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PTJH Teacher Receives Letter from White House |
(June 7, 2008 01:06 AM)
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First Lady Laura Bush recently sent a congratulatory letter to Pine Tree Junior High life skills teacher Janet Francisco for being such an "amazing teacher." Francisco said, "It is an honor to receive a letter from the White House," |
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PTJH TAKS Fun Day |
(May 29, 2008 04:30 PM)
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Friday, May 23, was a day Pine Tree 8th and 9th graders really didn’t want to miss since principal Bob Jeter and his staff sponsored a TAKS Fun Day filled with games, movies, football, soccer, tennis, volleyball, and basketball. |
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PTJH Biology Team Wins 1st at SFA Contest |
(May 28, 2008 12:44 AM)
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The PTJH Biology Team recently won first place among 4A and 5A schools in the Biology I category on the biological achievement exam given at Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches. |
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PTJH 2008 Teacher of the Year Margaret Clark |
(May 28, 2008 12:38 AM)
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Reading teacher Margaret Clark was recently elected Teacher of the Year by her peers at Pine Tree Junior High. |
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PTJH Fundraiser Winners Enjoy Lunch at Olive Garden |
(May 12, 2008 04:18 PM)
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PTJH Fundraiser Winners Enjoy Lunch at Olive Garden after helping school raise $2,700 for Leukemia-Lymphoma Foundation. PALS organization sponsored the yearly fundraiser. |
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PTJH Teams Win at TMSCA State Meet in San Antonio |
(April 22, 2008 10:29 PM)
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PTJH Teams Win at TMSCA State Meet in San Antonio with Luke Durden, Austin Horton, Harita Koya, Moses Lee, Kristen Ritch, Hannah Robey, Joseph Schaetz, Shelby Soltau, and Kenneth Williams |
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PTJH Band Wins 1st Division at Concert/Sightreading Contest |
(April 22, 2008 09:30 PM)
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PTJH Band Wins 1st Division at Concert/Sightreading Contest in Spring Hill |
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PTJH Girls' Choir Wins 1st at Contest |
(April 21, 2008 02:23 AM)
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PTJH Girls' Choir Wins 1st at Contest in White Oak |
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PT 8th Grade TMSCA Winners |
(April 21, 2008 01:34 AM)
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PT 8th Graders Win at Texas Math Science Coaches' Association Meet in San Antonio. |
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Pine Tree Takes the Gold at JH Academic UIL Meet |
(April 21, 2008 01:12 AM)
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Pine Tree Team Wins 1st at JH Academic UIL Meet |
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PTJH Twirlers Win Competitions |
(April 15, 2008 03:52 PM)
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PTJH twirlers Laura Fish and Kaitlyn Niehaus won second place ensemble at the 2008 MA Dance National Championship plus other awards at the Regional Level. |
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PT Debaters Go to National Tournament in June |
(March 2, 2008 05:43 PM)
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Austin Whitherspoon and Mackenzie Dunn will compete in the National Forensic League’s National Tournament held in Las Vegas in June. |
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PTJH 8th Grader Wins MVP & Receives Scholarship to Basketball Camp |
(March 2, 2008 05:08 PM)
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PTJH 8th Grader Minta Spears Wins MVP & Receives Scholarship to Basketball Camp |
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PTJH 8th Grade Girls' Basketball Wins District |
(March 2, 2008 12:05 AM)
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PTJH 8th Grade Girls' Basketball Wins District with Perfect 10-0 in District Games |
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PTJH Art Students Win Competition |
(March 1, 2008 11:42 PM)
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Freshman art students win art competition - one goes to state in April. |
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PTJH One Act Play Wins 1st Place |
(February 28, 2008 07:59 PM)
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The Pine Tree Junior High One Act Play won 1st place at the 17-4A OAP District Contest with the show THE CURIOUS SAVAGE. Individual winners were Minta Spears, Brittany Pool, Sydney Beckner, and Shelby Soltau |
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PTJH Art Students Create Paper Mache Animals |
(February 28, 2008 07:10 PM)
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PTJH 8th grade art students (instructed by teacher Tammy Holmes) create paper mache animals using newspaper strips and glue. |
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PTJH Physical Fitness Testing |
(February 28, 2008 06:59 PM)
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PTJH students ran, flexed their backs, stretched their arms, then did push-ups and sit-ups for state-mandated physical fitness test. |
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PTJH 9th Graders Win at Area Meets |
(February 4, 2008 03:12 PM)
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Several Pine Tree Junior High 9th graders have won events in their area invitational meets to prepare for the yearly UIL and TMSCA competitions in March. See the PTJH website at www.ptisd.org for more details. |
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PTJH Teacher Linda Miller Wins Lyric Award |
(February 4, 2008 01:16 PM)
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PTJH math teacher Linda Miller recently placed second in the January/February 2008 lyric contest sponsored by the American Songwriter Magazine. |
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PTJH PALS Raise $700 for PT Families |
(December 17, 2007 04:32 PM)
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9th Graders won the recent PALS race with 8th graders in collecting donations for needy area families. $700 was collected from students, teachers, and the PALS organization. |
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PT Education Foundation Donates Microscopes |
(December 6, 2007 07:35 PM)
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A 2007 grant from the Pine Tree Education Foundation furnished 8th and 9th graders two microscopes to enable students to gain first-hand experience in locating, focusing, and viewing specimens of plant and animal cells, fungus, rocks, etc. |
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ExxonMobil Donates Microscopes to PTJH |
(December 6, 2007 07:27 PM)
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ExxonMobil recently presented Pine Tree Junior High with a grant for a monocular microscope and a binocular stereo microscope for the 8th and 9th grade science classes. The microscopes are welcome additions to the school’s labs. |
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PTJH Crimestoppers Collect Toys for Blue Santa |
(November 30, 2007 02:38 PM)
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Pine Tree Junior High students and faculty recently donated new toys and over $400 to add to the Longview Police Department's “Blue Santa” collection. Local officers will recommend assistance for some families they have met throughout the year. |
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PTJH Health Students Learn CPR |
(November 27, 2007 07:36 PM)
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Health teachers Lee Berry and Sandy Williams recently taught CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation) to their health classes in the gym. Students used mannequins and a video to learn the important technique in saving lives. |
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Spending A Day In Someone Else's Shoes |
(November 21, 2007 09:35 AM)
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Ninth-grade Peer Assistance and Leadership classmates at Pine Tree Junior High School volunteered to go all day Tuesday with a "handicap." Some students chose to use a wheelchair or crutches, some chose to be mute or deaf (with the help of earplugs.) |
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Art Contest Winner |
(November 14, 2007 02:44 PM)
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Winners of the fourth annual Adopt A School Partnership of Longview, Art of Character Contest were announced at a ceremony held at the Longview Public Library. PT Junior High 9th grader Blake Dickerson placed 3rd in graphics. |