The Student Perspective 200 Feet above the Hudson River

THE HALDANE OUTLOOK
The student perspective from 200 feet above the Hudson River
An aerial rendering of the new high school addition by CS Arch.
Capital Project to Start Construction June 16
June 15, 2026
Haldane science teacher Lee Posniack prepares for his first period forensics class in the high school on Thursday, June 4, 2026.
Posniack’s Retirement Spurs Science Changes
June 15, 2026
Habitat Club Attends Climate Summit
Habitat Club Attends Climate Summit
June 15, 2026
Members of the sophomore class pull kayaks onto the pond bank at Camp Herrlich in Putnam County, New York on Thursday, May 21, 2026. The trip serves as an outdoor education and team bonding experience for Haldane's sophomore class.
Outdoor Adventure
June 15, 2026
Student Council Institues Election Changes
Student Council Institues Election Changes
June 15, 2026
Seniors Elliot Mahoney and Zane del Pozo are crowned Prom Queen and King by math teacher Marilyn Granese during the prom dance at Bear Mountain Inn on Friday, June 5, 2026.
Prom Festivities Reveal Student Trends
June 16, 2026
Seniors Create Need for New Club Leaders
Seniors Create Need for New Club Leaders
June 16, 2026
Members of the Handy Craft Club gather for a picnic to celebrate the end of their first official year at Dockside Park on Sunday, May 31, 2026.
Club Feature: Handy Craft Club
June 15, 2026
Teacher Feature: Ms. Alison Booth
Teacher Feature: Ms. Alison Booth
June 15, 2026
Haldane High School Office Assistants Janine Junjulas and Christi DeRosa work on computers in the Main Office on Wednesday, June 3, 2026.
Faculty Spotlight: Office Assistants
June 15, 2026
Reading is Our Canary in the Coal Mine
Reading is Our Canary in the Coal Mine
June 16, 2026
A bulletin board celebrating Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month hangs in the lower building of Haldane on June 2, 2026.
Can Haldane Do More for AAPI Heritage Month?
June 16, 2026
A Haldane student uses the lat machine in the Haldane weight room during the school day on June 4, 2026.
Women Should be in the Weight Room
June 15, 2026
Student Thoughts on STEAM Classroom
June 15, 2026
Are We Being Spied On?
Are We Being Spied On?
June 15, 2026
The Varsity Boys Soccer Team regroup during the halftime of their home game on Friday, September 6, 2024.
Soccer Teams Undergo Coaching Changes
June 15, 2026
Sophomore Lainey Donaghy fields the ball at Haldane's softball field on Wednesday, May 27, 2026.
Softball Stuns as League Champs
June 15, 2026
Spring Sports Final Roundup
Spring Sports Final Roundup
June 15, 2026
The crutches of junior Nicholas Lemon helped him navigate prom at the Bear Mountain Inn on Friday, June 5, 2026.
Why Are There So Many Sports Injuries?
June 15, 2026
Freshman Sundance DiGiovanni spots his peer lifting rusty weights inside of the Haldane Middle School weight room on Monday, April 20, 2026.
Athletes Squeeze into Outdated Weight Room
May 4, 2026
Jessie Buckley portrays Agnes, wife of William Shakespeare, in a still from the 2025 movie "Hamnet", directed by Chloé Zhao.
To See or Not to See
June 15, 2026
Senior Sofia Kelly sings while junior Delia Starr accompanies her on the piano at the Haldane Arts Awards on Thursday, May 21, 2026.
Students Seek Musical Opportunities Outside of Haldane
June 15, 2026
Senior and nail artist Ember Mahoney displays her left hand, with iridescent blue square style nail art on Friday, February 27, 2026.
Students Sell Nail Art
June 15, 2026
Juniors Jacqueline McCormick, Rosie Herman, and Hazel Berkley paint the art club mural for the Cold Spring Coffeehouse on Thursday, April 16, 2026.
Art Club Decorates Coffeehouse
June 15, 2026
Chew’s Album Choices
June 15, 2026
Summer Crossword
Summer Crossword
June 16, 2026
Dougherty and His Murder
Dougherty and His Murder
June 15, 2026
New Commandments Corral Middle Schoolers
New Commandments Corral Middle Schoolers
June 15, 2026
Vague yet menacing corporate agent, artist's interpretation (drawn hastily on napkin by Henry Foley-Hedlund).
School Sells Softball Field to AI Company
June 15, 2026
Save Our Souls, Ban NeeDohs
Save Our Souls, Ban NeeDohs
June 15, 2026
Dougherty and His Murder
Dougherty and His Murder
June 15, 2026
New Commandments Corral Middle Schoolers
New Commandments Corral Middle Schoolers
June 15, 2026
Vague yet menacing corporate agent, artist's interpretation (drawn hastily on napkin by Henry Foley-Hedlund).
School Sells Softball Field to AI Company
June 15, 2026
Save Our Souls, Ban NeeDohs
Save Our Souls, Ban NeeDohs
June 15, 2026
Senior Emmett Horner protesting for the release of Paul George on Friday, Feb. 6, 2026.
Students Devise Coherent Plan to Skip Class
May 4, 2026
The Student Perspective 200 Feet above the Hudson River

THE HALDANE OUTLOOK
The Student Perspective 200 Feet above the Hudson River

THE HALDANE OUTLOOK
Headstones at the Old Cold Spring Cemetery

Haldane Haunts

By Petra Johanna Brooks-Saladyga, Contributing Writer • November 1, 2024

In the colorful halls of the elementary and middle school building, there exists a dark rumor that James H. Haldane haunts our campus. I initially heard the legend when I was in Mrs. Wilde’s first-grade...

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