From Pages to the Podium: CVMS Students Bring Famous Figures to Life

In Stacie Blaut’s ELA class at CVMS, students didn’t just read a biography for their biography unit—they immersed themselves into the lives of some pretty well-known people.   Each student hand-picked a legendary figure they were genuinely curious about. They did a deep dive into the person’s life, making notes about their upbringing and the …

The Music Man, JR. arrives at Circleville Middle School this February

Pine Bush audiences will dance the Shipoopi and revel in the excitement of the Wells Fargo Wagon and Seventy-six Trombones coming to town when students from Circleville Middle School perform Meredith Willson’s The Music Man JR. on Feb. 6 and 7.     The musical tells the story of charismatic con man Harold Hill who …

Our kindergarten students celebrate their letters in a joyous alphabet parade

K is for Kindergarten! There is so much to celebrate in kindergarten—exciting learning, growing independence, and big accomplishments along the way. Kindergarten students at EJR proudly showed off their mastery of the alphabet with a fun and festive letter parade!       Each student chose a letter to represent and designed a creative costume …

Measuring the rate of a chemical reaction brings anticipation and much excitement to our CVMS scientists

Students in Antonia Ciccarelli’s physical science class did a pretty cool experiment to show the effect of particle size on the rate of a chemical reaction. Everyone was goggled up as they measured out their sodium bicarbonate/citric acid pieces – also known as Alka Seltzer – and water.     They broke the tablets into …

A new CVMS tradition is born – gingerbread house decorating champion is announced

Our CVMS staff recently teamed up with a colleague or worked independently to create theme-based gingerbread houses, and let’s just say… the competitive holiday spirit was alive and thriving! After school, teams gathered in our Family and Consumer Science classroom for an afternoon of creativity, collaboration, competition, and good old-fashioned fun.     Armed with …

Savor the memories – Order your CVMS yearbook by May 8

It’s time to order your CVMS yearbook!  Orders are due by May 8, 2026. However, if you want to personalize your yearbook, order by January. Click here to place your order. Eighth graders are asked to email a scanned copy of your baby picture. Submit the photos to cvms.yearbook@pinebushschools.org. All photos are due by March …

Congratulations to our first quarter honor roll students!

Our first academic quarter is in the books! Congratulations to all who have earned honor roll, high honor roll and principal’s list at Circleville Middle School! Great start to all!  Click here to see the honor roll. Keep up the good work everyone!

Swim and dive team heads to Section IX tournament after eighth straight OCIAA championship

Update: the Pine Bush girls swimming and diving team took their eighth straight Section IX tournament. Read more here.    The Section IX tournament will be held at Valley Central High School in Montgomery on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, Nov. 6-8. Click here for the link to watch the Thursday competition.  Click here for the …

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