Three Pine Bush High School students who attend Orange Ulster BOCES Career and Technical Education (CTE) program earned medals at the SkillsUSA regional competition recently: Craig Vanderkooy – first place, auto collision Travis Coleman – second place, plumbing Camryn Szabo – third place, animal careers These students will advance to the state competition. Nearly 200 …
What better way to encourage reading in our younger students than to have some of the people they admire read to them! That happened on Thursday here in Pine Bush, which was Read Across America Day, a day schools across the nation celebrate reading and the adventures it brings to students. This year in Pine …
Imagine walking into the room and having a conversation with Susan B. Anthony about voting rights. Next to her is Ruby Bridges, discussing the courage it took for her and her family to help desegregate our schools. Over in another corner is Babe Ruth talking about the game of baseball from 100 years ago while …
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Happy March! The Crispell March Newsletter is now available. Check it out for all that’s happening during the month of March!
It’s all about inspiration! Jessica Torres provides inspiration to her art students at Pakanasink through exposing them to many different artists, art mediums, types of art and art styles. In her binders, she has a vast array of artists and their works. She encourages her students to look through them, as well as the examples …
Residents of the Pine Bush Central School District who would like to run for a seat on the board of education may download the petition packet here or pick up a packet at the district office, which is located at 156 Route 302, Pine Bush. The packet explains the process of running for school board. …
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It’s wonderful to see our younger students respond so amazingly to music! Mary Sousa, music teacher at Pakanasink, brings an infectious enthusiasm to her students. Throughout the school year she introduces them to different types of music and artists, instruments and styles. In February, she focused on music by influential Black musicians. in some cases, …
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The Life Skills class at Crispell recently finished up a unit on Ancient Chinese Culture and it culminated with a Chinese New Year celebration! The students invited staff, parents and Crispell Principal John Boyle out for an educational luncheon at Larry’s Chinese Restaurant in Pine Bush. The class was welcomed by owner, Larry, who shared …
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Now this is how to learn about fractions! Third-graders in Dina DiNoto, Melissa Leonardo, Michele Galvin, Meghan Cronin, and Pamela Gruner’s classes at Pine Bush Elementary had a very memorable lesson on fractions using pizza! They used paper pizzas with toppings to visualize the concepts – and they had fun doing it. Afterward, they celebrated …
Pine Bush High School is offering eight enrichment academies this summer. Advanced Manufacturing Aviation Education Fine Art Leadership and Law College Level Leadership and Law Medical STEM The summer enrichment academies are offered to students in grades 9 through 11 to provide a focused, in-depth study of a particular subject. Applications for the academies can …
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