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 …
Students and staff at Pine Bush Elementary School wore green last Thursday to show support of Kabuki Syndrome Awareness Day. It’s an important cause to the school since third-grader Ashlyn Cardone lives with Kabuki Syndrome. The day started off pretty special for Ashlyn and her twin sister, Avery, when they were picked up and driven …
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Crispell Middle School invited a special guest to its Red Ribbon Week lesson recently. Brian Weir, the district’s assistant superintendent for Business, stopped by to help spread the message, “Don’t get wrapped up in drugs.” Principal Stephen Wilder introduced Mr. Weir, who had volunteered to be part of this lunch-time demonstration where students got …
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Each October, representatives from the Wallkill East Rotary pay a visit to each of our four elementary schools here in the Pine Bush Central School District and distribute dictionaries to every third-grade student in the district. Have a look at our slide show from the dictionary presentations. Dr. William Bassett, a …
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The CVMS Student Council is hosting a food drive, now through Nov. 12. The group is collecting non-perishable food items for local families in need this holiday season, including canned food, boxed food, jarred food, dessert mixes, cereal, applesauce, crackers, snacks and dried spices. Send donations in with your student please! They will be collected …
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Seventh graders in Lizbeth Guevara’s Spanish class at CVMS recently wrapped up a fun and informative project about Spanish-speaking countries and their flags. Along the way, students sharpened their research and presentation skills. For the month of October, Senorita Guevara’s classes focused on the 21 Spanish-speaking countries in the world, Spanish language phonetics …
