Coach Halpern

Coach Halpern enters his fourth season as the head coach of the Shaker Blue Bison Varsity squad in 2025. He previously was the Boys JV head coach for two seasons in Spring and Fall 2021, and the Varsity volunteer assistant in Fall of 2018. 

Coach Halpern received his Bachelor's degree in Physical Education at SUNY Cortland in 2016, and his Master's degree in Health Education from the same school in 2018. While at SUNY Cortland, Coach played 4 years of club volleyball in the NCVF where he competed against teams across the nation. From 2015-2017, he worked as and assistant coach for SUNY Cortland's Women's Volleyball team.

Aside from volleyball, Coach Halpern is a health teacher at Shaker High School. 

Coach Halpern played volleyball and baseball at Shenendehowa High School, and is a coach for Capital Sliders Volleyball Club during the Winter and Spring.