The ducklings are here! The ducklings are here! Fourth-graders in Stacey Venzel’s class at PBE have been studying the development of ducklings for a few weeks. It hasn’t all gone smoothly. Despite numerous incubator malfunctions – they went through four incubators! – six of the 12 ducklings hatched! “We were very happy with the …
From CVMS to success! CVMS hosted a career fair for eighth graders last week, providing them with information about careers in which they have expressed interest. An esthetician, barber, dental hygienist, police officer, car salesman and business owner made presentations to all the eighth-grade students recently. They each spoke about what’s important in their profession, …
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 …
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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. …
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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 …
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Six Pine Bush High School students attended the annual Youth in Government County Service Day in April. This is a day where students from all the participating districts have the opportunity to shadow local politicians and agencies that help keep the county functioning. Some of the students that went were the winning candidates from the …
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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 …
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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 …
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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? …
Chris Poulos, a world champion athlete, youth motivational speaker, and aspiring author came by Circleville Elementary School to share powerful life lessons as he mixed in some amazing bicycle stunts. His main message was about respect – for yourself and others. Poulos grabbed the students’ attention with his skill on the bike, and then …
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