Angelo Dragone, Bob Bender and Pine Bush High School’s own Michael Raucci and Faith Schutt gave Ms. Schutt’s marine biology class a hands-on lesson in scuba diving at the high school pool. All four are certified scuba divers and giving the students an actual experience in the water with all the equipment needed …
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Pine Bush High School Counseling Department held its awards for juniors on May 19, providing awards and scholarships from various colleges and universities. There were a total of 24 awards given to 47 students, most of whom were juniors with a few seniors and sophomores mixed in. There were three awards for excellence that …
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Alexis Darro’s Life Skills class at Crispell took a field trip to Storm King Art Center recently, giving them the opportunity to learn through a cultural experience. This trip helped the students identify and enhance their feelings through art and bring in the social-emotional learning piece of education. They learned about shapes and …
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We are a little late with this one but the CVMS May/June newsletter is now posted. Click here to see all that’s happening throughout the rest of the schools year!
Fifth grade is special for so many reasons. At Circleville Elementary School, Esperanza Rising is one of those reasons. All fifth-grade students at CES read the Scholastic classic, Esperanza Rising. But they don’t just read it; they experience it! Esperanza is a young girl living a life of privilege on her family’s ranch in …
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Pine Bush Central School District voters approved the $135,629,641 budget, with 61.54 percent of voters supporting the spending plan. This year’s budget included a tax levy increase of $909,795 or 1.5 percent. Incumbents Kristi Kheiralla and Cara Robertson ran unopposed for their seats on the board. They will each serve another three-year term for our …
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What an amazing morning for the Pine Bush Music Department! On Monday, May 15, for the first time ever, all three levels – elementary, middle and high school – were represented at the New York State School Music Association (NYSSMA) Majors Festival. This is a special festival held for performing groups where ensembles choose …
Kristin Raucci, the foreign language department chairperson for the district, had her wellness hat on as she presented a seminar, “Dealing With Stress – Journey to Wellness” at the spring conference for the Association of Language Teachers for Orange, Ulster and Dutchess (ALOUD) on May 6. Her focus was self-care, something she shares …
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CVMS seventh and eighth graders from Draco and Phoenix academies took a field trip recently to Storm King Art Center in Cornwall. The mission for the field trip was for the students to explore the creativity of humanity. Storm King is an international art center, a 500-acre outdoor museum located in New Windsor. The …
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The district’s budget newsletters were delivered to each post office in the district on Wednesday, May 3. However, the delivery of the newsletter has been delayed for residents serviced by the Middletown Post Office because of an issue at that location. Residents in the 10940 and 10941 zip codes should be receiving both the newsletter …
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