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District names Michael Pacella interim superintedent

The Pine Bush Board of Education met on Friday, Dec. 31, 2021 in a special meeting and passed the following resolution, naming Michael Pacella interim superintendent of schools. Resolution RESOLVED, that the Board of Education of the Pine Bush Central School District appoints Michael Pacella as Interim Superintendent, retroactive to December 30, 2021, through January 18, …

Message from Board of Education President Gretchen Meier

Our superintendent, Tim O Mains unexpectedly passed away this morning, Dec. 30, 2021.  While we are all grieving this news, please know that we are working together to develop a critical incident plan that will provide grief counseling for our school community including our students, families and staff. Please check our website for details as …

Pine Bush community mourns the passing of Superintendent Tim O Mains

The Pine Bush Schools family today grieves the untimely death of our Superintendent of Schools Tim Mains.   Tim has been our leader since March 2017, seeing the district through some very challenging times. Throughout his tenure, Tim proved himself to be a dedicated and passionate supporter of the Pine Bush school community, its students …

Enjoy our online winter concerts

Enjoy the glorious sounds of our Pine Bush students as they perform songs of the season. Go to their respective web pages and click on the link or find your school below.  Please note: EJR’s concert will be posted in January. Happy holidays to all! Circleville Elementary School Pakanasink Elementary School Pine Bush Elementary School …

Continuing Education’s winter classes start soon

The Pine Bush Continuing Education catalog is now available! The program offers health and wellness classes for adults, STEM, sports and LEGO classes for students, as well as lifeguard certification and pre-licensing classes. Click here for the Winter 2021-2022 catalog and have some fun this winter!

PBHS guitarist Tommy Brendel selected for All-State Jazz Ensemble

The Pine Bush Music Department is proud to announce that Tommy Brendel has been selected as the guitarist for the 2021 New York All-State Jazz Ensemble.  This is the highest honor a student can attain, and it was based on his past performances, his flawless NYSSMA solo festival scores and judges comments.  Tommy was determined …

Updates from Superintendent Tim Mains; secondary schools return to normal schedule Monday, Nov. 29, gift card drive underway

Hello Pine Bush families and staff, I’m writing today with some important updates on a number of issues. As I’m sure you know, bus transportation has been very challenging this fall. Birnie suffered from a driver shortage that has plagued school bus operations across the country. As a result, we slowly peeled runs away from …

Crispell Students Making a Difference Club collects 1,900 food items for local pantries

The Crispell Students Making A Difference Club does just what the name says. These altruistic students, along with their advisor, science teacher Allie White, have great plans to help their greater community.   For the past two weeks, the students held a food drive that doubled as a homeroom competition. Each can/item earned the homeroom …

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Pine Bush Central School District
State Route 302, Pine Bush, NY 12566
Phone: (845) 744-2031
Fax: (845) 744-6189
Joseph Lenz
Superintendent of Schools
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