Pine Tree ISD -

We've been out and about recruiting for Pine Tree ISD, attending job fairs, meeting incredible talent, and spreading the word about opportunities to join the best district in East Texas! If you're passionate about education and want to make a difference, we want YOU on our team. Check out current job openings at www.ptisd.org/page/employment

Last year we broke every record we had for off season maxes and we haven’t stopped there! This year our football kids have already broken TEAM averages in power clean, bench and deadlift! We are quickly approaching breaking the 369lb team squat average record as well! 9lbs away on Squat from breaking every Team Average for lifts we collect data on since 2017! #WinWithWinners #ALLIN Pine Tree High School

A friendly reminder, all campuses and district offices at Pine Tree ISD will be closed for a district holiday on Friday, April 18th and Monday, April 21st. We’ll see you back in class on Tuesday, April 22nd , rested, recharged, and ready to go!

The 2025 Precision Spring Show…….“From the Outside Looking In” April 11th & 12th Link to tickets is down below!!! You don’t want to miss it! 😍😢🤩😠 Friday, April 11 at 7:00 PM Saturday, April 12 at 2:00 PM Saturday, April 12 at 7:00 PM https://ptpdt.hometownticketing.com/embed/all

Birch Elementary has been recognized as a top-performing public school in Texas by Educational Results Partnership (ERP), earning a place on the prestigious 2024 Honor Roll. This is the tenth year that ERP has released an Honor Roll schools list. The ERP Honor Roll program, sponsored by the Campaign for Business and Education Excellence (CBEE) and presented in collaboration with the Texas Business Leadership Council, is part of a national effort to identify higher-performing schools and districts that are improving student outcomes and preparing students with the skills employer's value and demand. Our school is one of only 12 percent of the public schools in Texas that made the Honor Roll. The ERP Honor Roll utilized public school student achievement data from 2022-2024 academic year to identify successful schools and districts. Our school stands above others in the state because of our demonstrated ability to get students to grade-level achievement and beyond #ERPHonorRoll #EdCampaign

Parkway Elementary has been recognized as a top-performing public school in Texas by Educational Results Partnership (ERP), earning a place on the prestigious 2024 Honor Roll. This is the tenth year that ERP has released an Honor Roll schools list. The ERP Honor Roll program, sponsored by the Campaign for Business and Education Excellence (CBEE) and presented in collaboration with the Texas Business Leadership Council, is part of a national effort to identify higher-performing schools and districts that are improving student outcomes and preparing students with the skills employer's value and demand. Our school is one of only 12 percent of the public schools in Texas that made the Honor Roll. The ERP Honor Roll utilized public school student achievement data from 2022-2024 academic year to identify successful schools and districts. Our school stands above others in the state because of our demonstrated ability to get students to grade-level achievement and beyond #ERPHonorRoll #EdCampaign

🔥 RECORD BREAKERS ALERT! 🔥 We’ve wrapped up the Jr. High season with a BIG shoutout to three phenomenal athletes who rewrote the Pine Tree Jr. High record books at the District Track Meet on March 25th! 🏅 💪 Ava Evans was unstoppable in the throws—breaking TWO school records and earning the title of District Champion in both events: Shot Put: 35' 3" 🥇 (Previous record: Sha’keiytra Johnson) Discus: 93' 9.5" 🥇 🏃‍♀️💨 Jasmin Brown lit up the track, becoming District Champion and breaking the 100m dash record with a blazing time of: 100 Meter Dash: 12.49 🥇 (Previous record: 13.00 - Cierra Murphy, 2011) 🏃‍♂️💨 D’Ayden Ingram hurdled into history, smashing a 19-year-old record and taking home District Champion honors: 110 Hurdles: 17.05 🥇 (Previous record: 17.13 - Ryan Kulak, 2005) We are incredibly proud of these hardworking Pirates and can’t wait to see what their futures hold! #RecordBreakers #PiratePride #JrHighTrack #NextUp #HardWorkPaysOff #DistrictChamps

We took a trip to SFA to meet with some Lumberjacks at the SFA Career Fair! We're looking for passionate educators and professionals to join the the best district in East Texas! Explore our current job openings at https://www.ptisd.org/page/employment

Pine Tree High School senior Aiden Alvey recently earned 3rd place in the state of Texas at the 2025 SkillsUSA State Leadership and Skills Conference, competing in the highly competitive Maintenance and Light Repair (MLR) category. The event, held in Corpus Christi, brought together the top career and technical education (CTE) students from across Texas, representing schools both large and small. Aiden’s 3rd place finish earned him the Bronze Medal in the MLR competition — a contest designed to test students’ technical ability, diagnostic skills, and mechanical knowledge in real-world automotive repair scenarios.

🎉🏴‍☠️ Ahoy, Future Pirates! 🏴‍☠️🎉 Come and Join Us for an exciting Pine Tree Primary 2025-2026 Information Fair! 🌟 📅 When: Tuesday, April 29, 2025 | 5:00–6:30 PM 📍 Where: Pine Tree Primary School 1808 Silver Falls Road, Longview, TX 75604 👶 Who’s Invited? 🍼 Future Pirates Club: Kiddos ages 0–5 not yet in school full time 🎨 PreK 2025–2026: Must turn 4 on or before 9/1/2024 ✏️ Kinder 2025–2026: Must turn 5 on or before 9/1/2024 📚 Future First Graders: Heading into 1st grade in 2025–2026 🎈 What’s Happening: 👩‍🏫 Meet PreK & Kinder teachers 🏫 Learn about a typical Primary Day 🧠 Get tips on School Readiness 📝 Discover registration steps for new & returning students 🤝 Connect with community groups 👋 Say hello to Birch & Parkway staff! 💛 Don’t miss this fun and informative event for families! 📲 Fill out our interest form to get started: 👉 bit.ly/PTPFuturePirate2526 #FuturePirates #PTPFamily #ReadySetGrow #PineTreePride 🌳✨

The Pine Tree HS UIL Academics team recently captured the District 16-4A title. Students earned 60 individual medals, 16 first place individual medals, and 10 team first places. In addition, a record-setting 35 students qualified for 52 regional placements. Both the Speech and Debate team and the Journalism team were the overall winners. Pine Tree finished the competition with 734 points compared to the 2nd place school, which had 278 points. The last time Pine Tree HS won the district title was 18 years ago. Go Pirates! JOURNALISM – 1st OVERALL COPY EDITING 1st – Jennifer Chen* 2nd – Mitchell Eggerman* FEATURE WRITING 1st – Jennifer Chen* 5th – Lucia McCree EDITORIAL WRITING 1st – Jennifer Chen* 2nd – Mitchell Eggerman* 3rd – Rachel Malloy* NEWS WRITING 1st – Rachel Malloy* 3rd – Jennifer Chen* 4th – Lucia McCree* HEADLINE WRITING 1st – Stanford O’Quinn* 2nd – Jennifer Chen* 5th – Rachel Malloy SPEECH & DEBATE – 1ST OVERALL INFORMATIVE EXTEMP 1st – Liv Brannon* 5th – Jy’Mon Hatcher PERSUASIVE EXTEMP 1st – Aiden McQueary* 2nd – Jacobie Humphrey* 3rd – Emma Willis* LINCOLN-DOUGLAS DEBATE 2nd – Liv Brannon* 6th – Jy’Mon Hatcher POETRY INTERPRETATION 1st – Claire Rutledge* 5th – Melyssa Juarez PROSE INTERPRETATION 1st – Parker Dalton* 3rd – Emma Willis* CX DEBATE 1st – Aiden McQueary & Jacobie Humphrey^ 5th – Rylie Apple & Sophiya McCain Hussein FIRST PLACE FINISHES CALCULATOR APPLICATIONS – 1ST* 2nd – Sophia Nix* 3rd – Emily Willadson* 5th – Viktoria Roudkovski Laurelise Beakley COMPUTER SCIENCE – 1ST* 1st – Ryan Abbott* 2nd – Matthew Sprague* 4th – Gabriel Cabudoy 6th – Angela Deel LITERARY CRITICISM – 1ST* 1st – Zoey Bowers* 2nd – Kristyn Edwards* Alexis Klein Kaylee Lacy MATHEMATICS – 1ST* 1st – Emily Willadson* 3rd – Viktoria Roudkovski* 5th – Alex Chen 6th – Eryka Furlong (tie) 6th – Matthew Sprague (tie) NUMBER SENSE – 1ST* 2nd – Emily Willadson* 3rd – Matthew Sprague* 4th – Alex Chen 5th – Ashlyn Dunn 6th – Eryka Furlong SCIENCE – 1ST* 1st – Cread Ray* 2nd – Brandon Hayes* 3rd – Ryan Abbott* 6th – Seth McFarland TOP BIOLOGY 1st – Cread Ray* TOP CHEMISTRY 1st – Cread Ray* 2nd – Brandon Hayes TOP PHYSICS 1st – Cread Ray* 2nd – Brandon Hayes SOCIAL STUDIES – 1ST* 5th – Kristyn Edwards Levi Walker Deborah Pitman Brooklyn Bowen SPELLING – 1ST* 1st – Mae Shen* 2nd – Ashlyn Dunn* (tie) 2nd – Keegan Felker* (tie) 4th – Emma Bourn READY WRITING 1st – Alexis Klein* SECOND PLACE TEAM ACCOUNTING 3rd – Adrian Juarez* 6th – Stanford O’Quinn ONE-ACT PLAY BEST PERFORMER – Claire Rutledge ALL-STAR CAST – Haylie Gresham HONORABLE MENTION – Emma Willis OUTSTANDING CREW – Emmaline Edge *denotes regional qualifying individual or team ^denotes state qualifiers

On Friday, April 4th members of the PTHS Varsity Women's choir, Chorale, under the direction of Danielle Warren, competed at the James Brewer Memorial UIL Invitational and received straight ones from every judge resulting in a sweepstakes trophy! Way to go, Chorale!

Congratulations to the Pine Tree Junior High 7th grade and 8th grade Symphonic Band and their director, Mr. Collin Hill! Superior performances (1s) in both concert and sight-reading!

Congratulations to Pine Tree ISD's 2025-2026 Secondary and Primary Teacher of the Year! We are proud to announce Amber Harrington as the Secondary Teacher of the Year and Kori Thompson as the Primary Teacher of the Year! Their hard work, dedication, and passion for shaping young minds truly make a difference in the lives of students every day. Thank you, Amber and Kori, for your unwavering commitment to excellence in education! Go Pirates!

The National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) Announces Seth Mcfarland, Peyton Davis and Devyn Gray Receive the 2025 All-American Athlete Award Colorado Springs, CO – The National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) is proud to announce Seth Mcfarland, Peyton Davis and Devyn Gray as 2025 All-American Athlete Strength and Conditioning Athlete of the Year Award recipients. This award recognizes their athletic accomplishments and dedication to strength and conditioning. Nominated by Coach Cody Ellis of Pine Tree ISD, there determination to improve in athletics while maintaining academic prominence is a great model for all student-athletes at Pine Tree ISD “We are proud to have Coach Cody Ellis join the NSCA in its mission to safely improve athletic performance,” says Eric McMahon, NSCA’s Coaching and Sport Science Program Manager, “Supporting our student-athletes like Seth, Peyton and Devyn guarantees a stronger future for the NSCA.” Congratulations to Seth, Peyton and Devyn and for an updated list of the All-American Athletes of the Year award, visit NSCA.com/All-American.

Congratulations to PTHS Pride Band for an outstanding performance at their concert and sight reading contest! The band earned straight 1s, achieving a Sweepstakes in both sight reading and in concert performance for their UIL performance.

Congratulations to the Pine Tree Middle School and Pine Tree Junior High Math Science Team for an outstanding performance at the Texas Math and Science Coaches Association (TMSCA) State Championship! These talented students showcased their Pirate Pride, earning the title of TMSCA State Runner-Up! The team’s hard work and dedication paid off with an impressive 49 trophies and 35 medals. Their achievements include: 2nd Place – Number Sense 1st Place – Calculator 2nd Place – Math 2nd Place – Science We are incredibly proud of these academic Pirates and their commitment to excellence! Go Pirates!

Please join or PTJH choir tonight at Trinity Episcopal Church for their concert.

Pine Tree Precision presents "From the Outside Looking In"! Precisions 2025 Spring Show will take the audience on an evocative journey through the full spectrum of human emotion. Through stunning choreography, powerful music, and expressive movement, this performance explores the complex and often conflicting feelings we experience, from love and joy to sorrow, fear, and anger. Show Dates and Times: Friday April 11th - 7:00pm Saturday April 12th - 2:00pm & 7:00pm Location: Pine Tree High School Theater Please click on the link below to purchase your tickets. We hope to see you there! https://ptpdt.hometownticketing.com/embed/all

Pine Tree Passion Guard Auditions for the 2025/2026 season.