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🎓Join us as we celebrate the Pine Tree High School Class of 2026! 🎓
The graduation ceremony for the Class of 2026 will be held Thursday, May 21, 2026, at 8:00 p.m. We can’t wait to honor our seniors and celebrate all they’ve accomplished.
Watch the live stream here: https://youtube.com/live/iUdZl1AonA0?feature=share
This distinguished honor, presented by Nathaniel Moran, recognizes outstanding young individuals who exemplify the true spirit of Texas through their dedication, leadership, and commitment to making a positive difference in their communities.
We are incredibly proud of these students and the meaningful impact they have made through their service and leadership.
Congratulations to our Pirate state medalists and especially to our seniors for raising the bar. We are proud of all of our state meet qualifiers!
Pine Tree HS - 7th Place Overall
NEWS WRITING
3rd Place - Mitchell Eggerman
NUMBER SENSE - 2nd Place Team
4th Place - Matthew Sprague
6th Place - Alex Chen
Team Member - Emily Willadson
Team Member - Aubrey Klein
CALCULATOR - 2nd Place Team
STATE CHAMPION Alex Chen 🏴☠️
Team Member - Emily Willadson
Team Member - Viktoria Roudkovski
Team Member - Morgan Rue
MATHEMATICS - 3rd Place Team
5th Place - Matthew Sprague
Team Member - Emily Willadson
Team Member - Alex Chen
Team Member - Viktoria Roudkovski
SPELLING - 3rd Place Team
Team Member - Mae Shen
Team Member - Emma Bourn
Team Member - Alisha Prasad
Team Member - Ashlyn Dunn
BARBARA JORDAN ESSAY
Finalist - Mitchell Eggerman
Shout out to our fellow Region 2 competitors and 4A State Champion Sulphur Springs HS and 4A Runner-Up Lindale HS on your students' success!
In addition, nine students were selected as Outstanding Soloists and will perform in the Finals Solo Recital on May 15 at 6:30 p.m. in the Pine Tree Road Auditorium. This event is free and open to the public.
Help us congratulate these outstanding students on this remarkable achievement.
The competition entries were created by fourth-grade Gifted and Talented pullout classes from both campuses. Birch Elementary’s team entry, Solar Flow, and Parkway Elementary’s team entry, Moonlight Mechanics, were recognized during the competition awards announced this week.
Students participating in the projects included:
George Richards, Tilden Rutkowski, Lorelei Sage, Piper Samples, James Shore, Kylin West, Camden Jackson, Jordan Cates, Esteban Anders, Abel Briones, Sophia Dinh, Landon Dodson, Benson Dong, Vera Lynn Drew, Everett Holcombe, Eliana House, Nicholas Houser, Lynnon Johnson, Zelda Jones, Dakota Kellam, and Josiah Martin.
The Region 7 Robotics Design Competition includes multiple judged components that allow teams to earn awards in several categories. Pine Tree ISD teams received three awards overall for their entries.
Join us for the Finals Concert Recital on May 15 at 6:30 p.m. in the Pine Tree Road Auditorium.
The Pine Tree High School Band would like to announce the Drum Majors for the 2026-2027 marching season.
The candidates were asked to perform on their instrument, do in person interviews, and do an extensive audition for a judge. The Pride selected three students to lead them for the upcoming season.
Mae Shen, an oboist that will be a senior next year; Emmalynn Edge, a saxophonist who will also be a senior; and Lexi Peery a clarinetist that will be a junior next year were selected as the Drum Majors.
The Pride is coming off of a highly successful season, by qualifying to the UIL Open Class Syate Marching Contest and earning the UIL Sweepstakes award for Marching, Concert and Sight reading; it has set the stage with momentum for next fall.
Pictured left to right:
Lexi Perry, Emmalynn Edge and Mae Shen - Drum Majors for The Pride 2026-2027
The ’22nd Annual High School Art Exhibition’ features work by high school students from all across East Texas, the exhibition highlights young artistic talent while celebrating the role played by area art educators.
Student, Joslyn Silva has her artwork currently on display at the High School Art Exhibition in Tyler, TX. Her artwork is titled "Sunrising Flowers" and is made with prismacolor.
She says "I used Prisma colors to make this artwork. Sunflowers are my favorite flowers, I feel they are very symbolic to being able to depend on others in dark times. I also picked a purple background to help make the yellow sunflowers pop and grab the viewers eye."
Her work will be on display from March 22nd to May 17th.
Pine Tree Middle school students, Genesis Tovar and Alaina Brooks, received 1st and 2nd place at the Northeast Texas Poetry Contest at Region 7!
🗓️ May 7 | ⏰ 6:00–8:00 PM
📍 Parkway Elementary at 601 Pine Tree Pkwy
Enjoy student artwork from across the district, an art walk, live performances, a silent auction, and fun hands-on art activities! Plus, food trucks will be on site.
Bring your family and come support our talented students! ✨
The Outstanding Student Council award is a testament to PTHS Leadership's exceptional performance in Leadership organization, specific project areas, participation in TASC programs, and an administrator's evaluation. Moreover, Sweepstakes Councils must demonstrate excellence in the areas of:
Pride and Patriotism
Energy and Environment
Drugs, Alcohol, Safety, and Health Awareness
Community Service.
Additionally, for its exemplary record of leadership, service, and activities that improve the school and community, Pine Tree High School Leadership has been recognized as a 2025-26 National Gold Council of Excellence by the National Student Council (NatStuCo). The NatStuCo program is supported by its parent organization, the National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP).
PTHS Leadership and Student Council is sponsored by Caity Rutledge and Kyle Burns.
Big congratulations to Team Billy Bob Jr., the first-ever Pine Tree Middle School team to qualify for the VEX World Championship! 🎉🤖
The team, made up of Elias Estrada, Gray Davidson, Devany Alanis, and Evie White,.had an incredible experience competing on the world stage and performed strong in their first matches. Along the way, they partnered with teams from Turkey, Canada, China, North Carolina, California, and North Dakota, building teamwork, problem-solving skills, and new friendships from around the world.
Between competition rounds, they kept the robotics excitement going and even got to watch a perfect score in the Elementary School Finals! To wrap up an unforgettable trip, the team enjoyed a visit to the St. Louis Zoo.
What an amazing accomplishment and experience for these students as they represented PTMS on the global stage! 💙💛
Both Mrs. White and the junior high career lab will represent East Texas this summer for state-level award interviews.
A fourth-year Carpentry student, Dustin has demonstrated outstanding leadership and skill, including serving as Construction Manager at the CIEF Design Build Competition and interning with Pine Tree ISD Maintenance and Facilities in summer 2025.
Dustin plans to attend TSTC to pursue a career as a lineman and in construction, with a goal of leading his own crew.
We are proud of his hard work and dedication. Join us in congratulating Dustin on this well-earned achievement!
