During these difficult times, people are feeling overwhelmed and anxious. NY Project Hope is here to help. The folks at NY Project Hope are providing free counseling to anyone who needs it. It’s anonymous and confidential. So if you need information about COVID-19, they can provide it. They will also listen and give emotional support, …
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Good news for the boys swim team. The program is set to start its practices on Tuesday, Jan. 19. The boys’ swim team is considered a low/moderate risk sport and therefore may start its winter season on Jan. 19. It is the only Pine Bush winter sport to qualify as low/moderate risk. The decision to …
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At the conclusion of the Jan. 12, 2021 board of education meeting, Board of Education President Gretchen Meier made the following statement: “The Board of Education is pleased to welcome back Superintendent Mains from his leave of absence, effective tomorrow (Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021). As our District continues to face significant challenges due to the …
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Need information about any Section 9 sports? Check out the new website,Section9sports.org. It’s the brand new one-stop shop for schedules and other great features: Schedules Scrolling Scoreboard Featured Videos Links to streamed contests Leagues, Section and State Information Displayed Social media platforms and more Make sure to get the app for on-the-go access to your …
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PB Cares! We certainly do! Pine Bush schools participated in the larger county-wide letter-writing program to show frontline workers that we see what they are doing and we appreciate all they’ve done throughout this pandemic. The district put out the call before the winter break about the project, asking families and teachers to participate by …
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Circleville Elementary School music teacher Danielle Hommel is featured in a Spectrum News story! She talks about her initial concerns with teaching music virtually and how a little thinking outside of the box and adding some new activities to class – did someone say dancing! – has made teaching in this pandemic a success!
Our high school musicians are simply awesome. Ralph Wagner and Brian Shaw have worked with them, virtually of course, throughout the first part of the school year. Here are five videos showcasing the Brass Ensemble, Woodwind Ensemble, Flute Ensemble, Saxophone Ensemble and the Jazz Ensemble. Enjoy some holiday cheer courtesy of our wonderful musicians.
PJ Agro, a 7th grader at Crispell, collected and donated 69 knit hats to local cancer patients through the project “Hats for Hope.” Colleen McCarthy, a cancer patient herself, started Hats for Hope in 2014. Her goal was to give fellow cancer patients a hat so they would always have something soft and warm throughout …
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Many of our Pine Bush administrators and staff members have volunteered to read holiday and winter stories for our children. Click here for the list of stories – and check back often because we keep adding to them. We wish everyone happy holidays! Stay safe and warm.
We are sharing a list of mental health resources in the surrounding area for our families and staff members. This list includes counselors, psychiatrists, clinics and others that may be helpful for those going through difficult times. This list can be found on our Return to Learn page under Health Information, for future reference. Please …
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