‘Get the Meds Out’

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and the Pine Bush Central School District are partnering to “Get the Meds Out” of your home’s medicine cabinet. All residents are encouraged to bring their unused and expired medications to the medication collection kiosks at: Crawford Police Department 121 Route 302 Pine Bush, NY 12566 845-744-3300 …

Pine Bush celebrates its Top 30

The top 30 academic students in Pine Bush High School Class of 2019 were celebrated Thursday, May 30, by their families, teachers, administrators and friends. While they were the stars of the evening, each had an honored guest they invited to attend, someone that made a difference in their life here at Pine Bush Schools. …

Pine Bush Odyssey of the Mind teams take on the world

EJR finishes second in worlds; Crispell places eighth Pine Bush Odyssey of the Mind teams from Edward J. Russell (EJR) Elementary School and Crispell Middle School competed on the world stage last week in East Lansing, Michigan with EJR bringing home silver medals after placing second in their division and Crispell placing eighth. Coaches Naomi …

The great debate at PAK: Keep the penny, abolish the penny

And the verdict is … keep it! What started as a math enrichment project for five Pakanasink students turned into a school-wide campaign with students and staff weighing in on whether the smallest denomination of coin – the penny – should continue to exist. Michelle Pollack, STEAM coordinator and math coach, was working with the …

Dental hygiene on tap at PAK

Students at Pine Bush Central School District’s Pakanasink Elementary School got a lesson in dental health when Ronald J. Lowe III, a Pine Bush alumnus and fourth-year dental student at the University at Buffalo School of Dentistry, visited to talk dental hygiene. Lowe went to Mrs. Lowe’s pre-K, and the kindergarten classes of  Mrs. Stelmaszyk, …

High honors for Stacey Szymczak

So many things to so many people, CVMS English teacher presented with Award for Teacher Excellence Stacey Szymczak has touched the lives of countless colleagues and students throughout her 33 years as an English teacher at Circleville Middle School. That was evident on Thursday, May 2, as she was awarded the Mid-Hudson School Study Council …

Voters approve budget; split on capital propositions

Reelect Meier, Johnson, elect Watkins to the board of education Voters in the Pine Bush Central School District have approved the district’s $118,775,551 budget for the 2019-2020 school year. Voters were split on the two capital improvement propositions, voting yes on the first, which addresses critical issues at each of the district’s seven buildings, and …

Crispell is going green

At the beginning of this school year, staff members at Crispell Middle School decided, in addition to academic excellence, they would strive to make a big difference in our environment. “When we heard about the Orange County Green Star Schools Program (OCGSSP), Crispell Middle School was excited to jump on board,” said Assistant Principal Jennifer …

All Pine Bush schools earn No Place For Hate Gold Status from ADL

Pine Bush students represented their district with pride Tuesday, May 7, at the No Place For Hate Capital Region Recognition Ceremony, bringing home the Gold Status for each of the district’s seven schools, and one student – Crispell’s Hailey Korpai – being named a Gold Star student. Each of Pine Bush’s schools – Pine Bush …

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Pine Bush Central School District
State Route 302, Pine Bush, NY 12566
Phone: (845) 744-2031
Fax: (845) 744-6189
Joseph Lenz
Superintendent of Schools
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