2011-2012 District News
Updated January 31, 2012
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**Schedule
and Information for Parents and Students
Regarding the January Regents & RCT Exams
at C-A High School
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**This
morning (Jan 18, 2012), an empty bullet shell was found by a student in a high school
classroom who then notified the school office. The school’s lockdown
procedures were activated. The school called the Coxsackie police. The
state police were also dispatched to the school. The state police
conducted a search of the building and authorized the school to resume
to its regular schedule.
The students and staff should be commended for their cooperation during
this incident. These precautionary steps were taken to ensure the
safety of all students and staff. The school reminds all students
and parents that the possession of firearms, knives and ammunition is
strictly prohibited on school grounds. Any questions should be
directed to the district office at 731-1710.
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C-A Circuit (HS
newspaper) -
January issue
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Coxsackie-Athens
HS Student Council
traveled to Middleburgh High School on Friday, December 23 for "C-A Lends-A-Hand Day"!
(read more)
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Results from the
recent surveys posted on this website: (survey
results)
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Coxsackie-Athens
HS Students currently have work on exhibit in the Art Gallery at the Greenville Library.
(list
of student names)
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Visit us on
Facebook at:
Coxsackie-Athens Central
Indians
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Important
Reminder from the High School Regarding knives on school property
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Students from C-A
MS will be competing in the Capital District Future City competition at
Hudson Valley Community college McDonough Field House this Saturday,
January 14, 2012 from 8:00am - 4:00pm. (article)
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Coxsackie-Athens
National Junior Honor Society completed their first service
project
(article)
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Do You Need a
Winter Coat?
Or do you know someone who needs a coat? Call
731-1805 to arrange a time to come to the Coxsackie-Athens High School to pick up a free coat!
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Coxsackie-Athens
announces recipients of the Fall Sports Awards for Most Valuable
Player and Most Improved player (list
of names)
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Important
Announcement!
The water is being shut off at 10:30am today (12/20) in Coxsackie due
to a water main break.
·
Middle/High schools will dismiss at 11:30
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K-4 –both campuses will dismiss at 12:30
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No after-school activities
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No athletic practices today ( athletic contests are still on)
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No YMCA program
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No PM BOCES
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The board of education meeting will take place at EJA
school.
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Do You Need a
Winter Coat?
Come to Coxsackie-Athens High School on Wednesday, December 21
(See
Flyer)
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The following
students have drawings on display in the Hudson Opera House for the
Hudson Winter Walk on Saturday, December 3rd: Kelsey Bzdyk,
Alexa Clothier, Krystal Gori, Kirsten Lackie, Jenna McCormick, Hattie
McLean, Rebecca Moore, Dominik Multari, Ayla Ochoa, Laura St.Denis and
Brianna Stokes.
The art will be on exhibit through the month of January.
Congratulations!
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Update to EJ
Arthur students collecting for "Coins for Our County"
(at Halloween)
After the students had a chance to sort and roll the change,
Community Action of Greene County received a check for $661.86!!
We thank the generous residents for their support in showing the
children they can make a difference!
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Coxsackie-Athens
CSD is happy to announce the arrival of the new High School Principal,
Heath Hanley.
Mr. Hanley will be starting on Monday, December 19th.
Welcome Mr. Hanley!
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C-A High School
will be holding their Winter Concert on December 21st at 7:00 pm.
Snow date will be on December 22.
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C-A HS Class
of 2015 is hosting a Fundraiser "Party of Gold" on Thursday, December
15th from 2:30 to 6:30 pm in the HS cafeteria (read
details)
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C-A Middle School
students named "Students of the Quarter".
Congratulations to all! (list
of students)
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C-A Middle School
students named "Students of the Quarter".
Congratulations to all! (list
of students)
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C-A HS Student
Council
will kick off it's annual "Adopt An Angel Campaign" at Coxsackie's
Christmas By The River on Sunday, December 4th as part of the
"Make-A-Wish of Northeast New York". Angels will be available to
purchase in the High School Main Office through the month of December.
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The following
students have drawings on display in the Hudson Opera House for the
Hudson Winter Walk on Saturday, December 3rd: Kelsey Bzdyk,
Alexa Clothier, Krystal Gori, Kirsten Lackie, Jenna McCormick, Hattie
McLean, Rebecca Moore, Dominik Multari, Ayla Ochoa, Laura St.Denis and
Brianna Stokes.
The art will be on exhibit through the month of January.
Congratulations!
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Coxsackie
Elementary PTO and EJ Arthur Elementary PTO
will be having a "Breakfast with Santa" on Saturday December 9th.
The event at EJ Arthur Elementary on Third St. in Athens will run from
8:00am to 1:00 pm. Coxsackie Elementary's on Sunset Blvd. in
Coxsackie will be from 9:00 am to 12:00pm.
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C-A Middle
School's
Winter Concert for grades 7 & 8 is Tuesday, December 13th at 7:00
pm. Winter Concert for grades 5 & 6 will be Wednesday, December
14th at 7:00 pm.
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Please Note this
change: C-A High School students will be dismissed on Tuesday,
December 6th at 10:30 am for parent conferences.
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C-A HS Student
Council
volunteered on Monday, November 21 to help Equinox prepare
for this year's Thanksgiving Day Dinner (pictures)
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C-A MS Stands Up
to Bullying on Friday November 18th. (article)
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C-A HS students
who did not have their picture taken on October 17 may do so on
Wednesday, November 30th in the morning. For students who wish a
re-take, you must bring the original pictures with you on the 30th.
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C-A will be
honoring JV & Varsity athletic members at the Athletic Awards Ceremony
to be held on Wednesday, November 9th at 6:30 pm in the High School
auditorium.
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C-A Interact Club
is hosting a fall "Book Sale" on November 19th. (flyer)
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C-A HS National
Honor Society Induction Ceremony takes place on November 14th at 7:00 pm in the High School auditorium.
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EJ Arthur
Elementary
students celebrated Veteran's Day on Monday, November 7.
(article)
(pictures)
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C-A will be
honoring JV & Varsity athletic members at the Athletic Awards Ceremony
to be held on Wednesday, November 9th at 6:30 pm in the High School
auditorium.
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Student Survey: (LINK)
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C-A Girls Cross
Country Team placed 5th at sectionals on Friday, November 4th
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18 C-A music students
are participating in the All County Music Festival to be held 7:30pm on
November 4th at the Cairo-Durham HS. The following students are part of
the 7-9 Band,
10-12 Chorus or Senior Jazz Ensemble: Bryanna Baldwin, Trever Baldwin,
Aaron Chase, Andrew Cherry, Joshua Dayter, Josiah Ferenczy, Christina
Hammerer, Katrina Josberger, Rachel Lindstrom, Maggie Matson, Michael
Matson, Dominick Multari, Molly Oliveria, Rebecca Pacuk, Maggie Saez,
Devin Wallace, Julia Wanek, Arielle Weinstein.
Three students were selected to be a part of the prestigious and
competitive Area All-State festival being held at Suffern High School.
Senior Rebecca Pacuk and Junior Christina Hammerer are singing in the
Women's choir and Senior Shannon Friel is playing harp in the Orchestra.
The festival will be held on November 18th & 19th.
Congratulations to all!
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EJ
Arthur Elementary celebrates "Pink Day" to support Breast Cancer
awareness
(see
pictures!)
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C-A Boys Varsity
Soccer team will be playing Schalmont in a sectional game at the
Christian Plumeri Sports Complex located near the intersection of Rte
9W, 787 and the Thruway on Tuesday, November 1 at 7:30 pm.
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C-A Girls Cross
Country Team won the Harvest Classic Invitational on Saturday,
October 29th beating Maple Hill, Catskill, Lansingburgh, Hoosic Valley,
Troy Catholic and Tamarac. Their trophy will be displayed in the
school. Congratulations!
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C-A Boys Varsity
Soccer team finished second in the Patroon Conference! They
will be playing at home on Thursday, October 27 at 3:00pm. If they win,
a quarter final game will be played on Saturday at 3:00pm.
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Coxsackie-Athens
HS
Fall Concert is Thursday, October 27 at 7:00 pm
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All Students will
be dismissed early on Monday, Oct. 31 for Staff Development
Check the District Calendar for dismissal times.
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EJ Arthur
Elementary
welcomed Pete Wagula on October 17th as members of the Chime choir were
treated to a special assembly. (see
article)
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C-A Cross Country
Team 2011 (update)
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EJ
Arthur Elementary celebrates "Pink Day" to support Breast Cancer
awareness
(see
pictures!)
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Coxsackie-Athens
HS
Artists' Reception, October 25 from 2:00 to 3:20 pm (flyer)
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Members of the C-A
Staff participated
in the Making Strides to End Breast Cancer walk
in Washington Park in Albany on Sunday, October 16th. The team
raised over $2,200! The C-A Girls Soccer Teams helped by selling a
variety of "pink items" along with "Refuse to Loose" t-shirts. The
varsity soccer team started a trend of wearing pink shoelaces in their
cleats two years ago to show support. (picture)
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Coxsackie-Athens
is registered to participate in the 2011 Speak Up National Technology
Survey which runs from 10/10 to 12/23/11. We have participated in
this survey since 2008.
To participate in the survey,
go to
http://www.speakup4schools.org/speakup2011
Our Secret Word is coxath. The survey takes about 20 minutes to
complete.
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NYS Division of
Homeland Security & Emergency Services is hosting the
NYS K-12 Kids Safe Online Poster Contest
►
Information
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Coxsackie
Elementary
Events & Activities (flyer)
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Students at EJ
Arthur Elementary
will be Trick-or-Treating this year collecting coins to help our
neighbors in Greene County that have been affected by the flooding from
storms Irene and Lee. Students will be given coffee cups with "Coins for
our County" (see
logo).
Students hope to surpass goals from previous years. Anyone is
welcome to contrubute to this cause; all monies should be turned in to
EJ Arthur Elementary by Thursday, Nov. 3rd.
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Students at
Coxsackie-Athens Middle School joined more than 2 million others across the country on
October 18, 2011 for Mix It Up At Lunch Day, an event designed to
foster respect and understanding in schools. This event encourages
students to sit with someone new in the cafeteria for one day. The
event fosters school spirit and unity and helps students meet
different classmates. More than 5000 schools participated in the
Mix It Up day which was created by the Southern Poverty Law Center's
teaching Tolerance Project.
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Coxsackie-Athens
HS Students
Julia Wanek and Michael Matson were selected to be members of the Empire
State Youth Chorale for "Melodies of Christmas". With four
sold-out performances held at Proctor's Theater in Schenectady, proceeds
from the concerts benefit Albany Medial Center's Child Cancer Center.
The performances will be televised on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day on
CBS Channel 6.
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Treats for Troops:
Ms. Fahrenkopf and Mrs. Donlon's Coxsackie Elementary Kindergarten
classes took time out of their busy learning schedules to put together
Halloween goody-bags to send over to the soldiers in Iraq. The
children had a great experience learning the jobs of a soldier by
reading books and having discussions. the children appreciate all
the hard work the soldiers do to keep us safe. In return they sent
two big boxes of goodies to a local friend from the 62nd Engineer
company out of Fort Carson, Colorado to share with his platoon.
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Congratulations to
C-A Kids for helping their Neighboring School!
The cumulative efforts of the four buildings yielded over two truckloads
full of supplies for kids and teachers at the Windham-Ashland-Jewett
School district. Thanks go out to Bryana Laveroni for transporting
goods and to Michelle Whiting, Melissa Durant, Kirsten Fori, and Lori
Grassi-Edwards for coordinating efforts in their buildings. We
appreciate the generosity of the C-A parents and students. In
addition, Coach Hudson and his football team passed along the $834
donation they received from Watervliet Schools to W-A-J!
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Two students at EJ
Arthur Elementary were presented with an award for the American Legion
Auxiliary Poppy Poster Contest.
Sherry Mills and Francesco Agovino won the State contest and Francesco
also won the Eastern Division. Awards were presented on October
3rd. Congratulations!
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Coxsackie-Athens
HS Students
attended the Nano Science Career Day at the University of Albany on
October 12th and had a wonderful experience. They were seen on
local news stations. Please see the following: (Link
1) (Link2)
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Coxsackie-Athens
HS Students
attended the Nano Science Career Day at the University of Albany on
October 12th and had a wonderful experience. They were seen on
local news stations. Please see the following: (Link
1) (Link2)
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Coxsackie-Athens
is registered to participate in the 2011 Speak Up National Technology
Survey which runs from 10/10 to 12/23/11. We have participated in
this survey since 2008.
To participate in the survey,
go to
http://www.speakup4schools.org/speakup2011
Our Secret Word is coxath. The survey takes about 20 minutes to
complete.
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Any student
intending to play a winter sport should sign-up in the HS Nurse's office
by 3:00 pm Friday, October 14th.
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Anti Bullying
program to be held at Cairo-Durham on Oct. 19, 2011
(poster)
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A
public forum regarding the potential installation of a
biomass boiler unit at Edward J. Arthur Elementary School in the Village
of Athens will be held from 6 p.m. till 7 pm on
Tuesday October 18th,
2011. This will precede the regular meeting of the Coxsackie-Athens
Board of Education. Representatives from the district’s
architect and engineering firm will be on hand to explain the project
and answer any questions.
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The Coxsackie-Athens
Central District is proud to announce the 2011 Varsity Football Senior
Game to take place this Saturday, 9/24 at 1:00pm. Please come and
join us to support the seniors in their final home game of the regular
season.
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IMPORTANT
ANNOUNCEMENT:
Please note that the High School Open House has been changed from
Thursday September 29th to Thursday October 6th from 6:45 to 8:45 pm.
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****Please
be aware that due to a controlled power shutdown, students will be
unable to access VLab over the weekend of Oct 8-10..
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School
Messenger Phone System Keeping Parents Informed
The Coxsackie-Athens School District is now using an automated
phone system to help keep parents informed of their child's prepaid meal
accounts. This system will call your household once a week if your
child has a negative balance on their meal account. This service
is replacing the paper notices that were previously sent home.
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Coxsackie-Athens
HS 2011 Homecoming Events Oct. 7 & 8: (see
list)
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2ND Annual
Coxsackie-Athens Alumni Soccer Game (Poster)
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NYS Division of
Homeland Security & Emergency Services is hosting the
NYS K-12 Kids Safe Online Poster Contest
►
Information
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Please bear with
us as we work out the "bugs" in our automated calling system
regarding negative balances on school lunches!
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The Coxsackie-Athens
Central District is proud to announce the 2011 Varsity Football Senior
Game to take place this Saturday, 9/24 at 1:00pm. Please come and
join us to support the seniors in their final home game of the regular
season.
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IMPORTANT
ANNOUNCEMENT:
Please note that the High School Open House has been changed from
Thursday September 29th to Thursday October 6th from 6:45 to 8:45 pm.
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Classes begin Tuesday, September 13.
·
Kindergarten orientation will occur on 9/13.
·
As of today, we anticipate classes beginning on TUESDAY,
September 13.
·
Kindergarten orientation will run Tuesday with the same timeline
as previously communicated.
Kindergarten Orientation for Coxsackie and E.J. Arthur Elementary
Schools
·
Members of athletic teams check practice times here:
(schedule)
·
All staff should report on Monday. An agenda will be
emailed this afternoon.
◘ Greene County announcement dated
9-8-2011:
Greene County press release
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Attention:
Kindergarten Orientation for Coxsackie and E.J. Arthur Elementary
Schools
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Attention:
· All athletic contests for today through Friday are postponed.
· All athletic practices are canceled for today, Wednesday, and Thursday. Friday practices are pending. The district will notify coaches and athletes Friday before 2pm regarding Friday practices
· Modified sports scheduled to start practice this week will begin practices on Monday.
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Attention Coxsackie-Athens Fall Student-Athletes:
_
Fall Sports
Tryouts/Practice Times
*Fall sport permission packets are now being accepted in the Middle
School Main Office. *Football try-outs
will begin Monday, August 15.
*All other Fall Sports try-outs will begin Monday, August 22.
*Sports physicals will be offered Monday, August 22 at 9:00am in the
Middle School Nurse's
Office. Anyone needing a physical to participate in fall sports should
report at that time.
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Coxsackie-Athens CSD
announces welcome receptions for the new Superintendent,
Randall Squier . (scheduled
times)
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Coxsackie-Athens
School Board
welcomes Randall Squier as new Superintendent.
(letter)
◘ Coxsackie-Athens
to offer Driver Education July 25th thru August 26th. Registration
forms with detailed information are available in the HS Guidance Office.
(flyer)
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A
message from Coxsackie Heermance Library:
Whether you attend elementary, middle or high school, feel free to come
to the library to get Homework Help. There will be someone available to
help from 3:30 – 5:00 pm Monday through Thursday.
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If you are interested in
receiving automated text messages for important alerts and reminders,
you need to opt into the system. This is done by adding
Coxsackie-Athens to your contacts under the number 56360. Send the word
“join” to the contact and you should receive a text back acknowledging
your text.
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Coxsackie-Athens
residents who need to register their student(s):
please view the "Registration"
page for detailed information.
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District At A Glance:
“District At A Glance,” the Annual Report of the Coxsackie – Athens
Central School District, can be found under the link,
Curriculum &
Instruction.
Click here for District News from 2010-2011