Starting the conversation about teens and mental health

Teens and mental health. It’s important, crucial really, to have conversations about mental health with young adults. The Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD) club, advised by Christine Guarino, hosted an amazing interactive program that provided education and resources to students regarding mental health. Maria Idoni, the Hudson Valley/Westchester area director of the American Foundation for …

Kindergarten students from EJR deliver donations to PBHS food pantry

During last week’s tease of spring weather, kindergarten students and their teachers from EJR took a walk over to the Pine Bush High School food pantry. They had been talking about the pantry and how it serves the community, so they decided to visit and see it firsthand.   Each student had a cereal box …

Be an Upstander!

PBE student council members presented a No Place for Hate activity to all classes this week. The lesson: be an upstander, not a bystander.   An upstander is someone who witnesses bullying, injustice, or harassment and takes action to intervene, support the student, or stop the behavior. A bystander observes these incidents and recognizes them …

Congrats to our CVMS honor roll students

Congratulations to our CVMS students who achieved placement on the honor roll for the second quarter. Click here for the full list of honor roll, high honor roll and principal’s list students.

Board adopts 2026-2027 calendar; amends current calendar

The Pine Bush Board of Education adopted the 2026-2027 student calendar at the March 10, 2026 meeting. The board also amended the current 2025-2026 calendar. May 22 was a school holiday for both students and most school staff. It is now a superintendent’s conference day. There is no school for students.

Guest readers bring the joy of reading to PAK, EJR

March 2 was Read Across America Day, part of Read Across America Week, an initiative of the National Education Association to encourage reading and literacy in our children.   Pakanasink and EJR elementary schools invited guest readers to read to students in their classrooms. Board of Education President Gretchen Meier, Vice President Kristi Kheiralla, Superintendent …

CVMS yearbooks are on sale through May 8

CVMS yearbooks are on sale now through May 8! Safeguard the memories, big and small, by ordering a 2025-2026 yearbook for $32. Click this link to order. Yearbooks will be distributed in June.

Board of education meeting Tuesday, March 10, at Pine Bush High School

The Pine Bush Central School District Board of Education is holding its regular meeting on Tuesday,  March 10, 2026, at Pine Bush High School, starting at 6:45 p.m. The board will acknowledge the students who participated in the middle school musical productions back in February at the start of the meeting. Click here to view …

PB Pride Awards go to Chloe Rosa and Erin Crispell

The March PB Pride awards have been announced! Junior Chloe Rosa and teacher Erin Crispell received the honors! Each month, Assistant Principal Dan Wargo accepts good news referrals and faculty shoutouts for students and staff members. Administrators then choose one student and one staff member to receive the PB Pride Award. 11th grade student Chloe …

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Pine Bush Central School District
State Route 302, Pine Bush, NY 12566
Phone: (845) 744-2031
Fax: (845) 744-6189
Joseph Lenz
Superintendent of Schools
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