Congratulations to Pine Tree juniors and competitive writers Mitchell Eggerman and Keith Fowler. Mitchell placed 2nd and Keith placed 3rd in the Texas Eastman Black History Essay and Oratorical contest hosted by the Connect group of Texas Eastman.
The goal of the contest is to recognize Blacks who have impacted a STEM field. Students submit an essay. The top five essays are chosen and those students are invited to the Eastman campus to deliver a speech. Essay and oratory scores are combined for ranking. Mitchell was awarded $1000 and Keith was awarded $750.
Mitchell wrote about Kara Branch, a chemical engineer from southeast Texas who founded the Black Girls Do Engineer organization that creates space and opportunities in a field heavily dominated by men. Mitchell is a UIL journalism and Ready Writing competitor, the editor of the school newspaper, The Cutlass, a Buc, a competitor on the CTE Audio and Visual team, and a member of the golf team.
Keith wrote about Dr. Gladys West, the inventor of the Global Positioning System (GPS). Keith is a member of the Technology Student Association (TSA) and a student in the PTHS CTE program, and a member of the PTHS Leadership group.
Pictured are Deputy Superintendent Jonathan Eggerman, students Mitchell and Keith, and Superintendent Steve Clugston.
Congratulations to the PTHS UIL Academics team! The team placed 🏆 1st 🏆in the Waco Midway tournament last Saturday with eight 1st place team finishes and 11 individual 1st places. The team competes in the Hallsville Tournament of Hearts this Saturday as they get ready for district. Let’s go, Pirates! 🏴☠️
📣 Cheer Tryout Interest Meeting!
Interested in trying out for cheer? Join us Monday, Feb. 9 from 6:00–7:00 PM in the PTHS Cafeteria.
Both parent and student must attend in order to be eligible to try out.
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All campuses will be closed tomorrow (Wednesday). We will see you Thursday. While you’re at home, practice, practice, practice, and come back ready to learn!
Stay safe. See you Wednesday!
All Monday practices and rehearsals are cancelled. Please stay safe and warm.
Good luck to our Pine Tree High School Cheerleaders at the UIL Spirit State Championships! The contest runs Jan. 15 - 17 and takes place at the Fort Worth Convention Center. The contest is one of the most prestigious cheer competitions in the state. Teams are evaluated on crowd leadership, precision, timing, and overall school spirit. Let's go, Pirates!
Congratulations to the Following Pine Tree High School Band Students!!
They competed Friday, December 12th at Pine Tree High School against all the 5A/6A schools in region 4 for places in the TMEA (Texas Music Educators Association) All Region Band. They will rehearse and perform a concert on January 23-24th in Mt. Pleasant. The students with a * beside their name qualified to advance to the Area Round to compete for a spot in the TMEA All State Band and Orchestra. Go Pirates! 🏴☠️
You can enjoy the PTHS band’s Christmas concert tonight at 6:30 pm in the Little Theatre.
The PTHS UIL Math Science team competed at Spring Hill December 6. The team won 🥇1st place 🥇by more than 200 points against Sabine, Spring Hill, and Hallsville. Congratulations to these rockstars! 🏴☠️ Spelling, Literary Criticism, Ready Writing, and journalism competed in the invitation-only Sabine Cardinal Classic against former state teams. The team is gearing up for spring competition and will host the annual Jar of Dirt on January 16-17.
The PTHS UIL Academics team has had a competitive few weeks. The team placed 1st at their annual Walk the Plank on Nov 1 and 1st again at the Whitehouse Thanksgiving Classic. Way to go, Pirates! 🏴☠️
The most important learning does not happen in a bubble. Pine Tree ISD frequently encourages students to find real-life application for their learning.
The PTHS UIL debaters were invited to attend the annual State of the City luncheon Wednesday where they listened to Mayor Ishihara discuss Longview’s challenges, opportunities, and accomplishments.
Congratulations to Congress Debaters Jacobie Humphrey (3rd) and Jy’Mon Hatcher (6th) for medaling at the Region Congress meet out of 66 competitors! Both advance to the STATE meet in January.
Go Pirate Debate! 🏴☠️
PTMS students enjoyed yet another wonderful performance of Alice in Wonderland. You can, too, tonight halfway between 6 and 7. 🙊😉
Come out and show your support for the PTHS theatre students and join them in Wonderland. 6:30 pm. PTHS Theater.
Congratulations to the Pine Tree HS UIL Academic team and especially to our 🥇first place🥇winners!
The team opened their competition season at Mount Pleasant HS, competing against other strong programs, Mount Pleasant, Hallsville, Sulphur Springs, and Chapel Hill.
The PTHS Speech and Debate team competed in the Lindale tournament October 25. We are particularly proud of our freshmen competitors for taking the lead. Our season is off to a great start! The team competes next Saturday on November 1 when they host 25 schools for their annual Walk the Plank Invitational.
What fun! Parkway and Birch students were treated to Alice in Wonderland by PTHS Theatre students today. 🎭⭐️
If you are "curiouser and curiouser" like Alice about this fun and joyful production , then don't be late for the opening show! ⏱️🐰
Thursday, Oct. 23, 6:30 pm
Sunday, Oct. 26, 2:30 pm & 6:30 pm
Tuesday, Oct. 28, 6:30 pm
PTISD staff and students are free 🎟️
We are still enjoying the memories of the Sow a Seed event on Sunday, October 12. Thank you, Keep Longview Beautiful, for hosting! We are proud to be a part of the Longview community. Enjoy these snapshots of our own Jolly Roger Jam Band, Birch Beatles, and the beautiful sunshine. It was a 10/10 day!
Congratulations to the 2025 Junior High Region Choir members! They will perform on November 8 at Mt. Pleasant HS.
Soprano 1
Clara Walker, 2nd chair
Audrey Handorf
Aryanna Pereira
Sarah Marsh
Soprano 2
Chloe Martell, 2nd chair
Paislee Hagen
Alyssa Gonzales
Alto
Sammy Mbeh, 1st chair
Kimber Costa, 2nd chair
Hannah Prusinski
Skyler Lane
Aubrey Rodgers
Emily Abbott
Tenor
Levi Yandell, 1st chair
David Davis
Bass
Jet Pickard, 1st chair
Kaycyn Williamson, 3rd chair
Aiden Smith
Jaiden Betts
Abran Garcia
The Fall Fest is cancelled because of the weather predictions. We are as sad as you are.
Congratulations to these 2025 Pine Tree graduates and UIL Academics state qualifiers for being selected as UIL TILF Scholarship recipients! More information about the scholarships will be shared Monday, Sept. 8 at the UIL Academics parent meeting in the library.
