Congrats to the new Pulse percussion line!
From Mr. Lloyd: Wow... What an awesome round of auditions. The hard work I have seen this semester leading up to these auditions has been very encouraging. I had some really neat surprises in the audition room and I am very excited for next season and the future of the percussion section. Thank you guys for all of your hard work. Parents, thank you for your support as well!
Thank you to Mrs. Lloyd for this incredible graphic!
It's dance time! Join our Precision dance team for their 40th anniversary spring show this weekend. They have been working hard, and the wow factor will leave you bedazzled as you discover some of the pillars, history, and pride of this disciplined Pine Tree organization.
Congratulations to the Pine Tree Junior High Varsity band for bringing home a first division superior rating! They earned all first division ratings on stage AND in sight reading at the UIL Concert and Sight Reading contest! 🏴☠️
Out of 34 bands only 4 earned straight 1s. Way to make us Pirate proud!
The Pine Tree High School Band competed today at the UIL Concert and Sight Reading Evaluation held at Gilmer High School.
“The Pride” earned Superior ratings from every judge in both the Concert and Sight Reading portions of the evaluation—the highest distinction possible.
With these outstanding results, combined with their Superior ratings in marching this past fall, the band has been awarded the prestigious UIL Sweepstakes Award.
It's that time of year, the BEST time of the year! Join the PTHS choirs for a fun night of singing at the annual Pop Show! 🎤🎶🎼🎵
Congratulations to the PTHS JV Color Guard! They are GRAND CHAMPIONS at the Four States Performing Arts Association State Championship contest! 🤩🤩🤩
The 6th-8th grade Math Science team recently closed out TMSCA regional competition. A total of 28 students have qualified and will be attending the state meet fromApril 10th - 12th in San Antonio. The team is coached by Mrs. Avery Morrill. Way to go, Pirates! 🏴☠️
In addition to competing in the UIL, our UIL Academics students also compete in other circuits. Our math science students in grades 6-12 compete through the TMSCA, the Texas Math Science Coaches Association. Students who qualify for the state meet compete against the top performing schools in Texas. Last year, the 6th-8th grade team placed 2nd in the state for 4A.
Individual results from the regional meet are below:
Number Sense
6th grade
4th place, Jude Holder
7th place, Corban Hollingsworth
7th place, Bella Dinh
7th grade
1st place, Ava Vaught
2nd place, Willa Shore
3rd place, Bridget Salazar
5th place, Aria Arnett
9th place, Clara Walker
8th grade
2nd place, Jeyland Dies
6th place, Hector Pena
7th place, Landon Ednie
10th place, Nathalie Echave
Calculator
6th grade
3rd place, Corban Hollingsworth
9th place, Jude Holder
7th grade
2nd place, Ava Vaught
4th place, Willa Shore
5th place, Bridget Salazar
9th place, Stephanie Storms
10th place, Samantha Orona
8th grade
1st place, Ryker Nowlin-Kramer
2nd place, Nathalie Echave
6th place, Hayden Crout
7th place, Hector Pena
10th place, Lizy Burton
Math
6th grade
2nd place, Bella Dinh
4th place, Jaxon Haddad
5th place, Devany Alanis
10th place, Jude Holder
7th grade
1st place, Willa Shore
7th place, Ava Vaught
8th place, Clara Walker
8th grade
3rd place, Elliot Wickes
7th place, Jeyland Dies
8th place, Ian Gilliam
9th place, Baylee Gray
Science
6th grade
1st place, Devany Alanis
2nd place, Corban Hollingsworth
3rd place, Bella Dinh
7th grade
3rd place, Carter Mathis
5th place, Clara Walker
8th grade
2nd place, Baylee Gray
2rd place, Elliot Wickes
4th place, Emily Abbott
5th place, Hayden Crout
6th place, Kade Stroman
Quick Stats
2nd Place Big School (4A-6A)
1st Place 4A
26 of 60 Trophies
45 of 120 Top 10 finishes
PT Score -3124.19
Hallsville Score - 3271.72
State 2025
PT State Score 2025 - 3284.82 (2nd)
Basis State Score 2025 - 3919.02 (1st)
3rd Place State Score 2025 - 2218.6
We want to brag on the Pine Tree Precision dance team for their success in the East Texas Extravaganza competition at Athens High School. They performed both team and officer dances, earning Grand Champion and Top Rank awards.
Great work, Precision, and good luck in the MA Dance contest at Tyler Junior College this Saturday!
Pirate juniors Keith Fowler and Mitchell Eggerman advanced in the Texas Eastman Black History Essay and Oratorical Contest. The contest has two rounds. For round one, students submit research essays about an African American who has impacted a STEM field. If their essay is one of the five chosen to advance, they are invited to round two where they deliver a memorized speech related to their essay at the Texas Eastman campus. Essay and oratorical scores are combined for final rankings.
The contest began for students in the East Texas area six years ago, and Pine Tree has placed winners every year, earning more than $13,000 in scholarships. This year, Mitchell wrote about Kara Branch, founder of Black Girls Do Engineer. Keith wrote about Dr. Gladys West, whose research led to the Global Positioning System (GPS). Mitchell and Keith will compete on February 18th for round two.
Congratulations, Keith and Mitchell, and good luck next week!
What a fantastic start to our season!
Our high school colorguard members went to Nacogdoches, TX where they competed at their very first winterguard competition of the season!
 Varsity:
Judges choice award
1st place award
Superior rating (Overall score of 90 or above)
Choreography award (banner that will come in the mail!)
JV
2nd place
Choreography award
Superior rating award (overall score of 90 or above)
Great job High School Color guard!
Next weekend we are going to Mount Pleasant for our next competition. We hope to see you there!
The UIL spring season is officially underway, and the Pirates are off to a solid start. The team hosted their annual Jar of Dirt and were the tournament runner-up. The Policy Debate team kicked off district with 3 team wins. Our Pirates are the best and we are proud of all of you!!
Let's go, Pirates! 🏴☠️
Congratulations to UIL Congress debater Jacobie Humphrey! After a full day of debate today, Jacobie advanced to the finals round at the state capitol tomorrow with THE BEST scores of any 4A competitor! Way to go! 🏴☠️
Good luck, Jacobie!
Congratulations to the following 9th grade band students!! They competed against all the other 9th grade band students in Class 5A and 6A in our Region for a place in the TMEA Region 4 Freshmen All Region Band. Pine Tree had 30 students make the 9th grade all region band, which was more than any other school.
They will join the other freshmen this Saturday (12/13) and rehearse all day then perform a concert Saturday night at Paris HS Auditorium.
Congratulations to 5th grader Kinlee Ledbetter and 6th grader Kate Daren for being winners in the Art Truck Contest sponsored by the Keep Longview Beautiful campaign!
Their artwork was unveiled today at Pine Tree Middle School.
“‘Tis the season to be festive! Fa La La La La! Come and share in Christmas cheer with the PTHS choir. They have two upcoming events. Their traditional choir concert and Pancakes with Santa, fun for the whole family. 🇨🇽🎄
Congratulations to our Pine Tree ISD art teachers for being awarded the District of Distinction for the 4th year in a row. They are among the top 5 percent of Texas districts recognized. Congratulations, art teachers! 🏴☠️
Pictured are Misti Scaggs (Parkway), Megan Boswell (Birch), Carly Garcia PTHS), Wayne Gaddis (PTHS), Carmen Gadt (PTHS), Olga Guerra (PTMS), and Lee Branson, Fine Arts Director.
Come out tomorrow and support our cheerleaders showcase their pre-UIL performance. They have worked hard all season and will compete on December 6. Concessions will be available. Bring the family and support our Pirate Cheerleaders!
Please join our high school choir for their annual Christmas concert at Trinity Episcopal. It is always a fulfilling and uplifting experience.
Monday, December 8, 7 pm
Your Pine Tree band, THE PRIDE, has advanced to finals and will perform again at 9:00 PM. Come out and support your Pirates at Pirate Stadium! Go Pirates!!🏴☠️
If you missed opening night, you can watch Pine Tree HS Theatre's Alice in Wonderland today at 2:30 pm or 6:30 pm. Bring your family, come and support our theatre cast and crew, and share their fun and joy on the stage!
🐰⏱️🫖💐🌳💙🎭🏴☠️
