All Pine Tree ISD campuses and district offices will be closed July 3rd & 4th. Wishing our PT family a safe and happy 4th of July! ❤️🤍💙
The 2025 Texas Secondary Principal Conference is officially in the books! Pine Tree ISD was well represented by some of the district’s most remarkable campus leaders. It was a memorable event in Dallas, filled with meaningful connections, celebration, and camaraderie.
Parkway Elementary Principal, Melanie Keoun, and Assistant Principal, Christy McElyea, loved sharing all the amazing things they are doing with therapy dogs at Parkway to help support the mental health of our students and staff! Such a blessing to work for a district that supports doing what’s best for kids and teachers!
Congratulations to Rylie Apple and Jennifer Chen, recent Pine Tree graduates. Riley and Jennifer were awarded scholarships from the Greggton Rotary. Jennifer is a 4-year member of the UIL Journalism team and will major in biology at Baylor University. Rylie is a 3-year member of the color guard and a 4-year member of the theatre program. Rylie will major in business at McMurry University.
Superintendent Steve Clugston and Deputy Superintendent Jonathan Eggerman shared the amazing things happening at Pine Tree ISD with school boards across Texas. We were proud to highlight the great work taking place in our district!
Safe travels and the very best of luck to our PTHS Speech and Debate Team as they travel to the national NSDA tournament in Des Moines Iowa. We are proud of you! Go Pirates!!!
Pine Tree Middle School students have had an unforgettable trip to Washington, D.C. !
Day 1: After an early morning start, students kicked things off by visiting some of our nation’s most iconic monuments, the Air and Space Museum, snapped photos at the White House, and closed out the evening at the Lincoln Memorial.
Day 2: For the third year in a row, June 4th took them to Mt. Vernon and Arlington National Cemetery. This year’s trip had a fun new twist they ended the day with a ride on the Capital Wheel at National Harbor!
Day 3: Students toured the U.S. Capitol, explored the Library of Congress, and visited the National Archives before heading to Williamsburg for the next leg of the trip.
Day 4: Jamestown and Colonial Williamsburg did not disappoint! Our students learned so much history and even wrapped up the evening with a fun ghost tour.
What a trip! So many memories made.
Pine Tree proudly participated in the 34th Annual Bee for Literacy hosted by the East Texas Literacy Council! Our incredible spellers, Jaclyn Watson and Melissa Witt, represented us well making it all the way to round 5! Only 1 team beat them. Way to go, ladies! This is always a fun event supporting literacy in East Texas.
Congratulations to all Pine Tree UIL Academic state qualifiers! 🏴☠️
Thank you to our seniors who have worked diligently to show those who come behind you what it takes to make state competitors. You make us proud!
Cread Ray — 9th in the state, Science
Jennifer Chen — Top 12 in the state, Headline
Rachel Malloy — Top 12 in the state, News
Sophia Nix — 13th in the state, Calculator
Thank you, Darwin Winfield with Atmos Energy, for the generous donations! The backpacks, water bottles and support for our backpack food program is greatly appreciated for our Pirates.
🚨 Calling all future crime-solvers and community leaders! 🚨
The Longview Police Department Junior Police Academy is back for 2025! 🕵️♂️👮♀️
📅 June 2–6, 2025
🕗 8:00 AM – 3:00 PM
📍 Pine Tree High School – 900 Northwest Drive, Longview, TX
💵 FREE to attend + Lunch provided daily!
This 5-day, hands-on experience gives cadets a behind-the-scenes look at police work, including:
✔️ Traffic Stops
✔️ Crime Scene & Robbery Investigations
✔️ Burglary Investigation
✔️ Firearm Safety & Competition
✔️ And SO much more!
🎓 Must have completed 7th grade and be under 21 years old.
🎯 Space is limited—register early!
📞 To sign up or learn more, contact Officer Josh Marrs at (903) 331-2858.
💥 Don’t miss your chance to train like a real officer!
Congratulations to the percussion ensemble for earning a 1st division "superior" rating today at the UIL State Solo and Ensemble contest! Way to go, Pirates!
Congratulations to the PTHS Number Sense and Calculator teams for rocking the UIL 4A math world at the state meet! The Number Sense team is the state SILVER medalist team and the Calculator team is the BRONZE medalist! Go Pirates! Way to show up and compete!
Congrats to sophomore Alex Chen who placed 5th overall in Calculator and 6th in Number Sense.
Number Sense team members are freshman Zach Lee, sophomore Alex Chen, and juniors Emily Willadson and Matthew Sprague.
Calculator team members are sophomore Alex Chen, juniors Viktoria Roudkovski and Emily Willadson, and senior Sophia Nix.
The Number Sense team is coached by Amber Harrington and the Calculator team is coached by Dannie Urban.
PT 2025 F.A.S.T Camp starts June 2nd!
🏀 Calling all future hoop stars! 🏀
Join us for the PT Basketball Camp June 10th–11th at the Pirate Center!
1st–4th Grade: 1PM–3PM
5th–8th Grade: 1PM–4PM
$40 per camper and includes a camp shirt!
Registration starts June 10th at 12PM
Pine Tree Choir Students Earn Top Ratings at State-Level Competition
On Saturday, May 24th, members of the Pine Tree High School Choir, under the direction of Danielle Warren, competed at the UIL State Solo and Ensemble competition in Pflugerville, Texas. Six members of the choir walked away with the prestigious award of a superior first division and one member walked away with an excellent rating of second division.
Award recipients include:
Abby Neff – 1st division
Alexis Hernandez – 1st division
Autumn Hunter – 1st division
Haiden Hailey – 1st division
Slaid Light – 1st division
Fernando Hernandez – 1st division
Amauria Owens – 2nd division
Pine Tree High School Leadership has been recognized with a Texas Association of Student Councils (TASC) Sweepstakes Award and the National Association of Student Councils Gold Council of Excellence award.
These awards are a testament to PTHS Leadership's exceptional performance in Leadership organization, specific project areas, participation in TASC programs, and an administrator's evaluation. Moreover, councils 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 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).
This Memorial Day, we honor and remember the courageous men and women who gave their lives in service to our country.
At Pine Tree, we are grateful for their sacrifice and the freedoms we enjoy because of their bravery.
Friendly reminder: All Pine Tree ISD campuses and district offices will be closed on Monday, May 26th for a district holiday.
