

Gowana is one of three middle schools located on the main campus. It opened in 1953. The three middle schools buildings are attached and share core areas such as gym, libraries, etc., however, they function as separate schools.
On Martin Luther King day, middle
school students from FACS classes and Sewing Club joined
teachers and members of the community to sew lap quilts. [MORE
]
At the Capital District Future City competition, Shenendehowa was represented by three middle school teams. [MORE]
Congratulations to Gowana’s Geography Bee finalists. Luke MysLiwy placed 1st for Gowana.
Gowana students celebrate peace and kindness in honor of Martin Luther King Jr.
Gowana 8th grader, Ani Wilcenski, recently published a story in Stone Soup, The Magazine by Young Writers and Artist.
Students in gr. 6 from the tri-building preparing to listen to an Arts in Education program (Ball in the House).
Gowana students who achieved an overall average of 90 or above for the 1st marking period enjoy a treat.
Gowana congratulates their Spelling Bee Champion, Jonathan Hove. He will be competing at the Capital Region Spelling be at Proctors theater in February.
Gowana Community Club and Student Council raised $300 through selling Make-A-Wish Angels to help make wishes come true for ill children.
Gowana Student Council and Community Club Members give back to the faculty and staff at the holidays.
A Gowana quartet is joined by Mr. Silvagnoli to perform holiday music for the office staff.
Congratulations to Shen middle school students who were recent winners in the VFW's Patriots' Pen Essay contest, sponsored by VFW Post #1498 [MORE]
Posted 12/2/11
The three Shenendehowa Middle schools
will be having our "The Colors of Kindness" week beginning
on Monday December 5th- 9th.
During this week we are encouraging our teachers to
discuss or incorporate the theme of kindness into their
classes with a different focus and color theme for each
day. [MORE]
2/20-24/12 - Mid Winter Recess
3/10/12 - Community Conversations, 9:30 a.m., HS West Library
3/13/12 - MS Interims Distributed
3/15-17/12 - HS Musical Production
3/23/12 - Superintendent's Conference Day
3/24/12 - SHENsational, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m., High School West
4/9-13/12 - Spring Recess
4/25/12 - MS Report Cards Distributed
4/27/12 - Science and Health Discovery Night, 6:30 at Middle School Complex [MORE]
4/28/12 - Community Conversations, 9:30 a.m., Gowan Cafeteria
Gowana TEAMS:
Grade 6, Team 1:Home Page
Mrs. Cramer; Mrs. Erno; Mr. Bradley, Mr. Andersen; Mrs. McDonald
Grade 6, Team 2:Home Page
Mrs. Ricci;
Ms. Newman;
Mrs. Corcoran;
Mrs. delaRocha
Grade 7, Team 1:Home Page
Grade 7, Team 2:Home Page;
Mr. Anthes; Mrs. Starr; Mrs. Hacker; Ms. Coulter
Grade 8, Team 1:Home Page
Grade 8, Team 2:Home Page:;
Mr. Millington; Mrs. Ali-Khafaga; Mrs. Friedman; Mrs. Stinebrickner; Ms. Reynheer-Co-teacher/AIS
Accelerated Courses:
Math AE, Ms. Romano; Accelerated Math 7H, Ms. Miller
Gowana Unified Arts:
Family and Consumer Sciences (FACS):
Languages Other Than English (LOTE):
Ms. Griswold; Ms. Vidor; Mrs. Cisler, French
Health:
Music:
Shen band; Mrs. Kenyon; Shen Orchestra; Mrs. Arthur-MS Orchestra
Physical Education:
Technology:Tech Home Page