Pine Bush Central School District voters approved the $125,891,597 budget, with 75.93 percent of voters supporting the spending plan. This year’s budget included a tax levy decrease of $1,848,127 or 3 percent. Incumbent Ross Tompkins retained his seat on the board of education. Tasha T. Butler captured the other open seat, currently held by Kristin …
Hello Pine Bush families and staff, Today I have a couple of kernels of new information plus several reminders. The first piece of news is about our partnership with Garnet Health to offer the Pfizer vaccine on May 20 with a follow up shot three weeks later on June 10. Garnet Health has informed us …
UPDATE: Pine Bush Central School District parents and staff may also register for this clinic! Click here for the adult registration form. The Pine Bush Central School District, in partnership with Garnet Health, is offering the Pfizer vaccination at Pine Bush High School to any student 12 years of age and older. The first vaccination …
Two Pine Bush teachers were honored Tuesday night at the board of education meeting for receiving Mid-Hudson School Study Council Teacher Excellence awards. Kelly Cooke received the 2020 Award for Teacher Excellence and Holly Shader received the 2021 Award for Teacher Excellence Kelly Cooke is the English Department chairperson at Pine Bush High School. She …
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Talk about heroes. Wednesday, May 12, is National School Nurses Day. What can we say about our nurses. They have always been valuable to our district, providing professional medical care to our students and staff every single day of the school year. Our nurses provide wellness screenings and set up district blood drives. They coordinate …
Pine Bush High School hosted its official renovation kick-off April 27 after receiving a $250,000 grant from the Gene Haas Foundation. The grant will go toward the Gene Haas Innovation Center at PBHS, the first of its kind in any high school in the country. The renovation will double the square footage of the school’s …
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I am very excited to announce that with a substantial increase in state funding, the Pine Bush Central School District will be able to offer a full-day pre-K program beginning next fall – for the 2021-2022 school year! That means we will no longer be offering the half-day program. The pre-K students will follow the …
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UPDATE: Miss the Odyssey awards live stream? Watch the video here! Tuesday, May 4, we are recognizing our Pine Bush students who participated in Odyssey of the Mind. The awards and recognition ceremony will be held at Pine Bush High School at 5 p.m. with health restrictions in place. However, if you would like to …
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Dear Pine Bush faculty, staff, and parents, Ever since we announced that we would replace our hybrid schedule of two days a week with a four-day schedule, in what we have been calling our “Return to More Learning,” we have also said that we fully intended to transition this new model into a full five-day-a-week …
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Here is a message from high school principals throughout Orange County. Their message is a united one: We are working together to bring out the best in everyone. We got this!
