Community Conversations with Superintendent Dr. L. Oliver Robinson, May 11, 10 a.m., Cheryl’s Lodge
Koda 8th grader, Ava Guilmette, won 1st place (her sixth national title) and is the Women’s U15 National Wrestling Champion! Ava will represent USA at the Pan-Am Championships in El Salvador in June!
Congratulations! This year’s high school musical, Anything Goes, was nominated by Proctors Theater in four categories for the 2024 High School Musical Theatre Awards. The production was nominated for Best Ensemble, Best Choreography, Best Pit Orchestra, and Best Musical.
Katie Fittipaldi, an Alexander Technique instructor at the Eastman School of Music, visited all four Shen high school orchestras. Katie worked with the students on incorporating awareness, balance, relaxation and imagination into their playing.
Join us for Careers in Education Fair – 5/15, 6-8pm at HSE
The Gowana NJHS hosted the “Gowana Olympic Games.”
Congratulations to the pictured eight students for being Awarded the PE Student Leadership Awards for Chango Elementary
Students in Mrs. Hoobler’s EDK class visited the baby chicks in Mrs. Hubbard’s 2nd grade class at Shatekon.
8th grade tech students from Gowana and Koda were treated to a presentation by Tori Rodriguez, a local welder, sculptor from the Albany area.
Mrs. L’Amoureux’s first grade class proudly displays their Animal Habitat projects at Karigon
The middle school FLL Robot Rumble was held at HSW. Six of our middle school teams competed in robot performance and FRC Crescendo field models. The results for robot performance include File Not Found placing 1st, Data Deleted 2nd, and the CaptiBytes 3rd.
The Business Department held their annual “Shen Speaker Days” event. They hosted 15 dynamic guest speakers from the Capital Region.
Through dedicated volunteerism and fundraising, UNICEF club members raised over $1300 for UNICEF USA. These funds will support children in need around the globe.
Karigon Celebrates May 4th – May the 4th Be With You!
Congratulations to Gowana’s Plainsmen Pride recipients.
The High School Partnership Team (HSPT) planned and coordinated a Week of Giving in April. The week was a great success! Throughout the week we saw students, faculty, staff, administration, parents, and community members come together to give back in a host of different ways!
Karigon second graders enjoyed a moon themed performance with music teacher Maria Barkley
Students from the technology department participated in the 36th annual programming contest on Friday, April 12th at Siena College.
Chango celebrated our neurodiverse learners this past month and “Minds of All Kinds”. Each student colored in their brain to match their strengths and interests to celebrate our diverse learning styles here at Chango.
Orenda 4th grade teachers kick off the next Wit & Wisdom unit of study based on the American revolution in style, and implement taxes on the Patriots and Loyalist.
HSE hosted a Job fair for the students.
Tri-building Middle School students in Mrs. Clermont’s Accelerated Art Class design and create a dragon head for display in the Gowana Library.
Students Celebrated at the Hollywood Dance at Koda Middle School
Award winning author, Steve Sheinkin visited the Middle Schools
Some NJHS students represented Koda and volunteered at the Regional Food Bank.
The Arongen Kindness Club consisting of 4th and 5th graders cheered on the 3rd graders during school arrival for their first ever NYS Test!