Congratulations to Ellen Friel, a PBHS visual arts teacher who graduated from Accelerated Training in Defense Manufacturing (ATDM) in Virginia, completing an accelerated training course in welding. The training encompassed 600 hours in just 16 weeks. Ms. Friel, who is currently obtaining a dual certification in technology education, received 12 certifications in welding …
Three Pine Bush staff members were honored Wednesday night at the Mid-Hudson School Study Council Awards for Excellence ceremony. Eileen Budd, cook manager, received an award for excellence in support staff services. Katie Carson-Decker, school social worker at Pine Bush High School, was honored for excellence in pupil personnel services. Erica Walentin, our current assistant …
Students and staff at Pine Bush Elementary School wore green last Thursday to show support of Kabuki Syndrome Awareness Day. It’s an important cause to the school since third-grader Ashlyn Cardone lives with Kabuki Syndrome. The day started off pretty special for Ashlyn and her twin sister, Avery, when they were picked up and driven …
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Suzanne Newton’s first-graders love their library time! The students returned their library books on their way in and sat down on the colorful carpet for their story. They were good listeners – sitting with their hands on their lap and eyes on the teacher. Library media specialist Aubrey Zamonsky read Spaghetti in a Hot …
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Crispell Middle School invited a special guest to its Red Ribbon Week lesson recently. Brian Weir, the district’s assistant superintendent for Business, stopped by to help spread the message, “Don’t get wrapped up in drugs.” Principal Stephen Wilder introduced Mr. Weir, who had volunteered to be part of this lunch-time demonstration where students got …
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Each October, representatives from the Wallkill East Rotary pay a visit to each of our four elementary schools here in the Pine Bush Central School District and distribute dictionaries to every third-grade student in the district. Have a look at our slide show from the dictionary presentations. Dr. William Bassett, a …
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Seventh graders in Lizbeth Guevara’s Spanish class at CVMS recently wrapped up a fun and informative project about Spanish-speaking countries and their flags. Along the way, students sharpened their research and presentation skills. For the month of October, Senorita Guevara’s classes focused on the 21 Spanish-speaking countries in the world, Spanish language phonetics …
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month and the Pine Bush High School Youth Empowerment Sustainability and Service (YESS) class helped educate their fellow students about the issue. With the help of Fearless!, a not-for-profit agency dedicated to assisting survivors of domestic violence, teen dating violence and human trafficking, the YESS students set out to …
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Dave Gibaldi’s wood processing students collaborated with the Pine Bush High School National Art Honor Society to construct the Free Little Art Gallery (FLAG) in Crawford Square. Shout out to John Barth who added the base/legs, latches and handles. Art teacher/NAHS advisor Janice Barth and the NAHS students filled the FLAG with miniature …
Pine Bush Elementary students had a visit from members of the Pine Bush Fire Department recently, to go over safety procedures for them and their families. Our volunteer firefighters talked to each class in the gym, explaining how important it is to get out of a building if there is a fire and to have …
