Our Pine Bush High School mixed select singers have been caroling throughout the high school and even made a stop at the district office, singing songs of the season! Such a treat to hear these beautiful voices!
Students in Leeann Noonan’s Family and Consumer Science classes carried on a long tradition at Pine Bush High School by creating their very own gingerbread houses. They baked their gingerbread from scratch and designed and built their houses. The houses are unique, some with distinct architectural details – mid-century modern roof, for one – and …
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As part of the district’s No Place for Hate initiative, students in Kara Sprague’s Youth Empowerment and Sustainability Skills (YESS) class provided a workshop for all ninth-grade students this week on healthy relationships. The student facilitators presented scenarios that are commonly faced by young couples: jealousy, possessiveness, violence and peer pressure. The underclassmen had to …
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Elishka Hajek started swimming competitively at nine years old with the Pine Bush Aquatic Club. She recalls being nervous at first and said, “I wasn’t that good,” but she liked being with the team and her coaches. She still likes being with her team and coaches. One big change, though – she really is THAT …
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Music theory is a tough subject. To make it a little more fun and less scary, the department uses a familiar story – The Grinch – to learn about its musical rhythm and timing. Plus, it’s fun and nostalgic! Tyler Odell’s class got a special bonus when Robin Evans made an appearance in full character …
YESS (Youth Empowerment and Sustainability Skills) students from Pine Bush High School volunteered their time to help support New York State parks by visiting Sam’s Point at Minnewaska State Park. The students were given three volunteer project options: build a bog bridge on the High Point Trail, pull invasive species around the Loop Trail, or …
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Kara Sprague’s forensic science class recently had a very informative visit from Detective John Peters of the Westchester County Police Department and Acorn, an arson detection dog. Acorn is a black Labrador Retriever. Labs are known for their great dispositions and outgoing personalities. But they also have the superior ability to discriminate scents at a …
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Pine Bush High School STARS students celebrated Thanksgiving in style. During a project-based-learning class, students had a team-building activity –making tie-dye shirts. Many of the students wore these awesome creations the next day when they celebrated a STARS-giving breakfast! Great teamwork STARS!
The Pine Bush Music Department is proud to announce that Tommy Brendel has been selected as the guitarist for the 2021 New York All-State Jazz Ensemble. This is the highest honor a student can attain, and it was based on his past performances, his flawless NYSSMA solo festival scores and judges comments. Tommy was determined …
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Congratulations to our wonderful musicians and singers who were selected to participate in the Area All-State Music Festival at the Newburgh Free Academy this past weekend. Pictured here are, from left, Madison Conklin, Lydia Yelle, Kiera Masci. Ashleigh Berentsen, Madeleine Cerone, Olivia Brown (front), Daniella Deckaj and Leah Scherdin. Ralph Wagner and Tyler Odell attended …
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