Five-day meal boxes will be available for pick-up through the Pine Bush Central School District School Nutrition Department in August for all children age 18 and under. Meal boxes will include a variety of fresh seasonal produce, bread, cereal and cereal bars, milk, peanut butter or eggs, and cheese. In order to sign …
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The Pine Bush Board of Education named Terrilyn Cohn interim assistant superintendent for instruction Tuesday night. Amy Brockner has been the district’s assistant superintendent for instruction for the past four years. She was named interim superintendent for the district earlier this month. Ms. Cohn has been the director of special programs in the …
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Three talented, inquisitive and creative students graduated from the fine art academy this summer. Run by Julie Palinkas, with an assist from student instructor Katie Johnson, the academy gave students the opportunity to delve into techniques they otherwise wouldn’t during the regular school year class periods. The students worked with clay, creating beautiful coil …
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The Aviation Academy provided thrills and an unforgettable experience to 30 Pine Bush High School students this summer, each of whom learned about the mechanics, engineering and maintenance of planes. And they each got to actually fly a plane! The students spent the first nine days of the academy at Dutchess County Airport getting immersed …
Twenty-four Pine Bush High School students graduated from the Medical Summer Enrichment Academy Tuesday, with hands-on experiences, encouragement and knowledge from some formidable guest speakers and memories to last a lifetime. The two-and-a-half week academy provided more than 90 hours of instruction in anatomy and physiology, and expertise from guest speakers, including a dentist, dental …
Forty-six middle school students are participating in the Human Rights Academy at Crispell Middle School this week. The students are focusing on Article 3 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights: “Everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of person.” On Monday and Tuesday, the students heard from Jeff Urbin, director of …
A group of fifth-grade students from Pakanasink Elementary School created a website to welcome new students and their families and make them feel included and valued. What’s so special about this is that the site is for families who speak Chinese, Polish, Arabic, Spanish, Tagalog, French and English! This was a year-long project …
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The board of education recognized hundreds of scholar athletes from both the winter and spring seasons at their June 11 meeting. Individually, students must maintain a 90 or above grade point average to qualify as a scholar athlete. Teams qualify as scholar athlete teams when at least 75 percent of their members maintain a 90 …
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The Pine Bush Central School District general education summer school program begins Monday, July 8, and runs through Thursday, Aug. 8. The special education summer program runs from July 8 through Aug. 15. Elementary School – Students from Circleville Elementary and Pakanasink will meet at PAK from 8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m., Monday through Thursday. …
The Pine Bush Central School District will distribute healthy meals for all kids ages 18 and under at Circleville Church, 890 Goshen Turnpike, Circleville. The program runs Monday through Friday, from July 8 through August 23. There is no sign-up necessary. Parents and caregivers can just drop by with their children between 10 a.m. and …
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