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.
Several Cohoes community members were recognized at Wednesday’s board meeting for providing life-saving first aid to a school employee who went into cardiac arrest. On May 22 at about 4 p.m., Sean Van Sleet, a cleaner at Harmony Hill School, was making his usual rounds. He exited a pre-K classroom on the second floor and …
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“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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At the end of each sports season, the New York State Public High School Athletic Association (NYSPHSAA) honors those teams and individuals that excel in the classroom. To receive the scholar-athlete team recognition, the team’s average GPA for 75 percent of the roster must be greater than or equal to 90. Individuals with a 90 or above …
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Cohoes resident Nadia Carey won the write-in vote in the May 21 board election and has accepted the position. Her three-year term will begin July 1 as she joins incumbent Mark Pascale and Sue Dion in filling the three seats that were up for election. From Nadia Carey “Education is the most important investment a …
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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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By a vote of 392 to 149, residents of the Cohoes City School District approved a $43,867,736 budget for the 2019-20 school year. The approved budget calls for a 2.2 percent increase in spending from the 2018-19 school year and a 1.75 percent tax levy increase, which is within the district’s calculated tax levy “cap.” …
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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