Respect is revered at Crispell Middle School

Students at Crispell were recognized for their outstanding demonstration of being respectful throughout the month of October. Each week, grade-level teams nominated one student who was regularly observed honoring the characteristic of respect. Congratulations to all of our student leaders who embraced our October theme of respect!     Judy Mohammed Connor Amiel Vincent Tamburello …

NJHS and Students Making A Difference donate to area homeless

A gloves, hats and scarves drive was hosted in a collaborative effort by the National Junior Honor Society (NJHS),  advised by Shannon Meland and Steve Charchan, and Students Making a Difference Club, advised by Allie Peifer, at Crispell.   Students worked together to set up this warm weather clothing drive for the month of October. …

MHSSC honors Terrilyn Cohn and Al Murphy at fall Excellence Awards

Congratulations to Terrilyn Cohn and Albert Murphy, Pine Bush Central School District’s fall 2023 Mid-Hudson School Study Council (MHSSC) Award for Excellence winners.     The event to honor educators and staff in the area took place on Nov. 1 at The Barn at Villa Venezia. Terrilyn Cohn, the district’s director of Special Programs, received …

A festive Halloween at CES

Students and teachers celebrated Halloween at Circleville Elementary School this week, with some pretty creative costumes!     The main office and nurse’s office went with the Grease theme, with Principal Kristin Slover and Assistant Principal Joe Prestianni as the team of Sandy and Danny, with the pink ladies – Kerrie Guitierrez, Cathy Spotomo, Kathleen …

Check out the November newsletter

Are you wondering what’s happening at EJR in November? Want to read the news from each grade? Check out the EJR November newsletter!

Fun projects, great costumes, so much learning at CES Trick or Treat for STEM

Fourth-grade students at Circleville Elementary School took part in the 10th annual “Trick or Treat for STEM” on Halloween, with activities that involved science, technology, engineering and math.     Students in Andrea Urmston, Kaylin Bourke, and Lisa Quick and Jaclyn Krauss’s classes rotated through the three classrooms and completed a different activity in each: …

Pumpkins, pumpkins, everywhere!

Did you know that a pumpkin is a vernacular and typical term for a cultivated orange and round mature winter squash of species and varieties in the genus Cucurbita?  Science teacher Jen Kirby and math teacher Ralph Villani had their students participate together in myriad activities that were interdisciplinary and fun, all based on pumpkins!  …

PBE gets an “A” for awareness – and creativity – as it supports Kabuki Syndrome Awareness Day

During our district-wide Spirit Week last week, PBE had a special day of its own on Wednesday when they wore green to show support of Kabuki Syndrome Awareness Day. This cause is important to Pine Bush Elementary staff and students since Ashlyn Cardone, a student in first grade, has Kabuki Syndrome.   Kabuki Syndrome is …

District rededicates the Thomas F. Lonergan Field with great fanfare

The community came out in force Friday night for the rededication of the Thomas F. Lonergan Field at Pine Bush High School.   Included in the crowd, were some of Coach Lonergan’s family members – grandchildren Jimmy Boxberger and his wife Vicki, and Wendy DeJong. Many other family members watched the event on livestream, including …

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Pine Bush Central School District
State Route 302, Pine Bush, NY 12566
Phone: (845) 744-2031
Fax: (845) 744-6189
Amy Brockner
Interim Superintendent of Schools
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