Posted 5/21/13

Congratulations to Shen's Critical Inquiry students Madeline Taubkin (Gowana) for winning 1st place and Hannah Butts, (Acadia) for winning 2nd place in The Saratogian essay contest (Saratoga 150 Years).

Posted 5/17/13

Gowana gr. 6 students Elizabeth Attanasio and Kate Miller entered the Fifth Annual Albany Children’s Book Festival Creative Writing Contest.

Posted 5/16/13

Gr. 7 Gowana students in FACS class sewed eye glass cases as part of the sewing unit to be donated to Eddy village Gree nursing home and Baptist Health. [MORE]

Posted 5/16/13

Over the next several weeks, students across Shenendehowa will be taking summative assessments in most of their classes. These assessments will help teachers measure how well students acquired the most important content and skills from their courses. As a district, we will also be able to use the data to measure the effectiveness of our academic programs; ensuring students are prepared for the next level of rigorous coursework, aligned with the Common Core Learning Standards. Most of these assessments have been designed to fit in one class period. Teachers will provide more specifics about the content and format of each assessment. Best wishes to our students on the successful completion of the academic year. Please click here to access the 2013 Middle School Final Exam Schedule.

Posted 4/18/13

On Tuesday, May 7, a member of the Philadelphia Orchestra will present a demonstration/lecture to all 7th-grade students. Then, each student will be offered the opportunity to attend a Philadelphia Orchestra concert at SPAC on Friday, August 23, 2013 at 8 PM, FREE OF CHARGE! Any gr.7 student who attends both the assembly on May 7 and the concert on August 23 will be given a pass to attend ALL orchestra & ballet concerts (except the gala) until that student graduates from Shen [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

Spirits were high while Mrs. de la Rocha’s 6th grade ELA classes celebrated some pretty interesting topics for their research projects.  They enjoyed presentations of all kinds while being visited by a family pet to assist in a project about dogs, and were even challenged to eat real crickets just like a tree frog would…go team 6-2!!

Posted 3/21/13

Gowana School Spirit Week
Monday, March 25th thru Thursday, March 28th

Monday is Sports apparel day
Tuesday is mismatched day
Wednesday is crazy hat or crazy hair day
Thursday is Neon day with a special treat in the cafeteria during lunches for everyone!!!

Posted 3/21/13

The Spotlight on Gowana will be held on Wednesday, March 27th. Spotlight is an evening event in which your parents and family are welcome to visit Gowana. Student work will be displayed, an ice cream social will be held, and other exciting events. Part of the Spotlight this year will be a Coffee House in the Auditorium. Acts are encouraged to sign up as soon as possible in the Main Office. Acts can include: Poetry reading, dance, singing, musical solos, duos, trios, groups, joke telling….we know that we have many talented students here in Gowana and are hoping for an evening filled with fun, outstanding performances.

Posted 3/15/13

Gowana's Student Council and Community Club sold paper softballs and footballs for $1.00 in memory of Deanna Rivers and Christopher Stewart. All proceeds were donated to the scholarship fund.

Posted 3/6/13

Students from Team 6-1 created book trailers. Teacher Stacey McDonald submitted the trailer created by Elizabeth Attanasio to the NYS Reading Association Youth Book Blog. Not only did they post Elizabeth's trailer on their site,  she won a few prizes for it too! To view the trailer go to http://charlotteaward.wordpress.com/2013/03/04/great-reads-book-suggestion-from-shenendehowa-ms/

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The Gowana Middle School is treated to a PTA Arts in Education Assembly program by the Clyde Peeling Reptile Land. All three Middle Schools had a program that is part of their Grade 7 Science curriculum. A thrilling program for all!

Posted 3/6/13

A Breakfast of Celebration was held for students who significantly improved their overall average from quarter 1 to quarter 2.

Posted 3/4/13

High School West Grade 8 Parent Orientation Presentation.

Posted 2/21/13

A  team from Gowana won the Best "Green" Invention Award for grades 6 through 8 for their invention of the Independence iChair.

Posted 2/15/13

On Saturday, February 2nd, the Middle School Mathcounts Club participated in the annual regional Mathcounts Competition at the GE Research Center in Niskayuna. [MORE]

Posted 2/15/13

Gowana staff and faculty participated in a reading project called Gowana READS!

Posted 2/15/13

Tess Snyder, Mr. Sergott’s student on Gowana Team 8-1 was recently awarded 2nd place in the Patriots Pen essay contest for District III of the Veterans of Foreign Wars.

Posted 2/7/13

Attention Parents of 6th Graders - Important information to helping your child select a language to study: letter to parents from LOTE department, selecting a language presentation, selection process timeline, tips to help your child select a language.