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CHS students win awards at first Model UN conference
There is a new club at Cohoes High School that is quickly making its mark. The Model UN Club, led by Special Education Teacher Emily Frey, took part in its first conference at Hudson Valley Community College on Saturday, Dec. 6, along with nine other Capital Region schools. The students spent 11 hours learning about…
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Sixth graders take home top honors at CMS Spelling Bee
Three sixth graders took home the top awards at Cohoes Middle School’s Annual Spelling Bee that was held on Tuesday, Dec. 9. The event was moderated by sixth grade teacher Julianna Niles and judges included sixth grade teacher Tracy Gresis, seventh grade teacher Lindsay Fontaine and eighth grade teacher Molly Flanagan. Congratulations to the top…
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New Lunch Group at CHS offers a space to discuss real life issues
There’s a new group that has been meeting at the Counseling Center at Cohoes High School since October that aims to gather students together to discuss real-life problems in a safe space. The “Mindful Munch” group was developed by school social workers Kortney Conley and Dana DelGenio as a way to help students find a…
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Cohoes High School First Quarter Honor Roll
Cohoes High School has announced its Honor Roll for the First Quarter of the 2025-2026 school year. Highest Honors 95+ Jack Abdul, Max Abdul, Ryan Alonzo, Rosalyn Annely, Jaelyn Anson, Ethan Beck, John Bell IV, Maleha Bowens, Addison Brady, Mia Braglia, Hannah Bullock, Jasmyne Cando, Stephanie Christmas, Madison Church, Haley Crabtree, Alessandra Decker, Abrie Desmond,…
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Cohoes Middle School First Quarter Honor Roll
Cohoes Middle School has announced its Honor Roll for the First Quarter of the 2025-2026 school year. Highest Honor Roll 94.50-100.00 Grade 6 George Amoako-Amoakohene, Aloura Brisson, Lucy Frank, Jenna Guild, Ajwa Habib, Aria Hoefer, Madeline Hornicek, Lilianna Jackson, Owen Kolakowski, Eleanor Lachut, Kali Leaks, Gianna Marascia, Owen Meissner, Jacob Rogers, Raegan Rondeau, Anaya Rubio,…
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Running for a purpose: Girls on the Run crew celebrate their first 5k
For the past 10 weeks, the “Girls on the Run” crew at Abram Lansing were hard at work training for a 5k fun run that took place on Saturday, Nov. 15 at Jennings Landing in Albany. The team is made up of third, fourth and fifth graders – Trinity Changa, Adaline Conway, Zenovia Evans, Londyn…
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Public comment period for amended district-wide safety plan open through December 8, 2025
On July 24, 2025, Governor Kathy Hochul signed a bill into law known as Desha’s Law, named after a 12-year-old student who died from cardiac arrest during a school basketball game in Western New York. This law requires that all public schools in New York State develop a cardiac emergency response plan to be incorporated…
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Holiday Hope 2025
Cohoes Holiday Hope is a program devoted to helping those in need give their children a memorable holiday season. Through the Holiday Hope program parents/guardians are able to earn “holiday bucks” through attending a parent teacher conference, volunteering at a school event, attending PTA/PTO meetings, visiting the library and obtaining a library card, obtaining their…
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Students celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month
Students in Mrs. Ozols’ Spanish classes at Cohoes High School celebrated Hispanic Heritage earlier this month by pairing up in groups and giving a variety of presentations to their peers. They were tasked with choosing an aspect of their culture in the United States that has been influenced by citizens of Hispanic origin, such as…
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Welcome Director of Special Programs Larissa Fremont
We are pleased to welcome Larissa Fremont as our Director of Special Programs. Ms. Fremont was approved by the Cohoes Board of Education on October 22 and will begin her new role on November 24, 2025. She succeeds Erin Hill who is retiring after many years of dedicated service to the district. Ms. Fremont joins…
