We celebrate and thank our school board members

School Board Recognition Week is celebrated in New York state in October. On Tuesday, the district honored its board members in the best way possible: with letters of appreciation and handmade cards from the students and staff of our elementary schools. Our school board members – Gretchen Meier, Cara Robertson, Erik Buckley, Dori Johnson, Kristi …

Kind and caring words and actions make Unity Day a success at CVMS

Students at CVMS celebrated Unity Day by creating a beautiful mural made with their own personal messages about what makes them unique and what they will do to prevent bullying. Although it culminates in Unity Day, the students have been working on this for a while. CVMS counselors and social workers have been going into …

PBHS students learn and make their mark at Youth in Government platform convention

The students in Pine Bush High School’s Youth in Government club worked diligently on their platform planks. They were preparing to participate and compete in the area platform convention, which was held at Minisink High School last week. The convention mimics the major political parties with participants presenting policies they believe should be adopted for …

PAK students excel at their fire safety knowledge

Our elementary students recently celebrated fire safety week and received visits and instruction from our wonderful Pine Bush Fire Department and Circleville Fire Department volunteers. It’s been incredibly informative and the students are inquisitive and engaged. At PAK, Lieutenant Mike Hufcut and Fire Police Captain Ginger Yanosh explained the workings of the fire department and …

PB Nurse Kathleen Chamberlain honored by JDRF for making a difference in the medical field

“So, what do you want to do?” Pine Bush Central School District nurse Kathleen Chamberlain heard those words as she was sitting in the pediatric ICU, struggling with her Type 1 Diabetes (T1D) several years ago. She had been diagnosed when she was nine years old, on Thanksgiving Day. Life changed for her in so …

Wellness + Art = Art Therapy

The PBHS Wellness Club and Art Club had a joint meeting recently to do some art therapy. Kristin Raucci, who guides the Wellness Club, and Janice Barth, the lead for the Art Club, brought their students together for a lesson in art therapy. In this class, the large group used clay to make individual pinch …

EJR students are wise about fire safety, thanks to our great volunteer fire fighters

It’s Fire Safety Week! Our elementary students have been receiving visits and instruction from our wonderful Pine Bush Fire Department and Circleville Fire Department volunteers all week long. It’s been incredibly informative, and the students are inquisitive and engaged. The theme for this year’s Fire Safety Week is “Fire Won’t Wait, Plan Your Escape.” The …

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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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