Columbia High School (or CHS) is a

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located on Luther Road in

East Greenbush, New York East Greenbush is a Administrative divisions of New York#Town, town in Rensselaer County, New York, Rensselaer County, New York (state), New York, United States. It is a suburb of Albany, New York, Albany. The population was 16,473 at the 2010 cen ...

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for the East Greenbush Central School District and has a 2019-20 enrollment of approximately 1,230

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s in grades 9-12. The school has a thirteen to one student to teacher ratio that is below the state average. Columbia High School, commonly referred to CHS, is home to the "Blue Devils". The principal is Michael Harkin, who replaced John Sawchuk in January 2018.

Academics

The school offers eleven Advanced Placement classes in: Biology, Calculus AB, Calculus BC, Economics: Micro, English Literature & Composition, Environmental Science, European History, Physics, Chemistry, U.S. History, and World History.

Notable alumni

Alexander Bauer
visual artist. * Rich Romer, professional football player,

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, professional football player, coach and Pro Football Hall of Famer * Tyler Szalkowski, guitarist of the pop-rock band

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References

External links

East Greenbush Central School District website

Columbia High School website
{{authority control Public high schools in New York (state) Schools in Rensselaer County, New York