Dear Pine Bush staff and parents, I write to you tonight with an update on our plans for graduation to honor the Pine Bush Class of 2020. Last week we conducted a poll of seniors and their parents, because we had heard so many requests for varied approaches to graduation. The results of that poll, …
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Dear Pine Bush staff and parents, I write to you tonight with a heavy heart. I have watched the news over the past week with a mounting sense of frustration and horror, and over the past few days I’ve seen some sickening social media posts from some of our very own students. Forget the coronavirus …
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Each year, the Art Department holds an annual “Empty Bowls” fundraiser coinciding with our district-wide art show. It also hosts a senior art show. Since they were unable to physically do this, instead they have put together a virtual gallery in order to showcase the students’ efforts both in school and during this time of …
Click here for the message in Spanish Dear Circleville Elementary School Families, Please read through the entirety of this information for details about pick up of student belongings. Parent responsibilities are listed first; followed by the schedule. Please contact us in the Main Office (845-744-2031 x5500) with questions. We will have staff on hand …
Dear Pine Bush parents and staff, By now I hope everyone knows that June 9 is the new date for our school elections, and that this year, you can only vote by absentee ballot. I’m calling tonight to let you know that our ballot producer, NTS, has informed us that ballots are now in the …
Dear Pine Bush parents and staff, Tonight’s message covers the public hearing that will be held on the proposed 2020-21 School Budget. At its last meeting, the Board of Education adopted a budget for next school year based on the state aid awarded to Pine Bush in the state’s adopted budget and dropping the district’s …
Dear Pine Bush parents and staff, Tonight’s message covers our end of the year planning. At this point, since we didn’t take any spring recess, our students will have met their 180-day state requirement for school attendance on Friday June 12. So Friday, June 12, will be the last day of virtual instruction here …
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Dear Pine Bush parents and staff, Tonight’s message is about a special survey we have designed about our free meals for kids program. As I hope you all know, we have been distributing meals (breakfast and lunch) for any child in the district under the age of 19 for several weeks now. So far, we …
Dear Pine Bush parents and staff, Tonight’s message is about our school elections that were postponed by Governor Cuomo from the third Tuesday in May to now occur on Tuesday, June 9. However, since you can only vote by absentee ballot, you’ll have to mail your ballot well before that date, because we won’t be …
Dear Pine Bush parents and staff, I hope you are having a relaxing and rewarding weekend. I have a couple of important announcements today. First is news about the free masks that I mentioned in some previous calls that have now arrived for us to distribute. These cloth, washable masks come five to a package, …
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