Fifth-graders at CES had some serious studying to do on Halloween: they learned about owls, how they adapt, and reconstructed the owl’s meal. Students learned all about owls and the way they adapt to their environment. Owls have no teeth and must swallow their prey whole. They fly silently – they’re the only birds …
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Twenty-six students from the Skilled Trades Academy at Pine Bush High School participated in the Youth Workforce Development Program for the Trades, alongside students from John S. Burke Catholic High School and Warwick Valley High School. Dale Hammond, board of directors for the Mid-Hudson Northeastern Retail Lumber Association, was tasked with a youth …
The Pine Bush Elementary School November newsletter is now available! Have a look.
Stacey Venzel’s fourth-graders at PBE are working on a book called “The Adventures of Tofu the Guinea Pig.” The students are each writing a story about Tofu. Those stories will be compiled together and published in a book. But first, there is a lot of work to do. The students reviewed capitalization, punctuation, …
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Circleville Middle School students recently celebrated Unity Day! They were given the prompt: What can we do to build a better school community and how can we build each other up? The students each took a paper ‘brick’ to help build their school community. On it, they …
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The Life Skills class at Crispell Middle School recently participated in an educational field trip to the United States Postal Service in Pine Bush. Students had been working on writing letters and addressing envelopes, as part of both their literacy and community units. As a final culmination of the units, the class visited the …
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A reminder to all, Pine Bush High School is home to a food pantry which is open to all in the community. For those who are in need, please email food.pantry@pinebushschools.org to schedule a time to come in if you are in need of food. Please be patient if we don’t respond immediately – we …
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What a great day in Ellie Cassidy’s third-grade class! Recently, two parents and a grandparent, Raquel Martinez, Yesenia Macerone, and Maria Rivera, visited to share their Mexican heritage during Hispanic Heritage Month. The students looked through a display of cultural toys, clothes, foods and more. Mrs. Martinez showed a slideshow with pictures of …
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Congratulations to Ellen Friel, a PBHS visual arts teacher who graduated from Accelerated Training in Defense Manufacturing (ATDM) in Virginia, completing an accelerated training course in welding. The training encompassed 600 hours in just 16 weeks. Ms. Friel, who is currently obtaining a dual certification in technology education, received 12 certifications in welding …
Three Pine Bush staff members were honored Wednesday night at the Mid-Hudson School Study Council Awards for Excellence ceremony. Eileen Budd, cook manager, received an award for excellence in support staff services. Katie Carson-Decker, school social worker at Pine Bush High School, was honored for excellence in pupil personnel services. Erica Walentin, our current assistant …
