Schenectady High School

WELCOME BACK! Please click on the link to open Superintendent Soler's Welcome Back brief: https://www.schenectadyschools.org/page/superintendents-brief-september-1-2023 Have a great weekend.

Dear Parents and Guardians of SHS students, Please review the 23-24 Code of Character, Conduct, & Support and acknowledge that you will work with your child and the school team to ensure adherence to the expectations outlined in it. Please remind your child to return the signed acknowledgement form to their SHS Leadership Community Office. The full Code of Character, Conduct, and Support can be found electronically on the district website, or by using the QR code below, or you may request a hard copy from your child's school. Thank you for your partnership!

The SHS Humanities, Communications, & Advocacy Leadership Community is pleased to announce a unique opportunity for students who are passionate about dance and social justice to collaborate with Create A Space NOW! Selected students will rehearse and perform in an original piece alongside professional dancers to utilize art as platform for change. See the flyer below to sign up for auditions on September 9!

The SHS STEM Leadership Community will be spearheading the effort to bring students from all Leadership Communities to "Touch a Truck Career Day" at National Grid. We will be transporting upto 80 students to National Grid's Schenectady Barn at 734 Broadway. This will be a fun day where students can learn more about a Career at National Grid. Interested students should please fill out this form. We will email students who are accepted so that they can pick up a permission slip on 9.8.23. Students will have to log into their Google account to fill out this form: https://forms.gle/6gGPc5DVYTKzEcuL7

SHS New Teacher Orientation - Need to Know Sessions and Escape Building Tour! Everbody Wins!

Check out our SHS Construction & Transportation updates here: https://5il.co/23cot Construction Photo: https://5il.co/23cpa

SHS Freshman Orientation is September 5, 2023 from 5:00 pm- 7:00 pm at the high school! We hope to see all our new 9th graders and their families for this exciting event! Students will see their class schedules, visit classrooms, find their lockers, and meet their teachers!

📸A great turnout of families and students during Thursday's Freshmen Connection orientation. SHS and Freshmen Academy staff are ready to thrive in 9!

📸A great turnout of families and students during Thursday's Freshmen Connection orientation. SHS and Freshmen Academy staff are ready to thrive in 9!

Congratulations, Schenectady High School Summer Graduates! “Life doesn’t get easier or more forgiving, we get stronger and more resilient.”

📣Calling all 9th graders📣 Get connected with your learning community on Thursday, August 24, 2023, from 11:00AM–4:00PM at Schenectady High School FA Wing.

🎊Congrats to SHS students Ayden Budhoo, Alannah Mykoo, Tamesh Yeapersaud, and William McLeron, for completing their internships at [s] Cube Inc. The students learned about sales, marketing, analytics, SQL, AI, coding, resume development, and creating LinkedIn profiles.

VACCINATION CLINIC Tues. & Thurs. Ellis is hosting a Back-to-School Vaccination Clinic to help children get their school vaccinations. This is a walk-in service. No appointment is needed. Tues., 8/22 and Thurs., 8/24, 4:30 - 8 p.m. Family Health Center, 624 McClellan St.

✈️Congrats to Alyssa Cook from Schenectady High School who just recently obtained her pilot's license after completing the JROTC Air University Flight Academy program at Walla Walla University, where she completed a solo flight and night flight as part of the course.

Freshman Academy Trip to WildPlay for all 9th Graders! Building Character for a Successful School Year! September 11, 12, & 19 Complete the permission slip mailed to your home & bring it to Orientation or First Day of School. Scan the QR Code to complete the waiver to attend.

Come meet the Freshman Academy Team at SHS! Our Freshman Connection event is August 24, 2023, from 11:00 am - 4:00 pm, at Schenectady High School.

August Regents Reminder! Wednesday, August 15th 8:00 am Algebra I ELA 12:00 pm Global History and Geography II Algebra II Thursday, August 16th 8:00 am US History Earth Science Chemistry 12:00 pm Geometry

❗️Reminder: The next 518 Common Unity Cup is this evening (Aug. 10), 4-8 p.m. at Bellevue Park ⬇️

We are hiring lunch monitors now‼️ Go here for more: ⬇️ https://schenectady.recruitfront.com/JobPosting?JID=27302

Please click here to open the Superintendent's Summer Update: https://www.schenectadyschools.org/page/superintendents-summer-update-july282023 Have a great weekend.