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  • Students beautify Cohoes community for Global Youth Service Day

    Cohoes High School seniors and middle school eighth graders traded the classroom for the outdoors this morning as they worked to beautify locations across the City of Cohoes in honor of Global Youth Service Day (GYSD).  Students wearing brightly colored t-shirts spent the morning weeding, raking, mulching, cleaning and bagging debris at many parks and…

  • Final virtual workshop: A Guide for Families to Understanding Supports and Services Administered by OPWDD

    The Cohoes City School District Office of Special Programs is hosting the last of their three virtual workshops on May 13. These are presented by Parent to Parent of NYS, a statewide not-for-profit that was established in 1994 to support and connect families of individuals with special needs.  Registration is required. Upon registering, you will…

  • Chris Herren’s talk leaves lasting impact

    Former NBA player turned addiction recovery specialist Chris Herren remembers being a teenager and having to sit through drug and alcohol assemblies.  “I remember laughing and being disrespectful,” he told the group of Cohoes High School students at a recent assembly where he shared his story of addiction and recovery. “I wanted to skip these…

  • Tiger Spotlight: Adriana Wilkinson

    Student author earns spot in Are You Afraid of the Dark? book series Welcome to our latest Tiger Spotlight, a place to showcase the great things our students are doing outside the district.  With a love of reading and a talent for writing, it’s no surprise that CHS junior Adriana Wilkinson has a creative mind.…

  • Cohoes Board of Education approves new CHS Principal 

    We are pleased to announce that Kristy Goergen was approved as the new principal at Cohoes High School at last night’s Board of Education meeting. She is set to begin on July 1, 2026.  Ms. Goergen has spent nearly a decade as an administrator. She previously held the position of assistant principal at Draper Middle…

  • Students represent CHS at EVS Youth Summit

    Three students proudly represented Cohoes High School at Proctors Theatre in Schenectady during the Elevating Student Voices (EVS) Youth Summit on April 29.  EVS is a Capital Region BOCES initiative designed to empower regional students to discuss critical issues like mental health, racism, and school safety. The program fosters student-led dialogue and action to create…

  • Cohoes High School Third Quarter Honor Roll

    Cohoes High School has announced its Honor Roll for the Third Quarter of the 2025-2026 school year. Highest Honor Roll (95+)  Jack Abdul, Max Abdul, Rosalyn Annely, Jaelyn Anson, Ethan Beck, Omarli Bessent, Maleha Bowens, Addison Brady, Mia Braglia, Hannah Bullock, Jasmyne Cando, Stephanie Christmas, Alessandra Decker, Olivia DiCocco, Lily Doolittle, Ethan Gagnon, Nickolas Grestini,…

  • CHS trio advances to Syracuse to compete in state SkillsUSA 

    Good luck to Cohoes High School students Stephanie O’Rourke (Food Prep Basic – Culinary Arts and Hospitality Technology), Mikkail Warner (Game Design and Implementation) and Theadora Avramidis (Job Skill Demo Model, Criminal Justice) who are among 80 Career and Technical Education (CTE) students representing Capital Region BOCES at the annual New York State SkillsUSA competition…

  • Prom dresses provided to area high school students courtesy of Global Fashion students

    Two Cohoes high school students enrolled in the Capital Region BOCES Career & Technical Education Center helped others feel like Cinderella just in time for prom season by giving previously worn prom and bridesmaid dresses a second life.  Students in the Career and Technical School Global Fashion program just wrapped up a Cinderella Prom Dress…

  • New security screening procedures at Cohoes High School

    The following message was sent to families via ParentSquare on March 17, 2026. Dear Families and Caregivers: To further enhance the safety and security of our students and staff, Cohoes High School will soon implement a new metal detection scanner system at the main entrance. Implementation timeline and roll-out: What to expect: Parent Information Night:…

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