Sep
29
Schools seek ways to trim budgets
September 29, 2009 | Comments Off
Schools seek ways to trim budgets State mandates, funding cuts provide challenges By RANDY ROSS, Longview News Journal Not even federal stimulus funds could prevent some local school districts from facing budget cuts. Local school districts are about a month into the 2009-10 fiscal year, but many districts needed a combination of spending cuts, tax [...]
Sep
22
Pine Tree Junior High students put together pinwheels for peace
September 22, 2009 | Comments Off
By RANDY ROSS, Longview News Journal For these students, peace is blowing in the wind. Pine Tree Junior High art students installed paper pinwheels they created in front of the junior high campus Monday in honor of the International Day of Peace. About 120 students participated in the Pinwheels for Peace project through the class, [...]
Sep
16
Chick-fil-A® provides core essential program to Pine Tree
September 16, 2009 | Comments Off
The Core Essentials Program provided by Chick-fil-A® serves as a character development program for Pine Tree ISD students again this year. At each campus, teachers and counselors distribute information and teach lessons about the Core Essential Character Traits. The traits are the focus for lessons all year long. For the month of October, students [...]
Sep
12
PK-6th grade PTA is collecting Box Tops!
September 12, 2009 | Comments Off
PTA is starting a Box Top collection drive this month. We have a few changes this year to the program. This year the kids will have incentives for collecting the Box Tops. To start with the child from each grade that collects the most Box Tops will receive a grand price. This is from [...]
Sep
4
A letter from Superintendent Strauss: Flu Prevention
September 4, 2009 | Comments Off
Dear Parent or Guardian, As you may know, flu can be easily spread from person to person. Therefore, we are taking steps to reduce the spread of flu in Pine Tree ISD. We want to keep the school open to students and functioning in a normal manner during this school year. But, we need your help to [...]
Sep
4
Presidential Address
September 4, 2009 | Comments Off
In a letter received in August, US Secretary of Education Arne Duncan stated the following, “President Obama announced that on September 8 – the first day of school for many children across America – he will deliver a national address directly to students on the importance of education. The President will challenge students to [...]