Shaker Junior High School
Shaker Junior High School is a public middle school (7th through 8th grade) in Latham, New York, near the state's capital of Albany. As of 2006, it enrolls a little over 900 students. Shaker Junior is part of the North Colonie Central Schools school district, which is consistently ranked as one of the top school districts in New York State. The Junior High's Building Principal is Dr. Russell Moore. The school is divided into 4 Halls: Houston, Norris, Calhoun, and Clay. Shaker Junior has many sports to offer to their students.[1]
Shaker Junior High School feeds into Shaker High School.
School information
The building principal is Dr. Russell Moore. The Houston and Norris Hall principal is Dawn Savery, and the Clay and Calhoun Hall principal is Michael Mitchell. About 900 students are enrolled in Shaker Junior High School. A variety of sports programs are offered. Also, some Regents courses are available, although not many students are in these classes, with the exception of foreign language.
Halls
Houston Hall
Houston Hall is named after Sam Houston, the leader of Texas when they were a separate country from Mexico and the United States during the 1800s. The hall color is red.
Norris Hall
Norris Hall is named after early-to-mid 1900s United States Senator George Norris, who was also a die-hard isolationist. The hall color is green.
Calhoun Hall
Calhoun Hall is named after United States Senator John C. Calhoun. The hall color is blue.
Clay Hall
Clay Hall is named after United States Senator Henry Clay, who made many great compromises for the United States in the 1800s. The hall color is purple.
Interhall competitions
Each year, the four halls compete in interhall competitions for points. These competitions include the Faculty Feud, which is a teacher-played game based on the TV game show Family Feud, with the answers being based on student feedback, and the Quiz Bowl, which is an academic competition in which the faculty chooses each hall's top four students for each grade. A big track meet is held in May or June on Shaker's High School's football and track stadium.
Morning broadcasts
Shaker Junior High School currently has a broadcasting studio in which 8th graders chosen by their English teachers from the previous academic year broadcast reports using the equipment in the broadcasting studio. These broadcasts are received in every homeroom on the television set. This system has been abused to play the popular Rick Roll Internet prank.[2]