Reading is in decline in the United States and at Haldane. I read a lot less than I used to. Even four years ago, I would read for hours every day. Now, I’m lucky if I average four a week. I’m not...
The Haldane Capital Project will break ground on June 16, 2026. By the start of the 2026-2027 school year, the eastern stairwell of the High School will be gone, dismantled under the oversight of The Palombo...
The chocolate chip cookie is a quintessential American dessert. With thousands of variations, it’s easy to find a good recipe, but hard to find a great one. Adapted from a Jacques Torres formula, the...
As announced during the May 19 Board of Education Meeting, the Results of the 2026 Haldane Central School District Budget and Trustee Vote are as follows:
Proposition I: Adopted 591-215 votes
School...
A 1974 commission of inquiry into high school journalism found that “Censorship is the fundamental cause of the triviality, innocuousness and uniformity that characterize the high school press.” The...
Civic engagement is a focus for students at Haldane: It is integrated into the curriculum throughout their four years at the high school.
“We try to focus on civil discourse and giving students the...
“What does democracy look like?” is a question that has echoed throughout American history. For Haldane students, it looks like a march.
More than 200 students from Haldane Middle and High School...
Old is new again at Haldane Drama. This spring, the community will be invited to the Haldane auditorium to watch the drama department’s current production, “Les Misérables.” For some, it will be...
Haldane is perched on a hillside 200 feet above the Hudson River, and it is around that same short distance from Haldane’s campus to Cold Spring’s Main Street. The village is almost as key a part of...
I was given a homework assignment some time ago. It required me to watch a video and answer questions based on it. I watched the video a total of three times, but I couldn’t fully answer the questions....
From Oscar-award-winning director Guillermo Del Toro of “Pan’s Labyrinth” and “The Shape of Water” fame comes a new take on an old literary classic. A staple of Haldane’s sophomore English...
Last May, Gov. Kathy Hochul signed a bill that restricts the use of smartphones and other internet-enabled devices on school property during the school day. The law defines internet-enabled devices...
This election season, New Yorkers have followed the tense New York City mayoral race as each candidate outlined their plans and promises. From free buses to reforming Rikers Island, the candidates tried...
Haldane social studies teacher Ryan McConville will never forget the first time he beat his father in a basketball game. “He used to wipe the floor with me, like, 11, 15, 21, nothing. He wouldn't let...
Juniors Delia Starr, Hudson Yeaple, Aaden Wik, Lachlan Koch, and Rhys Williams pass around a ferret during the junior trip to Camp Herrlich September 12, 2025.
There is only one right way that one can concoct consumable instant carb ropes. For the desperate scholars (those with access to a wall box device that emits electromagnetic microwave radiation to generate...
Following the advice of the school district’s lawyers, Haldane's DEI policy was unanimously suspended by the Haldane Board of Education (BOE) on April 22, causing an uproar in the Haldane Community....
Visitors to Cold Spring this past May might have been confused when they saw young adults running around the village wearing swim goggles and floaties, but no swimsuit. The answer? These were Haldane seniors...
"Full Day Phil "is now long gone. Will Dr. Duffy be as hands on?
Since the end of Dr. Philip Benante's tenure as superintendent at the close of the 2023-2024 school year, Interim Superintendent Carl Albano...
Students may have noticed that Haldane’s ad blocker has changed during the past month. Well, it isn’t a coincidence. Since mid-March of this year, applications such as YouTube, Google Earth, Google...
Sometimes, scheduling– especially for electives –can seem like rolling a die. A student asks for an elective and gets a study hall instead. For the teachers and administrators who put the work into...
Is the Fjord Trail our Pjark, or have we been Fjooled? Only time will tell if the Fjord Trail will hurt or heal the highlands, though Haldane students, like many in our community, have some strong opinions.
The...
Most students sleep in on Saturday mornings. Senior Wilson Robohm doesn't. Starting at 8 am every Saturday, he joins a small group of Haldane students who volunteer at the Philipstown Food Pantry. During...
In Part One of what will be a two part series on this topic, students were invited to fill out a Google Form about the Hudson Highlands Fjord Trail, a proposed development project that would connect the...
Henry Foley-Hedlund admires portraits of Josephine and Napoleon Bonaparte created by sophomores Dessa Bellamy Tarantino and Alexa Arcigal, respectively, on Michelle Cordaro's whiteboard during AP World...
A new head honcho is up on the Haldane Hill, but can he replace Full Day Phil?
Last year marked the end of Dr. Philip Benante’s six-year tenure as superintendent of our district, as he moved 30 miles...
Stars
By Lincoln Wayland
Do you hear the stars at night? They sing and sparkle and dance around. Their patterns turn, twist, and bend, all around It. I love It.
I didn’t used to; when I first...
Gone will be the days of eating lunch in hallways, stairwells, and classrooms - at least, that's what the architects behind the Haldane Capital Project advertise.
On November 19, the tax-paying...
