Category: Cohoes Middle School
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Grade 6 trip to Thacher State Park
Sixth grade students brought science to life during an educational field trip to John Boyd Thacher State Park. The visit served as the hands-on conclusion of their unit on geologic time. Students explored the Helderberg Escarpment, one of the richest fossil-bearing limestone formations in the world, to observe firsthand how Earth’s history is preserved in…
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23rd Annual Holiday Hope Program
Cohoes Holiday Hope is once again helping district families provide their children with a memorable holiday season. Through the program, parents and guardians can apply and earn “holiday bucks” by attending a parent-teacher conference, volunteering at a school event, attending PTA or PTO meetings, visiting the library to obtain a library card, getting their child’s…
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Understanding this year’s school tax bills
As annual school tax bills are distributed, the Cohoes City School District is sharing information about this year’s school tax levy and tax rate. A tax levy is the total amount of money a school district collects through property taxes. For the 2026-27 school year, the district’s tax levy remained unchanged, meaning the district is…
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Water safety information available for families
New York State Education Law requires school districts to provide families with information about drowning prevention, water safety and safe and healthy swimming. This information is intended to help families understand water-related risks and promote safe practices in, on and around water. Water safety information is available here.
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Congratulations to Cohoes Middle School’s top students of 2026!
Cohoes Middle School Principal Heather Bradt has announced the top students of the Class of 2026. Lauren Farinacci is this year’s valedictorian and Alice Tinkle is salutatorian. Ms. Bradt said both students have given the school many reasons to celebrate their achievements. “Watching them push the boundaries of what is possible inside and outside the…
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From addiction to advocacy: Stephen Hill inspires CMS students
Stephen Hill, founder of Speak Sobriety, returned to Cohoes Middle School recently to share his powerful story of addiction and redemption. Mr. Hill is a nationally recognized substance use prevention speaker and mental health advocate who has spoken to thousands of students about his inspiring journey to recovery. During a schoolwide assembly on Tuesday, June…
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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…
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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…
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Cohoes Middle School Third Quarter Honor Roll
Cohoes Middle School has announced Highest Honors (94.5-100), High Honors (89.50-94.40) and Honors (84.5-89.40) students for the third quarter of the 2025-26 school year. Highest Honor Roll 94.50 – 100.00 Grade 6 George Amoako-Amoakohene, Dominic Barilla, Aloura Brisson, Breezy Butinski, Lucy Frank, Jenna Guild, Ajwa Habib, Angel Hernandez Fernandez, Aria Hoefer, Lilianna Jackson, Thomas Kleinke…
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Improving attendance one day at a time
Sometimes all it takes is a little bit of teamwork to make a difference and that’s exactly what the students at Cohoes Middle School are doing to help increase attendance, particularly when it comes to reducing late arrivals. At the middle school, being on time means arriving at school by 8:09 a.m., in homerooms by…