A 104-year-old WWII veteran had his Valentine’s Day wish granted by students at Van Schaick Grade School. Major Bill White (Ret.) of Stockton, California asked people from all over the country to send him cards to add to his scrapbooks. Van Schaick students wanted to make sure their cards stood out, so they combined them …
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Members of the RPI Engineering Ambassadors visited CMS Thursday to give hands-on lessons on the principles of g-force, centripetal force and drag force. G- and centripetal force were explored as students had the opportunity to design and create their own rollercoasters. To demonstrate drag force, students built lego cars to test in a wind tunnel. The RPI …
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When Saif Shah first heard about the Future Ready Pathways program in ninth grade, he thought it sounded too good to be true. “I thought there had to be a catch,” said Shah, now a junior at Cohoes High School. But the promises of Future Ready Pathways (FRP) were real, and students are reaping the …
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A certificate of recognition from the governor’s office has been awarded to the Cohoes City School District for its mentoring efforts. The certificate, signed by Governor Andrew Cuomo, cites “conscientiousness, leadership, and sense of responsibility in developing quality mentoring services that pair youth with caring adults who offer sound guidance and direction.” The district’s mentoring …
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Registration for Cohoes kindergarten will run 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. March 2-6 at the middle school, by appointment only. Please call 237-4131, ext. 2299 to schedule an appointment. Children currently enrolled in the district’s UPK program are automatically registered for kindergarten. New applicants must be 5-years-old by December 1, 2020. Required documents Parent/Legal Guardian …
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Highest Honor Roll (94.5-100 quarterly average) Grade 6 Zeinab AlHassan AlHussein, Dmytro Bonchyk, Chloe Came, Amelia Cappabianca, Liam Carmel, Jesiah Clayton, Jacob Crabtree, Jerome Dawson, Edmund Decker, Olivia DiCocco, Gunnar Felton, Ethan Gagnon, Oliver Heaphy, Sydney Hunt, Meghan Loiselle, Maximus Malaquias, Vito Marascia, Azeemullah Neyazi, Ana Luisa Pereira, Anastasiia Shuldak, Julia Skidmore, Hailey Van Bramer, …
