Pine Bush High School to begin extended day program for students to recover credits

Beginning Feb. 3, Pine Bush High School will launch an extended day program geared toward helping students recover credits from the first half of the school year. PBHS Principal Aaron Hopmayer and Assistant Principal Denise Tzouganatos presented the idea to the board of education, explaining that it may replace summer school, which is a model …

Achieving in academics and sports, the board recognizes our fall scholar athletes

The board of education recognized the scholar athletes from the fall season on Jan. 14. A total of 104 athletes achieved the criteria, which requires a varsity athlete to maintain a grade point average of 90 or above during the fall athletic season. In addition, there were eight scholar athlete teams this fall. To be …

Learning how to take tests peacefully

Taking tests can be anxiety-inducing events to many students and adults. Pine Bush High School Spanish teacher Kristin Raucci has been helping alleviate that anxiety for several years now with her presentation “Taking Tests Peacefully.” Ms. Raucci has been giving this presentation since 2018. She’s gotten much feedback from students that the techniques she prescribes …

Youth in Government students volunteer with Wreaths Across America

On cold Saturday morning in December, members of the Pine Bush High School Youth in Government attended and participated in a Wreaths Across America ceremony at the cemetery in Modena. This is an annual event that happens across the country and other parts of the world on the second Saturday of December. This event allows …

PBHS marketing class helps Crawford police with community outreach ideas – and a new SRO car design

Kyle Schneider’s marketing class at Pine Bush High School worked together on an interesting community project that spanned more than two months. The goal: to give input to the Town of Crawford Police Department that can help to expand their community outreach. Officer Pat Swayne, the school resource officer at the high school, first came …

PBHS student Calvin Martin is the subject of NBC Nightly News story on AI program helping those with dyslexia

An NBC Nightly News team came to Pine Bush High School back in October to do a story about how artificial intelligence is helping students with dyslexia. Calvin Martin, a ninth-grader at PBHS, was diagnosed with the learning disability at nine years old. Calvin has been using an AI program called Dysolve to help him …

PBHS sends 27 students to Youth in Government annual steering convention

The Pine Bush High School Youth in Government members attended the annual steering convention at Newburgh High School on Thursday, Nov. 21. Pine Bush had 27 students attend. This convention is a mock election for local, state and national offices. Sixteen Pine Bush students ran for public office, with two winners emerging from the convention! …

Journaling is good for the mind and body

The Tri-County Youth Partnership (TCYP) Club, which meets most weeks at Pine Bush High School and is a program from the Tri-County Prevention Coalition, hosted an after-school journaling session open to all students. In addition to the TCYP members, students from the SADD (Students Against Destructive Decisions) , Interact, Wellness and First Aid clubs attended …

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Superintendent of Schools
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