Fund raiser for the eighth-grade dance

Cohoes Middle School is participating in the Great Escape's Spring Spin program to raise money for the eighth-grade dance. For more information, click here. For an order form, click here.

Winning gold (or silver or bronze!) at CMS!

With the Winter Olympics being held in our neighbors to the north, Canada, the Cohoes Middle School physical education staff thought it would be great to bring the games to our school.

To make that happen, students In each class the students picked their teams, the colors and the country they wanted to represent. Every day they entered the gym to the Olympic anthem, the Olympic fanfare and the music from Chariots of Fire to motivate them, and then the teams would line up and recite the Olympic oath.

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Cohoes Middle School now offers Universal free breakfast

All Cohoes Middle School students are now able to receive breakfast for free at Cohoes Middle School, regardless of income. A free breakfast is being offered through the state and federally funded Universal Free Breakfast Program.

To view the menu, click here.

A new understanding for "Bon Appétit!" at CMS French Food Tasting Day

Eighth-grade French students have been working on restaurant and food vocabulary along with learning to appreciating French customs and culture.

The adventurous students were able to enjoy a tasty day trying out new and different foods. At home, they followed French recipes and baked and brought in food to share. Miam, Miam! (French for yum!) MORE

Second quarter honor rolls

Honor Roll
High Honor Roll

Cohoes Middle School students collect almost 700 cans of food

During the month of January, CMS students participated in their own version of the "Souper Bowl" and collected 657 cans of food that was donated to a local church's food pantry.

The event coincided with the football Super Bowl and reflected the school's commitment to character education and thinking about others. MORE

Matt Rumsey wins CMS spelling bee

Twenty-one students participated in the annual Cohoes Middle School Spelling Bee, which was held on Monday, Feb. 1. The participants were the individual winners of classroom level spelling bees in grades 6-8.

The winners were:
1st place: Matthew Rumsey, Grade 7
2nd place: Dominick Luhr, Grade 6
3rd Place: James Meeker-Wilde, Grade 8 MORE

Students share their school spirit!

The annual Cohoes Middle School pep rally was held on Friday, Jan. 8. Dressed in blue and gold, students participated in a shouting contest, games, and listened to the school's band play.

Winter sports team members were recognized and the cheerleaders also performed for everyone. The CMS mascot was also there to interact and excite the crowd.

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Quarterly Average Calculation

At Cohoes Middle School, our quarterly average is weighted to reflect the "in-class" time dedicated to each subject. Please click here to see a detailed example.