When Angelina Meier was a high school student in Middletown, she decided she would be a math teacher. When she told her math teacher at the time, his response was she would never do it. Fast forward a few years. Mrs. Meier had finished high school and graduated from college with her degree to teach …
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The Pakanasink Elementary fifth-grade chorus, under the direction of Mary Sousa, earned an evaluation rating of Gold with Distinction for their performance at the NYSSMA Major Organization Festival at Wallkill High School on Tuesday, May 17. This is the highest rating possible and requires that students meet the qualifications of a gold rating “while having …
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Here are some important news items and calendar updates: The Transportation Department is requesting that parents whose child(ren) WILL NOT require transportation for the 2022-23 school year go to the district website on the top banner and fill out and return the survey by May 31, 2022. The elementary schools menu mistakenly lists Monday, May …
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Pine Bush High School’s Math Team A is the DUSO (Dutchess-Ulster-Sullivan-Orange) Section B champions for the New York State Mathematics League! Section B includes teams from Middletown and Fallsburg school districts. The PBHS Math Team A includes Abraheim Ahmed, Lucas Broughal, Katelyn Diaz, Meghan Herbert, Julian Lazaro, Chelsea Ring and Joseph Rosploch. Individually, Lucas Broughal …
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To prepare for the transportation needs of our students for the upcoming school year, we are asking parents whose children attend Pine Bush public schools and will not require bus transportation to please take a moment to download and complete this Public School Transportation Survey. This survey is only for parents who are opting their child(ren) …
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Pine Bush Central School District voters approved the $128,759,335 budget for the 2022-2023 school year with 70.23 percent of voters supporting the district’s plan. This budget included a 1.5 percent tax levy increase of $896,928. “I am so grateful to the voters in our district,” said Interim Superintendent Donna Geidel. “Your support of our students …
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“He made us want to be better, do better and support one another.” That is how Interim Superintendent Donna Geidel summarized former Superintendent Tim O. Mains on Saturday when she dedicated the Tim O. Mains Auditorium at Pine Bush High School. The district held a ceremony in honor of the late superintendent to celebrate his …
Lori Stapleton’s fifth-grade students at Pakanasink recently completed a social-emotional learning (SEL) activity about leadership. They watched videos about leadership and discussed the characteristics of a good leader. The students then worked collaboratively in groups to make posters demonstrating what they learned. The bonus: they got to work together responsibly, and each showed some of …
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On Saturday, May 14, the district honored former Superintendent Tim O. Mainsby dedicating the Pine Bush High School auditorium to him. Afterwards, there was a tribute and luncheon. The event was livestreamed. Here is the link to that recording.
Students at Pakanasink had the opportunity to meet some pretty special visitors recently as Miss Wendy and Miss Sam brought their friends Mocha and Jack, certified therapy dogs, to visit with the students. The students got to learn all about the pups, how they travel to different schools helping kids communicate and improve their reading. …
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