Feb
28
PTHS Awarded at Academic UIL Meet
February 28, 2011 | Leave a Comment
The PTHS Math Science Team garnered several honors at the Sulphur Springs Invitational on Saturday, February 26. The team won first place team in Number sense, Calculator, and Math. Individual winners included the following students – PTHS Math Science Team.2-2011 Overall, the UIL Academic team placed second in total points in the large school (3A-5A) division to [...]
Feb
20
PTHS Band Students Earn Awards at UIL Contest
February 20, 2011 | Leave a Comment
February 18, 2011, over 70 PTHS band members participated in Region 4 UIL solo and ensemble contest. Of these students, 50 students received medals for superior ratings. The following students performed a Class I solo or ensemble. Class I is the most advanced material students can perform. They have earned the chance to perform at [...]
Feb
17
PTISD Posts: No-Child-Left-Behind District and Campus Report Card
February 17, 2011 | Leave a Comment
Pine Tree ISD has posted its No-Child-Left-Behind Report Cards. The link for the reports is: http://bit.ly/PTnclb. District level and campus levels are posted to the 2010 reports (in English and Spanish). On the search page, you must enter the district name to receive the customized reports. Pine Tree Independent School District is sharing this information [...]
Feb
17
Search for Superintendent Officially Begins
February 17, 2011 | Leave a Comment
The Pine Tree School Board officially launched the search for a new superintendent of schools last night, hiring Bob E. Griggs and Associates to assist with the state-wide process. The firm is contracted for $9,500, plus expenses to accomplish the mission of finding a new superintendent for Pine Tree ISD in the following ways: Serve [...]
Feb
16
BANG! BANG! Pine Tree Physics Class Targets Bullet’s Velocity
February 16, 2011 | Leave a Comment
By Robyn Claridy rclaridy@news-journal.com View LNJ Article “Fingers in ears!” Range Master Danny Butler yelled before firing rounds into a make-shift ballistic pendulum built by 10 Pine Tree senior advanced placement physics students Tuesday afternoon. The experiment, which physics teacher Joe Kirchhoff called a “poor man’s radar gun,” was performed to test the velocity of [...]
Feb
16
Sports Update: Golf Awards
February 16, 2011 | Leave a Comment
Pine Tree’s Bryce Alley earned overall medalist honors with a round of 68, leading the Pirates to a 310, first-place finish on Monday in the Lobo Invitational Golf Tournament at Pinecrest Country Club. Blake Dickerson finished with an 80 for Pine Tree, which also got 81s from Andrew Stuckey and Luke Durden and a 87 [...]
Feb
16
FAFSA: Free Application for Federal Student Aid
February 16, 2011 | Leave a Comment
How will you and your family pay for college costs in the years ahead? To help meet this national goal and lower the barriers to higher education, the U.S. government has created a shorter, simpler financial aid application form. The public is invited to join Pine Tree ISD students and parents to learn more about [...]
Feb
16
PT Board Moves Forward with Bond Election Plans
February 16, 2011 | Leave a Comment
Pine Tree ISD trustees have decided to move forward with plans to call a May bond election but many details need to be nailed down before they offer the proposal to the voters. A 30 member bond development committee has been meeting since December with the charge of reviewing capital development needs and a long [...]
Feb
15
State Qualifier for Swimming
February 15, 2011 | Leave a Comment
PTHS Swim Team Pine Tree’s Jackson Wyers is headed to Austin in two events after a solid performance at the Class 4A Region 5 meet. Wyers won the regional championship in the 50 freestyle for an automatic berth in the state tournament, and on Wednesday earned a “call up” in the 100 butterfly as one [...]
Feb
14
Academic Calendar for 2011-12 Approved
February 14, 2011 | 2 Comments
The 2011-2012 Academic Calendar has been approved and will be available for download by the end of the month. The school year will begin on Tuesday, August 23, 2011. The first student holiday is Labor Day, September 5th. Fall break will run a full week for students: from November 21-25 and winter vacation will extend from [...]