South Colonie celebrates Class of 2022

The Colonie Central High School Class of 2022 celebrated graduation 68th Commencement Exercise on Friday, June 24 at the MVP Arena “It was a truly memorable day,” said Dr. David Perry, Superintendent of Schools.  “Our students had a great day celebrating with their family and friends.” In his remarks, Executive Principal Thomas Kachadurian discussed two …

UPK Fall 2022 Parent Information

Parents of UPK students who have been enrolled for the fall are welcome to watch the informational presentation that was created by UPK teachers and staff. The presentation addresses the typical “day in the life” of a UPK student and features Frequently Asked Questions to help support the transition for your child. Parents are welcome …

Sand Creek students collect nearly 12,000 books for new library in Guyana

The South Colonie Central School District held a celebratory event on Wednesday, June 22 to highlight the work of Sand Creek student council members who worked collaboratively with Backpack International, Inc. this spring. The goal of their project, “Blessings of Books”, was to collect up to 5,000 gently used library books to build a new …

Three inducted to the Colonie Central High School Hall of Fame

Early this month, the South Colonie Board of Education announced three individuals as the most recent inductees to the Colonie Central High School Hall of Fame. The following individuals are set to be recognized during the 68th Commencement Ceremony on June 24, 2022 at the MVP Arena. The late Daniel J. Burnetter – Class of …

Sand Creek Social Studies teacher brings hands-on archaeology experience to students

Mr. Ng’s 7th grade Social Studies classes had the opportunity to see and interact with some things that few people ever get to experience. With his background in anthropology and his experience as an archaeologist, Mr. Ng had a guest speaker from the University at Albany Dr. Marilyn Masson, a Meso-Americanist (researches and studies Central …

Sand Creek students culminate the school year with Beach Party

Sand Creek students enjoyed an end-of-the-year beach party for their grade level this week.  The parties for grades 5,6,7 and 8 all offered music, activities, and free ice cream.  The event was sponsored by the Sand Creek Student Council and advertised by the Broadcast Club.   “We recognized a need for our students to build stronger …

Colonie iCare students raise $5,000 in support of Suicide prevention programming

Colonie Central High School iCare program students presented a $5,000 check to American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) during a brief ceremony at Colonie Central High School on Monday, June 13. Capital Region Area Director for AFSP Sandra Goldmeer accepted the check on the organization’s behalf.  Present at the ceremony including organizing students, iCare advisors …

Sand Creek students experience historic Civil War battlefields through new classroom technologies

7th grade Sand Creek Social Studies teacher Mr. Ng has recently implemented VR (Virtual Reality) and AR (Augmented Reality) technologies in his classroom as he was teaching his unit on the Civil War.  “With the technology that we have at our disposal, I wanted to make Social Studies as engaging as possible,’” said 7th-grade teacher …

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