Students have fun with ‘Anything But A Backpack’ day at Crispell

The Students Making a Difference Club does some great work for our community. But they also know how to have some fun and encourage camaraderie among their peers! Recently, the group hosted “Anything But A Backpack” day where students carried their books and supplies in a more creative way than the norm. Crispell students didn’t …

PAK celebrates National Poetry Month with Poem in Your Pocket Day

April 29 was Poem in Your Pocket Day, a day to celebrate and share poetry. It is part of the April celebration of National Poetry Month. At Pakanasink, students created paper pockets for their original poems, giving them handy access when they wanted to share with a classmate or staff member. Students in all grades …

“Let us harness the power of unity” – An update from Interim Superintendent Donna Geidel regarding PBHS

Dear Pine Bush families and staff, I am writing to give you an update on recent events at Pine Bush High School.  I am happy to report that we saw a lot of improvement on Friday with the support of the additional measures we put in place. We had additional security guards, police officers, and …

A message from Interim Superintendent Donna Geidel to all PBHS students

Good afternoon students, Please know that the PBHS administrators, Board of Education and I remain committed to providing a safe school community.  We are all very upset and concerned about the recent incidents of physical aggression in our high school. I wanted to take a moment to remind everyone that we will not tolerate this type …

Thank you to our lunch (and breakfast) heroes!

CVMS students presented a special thank you to our CVMS school nutrition staff today for “School Lunch Hero Day.” Throughout the week, students added special messages to a poster in Samantha Petrosi’s art classroom to thank our food service workers for their hard work.

STEAM activities encourage collaboration, communication and fun

Fun and learning are a great combination! Suzanne Parker’s second-grade students at Pakanasink recently had a STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art, math) day! The students went from one activity to another, in teams, creating, building, collaborating and communicating. The activities included: Create a maze with Legos that has a start and finish point for a …

Love to our school nutrition staff on School Lunch Hero Day

A super big hug and shout-out to our school nutrition workers on this National School Lunch Hero Day! Our Pine Bush school nutrition workers get started on preparing nutritious meals to our students early each morning. Using the freshest ingredients, they deliver healthy choices to our kids every day. The high school crew, pictured here, …

A message from Interim Superintendent Donna Geidel regarding violence at PBHS

I am writing this evening with critical updates about some incidents that occurred today at Pine Bush High School. Please know that the high school administrators and staff, district office administrators, the Board of Education and I are resolute in our commitment to a safe school environment. The negative behaviors, including physical and verbal violence, …

Fifth graders at PBE learn about cleaning up an oil spill

Students in Patricia LoPresti’s fifth-grade class at PBE recently saw first-hand how oil spills hurt our environment. After learning about oil spills and their effects, they created their own oil, using vegetable oil and cocoa powder. They poured it on feathers, to represent birds. The students brainstormed different methods for cleaning up the oil and …

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Joseph Lenz
Superintendent of Schools
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