YESS students head to the outdoor classroom that is Minnewaska State Park

The YESS class at Pine Bush High School (Youth Empowerment and Sustainability Skills) took a field trip to Minnewaska State Park.  YESS students spent the day with Laura Conner, the environmental educator for the park. They spent the morning snowshoeing on Mossy Glen trail learning to identify animal tracks in the snow and talking and …

Crispell sixth-graders research the Great Depression, learning even more through a young boy’s eyes

John Tobin’s sixth-grade class at Crispell recently read Bud, Not Buddy, the story of a 10-year-old orphaned boy in Depression-era Michigan and his search to find his family. To better understand the time period before reading the book, the students had some work to do. They investigated the causes of the Great Depression, life during …

Board of Education President Gretchen Meier’s statement re: court decision on masks

Pine Bush Central School District Board of Education President Gretchen Meier made the following statement at the Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2022 board meeting regarding the recent court decision on mask wearing in schools:  “The Appellate Division, Second Department, granted the Commissioner of Health’s motion for a permanent stay of the enforcement of the January 24th …

The Postcard Project combines Spanish and art for Spanish II students

Students in Kristin Raucci’s Spanish II class at Pine Bush High School didn’t just get a lesson in the Spanish language recently. They also acquired some art appreciation and had some fun drawing in completing their Postcard Project. Ms. Raucci has been doing the Postcard Project for several years and the students enjoy it. The …

Shout out to our STARS honor roll, high honor roll students

A shout out to our PBHS STARS honor roll and high honor roll students! Your hard work definitely pays off. Great job to all! High Honor Roll Michael Bacon Angel Castro Hugo Figueroa Jeavano Flora Aaliyah Larkin Divine McNeil Devon Meyer Isabella Mitchell Leah Rodriguez Charlie Strangways Jonathan Tietze Honor Roll Le’Ann Baxley Phil Larkin …

PBE’s junior archeologists study Native American artifacts and mastodon bones

Third-grade students at Pine Bush Elementary became junior archeologists in the Library Media Center this week when they got the chance to study authentic Native American arrowheads, knives and scrapers. They also got to study real mastodon bones, all of which were on loan from Museum Village. This is part of the larger lesson about …

Update from Commissioner Betty A. Rosa Regarding the Status of Mask Wearing in Schools

Earlier this week, the Appellate Division, Second Department issued a stay order which upheld the Department of Health’s mask requirement in schools (10 NYCRR 2.60).  Although the court set a hearing deadline for today, the State Education Department has confirmed that this deadline pertained only to written submissions.  SED anticipates that the court will issue …

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Joseph Lenz
Superintendent of Schools
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