It’s Autism Awareness Month! You may notice that many of our local businesses have colorful puzzle pieces, hearts and infinity symbols painted on their windows to help with the effort of spreading awareness of the disorder that approximately 1 in 36 children and millions of adults live with every day. Pine Bush SEPTSA (Special Education …
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Melissa Prendys’ seventh-grade honors students just finished a project that had them reading a nonfiction book and then creating a website and podcast about it. The students chose their book out of five suggested by Ms. Prendys: A Storm Too Soon, Rising Water, The Red Bandana, The Finest Hour and The Boy Who Harnessed the …
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The Pine Bush community came together last Wednesday for the annual senior citizen dinner and show. Senior citizens from throughout our community, 126 in all, came to Pine Bush High School for a full turkey dinner with all the trimmings and dessert. Seventy-five volunteers from the district did the work, from prep and set-up, to …
For the past thirty-five years, in honor of Sojourner Truth, Orange County Community College has celebrated its youth by awarding them for their achievements. The college continues to recognize the accomplishments of these deserving students in grades 6-12 and encourage college attendance as an option for students from groups traditionally under-represented in the college population. …
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Our community food pantry at Pine Bush High School has been a busy place. Coordinated by Katie Carson-Decker, a social worker at the high school, it has served our entire district community since November, 2022. Ms. Carson-Decker was busy packing bags of food recently as part of something new at the pantry – the backpack …
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The March breakfast and lunch menus are now available! Our School Nutrition Department has introduced many new and improved items. And of course all meals are at no cost to all students. Give them a try!
Two Pine Bush Odyssey of the Mind teams are heading to the state finals. The theatrical team from Circleville Elementary School and the Pine Bush High School/Crispell Middle School structure team took first place in their respective divisions Saturday at the Region 5 tournament at Orange-Ulster BOCES. Both teams will head to the New York …
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The girls varsity basketball team took a moment to honor some special people who have made a difference in their lives. The players each chose someone in their academic life that has made a difference and gave them their jersey. It’s known as “My Jersey, Your Impact” and it has become a tradition with the …
Eighth-grade students from both Crispell and Circleville middle schools visited the HAAS Innovation Center at Pine Bush High School recently. As students got ready to choose their elective courses for their freshman year, they had a chance to see the different options and prerequisites for this amazing program. Demonstrations from technology teachers and their current …
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Let’s congratulate our Crispell Middle School students who earned spots on the second quarter honor roll, high honor roll and principal’s list! Your hard work has paid off!
