Karigon 1st graders in Mrs. Lagowski’s class celebrated Dwarfism Awareness Day by wearing green and celebrating all of the things that make us unique!
Congratulations to Allison (Class of ’27) who is one of the winners in her age group for the University of Oxford Faculty of Classics Graphic Novel Competition 2024.
Shen High School honored Veterans at an assembly!
Flashlight Friday in the Gowana Library!
Karigon celebrated Veterans Day with a ceremony highlighting heroes within our Karigon family. Students greeted Veterans as they entered school, and then we had a small reception for Veterans and their students in the lobby. We are thankful for their service to our nation!
Skano students honor Veterans at their annual Veterans Day assembly.
Shen Boys Varsity Swimming and Diving team had a tremendous fundraiser with Olympic Gold Medalist Cullen Jones.
Shatekon celebrated Veteran’s Day!
Rich Akullian from Akullian Creative visited the HS Animation classes—a new course introduced this year—to share his experiences in the animation industry.
Shatekon FSD students go apple picking!
Congrats National Honor Society Inductees!
Students in Coll. Digital Electronics are learning to solder in class.
The Shen Transportation safety team went to Skano with Buster the Bus to chat about school bus safety!
Karigon Dad Chief Greenberg, teaches Mrs. Lagowski’s first graders at Karigon about riding in an ambulance, who to call in an emergency and what to expect when help arrives.
Students in Ms. St. John’s 6th grade social studies classes analyzed Paleolithic cave art and created their own prehistoric drawings. They worked as anthropologists to create a story about each drawing.
Karigon Y-Time students used their creativity to make this beautiful handprint wreath for Principal Jones.
After completing a unit on the characteristics of different genres and how to identify them, students in Mrs. Potter’s Grade 6-2 Reading classes participated in a “Starbooks” Book Tasting. Students moved from station to station to “taste”, “sip”, and “read” from several different genres.
Mrs. Shutts and Mrs. Leuzinger’s ISD classes had a great time exploring the Vischer Ferry Fire Department truck during their visit to Okte. Firefighters from Clifton Park, Halfmoon, Jonesville, Vischer Ferry, and West Crescent Volunteer Fire Companies came to Okte during National Fire Prevention Week and taught important lessons on fire prevention and safety!
The SEED Coalition worked with Fatima, an expert, on getting a Tower Garden up and running here at the High School. “Daisy” lives in HS East, where she will serve as an instructional resource for Environmental Science and AP Environmental Science. She will be managed through the SEED Coalition and student clubs, like Science Honor Society, Garden Club, and Environmental Club. Bounty from this program will be used to provide fresh vegetables in our own cafeteria.
Mr. Symond’s classes observed Mr. Verhagen’s construction classes and got to tour the new home the class is building. From here, Mr. Symond’s class will be constructing a scale model house just like the one at the High School. The students are having a blast!
Mrs. Trotta’s first graders have been learning about Hispanic/Latino Heritage Month in music class. We learned that Hispanic Heritage month is a time dedicated to celebrating the accomplishments and traditions of those from a Spanish speaking culture. To celebrate the musical traditions of Hispanic cultures, Mrs. Trotta’s class learned and performed a traditional Mexican folk dance to the song “La Raspa.”
Sixth graders in Mrs. Schloth’s social studies class studied Paleolithic Cave Art. They created modern representations and worked as anthropologists to analyze their peer’s paintings.
Koda 7th grade students take a field trip to Liberty Ridge Farm.