PAK students celebrate poetry with fun, creative poems in their pockets

April is National Poetry Month! April 27, in particular, was Poem in Your Pocket Day. Students across the district had a great time writing and sharing their own personal poems. At Pakanasink, second-grade students in Suzanne Parker and Kim White’s classes mingled so they could share their poems with friends in both classrooms. As students …

Music to our ears! Elementary, middle school students excel at all-county festival

This past weekend all four elementary schools and our two middle schools had students perform in the OCMEA Elementary All-County Music Festival at Twin Towers Middle School.  Pine Bush had 29 students participate in the festival in band and chorus. An extra special honor was having three students from our district selected to do solos …

PAK kindergarten students tell their very own stories

At the conclusion of their unit on non-fiction books, Lisa Andryshak’s kindergarten students wrote their very own books! On Friday, April 14, they held an author celebration. Each student read their own informational book around the room to the many families that visited. Students earned stickers after each read. After everyone read their book, the …

Pakanasink’s newest authors read from their newly published book, Our Hearts of Love

Pakanasink second graders recently published a book about the things they love. To celebrate this wonderful accomplishment, family members came to school to hear these budding authors read their passage about what they love. Families are the number one love in Suzanne Parker’s glass, followed by friends, cooking, soccer, skateboarding and being at the beach! …

PAK singers wow at FAME Coffeehouse

Our music students have been doing tremendous things! Have a listen at one of the songs they performed at the FAME (Families Assisting Music Education) Coffeehouse a couple weeks ago! Such talent!

Superintendent Brian Dunn presents his next round of Virtually Speaking, March 27 – April 17

Let’s get Virtually Speaking! Superintendent Brian Dunn starts his next round of online presentations with parents and guardians on Monday, March 27, kicking off with Circleville Elementary School families. Families signed up with School Messenger will receive the link to the presentation the day before their scheduled date (see below). Please look for it in …

Beautiful art, tremendous turnout at district-wide art show

Our district-wide art show was one for the books! Our students displayed incredible works, from painting to sculpture to pottery and more. Set up in the high school, all elementary schools displayed their work in the cafeteria. So many of the students searched the walls for their artwork, smiles coming over their faces as they …

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Pine Bush Central School District
State Route 302, Pine Bush, NY 12566
Phone: (845) 744-2031
Fax: (845) 744-6189
Joseph Lenz
Superintendent of Schools
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