Welcome to February!
EJR families – have a look at what’s happening during the month of February! It’s a busy one for sure!
Author: linda.smith
Pine Bush High School is offering the ASVAB test on March 18
Pine Bush High School will be offering an in-person Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) on Monday, March 18, 2024 at 2:15 p.m. in the PBHS library. ASVAB is a timed, multi-aptitude test used by all branches of the military, designed to help determine a candidate’s strengths and find where he or she will succeed. …
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Virtually Speaking scheduled for Monday, Jan. 29, is postponed
Virtually Speaking with Superintendent Brian Dunn, scheduled for Monday, Jan. 29, has been postponed. Special guest Tom Kersting will join Superintendent Dunn when we have a new date. Tom Kersting will be be presenting “Disconnected: The Impact of Cell Phone Use on Teaching and Learning” on Tuesday, Jan. 30, in person at Pine Bush High …
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PBHS students perform at all-county festival
Congratulations to the Pine Bush High School students who were selected to perform at the Orange County Music Educators’ Association All-County Festival this past weekend at Monroe-Woodbury High School. Pine Bush students were represented in chorus, orchestra and band. Senior Saige Valentino received the Orange County Music Educators Association (OCMEA) Vocal Performance Scholarship. Saige auditioned …
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PBE hosts living museum as students delve into historical figures
Aaron Judge, Abraham Lincoln, Sally Ride and Dolly Parton shared the same stage at Pine Bush Elementary School as fourth-grade students participated in their annual Living Museum just before the December break. Students chose an array of historical figures, from our nation’s history, to sports and entertainment, science and space, as well as those who …
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PAK fifth-graders discuss equality, breaking barriers and Dr. Martin Luther King’s legacy
Equality – what does it mean to fifth graders? Caroline Prydal, a fifth-grade teacher at Pakanasink, got her students talking about it after they watched the video of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. giving his 1963 “I Have A Dream” speech. The students listened intently to the speech. Their ideas of equality included people having …
Alcohol & Drug Awareness Council of Orange County partners with Pine Bush schools for innovative prevention education
The Alcohol and Drug Awareness Council of Orange County (ADAC is partnering with the Pine Bush Central School District on an innovative new approach to substance use and mental health. Read the letter from MaryAlice Kovatch, prevention director at ADAC: The Alcohol and Drug Awareness Council of Orange County (ADAC) is proud to be partnering …
Pre-K students learn of Dr. King’s dream and share their own
The pre-K students in Kathleen Murray’s class at Circleville Elementary school watched and listened intently to a video book,Martin Luther King Jr. Day by Margaret McNamara. The students in the book were young, just like them. They learned that Dr. King had a dream that all people would be treated equally and fairly. That was …
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Author, psychotherapist Thomas Kersting to speak to parents on the effects of cell phones and technology on students
Author and psychotherapist Tom Kersting will be speaking here in Pine Bush to students, parents and staff about technology and how it is impacting teaching, learning and our kids’ mental health. It is an important message all should consider. Kersting, who is based in New Jersey and lectures throughout the country on raising kids and …
Learning about the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Second-graders in Demitra Bowen’s class at PBE spent some time this week learning about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Students know they have a day off from school on Monday to honor Dr. King. Ms. Bowen helped them discover why. Ms. Bowen discussed with the students just who Dr. King was and what he did …
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