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Cindy Gabehart

CIndy Gabehart
Pine Tree High School Principal
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903-295-5031
903-295-5042 - fax

 

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 5878
Longview, Texas 75608

 

Physical Addresses:
900 Northwest Drive
Longview, Texas 75604
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1005 W. Fairmont Street
Longview, Texas 75604

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Summer Announcements

  • Due to Covid-19 and work stoppages at the plant in Kansas City, the 2020 Pine Tree Yearbook will be delivered to our campus on Thursday, August 6. YEARBOOKS WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR PICKUP BEGINNING FRIDAY, AUGUST 7 AND GO THROUGH THE NEXT WEEK.

    Students can purchase a yearbook between now and the August 7 delivery date by bringing cash or check for $80 to Mrs. Allen in the business office in the counseling center hallway.

    Students will also be able to purchase a yearbook during the delivery time from Mr. Collins by bringing cash or check in the amount of $80.

    Mr. Collins has a list of students who have already purchased and paid for a yearbook. If students have already left for the military, for a job or for school then Mr. Collins will release the book to a family member.

    For more information on yearbooks, please contact Mr. Collins at [email protected]

  • Supply Train
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  • Fall production Virtual Auditions held Friday, May 8th, for current 8th - 11th grade students.   Check out Pine Tree Theatre website for audition materials and details.  http://www.pinetreefinearts.com/theatre.html

    Use the Tarzan Broadway Musical Soundtrack available on YouTube with the audition sides.  Upload a video on google drive or any other format and send to [email protected]

    Lead characters will be cast mid-May, but ensemble auditions are ongoing. Musical Camp is  tentatively set for August 3-7 from 1-5 pm to learn all music for the show.

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  • Library Book Return! Monday to Friday 7AM to 6PM! Bin will be placed in the glass-enclosed area at the end of the 800 hall (closest to Northwest)

  • Chromebooks & Hot Spots

    Revised: Chromebooks need internet to work

    Chromebooks are available for students without access to a device and the student or parent will need to contact the technology help desk at 903-295-5038 M-F 7:30AM - 4:30PM.  If you cannot call during these hours please leave a message and we will make arrangements for a pickup time.  Chromebooks require internet service for use. Guest wifi services are available and accessible from each campus' parking lot near the building or any public building with open wireless.  We are working to acquire internet hotspots for students with no access to the internet at this time.  We estimate we will be able to deploy those devices late next week.


    Revisado: las Chromebook necesitan internet para funcionar

    Las Chromebooks están disponibles para estudiantes sin acceso a un dispositivo y el estudiante o sus padres deberán comunicarse con la mesa de ayuda tecnológica al 903-295-5038 de lunes a viernes de 7:30 a.m. a 4:30 p.m. Si no puede llamar durante estas horas, deje un mensaje y haremos los arreglos para un horario de recogida. Las Chromebook requieren servicio de internet para su uso. Los servicios de wifi para invitados están disponibles y accesibles desde el estacionamiento de cada campus cerca del edificio o cualquier edificio público con conexión inalámbrica abierta. Estamos trabajando para adquirir puntos de acceso a Internet para estudiantes sin acceso a Internet en este momento. Estimamos que podremos implementar esos dispositivos a fines de la próxima semana.

  • Title 1 Survey


    Please complete the Title 1 survey link below! Your input is vital in the planning and implementation of the parental involvement program and activities in our school.  Click Here

  • Speech Resources

    Click HERE for Speech Resources

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  • State UIL

    On Friday, May 1st, Pine Tree UIL competitor Rebecca Teixiera Leeson was awarded a 5th place state medal for her essay entry in the Barbara Jordan Essay Contest. The Barbara Jordan Historical Essay Competition was founded in 1995 as an event sponsored by the University of Texas at Austin. The competition provides students an opportunity to explore the contributions of African Americans to Texas history, as well as honoring the legacy of its namesake, Barbara Jordan. The theme of the competition is "African Americans in Texas: Past and Present." Fine Arts Director Lee Branson said, "We are proud of Rebecca. It is a disappointment that she will not be able to attend the state meet and be awarded her medal there because the event was cancelled, but she is still a state winner."

    Other UIL events were cancelled this year for high school students including the district, regional, and state contests. The district meet, which students have worked hard to compete in all year, was cancelled a week before it was scheduled to take place. UIL students invest many hours outside of the school day and on Saturdays to travel and compete in practice events gearing up to the district academic event. Students interested in competing are encouraged to contact Lee Branson or any of the coaches. The coaches are as follows:

    Deborah Wait and Jennifer Cartwright: Number, Sense, Calculator, General Math
    Blake Sansom: Science
    Karen Ritch: Accounting
    Patrick Jones: Computer Applications and Computer Science
    Sam Sydloski and Elizabeth White: Robotics
    Ryan Stokes: Speech and Debate
    Caity Rutledge and Chris Yoder: Film
    Lisa Wright: Theatrical Design, Prose, and Poetry
    Guy Kelly: Social Studies
    Collin Robertson: Current Events
    Greg Collins: Journalism
    Keri McBride: Literary Criticism
    Melissa Wright: Latinx History Essay Contest
    Terri Davis: Spelling, Ready Writing, Barbara Jordan Historical Essay Contest

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    Students Advancing to VASE State

    Like so many UIL and other student events that are canceled ours is as well. The silver lining with this competition is that the artwork will be judged for state medals remotely. There are 11 of our talented art and photo students that advanced and we are so proud of them! We are looking forward to hearing from the state judges in April!

     

    https://photos.app.goo.gl/AjQrhrYJt2eqnseB8  This is the link to the pieces advancing to state from Region 7.  Such an incredible collection. 

    TSPRA Award

    Texas School Public Relations Association (TSPRA) members from across the state received honors from the association for their outstanding work in education communications earning Gold Star, Silver Star, Bronze Star, Best of Category, Certificate of Merit, Crystal Commendation and/or Platinum awards. The awards were announced at TSPRA’s annual Star Awards Celebration held February 26, 2020 at the Omni Barton Creek Resort in Austin, Texas during the association’s 58th annual conference.
     
     
    Pine Tree ISD earned a bronze award in the photography division with a photo of Tyler Bain, a 2019 PT graduate, entitled, “The Face of Success”.  The photograph was taken by PTHS Photography instructor Greg Collins.
     
    Pine Tree ISD also received a Best of Category award in the Video Marketing category for its district promotional video, “Why PTISD?” produced by Tye Jackson Videography and Photography.    
    This year, 1,606 entries were received which is the highest number of entries ever received since the Star Award program began.
     
    The Texas School Public Relations Association (TSPRA) is a nonprofit, professional organization dedicated to promoting public schools through effective communications. TSPRA, an award winning chapter of the National School Public Relations Association (NSPRA), was chartered in 1962 and incorporated in 1977. With more than 900 members, TSPRA is comprised primarily of public information and communications professionals who serve the public school districts and education organizations of Texas. The membership also includes superintendents, administrators, principals, web/technology/ electronic media and graphic professionals, education foundation executive directors and their boards, association executive directors, school consultants, vendors and others who support public education in the state. TSPRA provides professional development, resources and networking opportunities for members and others in the education community.

    Powerlifting

    The Pine Tree Powerlifting continue to make history this week as the school qualified nine athletes to state competition with the girl's powerlifting team winning the regional meet held this week at the Pirate Center.  

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    AP Biology - Perot Museum

    AP Bio students traveled to the Perot Museum to learn first hand from archaeologists about the history of early humans!

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    Robotics Competition

     

    Region 7 held the 2020 Spring Lego High School Robotics Competition at the service center in Kilgore, March 2nd and Pine Tree HS robotics students place both 1st for the design challenge and 1st for programming/building challenge. Ira Roberts and James Phu designed a robotics contest based around getting into college, Choosing a Captivating College to Commence a Comprehensive Career Path.  This is Ira's 2nd year to win 1st place in the design competition. Their design board looked like a college campus and robots were challenged to complete tasks such as moving suitcases into college dorms, move through college gates, or press levers for attendance at different classes. Robots even had to spin levers to determine SAT/ACT scores and pull out a very long piece of paper to symbolize filling out the FASFA form. Ira and James' design was professionally replicated for all 52 teams to compete on.

    Pine Tree students also placed 1st and 4th with building a robot and programming it to complete the tasks. 
    First place team:
    James Bethard
    Cayden Jereb
    Michael Orr
    Cristian Vasquez

    4th place team:
    Will Davis
    Aron Lopez
    Brendan Simmons
    Caiden Wood

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    • Visual Art Scholastic Event

      Pine Tree High School Fine Art Students Receive Top Honors at the Annual Visual Arts Scholastic Event for Region 7. Last Saturday, 64 students received regional gold medals and 11 students will continue on to the state level for the Visual Arts Scholastic Event (VASE) held at Three Lakes Middle School in Tyler, TX. VASE is the largest, state-run, student art competition in the nation. There were over 800 students in attendance for Region 7. Students were judged on their artwork as well as an interview in which they were scored on their use of art vocabulary. Pine Tree High School students performed exceedly well. Teachers Mary Graham (Art Dept Head), Wayne Gaddis, Elizabeth White and Sam Szydloski are extremely proud of their students and all of their hard work and dedication. 

      3-D Art
      Amber Parker

      2-D Art
      Natalie Hunt
      Quesiaz (Cassie) Ramirez
      Sandra Rodriguez

      Photography
      Sophia Reyes
      Altravion Mumphrey
      I'yonia Mumphrey
      Alisa Goodman
      Hunter Noody
      Neftali Barrios
      Mack Newman


       
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    • The Pine Tree Speech and Debate team consisting of students, Ashly James, Carter Terry, and Chadea Gipson, participated in the National Speech and Debate Association national championship qualifying tournament for our region. 
       
      Unlike UIL, school classifications are not considered. Every school that is part of NSDA competes against each other. 
       
      Twenty-eight schools competed across multiple events with the top two or three students advancing to the national tournament from each event. Some of the schools that Pine Tree competed against are nationally recognized powerhouse debate programs such as All Saints Episcopal School, Lindale, North Lamar, Athens, and Hallsville. 
       
      Pine Tree competed in the Lincoln Douglas debate portion of the tournament. To advance a student has to win at least 6 of the 7 rounds in the tournament.
       
      PTHS Senior Ashly James took 2nd place to qualify for the national championship tournament in Albuquerque, New Mexico  June 14-19. This is a very prestigious honor for Ashly and Pine Tree. Qualifying for the tournament already puts Ashly in the top 10% of debate students in the nation. 
    • On Friday and Saturday this past weekend, the Pine Tree Speech and Debate team took 3 students, Ashly James, Carter Terry, and Chadea Gipson, to the National Speech and Debate Association national championship qualifying tournament for our Region. Unlike UIL, school classifications are not considered; because of this, every school that is apart of NSDA competes against each other. 28 schools competed across multiple events with only the top two or three students advancing to the national tournament from each event. Some of the schools that we competed against are nationally recognized powerhouse debate programs such as All Saints Episcopal School, Lindale, North Lamar, Athens, and Hallsville. Pine Tree competed in the Lincoln Douglas debate portion of the tournament. To advance a student has to win at least 6 of the 7 rounds in the tournament.
       
      On Saturday Ashly James took 2nd place to qualify for the national championship tournament in Albuquerque, New Mexico  June 14-19. This is a very prestigious honor for Ashly and Pine Tree. Qualifying for the tournament already puts Ashly in the top 10% of debate students in the nation. 
      If you see Ashly please tell her congratulations.
       
      As always thank you to everyone who supports Pine Tree and our debate program!
      Building Something Special!
    • Pine Tree High School earned third place in the Hallsville UIL Invitational B Meet on February 14 and 15. Jann  Cabudoy took 1st Place in Science and was named Top Biology student.  Ashly James was named Top Speaker in Lincoln-Douglas Debate.  Congratulations to all of our PT Pirates! #pirateproud 

      Sweepstakes Results:

      1st Place:  Hallsville High School

      2nd Place:  Sulphur Springs High School

      3rd Place:  Pine Tree High School

      4th Place:  Whitehouse High School



      Team and Individual Results:

      Science - 1st Place Team

      Jann Cabudoy – 1st Place

      Top Biology


      Mathematics - 2nd Place Team

      Isabella Nix – 5th Place


      Calculator Applications - 2nd Place Team

      Isabella Nix – 4th Place


      Accounting – 3rd Place Team

      Isabella Nix – 6th Place


      Number Sense – 2nd Place Team

      Marilyn Shen – 2nd Place

      Shaun Ray – 6th Place


      Spelling and Vocabulary – 2nd Place Team

      Paige Reese – 5th Place

      Graham Parmalee – 6th Place


      Speech and Debate – 2nd Place Team


      Lincoln-Douglas Debate 

      Marilyn Shen – 1st Place

      Ashly James – 2nd Place - Top Speaker


      Persuasive Speaking 

      Ashly James – 1st Place


      Poetry Interpretation

      Landry McDowell – 4th Place

       
    • Award
      Pine Tree Juniors Holly James and Kameron Benefield competed Tuesday, February 11th in the Black History Oratorical contest sponsored by Texas Eastman, winning first and second places respectively.  Students from Longview area schools submitted research papers in December, and four were selected to advance. Those four students delivered memorized orations about the person they researched in front of an audience at Texas Eastman.  Scores from the researched essay and the oratorical scores were then combined, and 1st - 4th places were recognized.  Both students will deliver their speeches at the February 29th community-wide event "City of Longview and Eastman Black History Month Public Program" taking place at Belcher auditorium. The event celebrating Black History Month and honoring the contributions of African-Americans is co-hosted by the City of Longview and Texas Eastman.  
    • On Saturday Pine Tree High School had four teams compete in the New Diana Takeover
      competition. Students built and programmed robots from scratch with the objective to move
      5 1/2'' cubes into scoring zones and towers to multiply points. 
      Three of the four teams qualified for finals and one of the four teams advanced to quarterfinals. We are so proud of our teams, and look forward to more competitions next season! 
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    • The following PTHS Choir members auditioned at the UIL Solo and Ensemble Contest on Friday, February 7th and received a 1st division.
       
      Class 1- Solo-1st Division-Advances to Texas State and Solo and Ensemble
      Anita Aycock
      Jerusalem Briseno
      Grayson Cary
      Jonathan Chiguila
      Alyssa Davila
      Stephanie Davis
      Laura Ford
      Ashley Jochum
      Deacon Jones
      Keegan Klepper
      Catherine Latus
      Brooke Leath
      Angelina Pruitt
      Amelia Wingfield
      Tim Wright
      Andrea Ledezma
       
      Class 2 or 3 Solo-1st division
      Jaylynn Nelson
      Hurcules Tarver
      Samantha Calloway
      Kaylea Timmons
      Ezmeriah Gonzales
      Averi Johnson
      JK Mejias
      Brealee Ray
      Gracie Rust
      Maranda Skinner
       
      Class 1 Ensemble 1st division-Advances to Texas State Solo and Ensemble
      #1
      Alivia Leary
      Anita Aycock
      Taiya Ward
      Kloie Schultz
      Austin Smith
      Michael Donnell
      Jonathan Chiguila
      Keegan Klepper
       
      #2
      Angelina Pruitt
      Heather Presely
      Eryne Henderson
      Laura Ford
      Devin Washington
      Deaceon Jones
      Caylon Coby
      Elijah Hall
       
      #3
      Brealee Ray
      Ezmeriah Gonzalaes
      Stephanie Davis
      Gracie Rust
      Damien Kelly
      Esai hernandez
      Hurcules Tarver
       
      #4
      Amelia Wingfield
      Brooke Leath
      Grayson Cary
      Tim Wright
       
      This is a new record for PTHS Choir! Congratulations, PT Pirates.

    • Pine Tree HS Band students competed in the UIL Region IV Band Solo & Ensemble contest Friday and Saturday, February 7-8. The contest was held at Pine Tree High School with 22 schools participating.

       

      Pine Tree finished with 84 Class 1 Superior rating medals and 5 Class 2 Superior rating medals, which is more than any other school in the region. 

       

      Aaron Turner, Director of Bands, says, "This phase of competition for band students is critical to their growth and development as  players.  Unlike competitions where the entire band performs together, each student involved in Solo and Ensemble must practice on their own before  and after school and learn to play soloistically with live piano accompaniment, or play as a critical part of a small ensemble.  This not only benefits the individual, but ultimately makes for better bands.  I could not be more proud of the work our kids and our staff did in order to be prepared for this event."


      Congratulations to the following students for earning superior medals on Solo events:

       

      Grace Aguilar (9) Flute Solo

      Alexis Allen (12) Soprano Sax Solo

      Laisha Aranda (11) Flute Solo

      Osiris Barrios (10) Clarinet Solo

      Ian  Boche (9) Tenor Sax Solo

      Nathan Carbajal (10) Tuba Solo

      Grayson Cary (10)  Keyboard Percussion Solo *Certified to State

      Leah Counts (12) French Horn Solo *Certified to State

      Stephanie Davis(10) Alto Sax Solo

      Jonathan Diaz (12)   Snare Drum Solo *Certified to State

      Josiah Enloe (12) French Horn Solo

      Natlie  Fowler (9) Flute Solo

      Berenice Juarez (11)  Euphonium Solo

      Daniel Lambie (11) Bari Sax Solo

      Xavier Martinez (10) French Horn Solo

      Kayla Martinez (9) French Horn Solo

      Josh  Mason (12) Contra-bass Clarinet Solo *Certified to State

      Santiago Monreal (9) Tuba Solo

      Pedro Montano (11) Bass Clarinet Solo

      Graham Parmelee (11) Oboe Solo

      Ashley  Patino (9) Clarinet Solo

      Gael Perez (11) Trumpet Solo *Certified to State

      Gabrielle Pumphrey (11) Bass Clarinet Solo *Certified to State

      Abisag Rios (10)   Trumpet Solo

      Josue Ruiz (11)    Trombone Solo

      Oscar  Ruiz (12)  Trumpet Solo *Certified to State

      Ariel  Sanchez (10) Flute Solo *Certified to State

      Ethan Sanders (11) Tuba Solo *Certified to State

      Abby Short (10) Clarinet Solo *Certified to State

      Noah  Sims (9)   Keyboard Percussion Solo *Certified to State

      Emma Teter (12) Flute Solo

      Taylor  Toliver (12) Timpani Solo *Certified to State

      Eunice Valadez (9) Alto Sax Solo

      Eriberto Velazquez (12) Euphonium Solo *Certified to State

      Timothy Wright (12) Trombone Solo *Certified to State

       

      In addition, the following students earned Superior Rating Medals and are certified to State for their work in Ensembles:

       

      Clarinet Trio             Misc. Sax Ensemble

      Jasmine Buffington      Alexis Allen

      Laney Cutrer                  Danielle Rodriguez

      Eric Hill                          Zoe Davis

                                             Adrienne Pena

                                                Daniel Lambie

       

      Flute Quintet           Trombone Trio

      Laisha Aranda              Jared Flores

      Jerusalem Briseno       Adrian Gomez

      Jayla McCarty              Makayla Allison

      Lenore Martin

      Emma Teter

      Clarinet Quartet Tuba/Euphonium Quartet

      Anabelle Bigham Eriberto Velazquez

      Cassidy Fuller                 Berenice Juarez

      Ashley Patino                  Nathan Carbajal

      Antranae Thomas Travis Mejias

       

      Sax Quartet                   Brass Quintet

      Ian Boche                         Anita Aycock

      Jonathan Cordova Daniel Brown

      Stephanie Davis              Thomas Metcalf

      Adrienne Pena Santiago Monreal

                                               Jordan Smith

       

      Woodwind Quintet Brass Quintet

      Ariel Sanchez                      Ethan Sanders

      Graham Parmelee Osar Ruiz

      Abby Short                          Keelan Davis

      Tyler Blondrage                   Leah Counts                                                                                          

      Xavier Martinez Timothy Wright

                      

      Clarinet Choir Percussion Ensemble

      Osiris Barrios                    Taylor Tolivar

      Sha'Tera Oliver Grayson Cary

      Paola Martinez Jonathan Diaz

      Amber Parker                    Edwin Diaz

      Jacoreyan Johnson Jacob Juarez

                                                 Andrew Meek

                                                 Paige Reese

                                                 Noah Sims

                  

       

      Pine Tree Band will send a total of 58 students to the Texas State Solo & Ensemble Competition May 30-June 1, 2020 in Austin, Texas.

    • On Saturday, February 8, four teams from Pine Tree High School competed in the New Diana Takeover Competition. Students built and programmed robots from scratch with the objective to move 5 1/2'' cubes into scoring zones and towers to multiply points.

       

      Three of the four teams qualified for finals and one of the four teams advanced to quarterfinals. We are so proud of our teams, and look forward to more competitions next season!  Congratulations, PT Pirates!

       

      Teams

      75604P-PT Pinecones

      Raj Patel

       

      75604T-NO TEAM SCHEDULED

      Jonathan Chiguila, Aron Lopez, Brendan Simmons, Caiden Wood

       

      75604H-Free Couch

      James Bethard, Michael Orr, Cristian Vasquez

       

      75604S-Steel Marauders (Advanced to quarterfinals)

      Will Davis

      Kaleb Hogue

    • Art Award
      14 Pine Tree High School Commercial Photography students have won medals at the Southwest Regional Level of the Scholastic Art And Writing Awards. (Our region includes 5 other states.) Two of those students, Neftali Barrios and Devyn Westmoreland won a coveted Gold Seal Award and will continue on to the final, National round. National Finalists will be announced March 13th, and if our students place, they will be celebrated at Carnegie Hall in NYC in June. The National Scholastic Awards are the oldest and longest running awards for art in the country, This year there were 346,000 entrees. Elizabeth White and Sam Szydloski are the teachers. 
       
       
      Gold Key Recipients- finalists for Nationals
      • Neftali Barrios
      • Devyn Westmoreland
      Silver Key- Regional Award Winners:
      • Alisa Goodman
      • Mollee James
      • Sophia Reyes
      Honorable Mention- Regional Award Winners:
      • Nathan Carbajal
      • Christian Cisneros
      • Alyssa Davila
      • Keelan Davis
      • Alexia Heatherly
      • Genesis Hernandez
      • Al'travion Mumphrey
      • Hunter Noody
      • Rodrigo Perez Lara
      • Patricia Zamorano
    • Contest
      Pine Tree juniors Holly James and Kameron Benefield were two of four students advancing in the inaugural Texas Eastman Black History STEAM Oratorical and Essay Contest. Both students will be competing on February 11th for cash money, with first place receiving $1000.  
       
      For phase one, students submitted research papers, and four were chosen to advance to phase two. For phase two, students will deliver a speech based upon their essays.  Essay and oratorical scores will then be combined and all four students will receive a cash award. First place will deliver their oration at the Black History Community Event on February 29th hosted by Texas Eastman. 
       
      Holly and Kameron competed against students from Trinity School of Texas, Longview ISD, Spring Hill ISD, Hallsville ISD, St. Mary's High School, and the Longview Area Relaxed Home Educators, all of whom are participants in the TXO High School Partnership Program. 
    • DECA
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      The following winners in the DECA District Competition will head to Ft Worth for the State Career Development Conference in February.


      Itzel Lara and Brandy Paz - Buying and Merchandising Team Decision Making 
      Samuel Jimenez - Financial Consulting
      Jessica Hosmer - Principles of Marketing
      Joseph Cordova - Accounting Applications Series

    • Senior debater Ashly James competed at the Congressional Debate State Tournament in Austin on January 14-15. Ashly was one of the sixty students to qualify for the state tournament in the 5A division. The preliminary rounds of the tournament were held on the University of Texas at Austin campus.


      Ashly represented our school and region well by qualifying to the Super Congress Round. Only 18 of the 60 debaters qualify to this prestigious round that is held inside the Texas State Capitol. The debaters competed in a seven hour long congressional debate, divided into two sessions. 


      Ashly competed with the best and brightest young minds in the state. Ashly finished just outside of the medalist with an 8th place finish. 

    • Four juniors from Pine Tree High School have been chosen to attend the Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA) youth leadership camp.  


      The camp, sponsored by Rotary International, focuses on building 8 core leadership traits in the students who attend from across Northeast Texas and Southeast Oklahoma.  Students had to submit an application and go through an interview process to be selected.  Hosted at Clements Scout Ranch, in Athens, TX, RYLA is filled with activities from sunrise to well past sunset. Students work within teams to complete a variety of challenges that push them to think outside the box, stretch their imaginations, grow as individuals and a team, and recognize their own leadership abilities.


      Congratulations to Adrian Benavidez-Gomez, Jaiden Chism, Carson Rhodes and Ethan Waycott!

    • Hole in One
      Sophomore Kylan Liedtke made a HOLE IN ONE at practice.  Once in a lifetime if at all shot! #3 at WoodHollow ! 
    • Band
      Pine Tree High School Senior, Oscar Ruiz has been selected to the TMEA 5A All-State Band.  The final step in the audition process, the Area auditions, were held Saturday, January 11, 2020 at Richardson Berkner High school, where Ruiz captured 1st chair, and was one of two trumpet players selected to the All-State Band.  Prior to this, Ruiz advanced through the All-Region Orchestra and the All-Region Band, where he also took 1st chair.  
       
      Aaron Turner, Pine Tree ISD Head Band Director, said, "Oscar has worked with singular determination throughout this entire competition season.  He is an exceptional musician and an amazing human being. I feel blessed to get to work with him every day."
       
      The students selected to the All-State Band will participate in a 3-day clinic Feb. 13-15 in San Antonio and conclude with a concert on Saturday, February 16, at 12:30 PM.
    • Pine Tree High School hosted its annual UIL Invitational-A Meet on Saturday, January 11, 2020 with 13 schools in attendance.  
       
      Lee Branson, Director of Fine Arts and UIL Academics, said, "The meet was an enormous collaboration of effort between our great teachers, administrators, and campus support personnel.  It could not have run more smoothly."  
       
      When asked about Pine Tree's performance in the meet, Mr. Branson replied,  "I am so proud of our Pine Tree kids!  They were excellent competitors and we came out overall very near the top."  
       
      Congratulations to the following medalists:
       

      Science – 1st Place Team

      Jann Cabudoy - 2nd Place

                              Top Biology Scorer

      Sterling Beakley - 3rd Place

                              Top Physics Scorer

      Conner Nasiero - 4th Place

      Computer Science – 3rd Place Team

      Jann Cabudoy – 5th Place

      Number Sense – 2nd Place Team

      Marilyn Shen – 1st Place

       

      Mathematics – 2nd Place Team

      Marilyn Shen – 5th Place

       

      Computer Applications

      Juanita Guzman – 6th Place

       

      Ready Writing

      Daniel Lambie – 6th Place

    • Art Contest

    • Thirty-eight Pine Tree High School band students auditioned for the Texas Music Educators Association (TMEA) All-Region Band Friday, December 13 at North Lamar.  

       

      The following students earned chairs in the bands:

       

      Ariel Sanchez, Flute - Wind Ensemble

      Graham Parmelee - 1st Chair Oboe- Wind Ensemble

      Abby Short, Clarinet - Symphonic Band

      Giselle Valencia, Clarinet - Symphonic Band

      Alexandra Sanchez, 8th grade Clarinet - Symphonic Band

      Brie Cope, Clarinet - Symphonic Band

      Gabby Pumphrey - 1st Chair Bass Clarinet - Wind Ensemble

      Daniel Lambie, Bari Sax - Symphonic Band

      Oscar Ruiz, 1st Chair Trumpet - Wind Ensemble

      Keelan Davis, Trumpet - Symphonic Band

      Leah Counts, 1st Chair Horn - Wind Ensemble

      Xavier Martinez, Horn - Wind Ensemble

      Kayla Martinez, Horn - Symphonic Band

      Adrian Gomez, Trombone - Wind Ensemble

      Tim Wright, Trombone - Wind Ensemble

      Ethan Sanders, Tuba - Symphonic Band

       

      In addition, the following students qualified for the next level of competition for the 

      All-State Band.  They will audition again on Saturday, January 11 at Richardson Berkner High School:

       

      Graham Parmelee

      Gabby Pumphrey

      Oscar Ruiz

      Leah Counts

      Xavier Martinez

      Adrian Gomez

      Tim Wright (qualified in both band and choir and will be competing in choir at this stage)

    • Pine Tree High School Choir, under the direction of Danielle Warren, competed at the Pre -Area choir auditions on Tuesday, December 3rd in Pittsburg. The following students will advance to the last round of competition and compete for a place in the Texas All State Choir:

      Soprano 1

      Amelia Wingfield - 3rd chair

      Soprano 2

      Angelina Pruitt- 1st chair

      Alto 1

      Stephanie Davis- 3rd chair

      Brooke Leath- 5th chair

      Alto 2

      Laura Ford - 3rd chair 

      Tenor 1

      DeAceon Jones- 1st chair

      Tenor 2 

      Grayson Cary- 3rd chair

      Esai Hernandez- 5th chair

      Bass 2

      Timothy Wright- 1st chair

      Hurcules Tarver- 3rd chair

      Jonathan Chiguila- 4th chair

       

      Area Alternates

      Anita Aycock 

      Andrea Ledezma

      Michael Donnell

      Devin Washington

    • PTHS Interact Club helping out the community this Holiday Season!  They collected items for the animal shelter and blankets for Beds of Hope.
      Interact
      Interact
    • The Pine Tree High School Math Science Team competed at the Spring Hill Invitational Meet on Saturday, Dec. 7th.  Schools that participated were Hallsville, Pine Tree, Longview, Mt. Pleasant, and Whitehouse.  Pine Tree placed 2nd Overall.  Individuals medals were as follows:
       
      Number Sense:
      12th Grade     Conner Naseiro -3rd, Isabella Nix - 4th,  Will Davis - 6th
      11th Grade      Marilyn Shen - 3rd, Emmanuel Viramontes - 6th
      10th Grade     Bryce Willadson - 2nd, Isaac Tesser - 3rd, Zoe Davis - 4th, Rebecca Leeson - 5th, Kaleb Hogue - 6th
      9th Grade      Asyiah Bray - 1st, Grant Beakley - 3rd, Noah Sims - 4th
       
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      12th Grade     Isabella Nix - 2nd, Will Davis - 4th, Callista Harrold - 6th
      11th Grade     Marilyn Shen - 4th, Emmanuel Viramontes - 6th
      10th Grade     Bryce Willadson - 2nd, Emily Jimenez - 4th, Joseph Cordova - 5th, Zoe Davis - 6th
      9th Grade     Grant Beakley - 1st
       
      Math:
      12th Grade     Conner Naseiro - 2nd, Will Davis - 3rd, Sterling Beakley - 4th
      11th Grade     Marilyn Shen - 4th, Emmanuel Viramontes - 6th
      10th Grade     Zoe Davis - 3rd, Bryce Willadson - 4th, Kaleb Hogue - 6th
      9th Grade     Asyiah Bray - 1st, Grant Beakley - 3rd, Noah Sims - 5th, Lenore Martin - 6th
       
      Science:
      12th Grade - Sterling Beakley - 3rd, Conner Naseiro - 4th
      11th Grade - Jann Cabudoy - 1st
      10th Grade - Rebecca Leeson - 1st, Samuel Beall - 5th
      9th Grade     Noah Sims - 2nd, Lenore Martin - 3rd, Asyiah Bray - 4th, Grant Beakley - 5th-- 
    • Cranes
      An ancient Japanese legend promises a wish (happiness/eternal good luck/long life/recovery from illness or injury) to anyone who folds a thousand paper cranes. Each of Ms. Gadt's students were responsible for 6 folded paper cranes (many, of course, did much more than 6). They wanted to share their "wish" with the school and brighten up the entrance of our campus.
    • Pine Tree High School senior Ashly James placed 2nd at the UIL Congressional Debate Regional Tournament. Ashly will be competing at state for her second year in a row. State competition is scheduled for January 13-15.
       
      In October, Pine Tree Debate entered a qualifying essay to the International Public Policy Debate Forum. This is a contest conducted out of New York, New York and receives hundreds of entries every year from around the world. 
       
      Pine Tree Debate Students Ashly James, Marilyn Shen, and Brandy Gonzalez qualified in the top 64 teams from around the world. These students will be debating against Mountain House High School in Mountain House, California online starting November 20th to advance to the round of 32. Congratulations to our Pine Tree Pirates!
    • Vex
      Vex
      Vex
      Vex
      This past Saturday, Pine Tree High School hosted a VEX robotics meet. Pine Tree High school is only 1 of 2 schools in Region 7 to be a VEX Partner School and host robotic tournaments at this level. At a VEX robotics competition, students design and build custom robots out of metal, electric motors, wires, nuts, and bolts. The robots are both autonomous and driver-controlled. There is a 12 x 12-foot arena where robots compete at various tasks- this years' contest revolves around stacking blocks in towers up to 6 feet tall. Robots have to not only drive, but pick up blocks, expand to hold all the blocks, and then deposit the blocks. Because they are directly competing with 3 other robots in the same ring- there is an element of defense as well as offense. This is a tremendous learning experience in engineering, coding, and robotics. Pine Tree High School is very proud of their robotics students and the level of learning involved with this event. High school team members include: 
      • Aron Lopez
      • Caiden Wood
      • Jonathan Chiguila
      • Jayden Lanier
      • Raj Patel
      • Will Davis
      • Caleb Hogue
      • Colten Bryan
      • Micahel Orr
      • Cristian Vasquez
      • Micah Jackson
      • James Phu
      Aron, Caiden and Jonathan's team's made the quarter-finals of the event. The winning robotics team was B.G. Hudson Middle School of Garland ISD. 
       
      Pine Tree High school is also very proud of its robotics teachers, administration, staff and other students who participated as referees, coaches, scorekeepers, etc. at this event.
      • Robotics teachers: Samantha Sydloski, and Elizabeth White, High School Robotics, Todd Guest, Junior High Robotics and Jonathan Vaughn and Justin Linnstaedter, Middle School Robotics
      • Lee Branson, UIL Director
      • The entire Chandler Family 
      • Officer Kotulla
      • Vickie Childers
      • Out little Pirates: Kingston Kraus, Claire and Brooke Rutledge, Kalen Chandler, Silas and Tobias LaPrade
      LeTourneau University's mechanical engineering department also volunteered with 8 students to help judge. LeTourneau University also demonstrated "Badger"-  a robot created to chase geese away from golf courses. Dr. Kim of LETU spent the day helping students control "Badger" and learn about robotics at the college level. 
       
      We look forward to hosting another High School VEX tournament next fall and plan to expand our VEX robotics tournaments to the junior high and middle school level as well. 
    • Veterans Art Awards
      On November 11, Kilgore College hosted its annual Veterans Day Appreciation Celebration. Students K-12 submitted art about veterans and were awarded prizes. This year, two Pine Tree students tied for first place in the high school division- Jasmine Buffington and MacKenzie Newman with their photography entries.

       
      Students visited the  Historic Aviation Memorial Museum in Tyler as well as the Veterans Fly-In at Rusk Airport to take photos. The students then created a 

      photo-montage using the photos they took. 

    • The Pine Tree HS Marching Band competed at the Northeast Texas Invitational Marching Contest Saturday, October 12 in Mt. Pleasant.
       
      Pine Tree received straight 1's from the band judges, the percussion judge and the auxiliary judge.  They were awarded the "Best in Class" trophy for Division 5A.  
       
      Congratulations to these hard-working Pirates and good luck as they march at the UIL marching contest Tuesday, October 15, in Mt. Pleasant.  #pirateproud #buildingsomethingspecial 

    • Cindy Gabehart, Pine Tree High School principal, announced today that Ashly R. James and Connor B. Naseiro have been named Commended Students in the 2020 National Merit Scholarship Program. 

       

      About 34, 000 Commended Students throughout the nation are being recognized for their exceptional academic promise.   Congratulations to our Pine Tree Pirates!  #pirateproud

    • Connor B. Naseiro and Isabella N. Nix, students at Pine Tree High School, have been named recipients in the National Hispanic Recognition Program (NHRP).

      National Hispanic Recognition Program (NHRP) was initiated in 1983, by the College Board, to identify outstanding Hispanic high school students and to share information about these academically well-prepared students with subscribing colleges and universities.

      In order to be eligible, students must be at least one-quarter Hispanic. Each year the NHRP identifies approximately 7,000[1] of the highest-scoring students from a nationwide total of 250,000[2] high school juniors who took the PSAT/NMSQT and designated themselves as Hispanic, as well as approximately 200[3] of the top scoring PAA students from Puerto Rico. The nationwide selection also includes students from Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, and U.S. citizens attending international and APO schools.

    • Robotics
      Robotics
      Robotics
      Robotics
    • PTHS students competed in District 16 5A Academic contests March 29-30.  Those students marked with * will advance to the Regional UIL Meet on April 12-13 at Prosper High School. The following teachers will attend with their students:  Deborah Wait, Jennifer Cartwright, Blake Sansom, and Ryan Stokes. 

      Congratulations to all of our winners and their teachers.
      Calculator Applications
      *3rd place Isabella Nix
      5th place Jorge Juarez
      6th place Akshay Peddireddy
      2nd place Team

      Mathematics
      *3rd place Marilyn Shen
      5th place Caleb Terry
      2nd place Team

      Number Sense
      6th place Marilyn Shen
      2nd place Team

      Science
      *Top Biology Student Jann Cabudoy

      Ready Writing
      5th place Robert Ray
      Spelling 
      4th place  Paige Reese
      6th place Marilyn Shen

      Copy Editing
      4th place  Gabrielle Cope

      Feature Writing
      6th place  Rose LaBay

      Saturday Results
      Lincoln Douglas Debate
      *1st place Ashly James

      Informative Speaking
      5th place Abigail Walker

      Poetry Interpretation
      *2nd place Emilie Magnan

      Persuasive Speaking
      7th place Tyler Martinez

    • PTHS earned 5 Distinction Designations!

      Academic Achievement in English Language Arts/Reading
      Academic Achievement in Mathematics
      Academic Achievement in Science
      Academic Achievement in Social Studies
      Postsecondary Readiness

    • In the first year of Pine Tree High School’s AP Capstone Diploma program, seven students earned an AP Capstone Diploma or an AP Seminar and Research Certificate.

      The College Board’s AP Capstone program is an innovative diploma program that equips students with the independent research, collaborative teamwork, and communication skills that are increasingly valued by colleges. 

      The AP Capstone Diploma and the AP Seminar and Research Certificate recognizes students who have demonstrated outstanding college-level achievement in AP Seminar, AP Research, and additional AP courses.  

      At Pine Tree High School,  two students were granted an AP Capstone Diploma.  The diploma is granted to students who earn scores of 3 or higher in AP Seminar and AP Research and on four additional AP Exams of their choosing.  

      These students were Ashly James and Shawn Naserio.

      Four students were granted an AP Seminar and Research Certificate.  The certificate is granted to students who earn scores of 3 or higher in both AP Seminar and AP Research.  

      These students were Rebekah Donnell, Rose LaBay, Isabella Nix, and Juan Ruiz.

      Mary Whitton
      Wed, Oct 2, 10:43 AM (22 hours ago)
      PTISD
      to all, Ashley, Belinda, Brenda, Bridget, Chuck, Dave, George, Gilmer, Jack, Jason, Jennifer, Jimmy, Joy, Joyce, Joycelyne, Judy, Kate, Ken, KETK, KETKNBC, Kristen, LaDyrian, Leroy, Lisa, Lucas, Mark, Melissa, Randall, Scott, Shawn, Stephanie, Stephen, Steve, Tracy, Trent, News
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      In the first year of Pine Tree High School’s AP Capstone Diploma program, seven students earned an AP Capstone Diploma or an AP Seminar and Research Certificate.

      The College Board’s AP Capstone program is an innovative diploma program that equips students with the independent research, collaborative teamwork, and communication skills that are increasingly valued by colleges. 

      The AP Capstone Diploma and the AP Seminar and Research Certificate recognizes students who have demonstrated outstanding college-level achievement in AP Seminar, AP Research, and additional AP courses.  

      At Pine Tree High School,  two students were granted an AP Capstone Diploma.  The diploma is granted to students who earn scores of 3 or higher in AP Seminar and AP Research and on four additional AP Exams of their choosing.  

      These students were Ashly James and Shawn Naserio.

       

      Four students were granted an AP Seminar and Research Certificate.  The certificate is granted to students who earn scores of 3 or higher in both AP Seminar and AP Research.  

      These students were Rebekah Donnell, Rose LaBay, Isabella Nix, and Juan Ruiz.

      Mary Whitton
      Wed, Oct 2, 10:43 AM (22 hours ago)
      PTISD
      to all, Ashley, Belinda, Brenda, Bridget, Chuck, Dave, George, Gilmer, Jack, Jason, Jennifer, Jimmy, Joy, Joyce, Joycelyne, Judy, Kate, Ken, KETK, KETKNBC, Kristen, LaDyrian, Leroy, Lisa, Lucas, Mark, Melissa, Randall, Scott, Shawn, Stephanie, Stephen, Steve, Tracy, Trent, News
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      In the first year of Pine Tree High School’s AP Capstone Diploma program, seven students earned an AP Capstone Diploma or an AP Seminar and Research Certificate.

      The College Board’s AP Capstone program is an innovative diploma program that equips students with the independent research, collaborative teamwork, and communication skills that are increasingly valued by colleges. 

      The AP Capstone Diploma and the AP Seminar and Research Certificate recognizes students who have demonstrated outstanding college-level achievement in AP Seminar, AP Research, and additional AP courses.  

      At Pine Tree High School,  two students were granted an AP Capstone Diploma.  The diploma is granted to students who earn scores of 3 or higher in AP Seminar and AP Research and on four additional AP Exams of their choosing.  

      These students were Ashly James and Shawn Naserio.

       

      Four students were granted an AP Seminar and Research Certificate.  The certificate is granted to students who earn scores of 3 or higher in both AP Seminar and AP Research.  

      These students were Rebekah Donnell, Rose LaBay, Isabella Nix, and Juan Ruiz.


      Mary Whitton
      Oct 2, 2019, 10:43 AM (22 hours ago)
      PTISD
      to all, Ashley, Belinda, Brenda, Bridget, Chuck, Dave, George, Gilmer, Jack, Jason, Jennifer, Jimmy, Joy, Joyce, Joycelyne, Judy, Kate, Ken, KETK, KETKNBC, Kristen, LaDyrian, Leroy, Lisa, Lucas, Mark, Melissa, Randall, Scott, Shawn, Stephanie, Stephen, Steve, Tracy, Trent, News
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      In the first year of Pine Tree High School’s AP Capstone Diploma program, seven students earned an AP Capstone Diploma or an AP Seminar and Research Certificate.

      The College Board’s AP Capstone program is an innovative diploma program that equips students with the independent research, collaborative teamwork, and communication skills that are increasingly valued by colleges. 

      The AP Capstone Diploma and the AP Seminar and Research Certificate recognizes students who have demonstrated outstanding college-level achievement in AP Seminar, AP Research, and additional AP courses.  

      At Pine Tree High School,  two students were granted an AP Capstone Diploma.  The diploma is granted to students who earn scores of 3 or higher in AP Seminar and AP Research and on four additional AP Exams of their choosing.  

      These students were Ashly James and Shawn Naserio.

       

      Four students were granted an AP Seminar and Research Certificate.  The certificate is granted to students who earn scores of 3 or higher in both AP Seminar and AP Research.  

      These students were Rebekah Donnell, Rose LaBay, Isabella Nix, and Juan Ruiz.

    • Students

    • 2019 Homecoming Court

      Seniors

      Kevin Moss, Carson Parmelee, Alexis Allen, Mercedes Estrada , Dajah Montgomery, Kelslee Russell

      Homecoming
      Homecoming
      Homecoming

    • Congratulations

      Samantha Sommerfeld

      Miss Gregg County

      Miss Greg County
    • Biology
      Biology
      Biology
      Biology
    • Twenty-seven students at Pine Tree High School have earned AP Scholar Awards in recognition of their exceptional achievement on AP exams.

      The College Board’s Advanced Placement Program® (AP®) provides willing and academically prepared students with the opportunity to take rigorous college-level courses while still in high school, and to earn college credit, advanced placement, or both for successful performance on the AP Exams. 

      The AP Scholar Awards recognize high school students who have demonstrated exemplary college-level achievement on AP Exams. 

      At Pine Tree High School: 

      Two students qualified for the AP Scholar with Distinction Award by earning an average score of at least 3.5 on all AP Exams taken, and scores of 3 or higher on five or more of these exams. The AP Scholars with Distinction are Ashly James and Caleb Terry. 

      Two students qualified for the AP Scholar with Honor Award by earning an average score of at least 3.25 on all AP Exams taken, and scores of 3 or higher on four or more of these exams. The AP Scholars with Honor are Rebekah Donnell and Shawn Naserio. 

      Twenty-three students qualified for the AP Scholar Award by completing three or more AP Exams with scores of 3 or higher. The AP Scholars are Sterling Beakley, Jann Cabudoy, Gabrielle Cope, Kathryn Counts, Ainsley Daugbjerg, Jack Eaton, Joshua Hecker, Allison Knight, Rose LaBay, Jackson Lair, Brooke Leath, Isabella Nix, Carson Oxsheer, Lauren Parker, Akshay Peddireddy, Evelyne Ramirez, Robert Ray, Sierra Reese. Camden Salser, Hayden Shelton, Timothy Short, Riley Stanley, and Amarah Sweaks. 


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      to all, News, Judy, KETK, KETKNBC, Mark, Stephanie, Steve
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      The Pine Tree Theatre Company, under the direction of Lisa Wright, hosted the East Texas Baptist University Improv Troupe September 20th in the Pine Tree High SchoolTheatre.  ETBU actors led four rounds of improv with two competing 30-man teams from the cast of the fall musical, Oliver! as the Pine Tree Theatre Company prepares for their performances in November.  


      ETBU professors held a round table Q&A with the Oliver! technical crew and shared advanced technical training.  The students standing on the bridge and stairs in the photo built this set for the fall production with the new HS Technical Director, Irene Nguyen.


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      to all, News, Judy, KETK, KETKNBC, Mark, Stephanie, Steve
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      The Pine Tree Theatre Company, under the direction of Lisa Wright, hosted the East Texas Baptist University Improv Troupe September 20th in the Pine Tree High SchoolTheatre.  ETBU actors led four rounds of improv with two competing 30-man teams from the cast of the fall musical, Oliver! as the Pine Tree Theatre Company prepares for their performances in November.  


      ETBU professors held a round table Q&A with the Oliver! technical crew and shared advanced technical training.  The students standing on the bridge and stairs in the photo built this set for the fall production with the new HS Technical Director, Irene Nguyen.

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      to all, News, Judy, KETK, KETKNBC, Mark, Stephanie, Steve
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      The Pine Tree Theatre Company, under the direction of Lisa Wright, hosted the East Texas Baptist University Improv Troupe September 20th in the Pine Tree High SchoolTheatre.  ETBU actors led four rounds of improv with two competing 30-man teams from the cast of the fall musical, Oliver! as the Pine Tree Theatre Company prepares for their performances in November.  


      ETBU professors held a round table Q&A with the Oliver! technical crew and shared advanced technical training.  The students standing on the bridge and stairs in the photo built this set for the fall production with the new HS Technical Director, Irene Nguyen.

    • Congratulations to Seniors Keelan Davis and Oscar Ruiz, Sophomore Carlo Echave, and Freshman Seaghan Wong for earning chairs in the Texas Music Educators Association (TMEA) All-Region Jazz Band. 
       
      The students traveled to Texas High School Tuesday, October 17 to audition, which included playing several cuts of music as well as jazz improvisation.   
       
      The All-Region Jazz Band will perform a concert on Saturday, December 14 at Paris High School.
    • Angelina Bynum, Pine Tree High School junior, won the gold medal at the Texas PTA Reflections Art Contest. Winners were recognized at the University of North Texas on August 3rd.  Angelina entered a photograph in the high school division and wrote an essay about how it relates to the theme of "Heroes Among Us." Angelina chose to honor her grandfather, a WWII veteran. Congratulations Angelina! We are so proud of you. 

      Her essay is below. 

      Heroes Among Us by Angelina Bynum

      The reason I took a photo of the soldier is because they gave their lives for us in WWII. My grandfather, Eldridge Bynum, fought in WWII and was stationed in the Philippines until his daughter, Carolyn Bynum, was 2. They also fought so that we may keep our freedom, this man served and is a symbol that these men care  about us. A hero is not someone that fights all the time, a hero is a person that is nice to somebody and helps them. If someone is having a bad day, they can be a hero by trying to cheer them up or standing up for them.   
      Texas PTA Reflections Art Contest
    • Texas Bank and Trust is pleased to announce the selection of seven seniors from Pine Tree High School to serve on its 2019-2020 Student Board of Directors.

            The TB&T Student Board is a prestigious program recognizing outstanding high school seniors in the community.

             Seniors Ainsley Daugbjerg, Ashly James, Mary Mitchell, Isabella Nix, Grace Roberts, Sophia Szczepanek, and Taylor Toliver will join with 60 other seniors from Christian Heritage Classical, Trinity School of Texas, Longview, Spring Hill, and St. Mary’s High Schools to make up the 42nd senior class to participate in the TB&T program in Longview.

             The 2019-2020 Student Board members will be introduced to the TB&T bank staff in an Orientation Reception, to be held at 7 pm, Monday, August 19, in the Main Bank lobby in downtown Longview. Parents and school administrators are invited to attend.

             The Student Board program will be designed to introduce students to banking and money management at a critical point in their lives, and provide them with the essential economic building blocks to earning, spending, saving, and investing money. The students will be challenged this year in an Olympic-inspired competition, entitled THE 411 FINANCIAL CHALLENGE.  This innovative TBT program will take the students through a series of head-to-head, high-spirited games to test their knowledge of budgeting, savings, investing, and professional development. Students will also serve as advisors to the bank on youth financial literacy programming throughout the year.

           Established in 1978, Student Board remains the bank’s first and most enduring financial literacy program. 

           Students were selected based on their grade point average, extra-curricular activities, and afterschool work activities. Students must submit an essay with their application as well as two letters of recommendation from either a faculty member or administrator to be considered for the program. Students accepted into the 2019 Student Board program were notified in late May. 

             Since its inception, the Student Board has introduced more than 2,400 high school seniors to banking and money management.

             For information on how to participate in the 2020-2021 Student Board program, students in their junior year of high school may contact Tammy Gage, Texas Bank and Trust Community Relations Officer, at (903) 237-1827.

    • DECA Takes 1st Place

       

      The team of Pine Tree DECA students, Juanita Guzman, Lupita Guzman and Al'Karaegon Pollard won first place at the Six Flags Print Ad Contest on May 22nd.  Teams from all over the state were invited to submit a creative ad prior to DECA Day at Six Flags.  

       

      Over 30 entries were judged by Six Flags marketing managers.  Entries were judged on reaching the target market and creativity.  Winners received a Six Flags admission ticket, a refillable drink bottle and a souvenir of their choice.  Congratulations, PT Pirates!  #pirateproud 

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