One School, One Book – EJR begins its Gooseberry Park adventure

EJR came together for a very special announcement recently – the entire school is participating in the One School One Book program! Their book? Gooseberry Park!   Written by Cynthia Rylant, it’s about the unlikely friendship between a Labrador retriever named Kona and a squirrel named Stumpy in a park. With the help of a …

Snap! Snap! Snap! CES fourth-graders share their poetry at annual poetry slam

Poetry was in the air at CES on Friday, May 15, as family members converged on the fourth-grade classrooms for the third annual poetry slam.     Not competitive like a traditional poetry slam, this one celebrated each student’s creativity with enthusiastic snapping of fingers, a cool way for the audience to show its appreciation. …

PBHS Senior bus parade set for Tuesday, May 26, 1 p.m. in Circleville

We are celebrating the amazing Pine Bush High School Class of 2026! On Tuesday, May 26, we will host the annual bus parade of graduates and we invite everyone in the community to participate!   After their picnic, the seniors will parade through the district, starting at the Pakanasink/CVMS complex at 1 p.m. and progressing …

District voters approve 2026-2027 school budget

Pine Bush Central School District voters approved the $153,150,596 budget, with nearly 60 percent of voters supporting this 2026-2027 spending plan. Phillip Salinardi and incumbent Kristi Kheiralla were the top two vote-getters in the field of four for the two board of education seats. Kheiralla retains her seat on the board of education and will …

Fifth-graders meet the student rep to the board and learn their voices matter

Pine Bush High School senior Jacob Quinonez visited Circleville Elementary School fifth graders this week. Jacob is the elected student representative to the board of education and he was once a fifth-grader at CES. He contacted his former teacher, Robin Conklin, and said he would like to talk with the students and have them represented …

The man behind the name

What’s in a name? For the students at Crispell Middle School, the answer is a lifetime of dedication. Crispell Middle School stands as the original school building in the Pine Bush Central School District. As kids come through those doors each day, it’s just the name of the building. But where did it come from? …

Third quarter honor roll is now available

Our Crispell honor roll for the third quarter is now available! Congratulations to all our Crispell students who work so hard and give their all!  

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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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