Up next in our Women's History Month mini-podcast series is Linda Kennedy, secretary to Lisha Kill Middle School Principal Dr. Tresansky.

Kennedy has been serving the South Colonie Central School District since 1994.  She has worked at Roessleville Elementary, Sand Creek Middle School and is now rounding out her career at Lisha Kill Middle School. More than a building secretary, Kennedy has dedicated her time to making her Lisha Kill community a priority always creating a special environment for the students and often serves as party coordinator extraordinaire. 

In this episode, Kennedy sits down with South Colonie CCHS senior and communications intern Amanda Nusbaum to have a conversation about her career and why she gives 100% to her colleagues, staff and students that she works with each and every day.

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Get inspired this month by learning about just a few of the incredible women working at the South Colonie Central School District. 

Up first in our mini-podcast series is Joan Arthurton, a special education teacher at South Colonie. Arthurton currently serves as a teacher at the Juvenile Detention Center in Albany where South Colonie Schools has partnered with Berkshire Farm Center to provide the daily educational experience for the youth residing there. Arthurton, along with her colleagues, work with the students to provide stability, support and an educational experience that aligns with a traditional classroom setting. In this episode, Arthurtun shares insight into her work at the JDC, why she loves what she does, how she engages with her students on a daily basis and best practices for younger women on how to make an impact in the communities in which they work.

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Enjoy sights, sounds, and flavors from around the world as South Colonie families, teachers, and community members come together to celebrate the diversity of cultures that make up the South Colonie student body on Friday, March 3 at Colonie Central High School Gymnasium (MUG). 

South Colonie's Kelsie Conroy sits down with event coordinator April Mlambi to learn all about the event.  

The Lunar New Year, commonly known as the Chinese New Year, is a multi-week celebration of family, prosperity and good fortune. Centered around the lunar calendar, the weeks of celebration are different each year but are steeped in rich tradition. Join South Colonie's Kelsie Conroy and Lisha Kill Middle School Teacher Cody Ng as they discuss facts, history and traditions of the holiday. 

Welcome to the South Colonie in 5 Podcast S1E11 where South Colonie's Lauren Pfaffenbach spends a few minutes speaking with Veeder's principal Mrs. Sullivan about the proposed capital projects at Saddlewood Elementary School. In this episode they share the importance of the projects and how it will impact the school community.

Welcome to the South Colonie in 5 Podcast S1E9 where South Colonie's Lauren Pfaffenbach spends a few minutes speaking with Roessleville's principal Mrs. Tedesco about the proposed capital projects at Roessleville Elementary School. In this episode they share the importance of the projects and how it will impact the school community.

Welcome to the South Colonie in 5 Podcast S1E10 where South Colonie's Lauren Pfaffenbach spends a few minutes speaking with Saddlewood's principal Mrs. Wranesh about the proposed capital projects at Saddlewood Elementary School. In this episode they share the importance of the projects and how it will impact the school community.