Author Gabrielle Balkan shares her love of maps and dinosaurs at PBE

Pine Bush Elementary students got to meet the author of such amazing and fun books as “What a Map Can Do,” “Who’s That Dinosaur,” “Book of Dinosaurs,” “50 Cities” and “50 States.” Gabrielle Balkan brought her books, artifacts, maps and just mesmerized her PBE audience!       Ms. Balkan, who has published 17 books, …

Sienna Forbes and Rylee Hoornbeck are 2025 Elaine Greco Creative Spirit Award winners

Two deserving seniors – Sienna Forbes and Rylee Hoornbeck – are the 2025 recipients of the Elaine Greco Creative Spirit Award. “We congratulate Sienna Forbes and Rylee Hoornbeck as winners of the 2025 Elaine Greco Creative Spirit Awards,” said Lori Stapleton, coordinator of the district’s Odyssey of the Mind program. “I wish them the best …

Painting the picture of poetry

Poetry is a form of literary expression that uses different language to convey emotions and ideas – rhythm, imagery, and often rhyme. Poets say a lot with few words. They paint a picture using vivid language.—every word counts.     Jessica Napolitano’s College English classes completed a big poetry project, where they created a poster …

Third quarter honor roll for CVMS

The third quarter honor roll for CVMS is here! Click to see the names of the students who earned honor roll, high honor roll and principal’s list honors! Great job to everyone who worked diligently this quarter. One more to go!

Joseph Lenz named Pine Bush superintendent

The Pine Bush Central School District Board of Education announced Tuesday night that Joseph Lenz will be the district’s superintendent, beginning July 1, 2025.     The name and face are probably familiar since Lenz has been assistant superintendent for business in the district for the past three years. Most staff and many parents/guardians and …

Pine Bush flag football players, coach attend NY Jets media day

The New York Jets held their second annual girls flag football media day at Metlife Stadium. Approximately 60 teams took part in this event, including six from Section IX. Shea Toback and Christine Omosebi represented Pine Bush High School, along with Coach Kyle Schneider. The girls got to take professional pictures with props, a tour …

CES, PBHS/Crispell Odyssey teams head to Syracuse for state competition

They are on their way! The Odyssey of the Mind theatrical team from Circleville Elementary School and the Pine Bush High School/Crispell Middle School structure team are on their way to Syracuse for the state competition!   The teams left around 10:30 this morning, with competition to commence first thing in the morning at the …

Music in Our Schools Month celebrated with All-District Music Day

Pine Bush High School was alive with music as the district hosted its second annual All-District Music Day.     Music and chorus students from Crispell Middle School and Circleville Middle School, along with fifth-graders from all elementary schools met in the high school auditorium on Thursday, March 27, to share ideas, learn from other …

Unplug and reconnect – SADD Club members put their devices away, have some fun and learn about one another

Who doesn’t want to unplug and reconnect? The Pine Bush High School SADD (Students Against Destructive Decisions) did just that recently, and the result was lots of smiles, laughter and learning about each other. Kathleen O’Malley, the club’s advisor, invited the PBHS community to join them for some time to reconnect with each other. With …

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