Please join me in sending our thoughts and prayers to the families who suffered tremendous losses in the school shooting yesterday in Ulvade, Texas. Words cannot describe this horrible incident or the pain that that community must be suffering. As a school community, we will mourn their loss and also have different reactions to this …
The results of the May 17, 2022 budget vote and board of education election have been verified by the board of education at the May 24 board meeting. Here are the official results: 2022-2023 …
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Crispell eighth-grade English classes with Mrs. Green and Ms. Mossman got to chat with Jeffery Urbin, the education specialist from the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum, about the history of the Declaration of Human Rights. Mr. Urbin discussed the history of the document, which was born out of the “four freedoms” FDR wanted …
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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 …
