December 4th - 8th Dress Up Days!
Save the date for Pine Tree ISD's Expedition 2024, a community event that will showcase Pine Tree. Visit with students, teachers and administrators. Enjoy student demonstrations, fine arts performances, learn about volunteering and job opportunities. This is your chance to discover why Pine Tree ISD is a Legacy worth Following. Make plans to join us on Thursday, January 18th from 6-8 pm at Maude Cobb Convention Center 100 Grand Blvd. We look forward to sharing with you.
Pine Tree ISD Wins 2023 TAEA District of Distinction Award
Longview, TX – The Texas Art Education Association (TAEA) announced the 69 winners of the 2023 District of Distinction Award. Among the honorees is Pine Tree ISD. This is Pine Tree ISD’s second year to win this prestigious award. The districts received the honor for providing a well-rounded education that advocates and integrates visual arts curriculum to inspire creativity and build social emotional learning that connect learners to their community and beyond.
TAEA is the leading advocate for the visual arts in the state. The organization has previously honored outstanding TAEA members for work in their classrooms and districts. This is the fourth year that TAEA is honoring districts that meet rigorous criteria as evidenced from data.
For the 2022-2023 award, over 1,200 districts were eligible to apply. Each district submitted documentation they met from the 14-point rubric over the 2022-2023 school year. Only 69 districts met the high standard and will receive the outstanding honor indicating they are in the top 5% in art education in the state.
“Pine Tree ISD has set a high standard for visual arts advocacy, integrated visual arts curriculum, encouraged creativity, community participation and student growth,” said Sandra Newton, Chair of the Administration and Supervision Division of TAEA. “It is a true testament to your visual art educators’ skill, dedication, and flexibility that the quality of their programs continued to provide strong and comprehensive visual art educational experiences to students.”
About TAEA District of Distinction Award:
District of Distinction has just completed its fourth year and is looking forward to increased participation going into the 2022-2023 school year. The Administration and Supervision division oversees the award program. The award honors school districts that are leading the way in the visual arts. The TAEA Administration and Supervision Division recognizes districts with outstanding leadership in promoting the arts in the district and community. TAEA wants to identify districts that are actively participating members in areas of VASE, Junior VASE, and TEAM as a few examples. The organization also looks at field experiences, community service, and community exhibitions to name a few as part of the rigorous rubric for the award.
Congratulations to the One Act Play Cast and Crew!
Pine Tree High School Choir presents a Midwinter Song on Monday, Dec. 4, 2023.
Pancakes with Santa coming December 9th!
On Tuesday, November 14th members of the Pine Tree High School choir, under the direction of Danielle Warren, competed at the Pre-Area choir competition to go to the next level and advance to the state audition.
Congratulations to the following members who will get their chance to earn a spot in the prestigious Texas All State Choir!
Haiden Hailey- 1st chair, Alto 2
Abby Neff- 4th chair, Soprano 1
Alexis Hernandez- 5th chair, Soprano 2
Autumn Hunter- 3rd chair, Soprano 2
Lexie Cowan- 4th chair, Alto 1
Kaleb Kelly- 2nd chair, Tenor 2
Camden Fipps- 5th chair, Bass 1
Congratulations to our Pirates of the Month!
Seth McFarland
Sarah Wilson
Zachary (Gus) Kemp
Isaac Velazquez
On Tuesday, November 14th members of the Pine Tree High School choir, under the direction of Danielle Warren competed at the Pre-Area choir competition to go to the next level and advance to the state audition. Congratulations to the following members who will get their chance to earn a spot in the prestigious Texas All State Choir!
Haiden Hailey- 1st chair, Alto 2
Abby Neff- 4th chair, Soprano 1
Alexis Hernandez- 5th chair, Soprano 2
Autumn Hunter- 3rd chair, Soprano 2
Lexie Cowan- 4th chair, Alto 1
Kaleb Kelly- 2nd chair, Tenor 2
Camden Fipps- 5th chair, Bass 1
Tonight is the last performance for our current production of Stud Ducks and Horny Toads by H. Russ Brown. It is also senior night for our theatre students. We would love to have you come see this hilarious production at the Little Theatre and support these talented students. Show begins tonight at 6:30 pm.
You may purchase tickets at the door or online by visiting https://www.pinetreetheatre.org/tickets.html
Staff & Students $5
General Admission $10
Stud Ducks and Horny Toads follows the misadventures of Milton Day and his grandson, Russell, as they blaze a trail across West Texas in this All-American comedy of warmth, wit, family, and taxidermied lizards!
If you cannot make it to Lovejoy tonight, here is some information for the Livestream.
Now that we are in the postseason, the UIL requires us to broadcast through the NFHS Network. It will still be M6 Drones and the normal crew, but unfortunately you will have to pay a fee. If you do, select Pine Tree as your school and we will get a percentage of the money.
You can download the NFHS App on a smart tv, or go to the following website to watch on a computer.
https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/
General Parking:
*There are several General Parking sections throughout Lovejoy High School
-The front of Lovejoy High School is also General Parking
-The rear of Lovejoy High School has several areas reserved for General Parking.
-These spots are not coned or taped off.
-These spaces are first come, first serve.
*Do Not Park in the Red Painted Fire Lanes. Violators will be towed.
Handicap Parking:
*Lovejoy has several permanent handicap parking spaces along with temporary Handicap parking that are designated with a blue cone.
Shuttle/Overflow Parking:
*When Lovejoy High School General Parking lots become full, all patrons will drive to one of our three Off-Site Shuttle Locations
*Shuttle Service will begin at 6:00 pm
*The Shuttle Service runs throughout the entire football game until all patrons are returned to their vehicle.
*Lovejoy High School has limited Stadium Parking and we encourage our FOOTBALL patrons in using the Shuttle Service for all Varsity Home contests.
*Spectators will be dropped in front of the main ticket booth on the south side of the stadium.
o Grace Church: 2005 Estates Parkway, Lucas, TX 75002
o Willow Springs Middle School: 1101 West Lucas, Rd, Lucas, TX 75002
o Hart Elementary: 450 Country Club Road, Lucas, TX 75002
Congratulations to Pine Tree HS Congressional debaters who captured three out of six places at regionals November 9th. Students competed in two three-hour rounds, receiving scores from five judges. When judges’ scores were added, the following Pirates medaled:
Aiden McQueary — Region Champion
Travis Johnson — 2nd place, Top Presiding Officer
Ryan Alonso — 5th place
The students represented Pine Tree well, making Pine Tree the only 5A school to place all three competitors. Their debate coach, Coach A, will take McQueary and Johnson to compete in the state contest in Austin in January where Alonso will be a state alternate.
Pine Tree High School's Audio/Video production team will Live Stream the PTHS Veterans program on their Pirate Television YouTube channel. The link is below.
The Veteran program will begin at 9:30 am on Friday, Nov. 10, 2024.
https://youtube.com/live/13lPqvThMOc?feature=share
Pine Tree High School Choir Boosters Presents Pancakes with Santa, Saturday, December 9th from 9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. in the Pine Tree High School Cafeteria. Cost is $5.00.
Come see Santa, enjoy pancakes with toppings and musical performances by Birch Elementary's Birch Beatles and Parkway Elementary's Jolly Roger Band! pancakeswithSanta2023
"I am so proud of the job our staff does, on a daily basis, to make Pine Tree ISD a place kids want to go to school. I feel very blessed to be in a community that values education and is willing to support our efforts with their time and their tax money. Also, I want to thank our bond committee for their tireless efforts to make sure everyone had the right information so they could be informed voters. It was a great team effort, GO Pirates!!! " -Steve Clugston, Pine Tree ISD Superintendent
Pine Tree High School Choir presents A Midwinter Song on Monday, December 4, 2023.
Pancakes with Santa
Veterans - RSVP to kburns@ptisd.org and join us for breakfast and our Veterans program THIS Friday!
The Pine Tree High School UIL Academics team captured 2nd Place Sweepstakes at the Walk the Plank Tournament hosted by the district on November 4th. Congratulations to our Pirates!
READY WRITING
2nd – Alexis Klein
4th – Alexandra Sanchez
5th – Mitchell Eggerman
SPELLING – 1st Place Team
1st – Damil Arogo
3rd – Katherine Castillo
4th – Stephanie Viramontes
LITERARY CRITICISM – 1st Place Team
1st – Travis Johnson
2nd – Alexandra Sanchez
4th – Harper Jones
6th – Chloe Tesser
SOCIAL STUDIES – 2nd Place Team
3rd – Brianna Viduarri
5th – Kristyn Edwards
SCIENCE – 1st Place Team
2nd – Cread Ray, Top Physics
4th – Seth McFarland
NUMBER SENSE – 2nd Place Team
4th – Matthew Sprague
5th – Alex Chen
6th – Eryka Furlong
CALCULATOR
6th – Jose Aranda
ACCOUNTING – 2nd Place Team
3rd – Ethan Smith
5th – Adrian Juarez Vega
COMPUTER APPLICATIONS
1st – Rylie Apple
2nd – Kennedie Bolan
4th – Matthew Sprague
5th – Dominic Balint
COMPUTER SCIENCE – 2nd Place Team
3rd – Matthew Sprague
4th – Jamie Mayfield
JOURNALISM – 2nd Place Team
COPY EDITING
4th – Jennifer Chen
6th – Tristan Guire
EDITORIAL WRITING
6th – Jennifer Chen
FEATURE WRITING
3rd – Rachel Malloy
6th – Jennifer Chen
HEADLINE WRITING
1st – Jennifer Chen
NEWS WRITING
4th – Rachel Malloy
CURRENT ISSUES and EVENTS
5th – Travis Johnson
#pirateproud
We want to share our students' success from our UIL tournament this past Saturday. We had several students and teams who took 1st place and dominated their events against the same competitors we will see in April at our district meet. They represented Pine Tree well, competing and hosting. Some of our events had more than 50 competitors. We are all so proud of them!