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STEM & Healthy Discovery night is Friday, April 25 at 6pm (click to learn more)!
Don’t miss our talented Shen Middle Schoolers’ performance of Newsies Jr. this weekend! Join us Friday, March 21 at 7pm and Saturday, March 22 at 7pm for a fun and energetic performance! Tickets are $5 at the door (cash only).
Congratulations to our Odyssey of the Mind teams (read more)!
We’re Celebrating 75 Years of Excellence this May 16 & 17, 2025! Save the date for our upcoming Shen Anniversary Celebration! Click here to learn more!
Middle school students designed and built a city of the future that embodies a solution to an important sustainability issue.
Mrs. Sansone and Ms. Butera’s 4th graders learning about lacrosse from 2 Albany FireWolves lacrosse players this week.
Orenda Mindfulness Assembly with Tommie Burch
Gowana and Koda students were recognized by the Clifton Park Veterans of Foreign War Post #1498 for their winning entries in the regional Patriots’ Pen Essay Contest!
Gowana 6th graders learn about Ancient Egypt in the Gowana Library!
7th graders enjoy reading at the Gowana Library.
Congrats to FLL Qualifier Champions – Ctrl+Alt+Elite and Data Deleted (click to learn more)!
Animator, Hsiang Chin Moe, met with the High School Animation classes to speak about being an animator!
Students in Mrs. Cornell’s class prepare and present care packages to our local police agencies.
Skano second graders perform “Paint the Town December” for their Skano classmates. The play highlights many of the holidays that are celebrated in December.
FBLA and DECA organized a toy drive for The Melodies Center at Albany Medical Center. Toys were collected from FBLA and DECA members, business students, and the girls basketball team. Thank you to everyone that donated a toy!
Members of the High School West Orchestra shared their time and talents with residents of the Summit at Halfmoon. The students performed a selection of holiday tunes and seasonal favorites.
The Special Olympics invited our Middle School Unified PE students to participate in an activity of reaching out to people that they were thankful for in the area of inclusion.
Okte students transformed themselves into circus performers. Students at Okte learned circus skills in their PE class. Fifth graders opted to specialize in platespinning, balancing, stilt walking, or other skills. The 5th graders then put on a show for their school community.
Mary Beth Tinker, one of the plaintiffs in the significant Supreme Court case on freedom of speech rights in schools, met remotely with students in Ms. Deming-McNabb’s Global 9 Accelerated classes. Students had re-enacted the Supreme Court case and written letters to Ms.Tinker.
150 students from High School West’s orchestra, bands and choirs performed for their Winter Concert! The students all did an incredible job!
The FLL Robotics Qualifier went great! Both of Shen’s middle school teams were recognized for special awards AND qualified to advance to the Championship tournament at RPI.
Mrs. Lavarge’s students from our new Criminal Justice class visited Judge D’Agostino’s U.S. Federal Northern District Court this week. They saw a reenactment of a sentencing hearing, met attorneys and probation officers.
TEAM 20 was awarded one of the 2024 grants from the GLOBALFOUNDRIES / Town of Malta Foundation for $ 10,000 to purchase equipment and materials for the growing number of students who participate in FIRST robotics.
Tech 6 students creating their dream bedroom using Tinkercad!
7th Grade Gowana Students attended The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical at The Theatre Institute and lunch in the dining hall at Russell Sage College.
- STEM & Healthy Discovery night is Friday, April 25 at 6pm (click to learn more)!
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