The Life Skills class at Crispell recently finished up a unit on Ancient Chinese Culture and it culminated with a Chinese New Year celebration! The students invited staff, parents and Crispell Principal John Boyle out for an educational luncheon at Larry’s Chinese Restaurant in Pine Bush. The class was welcomed by owner, Larry, who shared …

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The Students Making a Difference Club at Crispell is back at it again, this time helping the Humane Society of Walden! The students formed a relationship with this humane society last year when they began their “Plastic for Puppies” recycling program. The students collect all the deposit bottles and cans from Crispell and the Pine …

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The February edition of the Crispell monthly newsletter is now available.  Check it out for lots of valuable information related to Crispell this month.

Alexis Darro’s Life Skills class from Crispell Middle School had a wonderful experience recently during their field trip to Walmart in Napanoch. This was a community-based trip where the students had the chance to experience working in retail. Students learned about the history of Walmart and what it takes to get a career in retail. …

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Students at Crispell Middle School are in for a major treat. Beginning Wednesday, Feb. 1, the weight room in the Crispell basement will be open for physical education classes and student athletic groups. “Our gym classes will use this every day,” said Principal John Boyle. “Our teams can use it after school too.” Mr. Boyle …

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The eighth-grade Living Environment students at Crispell on the gold team completed a debate recently in class. The topic to debate: which cellular process is more important – mitosis or meiosis.  Students were split into debate teams and assigned their debate topic. They then had to introduce their topic, research a minimum of four supporting …

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Let the games begin! Crispell’s annual multi-week Olympic event kicked off Friday, Jan. 13, with the opening ceremonies and the parade of nations. The parade of nations was a highlight for the spectators, as those representing the many nations carried the country’s flag and even dressed the part, in some cases. Interesting fact: Greece led …

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Congratulations to our honor roll and high honor roll students from Crispell Middle School for the first quarter of the school year. Keep up the great work!

Happy New Year everyone! Check out the January newsletter for all the important Crispell information for the month.