A big congratulations to the Pine Bush Odyssey of the Mind program! Four of our nine teams finished in first place in their divisions and will now advance to the New York State tournament in Syracuse on March 26. The four first place teams are: EJR Structure team Crispell Structure team Crispell Vehicle team Pine …
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Which book will be the champion? Fresh off our mid-winter break, students at the Crispell Middle School library will be reading graphic novels and manga novels then vote all month on which are their favorites. To compile favorites, they will be using a bracket similar to the college basketball championships which are starting in March …
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The Crispell Student Council Soup-er Bowl food drive was a tremendous success! Boxes were placed in each classroom to collect canned goods for local food pantries. It coincided with the Super Bowl and students certainly came through. And there was big incentive – the winning grade is rewarded with an ice cream social. According to …
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We had an opportunity to give a well-deserved shout out to our school counselors last week during National School Counseling Week. The district’s Executive Director of Human Resources, Data and School Counseling Angela Wise-Landman visited the counselors in Pine Bush High School, Crispell Middle School and Circleville Middle School to personally thank them for all …
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John Tobin’s sixth-grade class at Crispell recently read Bud, Not Buddy, the story of a 10-year-old orphaned boy in Depression-era Michigan and his search to find his family. To better understand the time period before reading the book, the students had some work to do. They investigated the causes of the Great Depression, life during …
Crispell Student Council is gearing up for the Soup-er Bowl! It coincides with the big game but it’s more about collecting cans for local food pantries than snacking during the game. Each year, during the week of the Super Bowl, the student council collects cans by grade for local food pantries, according to John Tobin, …
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Enjoy the Crispell Winter Concert here! Happy holidays to all!
Crispell students in Allie White’s Students Making a Difference Club and members of Robin Evans’ select choir spread some holiday cheer Thursday, to residents young and young at heart. Dressed in the holiday spirit with colorful antlers and wide smiles, they made two stops – Over the Moon Nursery School and Pine Crest Senior Center. …
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Students are tinkering in the Crispell Library! Our maker space has just added a new station. One week they have a “Breaker Space” in which students take apart a piece of donated electronics. They use tools and work together to disassemble the item and explore what is inside making this gadget work. The following week, …
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Time to celebrate our Crispell scholars! The first quarter honor roll/high honor roll is posted.
