Imagine Harriet Tubman sitting next to Malala Yousofza discussing their lives and their struggles. Picture Henry Ford having a conversation with Mickey Mantle and JFK, or Steve Irwin getting some swim advice from Missy Franklin. Welcome to Jessica Herb’s fifth grade classroom. While many students were focused on the upcoming winter break, Herb’s students were transforming …
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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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 …
All Pine Bush Central School District parents are invited to the Pine Bush High School auditorium on PBHS Open House night, Wednesday, Oct. 3, between 6:30 and 8 p.m. to visit the Hidden Mischief Room. Would you know what to look for if you suspected your teen of using drugs or alcohol? Take a walk through …
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Friday, August 24, 2018 This will be my last update on this very significant project. Once school had ended, we began to address the remaining rooms in the back hallway (where the main office had been relocated), following the same protocol we used for the rooms affected by the original January flood. The experts we …
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It was a proud day for Pine Bush Elementary School as 121 fifth grade students moved up to Crispell Middle School on Friday, June 15, at Pine Bush High School. Families, friends, teachers and administrators cheered the students on as the ceremony marked the end of their elementary education and the move up to Crispell. …
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Superintendent Update #4 Friday, June 1, 2018 A lot has happened since my last update. We have taken several additional steps to ensure that once this project is complete that the chance of future problems will be significantly reduced. First, we have sealed the cement slab beneath the floor of all the classrooms and hallways …
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New Grade-Level Requirements for Health Exams and Screenings on the Horizon Families will soon need to comply with new grade-level requirements for health exams and screenings. Beginning July 1, all new students enrolling in the district for the first time — along with children entering pre-kindergarten, kindergarten, and grades 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, and …
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Superintendent Update #3 Monday, April 16, 2018 As you will be able to tell from the work summary posted within this update, we continue to make excellent progress in our remediation of more than half of the first floor. All zones have been deconstructed and received environmental clearance, and reconstruction is underway in nearly all …
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