This weekend, students from Crispell Middle School, Circleville Middle School and Pine Bush High School participated in the Orange County Music Educators Association (OCMEA) Junior High All-County Festival at Monroe Woodbury High School. Pine Bush had students participating in all-county chorus, band and orchestra. In addition, CVMS band teacher Peter Gehres was this year’s …
Pakanasink Elementary School celebrated National Poetry Month with Poem in My Pocket day. Second graders in Suzanne Parker and Stacie Lazo’s classes started writing poems a few weeks ago and created a book of poems. They chose their name cinquain poems for their poem in their pocket. A cinquain poem is a poem …
PBE fifth-grade students recently welcomed families and guests to a special poetry share in the school cafeteria, which was transformed into a vibrant spring wonderland. The event celebrated the culmination of the students’ poetry unit, where they explored poetic forms and expressed their creativity through original writing. It also celebrated April, National Poetry Month. …
Two Pine Bush employees and one dedicated volunteer from our district will be honored on May 7 by the Mid-Hudson School Study Council (MHSSC) at a ceremony in North Rockland. Interim Superintendent of Schools Amy Brockner is receiving a Mid Hudson School Study Council Excellence Award in Educational Leadership. Circleville Elementary School fourth-grade teacher Lisa …
Several CVMS students said “thank you” to our awesome school nutrition staff today for School Nutrition and Food Service Worker Appreciation Day. Students in Alexa Price’s Culinary Club prepared monkey bread, lemonade snack mix, chocolate marshmallow fudge and mixed fruit cups. Students in Samantha Petrosi’s art class made cards and a banner. …
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Mark your calendars! We made it through the winter with one unused emergency weather day. That means there is a give-back day and all Pine Bush schools will be closed for students and 10-month staff on Thursday, May 22, 2025. As planned, schools will also be closed on Friday, May 23 and the entire …
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May is upon us! Have a look to see what’s for breakfast and lunch throughout the month at your child’s school.
Pine Bush High School senior Talon Sprague has taken a big step toward his future. Talon was accepted into the Carpenters Local Union 279 Pre-Apprenticeship Program, one of only eight individuals in the Hudson Valley to be accepted into the program. “Talon was accepted in the local carpenters union pre-apprenticeship program because he puts in …
The annual Youth in Government County Service Day took place on Friday, April 4. This special event allows seven members from each of the participating schools in the program to take part in all areas of the Orange County Government. Each student gets a unique perspective of how our government operates on a daily …
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EJ Russell Elementary School had an amazing and fun way to promote reading throughout the school – it was the Masked Reader! Seven staff members, dressed in inflatable costumes (and one pickle suit), were recorded reading a book with a voice changer app. It was a great way to disguise both their …
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