Welcome to Pine Tree High School, home of the mighty Pirates!  I am beginning my ninth year as principal of Pine Tree High School and I love the opportunities available to our PTHS students!  Go Pirates!

I started my educational career in Richardson ISD as a math teacher, English teacher and tennis coach.  After living in the Dallas area for ten years, my family moved to Longview and I taught math at Pine Tree High School for nine years before becoming one of the assistant principals at PTHS.  After four years of being an assistant principal, I moved to Pine Tree Middle School as principal. I was the principal at  Pine Tree Middle School for three years before returning to Pine Tree High School as the principal.

There’s something for everyone at PTHS, with many opportunities for students to get involved.  From clubs and service organizations to athletics and fine arts, not to mention a wide range of challenging and innovative academic offerings, there’s certainly no reason for boredom!  If you would like more information on what we have to offer at PTHS, please drop by my office or call me at 903 295-5031.

Welcome to Pine Tree High School.  I look forward to being your Assistant Principal.  My job is to assist you with whatever you need to help you be successful this year and guide you to graduation.  My office is located in the Counselor's Office but I can also be found in the Discipline Center if you would like to talk sometime.  Please remember that "you can get there from here!"

To those returning I would like to say, "WELCOME BACK!"  To those new to PTHS, I say, "WELCOME ABOARD!"  I am excited to be here and look forward to the opportunity to serve you and your students.  We ARE going to have a great year!  Attitude is Everything.

Mrs. Chandler is beginning her 12th year in education and her first year as an administrator.  She is a third generation Pirate and extremely excited to be back at home.  Mrs. Chandler has worked in Mt. Pleasant, Sherman, Jacksonville, Marshall, and Longview ISD prior to returning to Pine Tree.   She has taught a variety of subjects including: Pre-AP W. Geography, AP World History, U.S. History, Sociology, AP and IB Psychology, IB Theory of Knowledge, and Dance. For nine of those years she has served as a varsity drill team director.  Mrs. Chandler earned her Bachelor of Science in History from the University of Texas at Tyler in 2005 and her Master's in Education from the University of Texas at Tyler in 2015.  She and her husband have two children both of whom attend Pine Tree schools as a 2nd and 7th grader.  They enjoy spending family time together and home remodeling.  Mrs. Chandler hopes to continue the tradition of excellence that Pine Tree ISD has set for each and every student that walks these halls as a Proud Pirate. 

I am excited to begin my 21st year at Pine Tree ISD.  I am a graduate of Pine Tree High School and continued my educational studies at Southern Methodist University where I received a Bachelor of Arts in political science.  I also hold a master’s degree from Stephen F. Austin in educational leadership.  I began my career teaching English and social studies at Pine Tree High School.  I served as an assistant principal for the high school and elementary campuses and principal of the elementary campus.  I am now happy to serve as the academic dean at the high school campus.  I consider it a privilege to work with the outstanding faculty, students, and families of our community.

IT’S GREAT TO BE A PINE TREE PIRATE!  GO PIRATES!