This past weekend all four elementary schools and our two middle schools had students perform in the OCMEA Elementary All-County Music Festival at Twin Towers Middle School. Pine Bush had 29 students participate in the festival in band and chorus. An extra special honor was having three students from our district selected to do solos …
What a wonderful weekend for our Odyssey of the Mind teams that headed to Syracuse for the state competition on Friday. Our Crispell Middle School team finished third in its division of 11 teams. Pakanasink Elementary School and Pine Bush High School finished fourth in their respective divisions of 20 and 17 teams. We won’t …
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Odyssey of the Mind teams from Pakanasink, Crispell and Pine Bush High School are on their way to Syracuse today, ready to take on competitors from throughout the state. There was a pretty remarkable send-off for the Pakanasink team (who doesn’t love a parade!), and a police escort for the Crispell Middle School and …
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SUNY Orange honored 83 Pine Bush middle school students with Sojourner Truth Awards. The Pine Bush students are among 735 students honored throughout the area. The College’s Sojourner Truth Awards Program honors students who have been nominated by school guidance counselors and principals for having demonstrated excellence in areas such as athletics, citizenship, creative arts, …
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The Students Making A Difference Club at Crispell continues to make a difference! They sold green carnations for St. Patrick’s Day to students and staff and donated the proceeds to Bleu’s K9 Rescue, a local private dog rescue group. They raised $100 for Bleu and gave a shout out to Hearts and Flowers for helping …
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Check out the April edition of the Crispell Middle School newsletter right here!
Let’s get Virtually Speaking! Superintendent Brian Dunn starts his next round of online presentations with parents and guardians on Monday, March 27, kicking off with Circleville Elementary School families. Families signed up with School Messenger will receive the link to the presentation the day before their scheduled date (see below). Please look for it in …
The Life Skills Class from Crispell Middle School took an educational venture out to The Hudson Highlands Nature Museum in Cornwall. The class had finished a science unit on the animal kingdoms, which covered mammals, amphibians, reptiles and birds, as well the food chain, invertebrates and vertebrates, omnivores, carnivores and herbivores. This trip reinforced …
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Our district-wide art show was one for the books! Our students displayed incredible works, from painting to sculpture to pottery and more. Set up in the high school, all elementary schools displayed their work in the cafeteria. So many of the students searched the walls for their artwork, smiles coming over their faces as …
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Let’s congratulate the second quarter honor roll and high honor roll students from Crispell Middle School! Great job all! Keep up the good work.
