Apr
29
Pine Tree Bands Earn Sweepstakes
April 29, 2010 | Leave a Comment
Number Sense: Seniors: Kyle Unruh, first place; Jessica Siu, second place. Juniors: Shereef Elhalwagi, first place; Molly McGuire, second place; Pooja Reddy, fifth place. Sophomores: Austin Horton, third place, Shelby Soltau, fourth place, Hannah Robey, sixth place. Freshman: Amanda Wallin, first place; Beth Jones, third place; Jason Zhang, sixth place. Calculator: Seniors: Sherri Deckelboim, fourth [...]
Apr
28
Pine Tree School Board Candidates vie for Seat
April 28, 2010 | Leave a Comment
By Randy Ross rross@news-journal.com Three trustees for the Pine Tree Independent School District’s school board are running for re-election in May, but a challenger has filed in only one race. Place 3 Trustee Linda Davis, elected in 2007, is running for her second term on the board. Anthony Tanner, vice president of operations for Mid [...]
Apr
28
Pine Tree Bands Earn Awards
April 28, 2010 | Leave a Comment
The Pine Tree High School Symphonic Band and Wind Ensemble both received sweepstakes with straight first division ratings at the Region IV UIL Concert and Sight Reading contest in Mount Pleasant on April 15. The Symphonic Band was the only Non-Varsity group to receive straight first division ratings in the Region. In addition, Pine Tree’s [...]
Apr
26
PT Freshman to Play Soccer Across Europe
April 26, 2010 | Leave a Comment
By Rick Kretzschmar rickk@news-journal.com View LNJ article – http://www.news-journal.com/sports/sports/article_3cbab6b1-de61-5a8c-bf3b-a0cc3a494506.html T his p ast week Seth Graves wore a replica jersey of one of his favorite soccer players: Miroslav Klose. Klose is a striker for Germany’s national team, and Graves likes watching Germany in his constant diet of watching soccer on television. This creates an interesting dilemma this [...]
Apr
24
Pirate Baseball Players Sail – Seniors Honored
April 24, 2010 | Leave a Comment
BY RICK KRETZSCHMAR rickk@news-journal.com View LNJ article – http://www.news-journal.com/sports/sports/article_75caee5b-391a-5974-9697-519726dedd31.html?mode=story Steve Marrs said Andy Malone has probably won more games when their respective baseball teams have met each other over the years. In their final meeting on Saturday however, Marrs had the last laugh. Marrs also got a win in what will probably be his last home [...]
Apr
23
Yearbook and Newspaper Winners
April 23, 2010 | Leave a Comment
Fifteen publication students attended the UIL Interscholastic League Press Conference convention on the UT campus this weekend. The yearbook staff won a Bronze Star Award which places it in the top 33 books in the state in all classifications. The staff also received the Lone Star award for having 10 years of Distinguished Merit ratings [...]
Apr
22
Smaller Stadium Plan would have Little Impact
April 22, 2010 | Leave a Comment
By Gil Gillam The Longview News Journal featured an editorial on April 18 which endorsed replacing Pine Tree Stadium rather than continuing ” to spend money to patch, overhaul or maintain” the existing structure. The school board agrees. The stadium requires significant maintenance costs each year and does not meet safety or accessibility regulations compliant [...]
Apr
22
A. R.ecycling G.eneration
April 22, 2010 | Leave a Comment
If you walked through the entrance of the Pine Tree Intermediate campus today, you may noticed the signs and boxes in the Grand Hallway promoting “A.R.G.” : A. R.ecycling G.eneration. This week, the staff and students have started a school-wide recycling program. Signs are posted all over the school listing the items that can be [...]
Apr
22
Pine Tree’s Gadt to Play Softball at Southwestern
April 22, 2010 | Leave a Comment
By Gabriel D. Brooks gbrooks@news-journal.com View LNJ article – http://www.news-journal.com/sports/sports/article_c5fae2bf-b88f-5c16-8c26-29e9fc7dad22.html Carmen Gadt, a four-year varsity softball player at Pine Tree, committed Wednesday afternoon to Southwestern University in a ceremony at Pirate Gymnasium.Gadt concluded her high school career Tuesday when the Lady Pirates (17-12, 5-7) dropped a 4-0 decision at Hallsville. She finished her senior season [...]
Apr
20
Bond 2010: Information Meeting & Tours
April 20, 2010 | Leave a Comment
Wednesday, April 21st •5:00-5:45 Stadium Tour (starts at the ticket booth) •Pirate Stadium, 1701 Pine Tree Road • 6:00-6:45 Presentation of information with Question/Answer session • 6:45-8:00 Theatre and Classroom tour •High School Theatre, 1005 Fairmont Drive