Student CDTA cards will be deactivated on July 1. They will be reactivated prior to the start of the 2019-20 school year, with new cards being issued to incoming 6th and 9th grade students. More information will be available in August.
“Summer slide” is the tendency for students to lose some of the achievement gains they made during the previous school year. The effects of summer slide are cumulative, as researchers estimate that by the time a struggling reader reaches middle school, summer reading loss has accumulated to a two-year lag in reading achievement. Thankfully, we …
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Pre-registration for Cohoes summer school is open until July 1. All non-Cohoes students are strongly encouraged to have a guidance counselor complete pre-registration online prior to arriving at summer school registration on 7/2 or 7/3. Out-of-district students may only register for a review course/Regents exam if they are also registering for a summer school course. …
Cohoes senior Tatianna Rivera-Truesell has been named the 2019 recipient of the Dawn Peacock Award. Rivera-Truesell, who aspires to a career as a baker, was presented the award during the June 4 Capital Region BOCES Career and Technical School Graduation and Awards ceremony at Proctors. The scholarship is presented annually in memory of an outstanding …
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Maggie Gilligan, the Class of 2019 valedictorian, was recently honored at the 33rd Annual CASDA Scholars Recognition Dinner. CHS social studies teacher Rob Santarcangelo was her invited guest as “someone who had a profound and positive impact” on her education. From Mr. Santarcangelo: “Maggie is an exceptionally gifted student and one with whom I feel …
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Three Cohoes seniors on Wednesday signed letters of intent/celebratory letters to continue their athletic careers next year at the collegiate level. Laura Levitus Laura Levitus signed a celebratory letter to attend and play soccer at SUNY Adirondack, where she plans to study sports management. “I’ve had four different soccer coaches and they’ve each taught me …
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Cohoes High School has announced its top three students for the Class of 2019. Maggie Gilligan At the top of the list is valedictorian Maggie Gilligan, who leads her class with a 99.1 grade point average (GPA). Gilligan is a National Honor Society member, a student ambassador at the high school, and a member of …
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As part of Teacher Appreciation Week, we asked Cohoes High School students to tell us about the teachers who have had the biggest impact on their lives and their educations. Embedded YouTube video of CHS students discussing influential teachers
Cohoes students in grades 8-12 were doing their part Monday morning to beautify the city on Global Youth Service Day (GYSD). With rakes and shovels in hand, they volunteered their time at parks, schools, churches, retirement communities and other areas throughout Cohoes. After the clean-up, barbecues were held at the middle school and high school. …
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HIGHEST HONOR ROLL (95+ GPA) MARYAM ABBAS ACIEA AHMADZAI JACOB ALMEIDA ZACHARY ALONZO SHAELAH BARRETT EMMA BENEDETTI KALIE CALAGNA SHANNON CEPIEL SAMANTHA CHRISTMAS SHAY-LYNNE DAVIS CARINA DEDERICK RAYAN ESSOULAIMANI BRIANNA FORKEL AARRON GILLSON KATLYN HEBERT MARIELLY HERRERA CELINA HESLOP BRIANNA HOGAN OLIVIA HUNEAU MADISON HUNEAU ISABELLA JESMAIN CALLIE KOBLENSKY JALIN LE RUCHI MADHIWALA ANGELO MAGNOTTA …
