MIDDLE SCHOOL
Pine Tree Middle School enjoyed a beautiful Field Day last week. Students enjoyed THE cooler weather while racing around the track and challenging friends in Tug of War and other fun field events.
Winners of our 5th grade Tug of War battles are Mr. McBride’s first period class. Winners of our 6th grade Tug of War battles are Mrs. Meza’s first period class.. Winning the 5th Grade Girl’s Relay was Mrs. Surber's class and the 5th Grade Boys winning relay team was Mrs. Bussey’s first period class.
The fastest 6th grade boys relay team was from Mr. Vaughan’s first period and the fastest girls were in Mr. Mosley’s first period art class.
Fifth grader, Autumn Barnard, and 6th grader, Landon Ednie, each won 3rd place at the 2024 Northeast Texas Poetry in Schools Contest. This is a regional contest including schools from 17 counties in Northeast Texas.
Over 800 poems per grade level are submitted each year. The top 3 from each grade level are selected to be publicly acknowledged and published in an anthology. Pine Tree Middle School rocked it! Way to go, Poetic Pirates!
PARKWAY ELEMENTARY
BIG KAHUNA
Our students enjoyed the Big Kahuna party in the gym during their special’s time with line dancing and bouncy houses. The students that sold more than two boxes were part of the celebration. DJ Debbie provided the amazing music. She spun the tracks while our students danced the time away while waiting for their turn to enjoy the bouncy houses. It was a great for our students.
HIGH SCHOOL
THE END IS IN SIGHT
May is here, and the end of the school year is in sight. Senior Breakfast, Senior Walk and Senior Picnic, as well as Graduation, are on the horizon.
During Senior Skip Day, seniors enjoyed decorating the courtyards with toilet tissue and putting humorous signs for all to see. On Thursday morning they cleaned up the mess before leaving school for Senior Skip Day and fun activities as a class. What made Senior Prank even better is the fact that 20 or so high school teachers dressed in black, brought water guns and surprised the seniors as they were finishing up their decorations. Luckily no injuries were reported, but the seniors got the surprise of their life and left a little wetter than they were when they arrived.
Prom was also a little wetter than people would have liked. A great evening was held a couple of weeks ago for the seniors of 2024, and the only thing that brought the evening down was a constant downpour of rain that started before guests arrived and lasted until the event was over.
Other than that, seniors and their guests danced the night away, made great memories and had excellent snacks thanks to a great prom committee. It was a great way for them to end their high school careers.
Senior Breakfast, Senior Walk and Senior Picnic will occur on May 17 with Graduation set for Thursday, May 23 at 8 p.m. at Pirate Stadium. Nearly 300 seniors will walk the stage and say goodbye to Pine Tree High School.
The final blood drive of the year is being held this week, and high school students will be working field day for Birch Elementary and other campuses to help school employees on those campuses.
AP testing is just around the corner for high school students, and spring football has also started this week for Coach Jason Bachman and the Pine Tree Pirates.
Yearbooks arrive on May 8, and the deadline to purchase a book online has passed. Individuals who want to purchase a yearbook now must bring $80 cash or check to Mr. Collins in Room 612. Books will go fast so, especially, seniors who want a book better hurry to see him.
Choir will have its Pop Show on May 10 in the Pine Tree Theatre. The house will be full as Choir members sing and dance during the two hour show.
School is about three weeks away from ending, but students have a lot to do and a lot to finish. They will be working right up to final exams and graduation to get everything done.
At Birch First, our students know that success comes with hard work and respect. The annual STAAR exams are an opportunity for our students to display their acquired skills. Prior to every big exam, our students are celebrated with a school-wide parade where fellow students encourage and cheer on the testers.
PRIMARY - CLASSROOM HIGHLIGHT - JOHNSON
Mrs. Johnson’s class is working on their attending skills every morning and learning more vocabulary through our ETT program! We have been super busy learning these skills and building our wonderful little brains to finish out the school year!! These kiddos have grown in so many different areas this year! We love being Pirates!
CLASSROOM HIGHLIGHT - PEARCE
Mrs. Pearce's class is getting exercise by walking laps for our annual Walk across Texas. We also enjoy participating in alphabet countdown-J is for Jammies. We have been busy learning sight words to become better readers and writers. We have been practicing for our end of year Pre-K program. It is a great day to be a Pirate.
