“Whatever you do, I know it will be great. Make a difference in people’s lives.” Those were the closing remarks from Lenny Esposito, retired New York Police Department detective and retired United States Army major, who gave the keynote address to the graduates of the Leadership and Law Summer Enrichment Academy.     The graduates …

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Janice Barth went old school with the Fine Art Summer Academy this year. Her students focused on traditional art this year, including working in the darkroom!   The students worked with clay on the potter’s wheel as well as sculpting with their hands. In the dark room they learned how to work with negatives and …

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Students from the Medical Summer Enrichment Academy graduated from the program with hands-on experiences, knowledge from incredible guest speakers and wonderful memories. Students packed so much into their 90-plus hours of instruction over the two-and-a-half weeks – anatomy, physiology, healthcare instruction, guest speakers from Garnet Medical Center, Crystal Run Healthcare, the medical examiner’s office, Touro …

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Twenty-three Pine Bush High School students had an incredible experience at the aviation summer enrichment academy. The 23 students spent two and a half weeks of their summer break learning about all things aviation. They received real hands-on training and spent much of their time in and around planes, at the Hudson Valley Airport, a …

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Thirty students graduated from the STEM summer enrichment academy Wednesday morning. After having fun at their trike races just before the graduation and boat races the day before, the students were congratulated for their hard work by Ellen Friel, one of their teachers from the program, along with Allie White Peifer and Christopher Canor. Nolan …

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Three Pine Bush High School students graduated from the Advanced Manufacturing Summer Academy after an intensive program at the Gene Haas Innovation Center at PBHS. Tech teacher Kenneth Marshall congratulated the students – Anthony Maida, Grant Brown and Brian Lee – who have also passed their exam and earned their Haas certification.     “These …

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A few months ago, Pine Bush High School Principal Aaron Hopmayer called tech teacher Ken Marshall with “something cool” he might be interest in. Mr. Hopmayer asked if he had ever heard of Strider. Heard of it? Mr. Marshall was standing in front of his two-year-old son’s Strider! There was a competition at the Sturgis …

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