Pine Tree opens trades center
Posted/updated on: February 3, 2026 at 3:19 am
LONGVIEW – Pine Tree ISD High School’s Career and Technical Education program unveiled its brand new Skilled Trades Center on Friday. The new Skilled Trades Center has been in development for the past three years, following its funding by a $55 million bond measure in 2023. The center will enable Pine Tree High School students to develop skills in automotive repair, carpentry, welding, electronics, and more.
“We want them to be functional, contributive members of society. We just want to produce graduates that employers here in Longview and East Texas want to hire, and this building helps us accomplish that,” Pine Tree ISD Career and Technical Education program director Jacob Lusk said.
The new center is located on the Pine Tree High School campus behind the Pirate Center Gym. To learn more, visit the Pine Tree ISD Career and Technical Education program online.
