Sixth grade students are planning their schedules for 7th grade and 5th grade students are looking forward to selecting their elective classes for next year.
Middle School is hosting a Book Fair this week and many students are excited to read their new books. Band is also auditioning this week for new students next year. Many students are coming each evening to try out new instruments.
We are looking forward to Monday, April 8 for our eclipse picnic. Our entire campus will watch the eclipse. Middle School students celebrated spring break with a school dance and these fifth grade friends paused for a quick photo.
HIGH SCHOOL
Things are busy at Pine Tree High School as students, faculty and staff roll into April.
Health Sciences teacher Angel Cubine announced seventeen medical students passed the Phlebotomy portion of their training and earned certificates. Mrs. Cubine said the work and the test are very difficult, and she is proud of her students for working hard and earning this accolade.
The students include Vanessa Aguilara, Alex Brace, Nancy Briones, Zoe Elliott, Jalyn Gage, Katherine Garcia, Jalea Gipson, Aleesa Jester, Alyssa Jones, Cheyenne Lohman, Anna Pinkston, Samantha Rangel, Rylee Russell, Chloe Steber, Aaron Thompson, Charlie Wedding and Megan Wolfe.
These students still have several exams to take on different aspects of the medical field. They will be certified in several areas when they complete testing just before school is out, and several of them will use this training to further themselves in the medical field.
UIL Academics is preparing for district meets this week. The team has done well in all of the preliminary meets and is a serious threat to bring home a district championship trophy to PTISD.
Lee Branson, UIL Academic Director and Terri Davis, UIL Sponsor, have done a great job all year leading the team.
Choir and band are competing for trips to state and hope to have a lot of students advance. Choir is also preparing for its annual Pop Show which will be held May 10th. This outstanding concert features group and solo numbers and is, other than the Christmas concert at Trinity Episcopal Church, one of the highlights of the year.
Precision Director Ashlyn Thompson and the Pine Tree Precision recently held tryouts for the 2024-2025 line. This group is preparing a Spring Show which is scheduled for April 26, 27 and 28. Precision members, as well as other dance groups and other acts, will perform on the stage during this extravaganza. It is usually a sold-out show and this year should be no different. Thompson has had her girls reaching new performing heights the entire year, and they are poised to make this show a memorable one for the girls performing and the audience watching.
Baseball, softball, tennis, and golf are in the middle of their seasons, and all are fighting for playoff spots. Each sport has had some outstanding wins but needs to perform in the second half of district to earn those valuable playoff spots. Be sure to support our athletes as they compete each Tuesday and Friday for the remainder of the spring season.
Track is hosting the district meet on this week at Pirate Stadium and they are a threat to send a host of athletes to the regional and state levels.
Seniors are getting excited for graduation, which is just about six weeks away. Senior activities kick into gear in May with graduation on Thursday, May 23 at 8 p.m. at Pirate Stadium.
AUTHOR VISIT SPONSORED BY U.S. TITLE COMPANY
Our BFF hosted a very special guest, published author Tammi Sauer. Our 1st and 2nd graders enjoyed interactive presentations and hearing one of her books read aloud. Be sure to look for her books at a store near you. Thank you to U.S. Title for making this event happen for our students!
PILOT CLUB CELEBRITY READATHON
The Pilot Club of Longview hosted their annual Celebrity Readathon at Birch Elementary. Volunteers from across East Texas visited several Birch classes to read to our students. The Pilot Club also presented a check to our library to cover the cost of our annual Story Lady visit in December.
CLASSROOM HIGHLIGHT - WADLEY
🤠Howdy Y’all!
Our young Pirates are learning all about TEXAS! On Texas Day, we learned about milking cows, branding, and square dancing, and participated in lots of other fun activities.
We’ve also begun our trek across Texas! Cheer us on as we try to make it all the way across Texas this spring. 🐴
