Shaker High School, is a public

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in Latham, Albany County, New York, United States, and is the only high school operated by the North Colonie Central School District. The school's

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team finished first in their regional competition in 2020 earning trips to the national competition in

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. It is part of the

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school district and is fed in part by (name change) Shaker Middle School.

Sports

There are 28 interscholastic sports at Shaker. Shaker's "Blue Bison" sports teams include soccer,

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, track, cross country,

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wrestling Wrestling is a series of combat sports involving grappling-type techniques such as clinch fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins and other grappling holds. Wrestling techniques have been incorporated into martial arts, combat ...

field hockey Field hockey is a team sport structured in standard hockey format, in which each team plays with ten outfield players and a goalkeeper. Teams must drive a round hockey ball by hitting it with a hockey stick towards the rival team's shooting ...

lacrosse Lacrosse is a team sport played with a lacrosse stick and a lacrosse ball. It is the oldest organized sport in North America, with its origins with the indigenous people of North America as early as the 12th century. The game was extensiv ...

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tennis Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball ...

cheerleading Cheerleading is an activity in which the participants (called cheerleaders) cheer for their team as a form of encouragement. It can range from chanting slogans to intense physical activity. It can be performed to motivate sports teams, to ente ...

softball Softball is a game similar to baseball played with a larger ball on a smaller field. Softball is played competitively at club levels, the college level, and the professional level. The game was first created in 1887 in Chicago by George Hanc ...

volleyball Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Sum ...

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, football, and

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. Shaker also has several club teams, including Shaker Crew, the

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team.

Music

Shaker High School has several curricular

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, chorus, and

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ensembles. Shaker also has four

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vocal performance groups, including Shaker Select, and several select instrumental ensembles, including Counterpoint Strings

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, and

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Notable alumni

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, guitarist and composer who was part of the

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, thriller author * Marina Shafir, Moldovan

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and

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, baseball

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for the

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, former professional

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, member of

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'' and the film '' The Warriors'', among others * Madison VanDenburg, finalist in Season 17 of ''

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References

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* {{authority control 1958 establishments in New York (state) Educational institutions established in 1958 Public high schools in Albany County, New York