Pine Bush High School teachers Renae Bray and Jessica Grasso accompanied a group of 30 young women from PBHS to the Women in the Law Day on Friday March 20. Our students and others from throughout the area had the opportunity to hear from a panel of women in a variety of careers in …
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Fourth-grader Chase Monaco loves math and science. Those are his jam! His class at PBE right now is learning geometry and that suits him just fine. “I like working with angles,” he said. Chase will have the opportunity to do a week-long deep dive into a STEM program offered by the National Youth Leadership Forum: …
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Senior citizens from throughout our community, 172 in all, came to Pine Bush High School Wednesday for the traditional dinner and show. They enjoyed a full turkey dinner with all the trimmings and dessert and then headed to the auditorium for the show, Disney’s Frozen. Volunteers from the district did the work – they …
Seventh grade students in Melissa Prendys’ English classes recently completed a nonfiction unit exploring the causes and effects of wildfires. Throughout the unit, students learned how authors use nonfiction text structure, features, and evidence to help readers understand the authors’ claims. After researching how wildfires start and how they impact ecosystems, wildlife, and communities, …
Members of the League of Women Voters (LWV) were at Pine Bush High School today, Wednesday, March 18, to register our high school students to vote. They will be returning Friday, March 20. We partner with the LWV each year because we share a common goal – we want to promote voting so all …
The 2026-2027 draft budget for the Pine Bush Central School District is $155,108,778, an increase of 3.51 percent over the current year’s budget of $149,849,943. Based on the proposed state aid, the tax levy and other revenue sources, there is a $2 million budget gap that must be reconciled over the next month or so, …
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Three cheers for our unified bowling team! These awesome bowlers, coached by Mike Terwilliger and Jeff Paggi, had an amazing season, finishing sixth out of 15 teams in the league. Along the way, their skills blossomed as did their friendships. To mark the end of such a successful season, the team celebrated …
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The annual March Madness at Crispell Middle School was an amazing time for participants and spectators! It’s hosted each year by the Crispell National Junior Honor Society. Students sign up to play, get drafted and captains pick a college team name. The teams are bracketed and compete in eight-minute games. It’s competitive but so much …
Third graders in the district are learning about the United States of America. They are learning about our government structure and about the 50 individual states. Students in Dina DiNoto’s third-grade class at PBE chose the state they wanted to delve into and went to work. They researched facts about the state, its attractions …
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Teens and mental health. It’s important, crucial really, to have conversations about mental health with young adults. The Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD) club, advised by Christine Guarino, hosted an amazing interactive program that provided education and resources to students regarding mental health. Maria Idoni, the Hudson Valley/Westchester area director of the American Foundation for …
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