Three Pine Bush High School graduates were inducted into the Section IX Track and Field Hall of Fame this fall – Al Schmidt, Adam Mires and Amber Passalaqua Sherlock. Adam Mires is a 1998 graduate of Pine Bush. Adam was a driving force in Pine Bush winning the 1998 OCIAA championship. He won the 800 …
Sixth-grade social studies students at Crispell just learned about the ancient civilization of Mesopotamia, and how those early societies developed and still influence our world. For one of their projects, the students were asked to take the perspective of a Mesopotamian historian and use the artifact analysis technique to take a closer look at …
Viola Thibodeau had the experience of a lifetime this fall as she served as a youth guardian on a Hudson Valley Honor Flight. The Hudson Valley Honor Flight flies veterans to Washington D.C. to visit memorials at no cost to the veterans. It is a way to honor American veterans for their sacrifices. Each …
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Kindergarten students in Elyssa Mock’s class at EJR had a very special visitor recently and got an inside look at just what it takes to write and publish a book. Della Ross Ferreri is the author of The Mouse Buffet, a story about a bunch of mischievous mice, a sleepy orange cat and …
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Each month, Circleville Elementary School celebrates all they’ve accomplished and look ahead to all that’s happening in the upcoming month. For the November gathering, they sang the National Anthem and recited their No Place For Hate promise. Looking back, they mentioned the celebration of our veterans on Veterans Day and how they marked National …
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The Crispell Making A Difference Club ran the annual Thanksgiving food drive. This year, they collected more than 600 food items! The club put together food packages with a full Thanksgiving dinner for 19 Pine Bush families. From appetizers to dessert and everything in between, these packages covered it! A big thank you to Butcher …
Pine Bush High School’s Youth in Government has had a very successful year so far! At its first major event, the annual platform convention at Minisink High School, Pine Bush’s Kylie Conley wrote and presented a first place plank. Kylie advocated for veterans’ mental health and won her plank committee and won in the final …
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Crispell’s annual Career Day for eighth-grade students certainly had an impact on the kids, with 20 area professionals sharing information and hands-on activities with our students. All eighth-grade students had the opportunity to choose three sessions, each lasting 25 minutes. They listened and asked questions, and even got to do things related to the …
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The annual Balloons Over Broadway project at EJR was a tremendous success once again. This collaborative, cross-curricular experience blended art, persuasive writing, reading, and robotics into one unforgettable event. Fourth-graders began by reading Balloons Over Broadway: The True Story of the Puppeteer of Macy’s Parade by Melissa Sweet, which tells the story of …
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