EJR had a couple of visitors recently who prompted lots of love and attention. Jack and Mocha, two certified therapy dogs, stopped by with their humans, Samantha and Wendy, to hang out in the library and enjoy some stories from a few very special readers. Reading books to therapy dogs is a wonderful practice for …
Fourth-grade students in Stacey Venzel’s class at PBE experimented with two types of “lava” to understand different types of volcanoes. To kick off the experiment, the students got dirty collecting dirt and mud in small groups. For the lava experiment, they collected mud in one cup and had water in the other cup to represent …
Continue reading “PBE fourth-graders experiment with “lava” as they learn about volcanoes”
Pine Bush was represented by several talented high school musicians who participated in the Zone 9 Area All-State Music Festival at Tri-Valley High School in Grahamsville this past weekend. Emily Roman, Madison Conklin and Breanna Omosebi all participated in the choirs while Ashleigh Berentsen, Kiera Masci, Saige Valentino and Tommy Brendel participated in band. These …
Continue reading “Seven PBHS students represent district at area all-state music festival”
Our continuing education program is offering so many great classes this winter for kids and adults! Check out the catalog here.
Students in Michael Raucci’s College Anatomy and Physiology class had a unique lab experience recently: they performed an autopsy on a banana. Dr. Raucci painstakingly put items into each banana to represent different organs – for example, dates were the brain, kidney beans were the kidneys, pasta was the lungs and a cranberry was the …
Continue reading “A banana autopsy gives a hands-on experience for PBHS students”
The PBHS food pantry is now open! A bit earlier than expected but that’s a good thing this Thanksgiving week. This space takes the place of the former PBE food pantry that was closed during the COVID-19 pandemic. Katie Carson-Decker, a social worker at Pine Bush High School, found space in the high school where …
Attention seniors – the representative from Jostens will be at Pine Bush High School on Tuesday, Dec. 6, to take measurements and orders for caps and gowns. The cost is $30. Also, preparation is underway for the all-night graduation party, which is run by parent/guardian volunteers. Read more about the cap and gown measurements/orders and …
Continue reading “Graduation cap and gown measurements, orders will be taken Dec. 6”
PBE marked World Diabetes Day on Nov. 14 by wearing blue! World Diabetes Day was created in 1991 in response to growing concerns about the escalating health threat posed by diabetes. It is marked every year on the birthday of Sir Frederick Banting, who co-discovered insulin along with Charles Best in 1922. Learn more about …
Continue reading “PBE marks World Diabetes Day with awareness and learning”
The Crispell Students Making a Difference club organized its Thanksgiving can drive, collecting 1,005 items from families throughout the school in just two weeks! The drive collected enough food to assemble 20 boxes, which will feed 20 local families, and enough left over to be donated to the Town of Crawford PBA food pantry. The …
Continue reading “Twenty families fed thanks to Crispell SMAD club”
It was an incredible evening at Pine Bush High School as students and family members in the English as a New Language (ENL) program gathered for the annual potluck dinner, celebrating the diversity of our district. This was the first in-person potluck since 2019 and the smiles on faces were an indication they were happy …
Continue reading “Pine Bush celebrates its diversity at ENL potluck dinner”
