Pine Bush High School senior Jessica Wells received a full Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps Marine Option Scholarship to Penn State University. Jessica competed with more than 200 applicants and was one of six selected to receive this scholarship. This highly selective process only accepts 30 percent of applicants.  In four years, upon graduation from …

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Congratulations to Ketura Rutty, Jahesa Stokes and Leticia Watson on being named as top 50 players by the  Basketball Coaches Association of New York (BCANY). Our girls varsity head coach, Michelle Bouffard, was named Coach of the Year for Class AAA by BCANY.     “Congratulations to Jahesa, Ketura and Leticia on achieving this distinction, …

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Pine Bush High School presented Matilda The Musical to a very special audience just days before the public performances. About 100 senior citizens attended the annual dinner and show, offered free of charge by the district.   The turkey dinner included all the fixings and was donated by our vendors. Bus transportation was also donated …

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Edited to correct the number of years.   After 23 years working for the Pine Bush Central School District, I have made the decision to retire after the 2024-2025 school year. After sharing my plan with the Central Office leadership team, the superintendent, his team, and I had a discussion about creating a meaningful succession …

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The unified bowling team celebrated a very successful season with a pizza party Monday, March 11. Athletic Director Jen Evans, Coach Mike Terwilliger and all who partnered to make this team such a success – Marie Tobin, Brian Heller, Diane Higgins, Julie Salisbury, Ashley Jennings and Marisol Burgos – provided the party so that the …

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This morning, Monday, March 11, at approximately 9:45 a.m. Pine Bush High School administrators issued a hold-in-place order, which limits movement throughout the building by students and staff. There were two unrelated incidents of fighting in the building earlier in the morning. Another disruption ensued later when two of the same students involved in an …

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