Reminder – schools are closed Thursday, Friday, Monday, May 22, 23, 26

A reminder to all parents and guardians – Pine Bush schools are closed Thursday, May 22, 2025 for all students and 10-month staff. This is a result of having one additional emergency closing day left over. As planned, schools will also be closed on Friday, May 23 and the entire district will be closed on …

Dr. Wizard spreads his love of science to our elementary students

Dr. Wizard, aka Lawrence Mandresh, has visited our elementary schools here in Pine Bush, spreading his love of chemistry and all science. His enthusiasm is infectious and the students just love his ‘magic.’ He is quick to remind them that all magic has science to it! Dr. Wizard actually reveals the magic as he does …

PBE fifth-graders share their poetry with families and celebrate National Poetry Month

PBE fifth-grade students recently welcomed families and guests to a special poetry share in the school cafeteria, which was transformed into a vibrant spring wonderland. The event celebrated the culmination of the students’ poetry unit, where they explored poetic forms and expressed their creativity through original writing. It also celebrated April, National Poetry Month. During …

Author Gabrielle Balkan shares her love of maps and dinosaurs at PBE

Pine Bush Elementary students got to meet the author of such amazing and fun books as “What a Map Can Do,” “Who’s That Dinosaur,” “Book of Dinosaurs,” “50 Cities” and “50 States.” Gabrielle Balkan brought her books, artifacts, maps and just mesmerized her PBE audience! Ms. Balkan, who has published 17 books, explained to her …

Music in Our Schools Month celebrated with All-District Music Day

Pine Bush High School was alive with music as the district hosted its second annual All-District Music Day. Music and chorus students from Crispell Middle School and Circleville Middle School, along with fifth-graders from all elementary schools met in the high school auditorium on Thursday, March 27, to share ideas, learn from other teachers and …

Autism Awareness is on display throughout our community

It’s Autism Awareness Month! You may notice that many of our local businesses have colorful puzzle pieces, hearts and infinity symbols painted on their windows to help with the effort of spreading awareness of the disorder that approximately 1 in 36 children and millions of adults live with every day. Pine Bush SEPTSA (Special Education …

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Pine Bush Central School District
State Route 302, Pine Bush, NY 12566
Phone: (845) 744-2031
Fax: (845) 744-6189
Joseph Lenz
Superintendent of Schools
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