Fourth-grade students at Pine Bush Elementary had a very interesting project recently that involved some serious planning, engineering, building and reflection. The students have been studying the scientific method, testing their hypothesis and afterwards reviewing the results and determining why it was successful or not. Here was their challenge: build a structure that …
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Pine Bush High School counselors are available to help seniors with their college applications with workshops on Oct. 19, 24, 30, Nov. 8 and 14 from 2:15 to 3:15 p.m. in the high school library. Whatever your issues, they are there to help you! Take advantage of this wonderful opportunity.
Students in Maria Gabrell’s first grade class recently worked on “The Floor Is Lava” STEM challenge with wonderful results! The students learned about the engineering design process. Then, our little engineers worked together in groups to design and build a structure to save as many bears as they could from the lava. They …
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Our wonderful volunteer fire fighters from throughout the area presented to our elementary students during Fire Safety Week and emphasized the importance of knowing what to do in case of a fire emergency at their home. Members of the Pine Bush Fire Department presented to the students at Pine Bush Elementary School about …
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Our wonderful volunteer fire fighters from throughout the area presented to our elementary students during Fire Safety Week and emphasized the importance of knowing what to do in case of a fire emergency at their home. Members of the Pine Bush Fire Department showed the students at EJ Russell Elementary some of the unique …
Tara Tuttle’s kindergarten class at PBE read the book, “Chicka Chicka Boom Boom” and followed it up with a STEM activity. The students worked with a partner and each pair made a tree to see how many letters would fit on the branches. They had to think about how to place the branches on …
They describe themselves as competitive, supportive, family. And goofy. They finish each other’s sentences, laugh a lot, and work incredibly hard. The four Pine Bush varsity girls swimming and dive team seniors, along with their coach, John Barth, are completing yet another remarkable season. For these young women – Nina Camacho, Makenzie Gula, Ashley Martin …
It’s Fire Safety Week! Our wonderful volunteer firefighters from throughout the area presented to our elementary students and emphasized the importance of knowing what to do in case of a fire emergency at their home. Members of the Bloomingburg and Circleville Fire Departments showed the students at Circleville Elementary School some of the …
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Susan Corcoran’s fifth-grade class at Circleville Elementary School completed a “Start With Hello” week activity that showed them just how alike they actually are. The activity had the students asking questions of each other to learn about their classmates and to see what they have in common. The kids didn’t realize how much …
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It’s apple season! And following that, the math and science theme for pre-K in September was all about apples. Students in Christina DeGrote’s pre-K class at PBE were able to taste-test different types of apples, from sweet to tart and everywhere in between. They were able to taste them and decide which they liked …
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