FL, 6/28-7/1/11)
• Caitlyn Runyon took 2nd place in the state for Business Law
• Shenendehowa took 4th place in the state for "Largest Chapter Membership" with 140 paid members
• Caitlyn Runyon was elected the District 4 Vice President for the 2011-2012 school year
• Shen also took home awards for placing in the top 5 in economics, personal finance, and future business leader events

Posted 4/14/11

Students in the principles of finance and investment class recently participated in the 2011 National Financial Capability Challenge sponsored by the U.S. Dept. of the Treasury and U.S. Dept. of Education. Shen students did very well in comparison to national statistics:
• 16 out of the 26 Shen students that took this challenge scored in the top 20% of students nationwide
• One student earned a perfect score
• The national average score is 69%, and Shen students averaged an 84%

POsted 4/12/11

The following Latin 11 students earned national recognition on the competitive National Latin Exam which was taken in March 2011.  Latin 11 Teacher – Magistra Sugarman
Summa Cum Laude (Gold Medal Winners): Erin Logan, Catherine Altenburger, Rachel Harrison
Maxima Cum Laude (Silver Medal Winners): Emily Hess, Joseph Kromer, Elizabeth Prezioso,
Bridget Scanlon, Kyle Albagli, Caroline Guzi
Magna Cum Laude: Maria Albrecht, Deanna Clark, Valerie Russell, Matthew Ricci, Isabella Gilbert, Sarah Kimball, Givan Amaratunga, Noah Augustine, Taylor Bateman, Benjamin Cerveny, Lori Sze, Jesse Schilling
Cum Laude: Nicole Cardinale, Annie Ouyang, Victoria Savallo, Amanda Walkowicz, Sarrah Essa, Mark Thomas, Joseph Boyajian, Leanne Karwatowski, Nicholas Novotny, Matthew Ciotti

Posted 4/12/11

During the celebration of Foreign Language Week at High School East, Mrs. Clarkin’s Spanish classes participated on a three day workshop to learn about the African Rhythms in the Music of Afro Communities in the Caribbean, Colombia, and Ecuador. Mrs. Clarkin was a recipient of an Arts in Education grant provided by the Saratoga Arts Council. She used the funds to bring a professional artist drummer who taught the kids about African drum beats and the use of other instruments native of different Latin-American regions. The students played the different instruments to accompany popular cumbias and vallenatos selected for the instruction. Mrs. Elizabeth Mars, Music teacher at High School East, also contributed to the workshops and brought her classes to partake on this experience.
"This program is funded in part by the Arts-in Education/Local Capacity Building Program, a regrant program of the New York State Council on the Arts, administered by the Saratoga Arts."

Posted 4/12/11

High School West Donates More than 2100 Cans to Local Food Pantry Setting School Record for Donations

The can drive was organized by the Breakfast Club Homeroom and run as a competition between 9th Grade Social Studies classes. Awards were given to the class with the most donations, as well as to the class that built the best can structure.
Ms. Pfaffenbach’s classes donated the most cans per class (148.8 cans per class), followed by Mr. Keyser’s/ Ms. McKeon’s classes (129.5), Ms. Jackson’s/Ms. Connelly’s (70), Ms. Mahoney’s classes (29.6), and Mr. Companion’s/Ms. McKeon’s classes (13).
Judges awarded the “Best Can Structure” to Mr. Keyser’s/Ms. McKeon’s “China” structure. Second place can structure was awarded to Ms. Mahoney’s “Japan”, followed by Ms. Pfaffenbach’s “Australia”, Ms. Jackson’s/Ms. Connelly’s “India” and Mr. Companion’s/Ms. McKeon’s “United States.”

Posted 4/4/11

Shenendehowa High School will participate in McDonald’s Night at the McDonald’s on Route 146 in Clifton Park on Tuesday, April 5, 2011 from 4:30 – 7:00 pm.  The high school, along with other local schools, will receive an equal share of 20% of the profits during those hours at the Capital Region McDonald’s.  High school administration will be working these hours at the Route 9 store.  Please plan to have dinner at McDonald’s on Tuesday!

Posted 4/4/11

The high school selected their winners from the March Madness program from a raffle. The program is designed to highlight students’ positive behavior during the month of March. Each high school staff member has been given ten March Madness coupons to distribute to students who live out the characteristics of the Profile of a Shen Graduate or the values and beliefs of the school community. Students then enter their coupon for a weekly raffle of prizes on Fridays during March that include movie tickets, t-shirts, and gift cards, among other things. Click here to view winners.

Posted 4/4/11

One of the Shen High School Odyssey of the Mind teams placed 4th at the state tournament in Binghamton.
Team members are all juniors:
Ellen Nevers
Stephanie Pogoda
Catherine Coffey
Jessica Schmid
Michaela Tricozzi
Raquel Caticha
Cameron Mellow

Posted 3/29/11

Shen high school students competed and won in the the NYS History Day Regional Competition. Those students who won a first or second place are heading off to the New York State competition on Friday, April 29 held in Cooperstown, NY. These students did an AWESOME job researching and developing their various projects that ranged from websites to dramatic performances. They are a mix of Honor students from the American Studies class and members of Shen's History Club.
The Award Winning Students are:
Emily Snyder, Group Performance 1st Place
Kristyn Donohue, Group Performance 1st Place
Sanjay Acha, Individual Website 2nd Place
Tessa Marino, Individual Documentary 2nd Place
Lyndsay Schafer, Individual Documentary 1st Place
Courtney Olenyk, Group Exhibit 3rd Place
Adelina Cekic, Group Exhibit 3rd Place
Aaron Everitt, Group Exhibit 2nd Place
Colin Smith, Group Exhibit 2nd Place
Advisors:
Tammy Crump
Amber Quinn

Posted 3/29/11

The High School Art Club members under the direction of Mrs. Sue Herrick have taken on a project to paint the landing walls of the staircases in the High School East building. The idea is to brighten and identify locations, and hopefully motivate students with some great art work and designs. Jack Meager, store manager of the Sherwin-Williams Store on Plank Road in Clifton Park donated 11 quarts of various colors of paint to cover the whole project. The high school looks forward to the completion of this project and wishes to thank the Art Club and Mrs. Herrick for their design and work, and senior, Corrine Furjanic for her leadership. We also greatly appreciate the generosity of Mr. Meager and the folks at Sherwin-Williams and thank them for the help and support!

Posted 3/21/11

The Shenendehowa American Studies Honor Team led by teachers Tammy Crump and Amber Quinn competed against more than 10 teams in the We the People State Level Competition. One of the unit teams won the Unit 6 Award. This team's performance was judged as the best from all competing schools. The winning students are: Annamarie Anderson, Luc Brignola, Michael Patell and Tori Torrisi. The students were required to prepare a response to a difficult constitutional question and then answer ad-hoc questions from a panel of judges. This event is sponsored by the Law, Youth and Citizenship program of the NYS Bar Association and the Center for Civic Education.

Posted 3/11/11

Seniors Devon Poniatowski and Tommy Swimm as Billie Smith and Val LaMar sing "All at Once" in Babes in Arms, to be performed at 7:30 p.m. in High School East Mar. 17-19. Tickets, which are $12 reserved seating, may be purchased during all lunch periods in East and West, during rehearsals from 3-6 p.m., and at the door.
Photo by Jamie Ringelberg.

POsted 3/3/11

Dollars for Scholars announces a new scholarship:

ROBERT PATRICK (BOB) STEWART MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP:  To honor the memory of a 2010 Shenendehowa graduate.  The scholarship is to be awarded to a Shenendehowa graduate enrolling in a two or four-year program, who has played a varsity sport (golf or bowling preference), displaying integrity and sportsmanship.  The individual receiving this award should possess compassion and a commitment to helping others.  Essay to discuss the importance of family, and the people in their lives who have influenced them with their choice of a particular career or path in life.  $1,500.00. See DFS website for more info.

Posted 2/15/11

Alex Torres and his Latin Orchestra Returns to Shen. As part of the Shenendehowa High School celebration of languages and culture during Foreign Language Week, Alex Torres and his Latin Orchestra will appear on Friday, March 11, 2011, at 7:00 p.m. at the Shenendehowa High School West Auditorium. This event is being sponsored by the Shenendehowa LOTE department as part of its annual celebration of LOTE FEST. Founded in 1980, in Amsterdam, NY, and led by Bronx-born bassist, Alex Torres, this eleven piece orchestra has annually presented its original blend of Afro-Caribbean rhythms such as salsa, merengue, cha-cha, bomba, plena and Latin jazz, at hundreds of festivals, performing arts centers, and events. They have been the recipient of numerous awards and have performed for notable dignitaries, as well as shared the stage with major acts. Tickets are $5 and should be pre-ordered at lombkris@shenet.org or 881-0330, ext. 62615. Tickets will also be sold at the door the night of the concert. Doors open at 6:30 p.m.

Posted 2/4/11

Class of 2014 February/March Newsletter - Click here.

Posted 2/4/11

Seventy-four students at Shenendehowa High School have earned AP Scholar Awards in recognition of their exceptional achievement on AP Exams during the 2009-2010 school year.

The College Board’s Advanced Placement Program (AP) provides motivated and academically prepared students with the opportunity to take rigorous college-level courses while still in high school, and to earn college credit, advanced placement or both for successful performance on the AP Exams. About 18 percent of the nearly 1.7 million students worldwide who took AP Exams performed at a sufficiently high level to also earn an AP Scholar Award.
The College Board recognizes several levels of achievement based on students’ performance on AP Exams.
At Shenendehowa, four students qualified for the National AP Scholar Award by earning an average grade of 4 or higher on a five-point scale on all AP Exams taken, and grades of 4 or higher on eight or more of these exams. These students are: Richard Lessard, Liam Morris, Eric Wang and Jianing Xie.
Twenty-six students qualified for the AP Scholar with Distinction Award by earning an average grade of at least 3.5 on all AP Exams taken, and grades of 3 or higher on five or more of these exams. These students are: Jamila Balooch, Nathan Burrell, Robert Callen, Laura Duclos, Christopher Ehler, Konor Frick, Michael Gao, Jonathan Harrison, Emily Hensler, Charles Hoang, Taerim Kim, Priya Kumar, Yekaterina Lapina, Richard Lessard, Liam Morris, Alexandra Neuber, Jessica Petterson, John Preston, Steven Rosenzweig, Christopher Seidl, Carl Springli, Eric Wang, Sarah Weiskopf, Jacquelyn White, Cindy Wong and Jianing Xie.
Twelve students qualified for the AP Scholar with Honor Award by earning an average grade of at least 3.25 on all AP Exams taken, and grades of 3 or higher on four or more of these exams. These students are: Nicholas Dibble, John Gamino, Taylor Hendeson, Wiebe Kremer, Philip LaCombe, Charles McGuffey, Abhishek Mundra, Diana Nicolaescu, Elizabeth Ramos, Christopher Schwarz, Felix Sun and Karen Sweeney.
Thirty-two students qualified for the AP Scholar Award by competing three or more AP Exams with grades of at least 3 or higher on all AP Exams taken. The AP Scholars are: Lindsey Adomat, Kenneth Angeliu, Sarah Bassett, Tara Burke, Stuart Charbonneau, Inge Chen, William Dell’Anno, Kathryn DiMaria, Kayleigh Geel, Jennifer Gibson, Brian Hamilton, Jennifer Harfman, Seth Hazleton, Emma Huneck, Nicole Irving, Jacob Johnson, Christa King, Deborah Korzun, Katelyn Leonowitz, Anisha Murarka, Mackenzie Mylod, Brendan O’Connor, Thomas Pierson, Trevor Polidore, Kathleen Powers, Megala Sankrith, Bridget Scanlon, Kristen Schleier, Anneka Vanderveen, Kayla Wheeler, Michael Yee, and Yumin Yi.
Of this year’s award recipients at Shenendehowa, eleven are current seniors: Kenneth Angeliu, Inge Chen, Konor Frick, John Gamino, Michael Gao, Kayleigh Geel, Charles McGuffey, Megala Sankrith, Bridget Scanlon, Carl Springli and Michael Yee. These students have at least one more year in which to complete college-level work and possibly earn a higher-level AP Scholar Award.
Through more than 30 different college-level courses and exams, AP provides motivated and academically prepared students with the opportunity to earn college credit or advanced placement and stand out in the college admissions process. Each exam is developed by a committee of college and university faculty and AP teachers, ensuring that AP exams are aligned with the same high standards expected by college faculty at some of the nation’s leading liberal arts and research institutions. More than 3,600 colleges and universities annually receive AP grades. Over 90 percent of four-year colleges in the United States provide credit and/or placement for qualifying exam grades. Research consistently shows that AP students who score a 3 or higher on AP Exams (based on a scale from 1 to 5, with 5 being the highest) typically experience greater academic success in college and higher graduation rates than students who do not participate in AP.
The Shenendehowa High School faculty, staff and administration congratulates these students and their families for their commitment to education.

Posted 2/1/11

Johari Johnson, grade 12 received one of two Honorable Mention awards for her Self-Portrait Mural at Proctor’s during the Celebrate Africa! awards reception at Proctors. The image of Johari’s Self-Portrait is posted on the Proctor’s Web site at http://www.proctors.org/education/celebrate-africa-student-art-exhibition.

Posted 1/25/11

2010-2011 Okte Elementary School PTA Scholarship

Okte PTA will provide three scholarships of $500 each to deserving Shenendehowa Seniors who formally attended Okte Elementary School for at least two years. Applications may be picked up at the High School East Guidance Office from Mrs. Butera. The application may also be emailed directly to the Senior. For the application to be emailed to the applicant, please send a request to jfeit1@nycap.rr.com and in the "Subject" area write "Okte Scholarship". The completed hard copy application form should be returned to Mrs. Butera at High School East Guidance Office, no later than March 1, 2011.

Posted 1/21/11

The SFA Senate raised $6,000 for CAPTAIN via the annual Holiday Match campaign. The Senate appreciates the faculty and administrative support that they received and are proud of their ability to help a local agency that services community and school. In addition to the money donated to CAPTAIN, the school senate raised an additional $900 that was used to directly help six families from the Shen community in need of financial support.

Posted 1/21/11

The Freshmen Class Council has recently designed & will soon be selling Class of 2014 sweatpants! The sweatpants come in black or gray and both styles have green lettering down the left leg saying, "Shen - Class of 2014." If your child is interested in ordering a pair of sweatpants, here's some important information:
• Sweatpants are available in sizes S, M, L, and XL.
• Sweatpants cost $25.00 per pair and ALL profits go directly to the Class of 2014!
• Students can order sweatpants during their lunch periods: January 18th through January 24th.
• Students may pay for sweatpants with cash or a check. (Please make checks out to "The Class of 2014.")
Thank you for your continued support in school events. We hope that this is a successful fundraiser!

Posted 1/20/11

The Shenendehowa business department organized its first ever Shen Business Week 2011. Students participated by dressing in business attire and also by purchasing the Business Week t-shirts. Business week was hosted by the FBLA Club and the Shentique school store. Some classes had guest speakers and other special events for the week including Bob Woodcock from AXA Advisors who spoke to Laura Tarlo's Finance class.

Posted 1/4/11

IRISH FESTIVAL

The Irish Literature students proudly announce that the Winter 2011 Irish Festival will be held on Friday, January 14, 2011, in the High School East Building, from 8 to 11:30 AM.
The seniors will display their projects of castles, cottages, Irish family crests, "Irish" videos, Irish family trees, scenic Irish paintings, Celtic mythology drawings, and Irish cooking in the High School East Satellite Cafeteria. Parents and grandparents of the Irish Literature students are invited to view these projects. Teachers and their classes are welcome to come to the auditorium to enjoy the live musical performances of authentic Irish Step dancing and Irish songs. Please contact Deborah Bouchard or Patricia Neiswender, teachers of Irish Literature, if you have any questions.

Posted 1/4/11

Assemblyman Bob Reilly met with the HSE Peace Program French exchange students during their visit.

Posted 12/8/10

Class of 2014 - Freshmen January-December Newsletter. CLICK HERE. 

Posted 11/16/10

Don't Miss the HS Drama Production of "You Can't Take it With You" This Weekend!

Devon Poniatowski as Penny Sycamore ponders her religious play in Kaufman and Hart's classic comedy You Can't Take It With You. Tickets for the show, to be presented at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 18-20 in H.S. West, are $8 general admission, sold during lunch periods and available at the door.

Posted 11/15/10

This year, Shenendehowa's Veterans Day Ceremony paid special honor to Dr. John Pryor, Shenendehowa Class of 1984 and combat surgeon in the United States Army killed in the line of duty. As part of his Eagle Scout project, High School student Tom Vierling worked with the high school administration to create a Memorial Courtyard in honor of our veterans. A bench in the courtyard is dedicated to Dr. Pryor. His parents were on hand to view the unveiling and dedication of the Memorial Courtyard.

Posted 11/8/10

The High School SFA Senate will hold its second annual handball tournament this Friday, November 12, at 7 pm in the HS East Main Gym. Tickets are $5. and will be available at the door. The winning team will receive free entrance into the Senate Dodgeball tournament in early March; all ticket holders will be eligible to win free prom tickets!

Posted 11/2/10

Shen Families Host 66 French Students Visiting Shen for Two Weeks

The Shenendehowa PEACE (Partners in Educational And Cultural Exchange) Program hosts students and teachers  from France and will travel to France in the Spring. In October, Shen will once again welcome visitors from Collège and Lycée Genevoix in Montrouge, France, our exchange schools just outside Paris. For two weeks families in our community will host the students and teachers who are accompanying them. Freshmen in High School West will host thirty-three ninth grade French students, and juniors and seniors in High School East will host thirty-three French seniors. Guests attend classes and explore the region and the Northeast on field trips. Since 1995, the year the exchange between the two schools began, these multicultural experiences have increased understanding of different cultures.

Here are some photos from the pumpkin carving-pot luck-student dance held for students and their host families. The French do not celebrate Halloween, so this was a fun event for them.

posted 11/2/10

High School West breaks last years record in Coat Donations

In its two week Coats for Kids Drive, High School West collected a record 208 coats. Each coat will be dry-cleaned and donated to local families in need. The program, which is sponsored by Fox 23 and run at High School West by the Environment Club and the Breakfast Club, set a goal to collect 100 used coats from October 18th to October 29th. The generosity of the Shenendehowa freshmen not only exceeded the goal by 108 coats, but broke last year’s record of 202 donated coats.
As coats were donated they were taken to Han's Laundromat & Dry Cleaners on Fire Road in Clifton Park. The coats were dry-cleaned at no charge and will distributed throughout Saratoga County for the coming winter.

Posted 11/1/10

Shenendehowa High School Robotics Team wins the River Rage post Season Tournament

The Shenendehowa High School FIRST Robotics Team, Team 20 competed against 28 top teams form the North East in the 14th Annual River Rage Post-Season competition. They were the only representative from the state of New York.  The competition followed the rules of the 2010 season “Break Away” competition. They competed with the robot, “Ellis” named for their beloved mentor Dave Ellis who passed away in May, 2009.

The team kept their cool and elegantly competed through double eliminations to ultimate victory with two New England veteran teams as allies. This competition was an excellent opportunity to train a new drive team and to give rookie team members a feel for what to expect at the regional competitions in March.

Posted 10/29/10

Shen seniors took on the juniors at the annual Powder Puff football game.

Posted 10/29/10

Homework Club for Gr. 9 Starts Monday, November 3rd

It’s already been eight weeks since school started! Hopefully you and your child are falling nicely into the routine of high school. At this point in the year, we would like to highlight an important program we have available to support student achievement.

One of our supports addresses your child’s stress about their homework. At High School West we have our very own Homework Club. Homework Club meets after school on Monday and Thursday afternoons in the library. It runs from 2:50 until the late bell rings at 3:50, so students are able to take the late bus home. Homework Club offers students the chance to get all their homework done before they get home, with assistance if necessary. The advisors are teachers from each subject area, plus there will be experienced tutors from High School East, who can answer questions about their homework or help them with studying.

Students do not have to sign up to come, and they can bring a snack and listen to their iPods. It is both a relaxed and earnest atmosphere. We truly hope that you will encourage your child to take advantage of this very valuable opportunity! Please contact the guidance office at 881-0330 ext. 62440 if you would like more information.

Thanks for your time, and best wishes to you and your child on a successful school year!

Posted 10/27/10

New Computer Lab at HSE

The new computer lab located in the west wing at HS East is now open. This room has 30 computers and is available for teachers to bring their students to work during class. With the integration of educational technology in recent years, there is an increased demand for time in the computer labs, and this room allows us to provide more access to technology to students and staff.

Posted 10/18/10

Eleven Shen HS Students named Commended Students

Eleven Shenendehowa students have been named Commended Students in the 2010 National Merit Scholarship Program. These seniors were cited at a school ceremony and were presented with a Certificate of Commendation by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation.
Commended students include: Kimberly Chan, daughter of Kenneth and Karen Chan of Ballston Lake, Inge Chen, daughter of Jimmy and Ximing Chen of Clifton Park, Tyler Clemente, son of Andrew and Dorothy Clemente of Clifton Park, Emily Danaher, daughter of William and Alison Danaher of Clifton Park, Bailey Dineen, daughter of Jere and Teresa Dineen of Clifton Park, Lily Marks, daughter of Robert Marks and Melinda Clarke of Mechanicville, Charles McGuffey, son of Andrew and Joan McGuffey of Ballston Lake, Kayleigh, Melite, daughter of Anthony and Christine Melite of Clifton Park, Christina Nunez, daughter of Fabian and Luz Nunez of Clifton Park, Deanna Osborn, daughter of Mark and Anna Osborn of Clifton Park, and Carl Springli, son of Scott and Margaret Springli of Ballston Lake.
About 34,000 Commended Students throughout the nation are being honored for their exceptional academic promise. Although they will not continue in the competition for Merit Scholarship awards to be offered next spring, Commended Students placed among the top 50,000 of over 1.5 million students who entered the 2011 National Merit Program by taking the 2009 PSAT/NMSQT Qualifying Test.

Posted 10/18/10

Shen High School presents Mission Possible Awards

Bailey Dineen, Emily Gamello, Cameron Mellow and Allie Setter have all been awarded the Mission Impossible Award from the High School.
In accordance with the Profile of a Shenendehowa Graduate, the high school community will pursue the highest levels of academic and personal achievement, as well as civic responsibility, cultural awareness and character development. The  hard work and dedication of these students went above and beyond expectations and was truly appreciated by the student body, faculty and staff.
The High School Partnership Team thanks you for all that they do for the school!

Posted 10/4/10

Shen High School held spirit rally

The high school held a Spirit Rally on Friday, October 8, as part of the homecoming celebration. The Spirit Rally is a relatively new event that was begun to honor the fall sports teams. This year, cheerleaders performed a section of their homecoming dance. Then teams were announced and they ran through their signs as their chosen music played and their captains’ names, coach’s name, and current record was announced. Cheer wars were held and prizes were thrown into the winning section. There was a tug-o-War between the classes.

Posted 9/2/10

Event Participation Guidelines

Click here for guidelines for participation in events such as, but not limited to, Homecoming, Powderpuff, dances, Handball Tournament, athletic events, Dodgeball Tournament, Shen Idol, coffeehouse, prom, and other events as scheduled

Posted 8/26/10

The Gr.9 August 2010 Newsletter

Click here (PDF) for information about the start of school for Gr. 9. Click here for fingertip facts about 9th grade.

Posted 8/13/10

The High School Principal's August 2010 Newsletter.

Click here (PDF) for information about the start of school.