Pine Bush has five Odyssey of the Mind teams moving on to the state competition in Binghamton on March 23 after first-place finishes at the Region 5 championships held Saturday, March 9, at Orange/Ulster BOCES in Goshen. Both Pine Bush High School teams took first place for their respective problems, OMER to the Rescue Again …
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Pine Bush Central School District Board of Education President Lloyd Greer has been on a journey across the country this whole week to pay tribute to fallen police officers and bring support to their families. Greer, a local businessman, got the idea for Thin Blue Line Across America while traveling from New York to North …
The Pine Bush High School Art Department is presenting Empty Bowls on Tuesday, March 19, in the high school cafeteria, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Enjoy a simple meal of soup and bread and take home a handmade bowl as a reminder of those in the community who are hungry. This is the 12th year …
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Pine Bush Superintendent Tim O. Mains sent this letter to the New York Times in response to the newspaper’s article regarding the school district, which was published on March 1, 2019.
Students in all four Pine Bush elementary schools participated in the Hour of Code, a world-wide initiative to encourage boys and girls to get involved in computer science. Circleville, EJR and PBE third-, fourth- and fifth-grade students all participated, while second- through fifth-grade students at Pakanasink had the opportunity to sit and try their hand …
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The district’s comprehensive report of efforts made since 2015 to combat discrimination and harassment in our schools is available here.
We have recently become aware of a social media challenge targeting children and young adults called the Momo Challenge. It has created concern throughout the country because of its disturbing nature. The Momo Challenge can be found on WhatsApp (a free smartphone messaging application) and on Facebook. The challenge involves a frightening character making contact …
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There has been much talk and we have received several inquiries about the unusual circumstances that caused us to have both a late arrival AND an early dismissal for secondary students only on Wednesday, January 30, 2019. We thought it might be helpful if we shared a bit more detail about the thinking behind these …
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There were many proud parents and students at the Jan. 8 school board meeting as the Pine Bush Board of Education honored its fall scholar athletes, all 124 of them. In order to be considered a scholar athlete, students must maintain a 90 or above overall grade point average in the classroom and compete on …
Congratulations to Taylor Pannell, the Pine Bush High School junior who was named the Times Herald-Record female Scholar Athlete of the Month for December. Taylor just had a stellar season on the volleyball court and is now hitting the hardwood for the Pine Bush basketball team, all while excelling in the classroom. We are proud!
