Alexis Darro’s life skills class from Crispell Middle School had a wonderful visit to the Mid-Hudson Discovery Museum in Poughkeepsie recently. The students learned about space exploration as a follow-up to their solar system unit in science class. They participated in an activity in which they worked together to create and test small satellites using …
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Fourth grade musicians at PBE have been working hard on a pretty unique project from their teacher, Jean Lubera. They are each building a homemade instrument out of recycled materials. Each student’s instrument had to make three distinct sounds. With their completed instruments, students worked in groups to develop and compose a “Homemade Instrument Symphony” …
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Congratulations to Samantha McKee and Colby Zupetz, Pine Bush High School scholar athletes who were among the graduating seniors recently honored by the Orange County Interscholastic Athletic Association (OCIAA). Colby is graduating as the salutatorian in the class of 2023 with a 100.15 grade point average. He will attend Penn State University after graduation to …
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Let’s welcome Stephen Wilder to the Pine Bush family! Mr. Wilder will take the helm at Crispell Middle School on July 1, with the retirement of Principal John Boyle. Mr. Wilder is using this video to introduce himself to Pine Bush. He comes to us from Monticello where he served as the high school principal …
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The Crispell Middle School third quarter honor roll is now posted! Click here to read about our awesome students!
Tiffanie Reilly’s first graders at EJR were pretty excited this overcast but warm May day. Equally eager were the students in Teresa Salvato’s first grade at PBE. The two classes were finally getting to meet after being pen pals throughout the school year! The teachers paired up their students and each month they wrote to …
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Each year, the top 30 students of the Pine Bush High School graduating class have the opportunity to honor the teacher who has made a distinct difference in their lives here in Pine Bush. The Pine Bush High School class of 2023 top graduates shared their reasons why they chose a particular teacher. It was …
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In direct consultation with the Orange County Department of Health, please know that Pine Bush schools will hold all recess and physical education classes indoors tomorrow, Wednesday, June 7, in response to the air quality concerns stemming from the Canadian wildfires. Decisions about field trips that are scheduled for Wednesday will be made in the …
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The last four days of the school year – June 20, 21, 22 and 23 – are half days for all elementary and middle school students. Below are the dismissal times for walkers at EJR and Crispell, parent pick-up at all elementary and middle schools and bus departures for each. CES – Parent pick-up begins …
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History is fascinating! Not only did kids back in the 1760s not have iPads and Google, houses were a bit different than the ones we have as well – think plumbing and electricity. PBE’s third grade classes visited Huguenot Street in New Paltz recently, to visit and get an idea of what life was like …
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