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& Programs for South Colonie
Lisha Kill Middle School Teachers/Staff Bike to School to Promote Healthy Living
Posted on May 19, 2012
About two dozen Lisha Kill Middle School teachers and staff rode their bikes to work on Friday, May 18, to promote healthy lifestyles with their students. The activity was part of National Bike Month and more specifically, “Bike to Work Day." full story or view channel 6 news story
CCHS Holds Senior Awards Night
Posted on May 18, 2012
Colonie Central High School held its annual Senior Awards Night on Thursday, May 17. view awards book (pdf)
UPK Lottery Registration Numbers Drawn
Posted on May 17, 2012
South Colonie has conducted it random drawing of lottery spaces for students eligible for the 2012-13 Universal Pre-Kindergarten (UPK) program. The lottery registration deadline was May 16 and the drawing was held on May 17. Lottery entrants should receive notification letters this week. To view the lottery numbers chosen you may click here.
South Colonie Residents Approve 2012-2013 District Budget, Elected Motto and Gigliello to Board of Education
Posted may 15, 2012
South Colonie residents went to the polls today and approved the district budget for the 2012-2013 school year by a vote of 1,820-660, a 73-percent approval margin. They also elected newcomer Rose Gigliello to the Board of Education over challenger Christine Badger Mele by a vote of 1,103-974. Incumbent Leonard Motto, who ran unopposed, was also elected to a new five-year term on the school board with 1,526 votes. The new district budget totals $91,886,594 million and represents a 0.78 or less than 1 percent spending increase over the current year and a tax levy increase of approximately 2.6 percent, which is within New York State new tax cap limitation.
CCHS
Grad Crowned Tulip Queen For Second Straight Year
Posted may 14, 2012
Colonie Central High School graduate, Emily Finnegan, was crowned Albany Tulip Queen Saturday during a coronation ceremony at Washington Park. She replaces another CCHS graduate, Karen Colehour, Class of 2006, who finished her reign the same day as 2011 Albany Tulip Queen. full story
CCHS Art Student's Winning Anti-DWI Billboard Design
Posted on May 3, 2012
When Colonie Central High School students want to remind the public about the dangers of drinking and driving they do it in a BIG way. How big? Try billboard size! That billboard, designed by CCHS senior Emily Himmelwright and unveiled at a press conference this morning, can be found overlooking Central Avenue at the corner of Fermac Street just east of Route 155. full story or view Channel 10 story
South Colonie Students Producing Impressive Results
Posted on may 1, 2012
While Governor Cuomo Monday named a Blue Ribbon Commission to look at the problems facing public education across New York, South Colonie Central School District students continue to produce impressive results. full story
CCHS Students Join Nursing Home Arbor Day Tree Planting Ceremony
Posted april 28, 2012
Different generations came together in Colonie to celebrate Arbor Day this year and help make the world a better place. Students from Colonie Central High School joined residents of the Albany County Nursing Home on April 27 to plant a tree in recognition of the national holiday. full story
Understanding the New School Food Regulations
Posted on april 25, 2012
Renee Hanks, Director of Food Services for the South Colonie Central School District, talks about some of the new regulations for cafeteria food on WNYT Channel 13 news. Watch news story
CCHS Grad and Iraqi War Vet Named Brooklyn City Tech Valedictorian
Posted april 23, 2012
Richard Fisher, CCHS Class of 2004, wasn't the best student in high school but got serious about academics after his brush with death during military service in the Iraqi War and being awarded the Purple Heart. full story
South Colonie Hosts Band Festival 2012
Posted on april 19, 2012
The South Colonie Music Department hosted Band Festival 2012 on March 27 at the Colonie Central High School MUG. The event featured students from all fifth and eighth grade bands at Lisha Kill and Sand Creek Middle Schools as well as high school musicians from the Jazz Band and Wind Ensemble. To view an events program, click here (pdf). view photos from the event
View the Talents of the CCHS Photography Club
Posted on April 4, 2012
View the talents of the Colonie Central High School student Photography Club. view a photo gallery
Cooking Contest Features CCHS Chefs
Posted on March 28, 2012
Move over Bobby Flay! Step aside Gordon Ramsay! The next celebrity chefs could be honing their culinary skills right here at Colonie Central High School. In a kitchen war that mirrored the popular Food Network show Chopped, a reality-based cooking series pitting professional chefs against one another in a TV cook off, five members of the high school Gourmet Club had a challenge of their own. full story or view a photo gallery
Best Finish Ever For CCHS GE Science Bowl Team
Posted on March 4, 2012
Colonie Central High School earned its best finish ever at Saturday's New York State Capital Region Science Bowl, capturing fourth place against 18 area high schools teams. The competition was sponsored by General Electric Global Research, Niskayana. full story
CCHS Engineering Students Capture Bridge Design Title Again
Posted on february 17, 2012
Colonie Central High School Engineering students have captured the annual Capital District Engineer's Week student bridge design title for the 14th consecutive year. full story or read times union article
Governor, NYSUT Reach Agreement On New Teacher Evaluation Process
Posted on february 16, 2012
New York State education officials and the teachers union reached an agreement on a new teacher evaluation system on Thursday, just hours before a deadline imposed by Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, who had threatened to break the impasse by imposing his own way to judge the quality of a teacher’s work, according to a number of people directly involved. full story
Best Finish Ever For South Colonie MathCOUNTS Competitors
Posted on february 14, 2012
South Colonie middle school students recorded their best finish in district history at this year’s MathCOUNTS competition held in February at the GE Global Research Center in Niskayuna. full story
CCHS Science Olympiad Team Captures Five Awards
Posted on February 14, 2012
Colonie High Central High School earned five awards at this year’s Science Olympiad held at the College of Saint Rose in February. full story
South Colonie Bus Driver to Celebrate 50 Years Behind The Wheel
Posted february 13, 2012
Half a century in any job is a rarity, maybe even unheard of in some circles, but John Smith breaks the mold. At the end of the school year, Smith will celebrate 50 years driving a South Colonie school bus. Smith has been a full- and part-time bus driver for the district since 1961, driving countless buses and routes. Colonie Spotlight story
South Colonie Moves Forward on State APPR Regulations
Posted on january 11, 2012
While Governor Cuomo makes the headlines by criticizing school districts for failing to make adequate progress on developing a new system for evaluating teacher/principal performance, South Colonie continues to move forward on the plan within the timeframe of the law. full story
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Mr. Jonathan Buhner
Superintendent
(518) 869-3576
102 Loralee Drive
Albany, New York 12205
