The Pine Bush community came together last Wednesday for the annual senior citizen dinner and show. Senior citizens from throughout our community, 126 in all, came to Pine Bush High School for a full turkey dinner with all the trimmings and dessert. Seventy-five volunteers from the district did the work, from prep and …
Pi Day at CES is a very special day. While math is a major focus as the students learn about the mathematical constant, Pi (3.14159…), there is excitement for another reason. The students in each grade who raised the most money for the American Heart Association during the Kids Heart Challenge in February have the …
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Our community food pantry at Pine Bush High School has been a busy place. Coordinated by Katie Carson-Decker, a social worker at the high school, it has served our entire district community since November, 2022. Ms. Carson-Decker was busy packing bags of food recently as part of something new at the pantry – the backpack …
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Members of the Pine Bush High School football team traveled to the district’s elementary schools to celebrate Read Across America Week. They read children’s classics to the younger students and had the opportunity to visit with some of their former teachers and administrators. The younger students truly enjoyed their guest readers. They had …
February is heart health month and that gave our physical education teachers the opportunity to focus on keeping kids’ hearts strong and healthy. They also kicked off the American Heart Association fundraiser held each year – the Kids’ Heart Challenge. Kids sign up and get donations, which all go to the AHA. With March 4 …
The March breakfast and lunch menus are now available! Our School Nutrition Department has introduced many new and improved items. And of course all meals are at no cost to all students. Give them a try!
Two Pine Bush Odyssey of the Mind teams are heading to the state finals. The theatrical team from Circleville Elementary School and the Pine Bush High School/Crispell Middle School structure team took first place in their respective divisions Saturday at the Region 5 tournament at Orange-Ulster BOCES. Both teams will head to the New York …
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The CES Sneaker Fundraiser has a beautiful new look to it thanks to a collaboration with PBHS artist and tech student Maya Oakes. The CES Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) committee launched a sneaker drive fundraiser earlier in the school year. It’s an ongoing fundraiser, initiated by Ashley Morris, a special education teacher at …
Hooray for the 100th day of school! We celebrated the 100th day in Pine Bush on Thursday, Feb. 20. Many students enjoyed dressing like 100-year-old people and they did many activities surrounding 100, like counting, sorting, stacking objects, coming up with 100 words and so much more. At CES, the classes have …
Fifth-graders in Robin Conklin and Heather Walmer’s class at CES are finishing science experiments about chemical reactions. The lesson develops the idea that chemical reactions create new materials that have useful and interesting properties. The great goo experiment has the students watch how glue and borax intermix to create a mystery …
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