Author: marybeth.galarneau


  • Nominations now being accepted for the Cohoes Football Hall of Fame

    Last year, the Cohoes High School football program was proud to revive the Cohoes Football Hall of Fame. At our homecoming game last fall, we inducted the 2024 HOF Class of James Ducharme and Dave Lancier.  We would like to continue this tradition of recognizing our past outstanding players and coaches and need the community’s input. …


  • CHS seniors sign letters of intent with local automotive businesses

    Congratulations to CHS seniors Richard Shumway and Phoenix Jones who took part in the annual Capital Region BOCES National Signing Day on Thursday, May 29. Both students are graduating from the two-year Automotive Trades Technology program and signed letters of intent to work at DePaula Chevrolet and Destination Kia, respectively. CHS Principal Laura Tarlo spent…


  • Capital Region Students and Teachers Making a Difference Award recipients

    Congratulations to Cohoes High School senior Lola Stebbins and Science Teacher Mike Kloczko who were recently honored with the 39th Annual Capital Region Students and Teachers Making a Difference Award by the Capital Area School Development Association (CASDA). Lola, who was nominated by her CHS guidance counselors, is a member of the Future Ready Pathways…


  • Cohoes High School Quarter 3 Honor Roll

    Highest Honor Roll95+ Jack Abdul, Max Abdul, Layan Alkhazaly, Zeinab AlHassan AlHussein, Jaelyn Anson, Caitlyn Baldwin, Ethan Beck, John Bell IV, Omarli Bessent, Sarah Bova, Maleha Bowens, Micah Brady, Hannah Bullock, Randy Castillo-Leo, Stephanie Christmas, Haley Crabtree, Edmund Decker, Abrie Desmond, Jackson Dessingue, Olivia DiCocco, Italo Carrillo Dominguez, Lily Doolittle, Alyssa Fair, Jackson Felt, Tyler…


  • Cohoes Middle School Quarter 3 Honor Roll

    Highest Honor Roll94.50 – 100.00 Grade 6 Hasnain Abbas, Jace Ahrent, Naomi Cappabianca, Delilah Kohrs, Sydnee LePage, Mar’Leiya Lewis, Aurora Magin, Gage Miorin, Fiona Murray, Emily Quick, Devon Williams  Grade 7 Chloe Barilla, Liam Campos, Kai Chubet, Lauren Farinacci, Sherrae Fearon, Ava Gaudreau, Evalynn Hoang, Thomas Hollner-Turner, Kendall Jackson, Gina Jin, Aiza Khan, Camryn LaFortune,…


  • 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…


  • 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…