The vacancy on the Pine Bush Board of Education will not be filled until the annual board election and budget vote in May, 2022. Board member and acting president Cara Robertson at the Sept. 28 board meeting said, that based on past precedence, the seat will remain vacant until the next election. “As our community …
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Pine Bush High School inducted 97 juniors and seniors into its National Honor Society Wednesday night. Students were in person for the ceremony at the high school while family and friends could view it live on the district’s website. Bill McMonigle, a beloved, longtime employee at the high school who passed away in May 2020, …
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Hello Pine Bush families, I’m writing to families impacted by a few changes in our bus schedule that will take effect tomorrow, Monday, Sept. 27, 2021. Five bus routes which transport children to seven different private schools will change from Birnie Bus to Orange County Transit in a 30-day emergency contract. The routes, including pick …
Hello Pine Bush families and staff, I wanted to clear up some misunderstandings about our current bus situation based on a number of emails I have received over the past few days. First let me tell you that Birnie informed me earlier today that they have all runs covered for tomorrow, just as they did …
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Hello Pine Bush families, I was just notified by officials at Birnie Bus Company that there will be six public school bus runs (three secondary and three elementary) and one private school run with no drivers for tomorrow. Apparently, three drivers from other depots who had all been promised to us have now been assigned …
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The Early Dismissal Drill that was scheduled for Wednesday, Sept. 15, has been canceled.
Hello Pine Bush families and staff, I spoke with the building leaders in all of our schools late this afternoon to make sure everything is in place for tomorrow’s new bus routes and our resumption of school. You should also be hearing from your child’s principal by email and or voicemail sometime this evening. In …
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Hello Pine Bush families and staff, Today is a somber day for many of us. On this day of remembrance, I want to begin by sharing my condolences once again for so many in our Pine Bush community who lost someone now 20 years ago. I’ve been listening to and watching some of the media …
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Hello Pine Bush families and staff, Today our entire Pine Bush administrative team met to design a temporary fix to our transportation challenge in a way that gets all kids back in school every day. The fix will require some buses to drive two routes to the same school one after the other in order …
Hello Pine Bush parents and families, Earlier today I was informed the same 12 bus routes that were not covered today will not be covered again for tomorrow. As a result, I will be closing all Pine Bush district-run schools tomorrow, Friday, September 10, 2021. While there will be no bus transportation to our seven …
