Students and staff at EJR participated in the Kids Heart Challenge, an event sponsored by the American Heart Association where students learn about their heart with physical activity while helping others and raising money for the organization. Organized by EJR physical education teachers Chris Curnan and Barbara Hostetter, the students ask family members for donations …
Two Odyssey of the Mind teams from Pine Bush are advancing to the world finals. The teams from Crispell Middle School, coached by Stacey Mark, and EJ Russell Elementary School, coached by Naomi Bush and Doreen Sandor, took first place in their respective divisions to advance to the world finals in Michigan in May. “It …
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Spring is officially here and, with some luck, there will be no more wintry weather to delay or cancel school. The district has four unused days that were built into the school calendar and reserved for inclement weather. If there are no further emergency closings, those days will be given back to students, teachers and …
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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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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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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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No Place for Hate is woven throughout our district All students in the Pine Bush School District take the “No Place for Hate” pledge each school year. “I promise to do my best to treat everyone fairly. I promise to do my best to be kind to everyone – even if they are not like …
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EJR welcomes children’s author Lizzy Rockwell Students at Edward J. Russell Elementary School welcomed a special guest on Friday, Oct. 19, and they certainly were familiar with her work. Lizzy Rockwell, prolific illustrator and writer of children’s books, brought many of her works with her as she spoke to the students about books, the process …
It’s become a tradition. Each year, the Wallkill East Rotary pays a visit to each of the four elementary schools in the Pine Bush Central School District: Circleville, Pakanasink, Edward J. Russell and Pine Bush Elementary. The group presents every third-grade student with a dictionary of their very own to keep. Dr. William Bassett, a …
