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  • VSGS celebrates World Culture Awareness Day

    Van Schaick Grade School celebrated World Culture Awareness Day on May 21 with a new tradition: hosting current and former English language learners from Cohoes High School to speak to the elementary students about their cultures and what it was like moving to America. The countries represented were: China, Haiti, Mexico, Sudan, Ukraine,  and Venezuela.…

  • Voters approve budget; three members elected

    On May 20, Cohoes City School District voters approved a $54.9 million budget for the 2025-26 school year by a vote of 398 to 135, a margin of 74.67%. The $2 million Capital Reserve Proposition passed by a vote of 416 to 99, a margin of 80.78%. Voters also elected three members to serve on…

  • Students honored with 2025 Capital Zone Sandra G. Morley Physical Education Student Leadership Award

    Congratulations to our fifth and eighth grade students who have been awarded the 2025 Capital Zone Sandra G. Morley Physical Education Student Leadership Award. This selective award is presented to Capital Region students by the New York State Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (NYSAHPERD). The ceremony for the fifth graders was held…

  • Cohoes Board of Education to meet on May 21

    The Cohoes Board of Education will meet at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, May 21 in the Middle School library. Doors will open at 5:50 p.m. The agenda will be available on the Board of Education page. A link to a recording of the meeting will be posted to our Board of Education page shortly thereafter.…

  • Meet the candidates: Sara Burwell, Susan Guzy Paradis, Marianne Gendron and Mykel Dorsey

    On Tuesday, May 20, Cohoes voters will elect three members to the Board of Education. The board is made up of seven volunteer citizens who are each elected to serve three-year terms. The board election and budget vote will be held at the district’s three elementary schools from noon to 9 p.m. The following information…

  • School budget vote May 20; residents will also elect three new board of education members

    On Tuesday, May 20, Cohoes residents will decide on a $54,865,497 spending plan for the 2025-26 school year. The plan maintains all existing programs and services while continuing the district’s commitment to student safety and academic support.  What’s included in the proposal? The proposed budget includes the addition of a computer support technician, a part-time campus safety…

  • How to request an absentee or military ballot for the May 20, 2025 budget vote

    The 2025-2026 Cohoes City School District budget vote and board election will be held from Noon – 9pm on Tuesday, May 20, 2025. Absentee ballots are issued no earlier than thirty (30) days before the vote, upon request, to residents of the school district who will be out of town or unable to vote in…

  • UPK 3 Lottery held on May 8

    We were able to accommodate all three and four-year old students who registered for our UPK program and still have spaces available for our four-year old program.   Due to the higher number of students enrolled than available spots at Harmony Hill, a lottery is required for three-year-olds within that elementary school zone to decide which…

  • Harmony Hill celebrates Earth Week

    With an emphasis on recycling, an area dedicated to a wildflower garden to help pollinators do their job and a Little Free Library to encourage book sharing, it’s no surprise that Earth Day is a big deal at Harmony Hill. Teacher Kelly Ireland starts planning activities in the fall with a focus on getting outdoors…

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