🎶Congratulations to our talented C-A musicians!🎶
Seven high school students in grades 9-12 represented Coxsackie-Athens at the NYSSMA Solo & Ensemble Festival on April 25-26 at Kingston High School. Each student spent months practicing and preparing for their solo with Ms. Manetta, and their hard work really paid off!
🎼Senior Stars:
Edmund Chan performed a Level V clarinet NYSSMA Solo, and Alessa Dingman performed a Level IV Snare Drum NYSSMA Solo.
Both received exceptional comments from their adjudicators! Ms. Manetta is so proud of you both for continuing to challenge yourselves musically as seniors.
🎺Jammin’ Junior & Standout Sophomores:
James Warren and first-time NYSSMA Soloist, Sophia Curik performed Level IV NYSSMA Solos on trumpet and alto saxophone.
Both earning Excellent Ratings!
Emma Roberg, a sophomore and first-time NYSSMA Soloist earned an Outstanding Rating on her Level III clarinet NYSSMA Solo.
🥁Fantastic Freshman:
Robert Carl earned an Excellent Rating on his Level III Snare Drum solo.
Nicole Multari earned an Excellent Rating on her Level IV clarinet NYSSMA Solo.
👏A big round of applause from all of Coxsackie-Athens!
Ms. Manetta is incredibly proud of each and every one of her students and how hard they worked to achieve their great scores!




🔥 Our student-athletes are crushing it this spring season! Every Varsity team has qualified for sectional play, and many of our Modified and JV teams are boasting amazing records!
Let’s go out to their games, bring the energy, and cheer on our Riverhawks as they make their final push to finish the season strong. 💪
They need your support!
Go Riverhawks! 🦅🦅

Mark your calendars!
May 17, 2025
9:00am - 11:00am

🏐Get ready to bump, set, and spike at our Boys & Girls Volleyball Camp! Join us from June 2nd-4th for three days of skills, drills, games, and FUN! Open to grades 3-6.
Reserve your spot now - registration closes on May 20th.
Don’t miss out on the action!

🏐 Volleyball Club is in Full Swing!
The other night, our 3rd graders and 4th graders from CE and EJA kicked off their very first day of Volleyball Club! They spent the afternoon learning the basics of passing and practiced volleying with a partner in a fun drill called peppering!
Over the next 6 weeks these students will learn the fundamentals of the sport in order to play the exciting game of volleyball.
📣A big thank you to Coach Mlyniec, Coach Marr, and the awesome players from the girls' and boys' volleyball teams for leading the club!




After a very long winter, spring has finally sprung at C-A! Last week, students from the Publishing class took to the outdoors to capture the beauty of our blooming trees.
📸 Photos by C-A seniors Danielle Horn, Kris Vazquez, and Raven Wallace: Awesome work!






Don't forget‼️
Join us for the Opening Reception of the annual Student Art Exhibit on Friday, May 2, at the Athens Cultural Center, located at 24 Second Street, Athens. Come celebrate the creativity of our talented K-12 students and see their amazing artwork on display! 🖼️

NHS is hosting its Annual BBQ Chicken Dinner Fundraiser on Friday, May 2nd!
To purchase tickets in advance, please contact Mrs. Field at [email protected] or reach out to an NHS member.
There will only be a limited number of dinners available for purchase on the day of the event, so reserve your spot now!

📢Jam the Pantry!🥫
NJHS and NHS are teaming up for Jam the Pantry to make a difference in our community! From April 21st to May 2nd, we’ll be collecting donations for the local food pantries in Coxsackie and Athens. Every donation helps!

Students in Mrs. Goldner's 4th grade class created poems to celebrate "Poem In Your Pocket Day!"






SAVE THE DATE: The Opening Reception for the annual student art exhibit will be held on Friday, May 2 at the Athens Cultural Center located at 24 Second Street in Athens. Come and see some of the great artwork that our students create in grade K-12!

Mikayla (Ash) Riley is our 10th grade Rotary Student of the Month! She is a wonderful student who works hard in all classes. Ash is very passionate about music and is always striving to learn new things to become a better singer and musician. Ash is always polite and genuinely a pleasure to have in class as well as work with. Congratulations!!
The 7th grade teachers are proud to nominate Makayla Scalera as the Rotary Student of the Month. While Makayla is a strong reader and writer, her skills extend beyond the classroom. She was a member of the Cheer Squad during the Winter season, helping to spread school spirit during both boys and girls basketball games. Makayla maintains a positive attitude and can often be found with a smile on her face, even when completing her assignments. Makayla, along with her parents, Mr. Pray and Mr. Elliott enjoyed a luncheon at Pegasus on Wednesday, April 9th. Congratulations, Makayla!

Did you miss Coxsackie-Athens High School Music in Our Schools Concert last week? Check out our talented student as they bring life to sound!
https://youtu.be/Z80tqorNuDo?si=f2wolY9bvjoAYYRW


Another successful McTeacher Night with EJA and Middle School Students (as well as a few CE and HS students)! Our thanks go out to Mrs. Farwell, Mrs. Ames, Mrs. Callahan, Mr. Mackey, Ms. Schultz, Ms. Roberg, and Mrs. Peluso, as well as the staff at McDonald's!










10 High School Band students in grades 10-12 participated in the Greene County All-County Music Festival as members of the Senior Band. They practiced 10th periods and during their study halls for the past three months to prepare for this festival.
Flute: Alexia Strom-Warren
Clarinet: Edmund Chan, Christopher Mozzillo, & Violet Charniga
Bass Clarinet: Isabella Wagner
Alto Saxophone: Sophia Curik
Tenor Saxophone: Isaac Parde
Bari Saxophone: Brendan Woytowich
Trumpet: James Warren
Percussion: Marcela Flores
Ms. Manetta is so proud of each one of her students. They all worked so hard both nights to create beautiful music with the other members of the Greene County Senior Band. Congratulations on such an honor!

Stop by McDonald's in Coxsackie tomorrow, March 27th, from 4:30pm-7pm to see Teachers from EJA and the MS serving up burgers and nuggets! All proceeds from this fundraiser will go directly to helping students of C-A who have suffered a loss, a family fire, have overwhelming medical bills, etc.

High School students from Ms. Tadj's Parenting and Child Development class worked closely with Ms. Roberg's 3rd grade students to make board games! Amongst the laughter and lollipops, there was a great deal of collaboration, problem solving, and decision making. Both the HS and elementary students enjoyed the time spent together and some special connections were formed.





Eleven High School and Middle School Chorus students in grades 8 and 9 participated in the Greene County All-County Festival as members of the Junior Chorus. They practiced during 10th period for the past two and a half months to prepare. Bravo to the following students:
Sopranos: Hudson Meier, Izzy Phillips, Alexa Smith, Leah Walker
Altos: Brianna Beckmann, Lillian Brandow, Zipporah Komaromi, Nicole Multari, Stella Phoenix
Baritones: Robert Carl, Hudson Seekamp
National Honor Society is selling tickets for its 3rd Annual Chicken BBQ Dinner Fundraiser on May 2 from 3:00-5:00 PM provided by John Halvorsen from Halvo Homestead. Dinners are $17.00, including a half chicken, salted potatoes, coleslaw, dinner roll, butter and cookies.

