Eighth-grade students at Crispell Middle School are learning about metric conversions and the tools to use to get there! In Allie Peifer’s class, students identified those tools and then put them to use in different situations. They had beakers, test tubes and an electronic scale, to name a few. One of the benefits of the …
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The goal for Stacie Blaut’s sixth graders at CVMS was to construct a free-standing tower using the least number of index cards in order to hold a stuffed animal for 20 seconds. This lab wasn’t just fun and educational – they used it to explore the scientific method. The scientific method is the process of …
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Janice Lin and Lydia Luksha have been named commended students in the 2025 National Merit Scholarship Program. Janice and Lydia are seniors at Pine Bush High School. “This is an amazing accomplishment for Lydia and Janice to be recognized,” said Pine Bush High School Principal Aaron Hopmayer. “ They are two outstanding young ladies and …
To start the year, students in Gina Lallathin and Shelby Jakaitis’ sixth grade social studies class at CVMS participated in a fun getting-to-know-you activity. First, students answered questions about themselves, such as their favorite hobbies, birthdays, and personal strengths. Then, they used pipe cleaners to create a STEAM-inspired sculpture that represented their unique interests and …
PAK is celebrating reading with the Scholastic Book Fair! Classes have the opportunity to come to the fair, check out the large array of books and buy them for their very own library. They can choose from biographies, fiction, non-fiction, graphic novels, pens and pencils, diaries and much more. Children love to choose their own …
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The book fair is here! Students at Circleville Elementary School are enjoying the annual Scholastic Book Fair. Located in the gym, classes came to peruse and buy biographies, fiction, non-fiction, graphic novels, pens and pencils, diaries and much more. There was even a table of free books available to all students. Students also had the …
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Andrea Urmston’s fourth grade class at CES is exploring factors and products in math. Students worked with a partner to make tile arrays, trying to determine whether numbers are prime or composite. Prime numbers are numbers that have only two factors: one and themselves. Numbers with more than two factors are composite numbers. For example, …
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The Youth Empowerment and Sustainability Skills class, led by Kara Sprague at Pine Bush High School, spread some positivity this week by chalking the walk. The students used the sidewalk and steps in front of the high school main entrance as their canvas for positive messages to start the school year. The idea comes from …
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The first week of school is exciting, scary, fun, and always filled with new experiences! Crispell Stephen Wilder collected some of the photos and videos from that first week of the 2024-2025 school year and created the video below. Enjoy!
CVMS had two special guests at its faculty meeting Monday, Sept. 9. Alex Tremper, the district’s director of security, was on hand for the first half of the meeting to discuss the challenges we all face with ensuring the safety and security of all students and staff during the school day. He discussed with the …
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