Painting the picture of poetry

Poetry is a form of literary expression that uses different language to convey emotions and ideas – rhythm, imagery, and often rhyme. Poets say a lot with few words. They paint a picture using vivid language.—every word counts. Jessica Napolitano’s College English classes completed a big poetry project, where they created a poster or other …

Pine Bush flag football players, coach attend NY Jets media day

The New York Jets held their second annual girls flag football media day at Metlife Stadium. Approximately 60 teams took part in this event, including six from Section IX. Shea Toback and Christine Omosebi represented Pine Bush High School, along with Coach Kyle Schneider. The girls got to take professional pictures with props, a tour …

CES, PBHS/Crispell Odyssey teams head to Syracuse for state competition

They are on their way! The Odyssey of the Mind theatrical team from Circleville Elementary School and the Pine Bush High School/Crispell Middle School structure team are on their way to Syracuse for the state competition! The teams left around 10:30 this morning, with competition to commence first thing in the morning at the State …

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 …

Unplug and reconnect – SADD Club members put their devices away, have some fun and learn about one another

Who doesn’t want to unplug and reconnect? The Pine Bush High School SADD (Students Against Destructive Decisions) did just that recently, and the result was lots of smiles, laughter and learning about each other. Kathleen O’Malley, the club’s advisor, invited the PBHS community to join them for some time to reconnect with each other. With …

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 …

District senior citizens enjoy dinner and a (spectacular) show at Pine Bush High School

The Pine Bush community came together last Wednesday for the annual senior citizen dinner and show. Senior citizens from throughout our community, 126 in all, came to Pine Bush High School for a full turkey dinner with all the trimmings and dessert. Seventy-five volunteers from the district did the work, from prep and set-up, to …

SUNY Orange honors 71 Pine Bush students with Sojourner Truth awards

For the past thirty-five years, in honor of Sojourner Truth, Orange County Community College has celebrated its youth by awarding them for their achievements. The college continues to recognize the accomplishments of these deserving students in grades 6-12 and encourage college attendance as an option for students from groups traditionally under-represented in the college population. …

Backpack program provides food weekly to students in need

Our community food pantry at Pine Bush High School has been a busy place. Coordinated by Katie Carson-Decker, a social worker at the high school, it has served our entire district community since November, 2022. Ms. Carson-Decker was busy packing bags of food recently as part of something new at the pantry – the backpack …

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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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