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 …
The board of education recognized scholar athletes from the winter season at its March 25 meeting. Individually, students must maintain a 90 or above grade point average to qualify as a scholar athlete. Teams qualify as scholar athlete teams when the average GPA of the top 75% of the roster is greater than or equal …
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 …
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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 …
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. …
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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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Our district promotes voting because we know our nation is stronger when more voices are heard! With that in mind, representatives from the League of Women Voters visited Pine Bush High School to promote voter registration to our students. Pine Bush welcomed Ann Toner and Anne Sandro from the LWV to give students …
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Members of the Pine Bush High School football team traveled to the district’s elementary schools to celebrate Read Across America Week. They read children’s classics to the younger students and had the opportunity to visit with some of their former teachers and administrators. The younger students truly enjoyed their guest readers. They had …
The Pine Bush High School First Aid Club hosted its blood drive on Thursday, March 13, collecting 27 units of blood for the local community. Club advisor Stephanie DeVries and several of her club member were posted at the front of the new gym checking donors in and providing snacks and drinks after …
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The Youth Empowerment Sustainability and Service class (YESS) hosted Say Something Week at Pine Bush High School last week. Say Something is a weeklong series of events to bring attention to potential violence and threats. The program teaches students to look for and recognize the warning signs of someone at-risk of hurting themselves …
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