Happy Pi Day! Yes today, March 14, is the celebration of the mathematical symbol pi, which of course is written as 3.14 for short. Pi Day was first celebrated in 1988 at San Francisco’s Exploratorium, a museum of science and technology. It was physicist Larry Shaw, an employee of the museum, who decided Pi Day …
This is an important message from Donna Geidel, interim superintendent, regarding several incidents at Pine Bush High School this week that all of our staff and parents need to be aware of. Unfortunately, several students were transported to the hospital this week due to drug use. The health consequences were serious, but they have recovered …
Congratulations to Ashleigh Berentsen (tenor saxophone) and Kiera Masci (flute) for their recent participation in the New York State Band Director’s Association Honors Band. Ashleigh and Kiera auditioned for the ensemble with students from throughout New York state and were selected to perform with the honors band in Syracuse at the NYSBDA conference. We are …
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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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The spring 2022 Continuing Education catalog is available! There are classes for adults and children to expand your knowledge, get you moving, have some fun and help sooth the soul. Take a look at the catalog. Classes fill up quickly!
There is nothing like live music! For the first time in nearly two years, there was an audience for the Pine Bush High School choral pops concert. For those who weren’t there, here is the video to enjoy!
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 …
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The board of education has adopted BoardDocs – a paperless web-based service specifically designed to meet the needs of school boards. Implementation of our new BoardDocs system officially begins with the March 8, 2022 meeting of the board of education. However, the agendas for the Feb. 1 and 15 meetings are on the site. Agendas, …
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As we await the appellate state court decision regarding the state’s universal mask mandate, please be advised that the Pine Bush Central School District plans to make face masks optional for students and employees when permitted by law. The only exception will be on school buses which are currently covered by a federal mandate. In the interim, …
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Pine Bush Central School District Board of Education President Gretchen Meier made the following statement at the Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2022 board meeting regarding the recent court decision on mask wearing in schools: “The Appellate Division, Second Department, granted the Commissioner of Health’s motion for a permanent stay of the enforcement of the January …
