The crowd was there for Ella. Teammates and friends, coaches and family showed up as Ella Humphrey signed her letter of intent to swim for Division I Monmouth University. Coach John Barth spoke genuinely of Ella, who is a standout in the pool, the classroom and in life. “It is an honor to stand …
Continue reading “Pine Bush swimmer Ella Humphrey signs with Division I Monmouth University”
The Pine Bush Central School District Board of Education adopted the 2026-2027 budget Tuesday night, a $153,150,596 spending plan that maintains all existing academic, co-curricular, and athletic opportunities for our students. The Budget Details This budget is 2.2 percent more than the current year’s budget, an increase of $3.3 million. The proposed tax levy …
Continue reading “Board of Education Adopts $153,150,596 Budget for 2026-27 School Year”
Art was the star at the district-wide art show, held last week at Pine Bush High School. Students displayed their incredible works, from painting to sculpture to pottery and more. And they had so much fun. All elementary schools displayed their works in the cafeteria. Students came in enthusiastically looking for their artwork and …
Continue reading “A Masterpiece of Community: District Art Show celebrates our students’ creativity”
Big congratulations go out to Gavin Coleman and Sue Starr, the April PBHS Pride Award winners! Each month, Assistant Principal Dan Wargo accepts good news referrals and faculty shoutouts for students and staff members. Administrators then choose one student and one staff member to receive the PB Pride Award. Gavin Coleman A 10th grader, …
Continue reading “Gavin Coleman, Sue Starr named April PBHS Pride Award winners”
Samantha Petrosi recently completed a section about pop art for her seventh grade class, using the ever-popular ring pop as the subject. Pop art takes the ordinary and turns it into art. Remember Andy Warhol and the tomato soup can? Wayne Thiebaud was an American painter known for his colorful works of art of …
Continue reading “Pop art is a hit with middle school students”
What a special day for the students and their families in Megan Collins’ first grade class! Some very special people in their lives came to hear them read their stories and celebrate them becoming authors! The students wrote stories about something special to them – their favorite book or pet, a special class, something …
Continue reading “Families celebrate their newly-minted writers at EJR”
Fifth-graders from EJ Russell Elementary School and Pine Bush Elementary School recently traveled to Crispell Middle School, their next step in their education journey here in Pine Bush. They were greeted by the sixth-grade team and counselors, ready to welcome them to middle school. They listened to the chorus sing and the band play. …
Continue reading “EJR, PBE fifth-graders pay a visit to Crispell Middle School”
Seventh-grade honors students in Melissa Prendys’ class at Crispell Middle School just proved that nonfiction is anything but boring. The group recently wrapped a multimedia deep-dive into gripping titles like The Red Bandana and Rising Water, transforming their reading assignments into professional-grade websites and podcasts. With guidance from our tech coach Hope Schaumburg, the …
Continue reading “Nonfiction books result in podcasts for seventh-grade honors students”
The Pine Bush Board of Education recognized the 95 students who earned the distinction of scholar athlete for the winter season. In order to be named a scholar athlete, a student must maintain a 90 or above grade point average. Teams qualify as scholar athlete teams when at least 75 percent of their members maintain …
Click here to see what’s happening at CVMS during April and May!
