Author and psychotherapist Tom Kersting will be speaking here in Pine Bush to students, parents and staff about technology and how it is impacting teaching, learning and our kids’ mental health. It is an important message all should consider. Kersting, who is based in New Jersey and lectures throughout the country on raising kids and …
Elementary students throughout our district have some new wood puzzles thanks to the students in Dave Gibaldi’s wood processing class. Senior Nina Comacho, who has an independent study in wood processing this year, pretty much ran the process. She and Gibaldi came up with the idea of making toys for the younger kids in the …
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Pine Bush High School midterms and Regents exams commence on Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2024, running through Friday, Jan. 26. Below is the schedule for all exams. Also, there will be modified busing during the midterm/Regents week. Students will be dismissed after their scheduled exam. 7:33 a.m. – normal arrival 9:35 a.m. – dismissal 11:40 a.m. …
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Five Pine Bush High School students, all current or former English Language Learners (ELL), are participating in the Angelo Del Toro Puerto Rican/Hispanic Youth Leadership Institute, an innovative collaboration with the New York State Assembly/Senate Puerto Rican/Hispanic Task Force. The students – Valentina Adarve Quiroga, Isabella Gallego Herrera, Santiago Herrera Cacres, George Lozano and Ricardo …
Pine Bush Central Schools welcomed New York State Senator James Skoufis on Thursday, Dec. 21, to celebrate a $50,000 grant which was used to upgrade science classrooms in the district. The grant was spearheaded by Science Department Chairperson, Dr. Michael Raucci, who worked with Skoufis to bring the funds into the science classrooms. “The goal …
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Pine Bush High School Youth in Government was invited again this year to lay wreaths on veterans’ graves for the annual Wreaths Across America that took place on Saturday, Dec. 16. The group went to a cemetery in Modena, NY, where there are 200 veterans laid to rest. Two of our Youth in Government members …
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In Ashley Michelitch’s English 12 class at STARS Academy, students study Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein over the course of 10 weeks. Their culminating project is a mock trial, in which students utilize several skills including reading, writing, speaking, listening and language to meet their learning targets and answer the essential questions for the unit which is: …
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Kristin Raucci had a special guest at the most recent Wellness Club gathering. Retired Crispell math teacher and craft aficionado Betsy Byrnes joined her and a large group of students for some holiday crafts and self-care. The students made hand warmers, relaxing reindeer bath, hot chocolate packets and stamped gift tags. The room smelled amazing …
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Thanks to the generosity of the Pine Bush community, along with coordinated efforts among the social workers in all of our Pine Bush schools, the Pine Bush High School Food Pantry is providing 116 food baskets for families in our community this holiday season. That is much-needed help to 116 local families. The Positivity Project …
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UPDATE: WHMT is having signal issues and recommends we watch on the live linear stream – https://www.wmht.org/live/ Back in November, PBS producer Catherine Rafferty and videographer Kyle Miller of WMHT in Troy, N.Y., worked out of Dan Edwards’ classroom at Pine Bush High School. The media professionals were producing a story about artificial intelligence – …
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