Hallsville Independent School District
Courses are offered in Advanced Placement, Regular, and Career and Technology Education. Other offerings include: Athletics - all sports
Character Education
Criminal Justice
Fine Arts: Band, Choir, Dance, Theatre, and Visual Arts
Journalism
UIL Competition
Vocation /Technical Training
Radio Broadcast Opportunities  Ninth Grade Initiative designed to assist incoming freshman in transition from Jr. High.   IDEA-Innovative Devices for Educational Assistance- use of Apple Products, NaNo, IPOD, and ITouch give the student the diversity needed to infuse HISD classrooms with student PLD's.

HISD has distance learning. With Kilgore College and TSTC in Marshall, students can earn both high school and college credit for classes. Courses are offered during the school day on our campus via interactive TV through Kilgore College and TSTC.     In their NOVANET program and correspondence courses students earn credits in computer classes in which they work on different courses based on their credit needs. Dana Center Training is offered by the University of Texas Dana Center Partnership in Teaching Excellence in the district to all K-12 math teachers.

Hallsville ISD is a Professional Learning Community and practices the concepts of a PLC at all campuses and departments. Extensive PLC training is provided to staff annually to maximize student performance.
 
Longview Independent School District
Longview ISD offers a comprehensive curriculum, including specialty courses like Broadcast Journalism, Orchestra, JROTC, American Sign Language, Sculpture, Cosmetology, Criminal Justice, and a state-of-the-art Career Technology curriculum. An extensive Advanced Placement curriculum is supported by Pre-AP courses at all middle schools. An enriched curriculum is offered to students of average and above-average ability at Hudson PEP magnet school. Foster Middle School houses a magnet program for gifted and talented students.

LISD has five new magnet schools funded by a grant from the U.S. Education Department. G.K. Foster Montessori Magnet School is designed for Pre-kindergarten and Kindergarten students. The remaining four schools have a grade range from 1-8 and are International Baccalaurete Candidate schools. The IB curriculum teaches students to be internationally minded and includes Spanish instruction. The IB schools have outdoor classrooms, the latest technology and upgraded fine arts programs. Students in the attendance zones participate in all special programs. Students outside the attendance zones are able to attend the school based on an application and random computerized lottery system. No testing is required and transportation is provided.

Visit the magnet website at www.lisdmagnet.org

Pine Tree Independent School District

Pine Tree ISD offers a variety of specialty courses, activities and initiatives within a comprehensive and balance curriculum. Specific examples can be found on the district website.

- Academic Decathlon (AcaDec)
- Advanced Placement and Pre-AP courses: AP Biology, AP Chemistry, AP Physics, AP Environmental Science, AP Calculus, AP Computer Science, AP English Language Composition, AP English Literature/Composition, AP Spanish, AP Government and Political Science, AP Economics, AP U.S. History, AP Art Drawing and Design, AP European History
- Athletics: Baseball, Basketball, Cross Country, Dive & Swim Team, Football, Golf, Power Lifting, Soccer, Softball, Tennis, Volleyball and Wrestling
- Career and Technology Education - Character Education & Community Service
- Community Problem Solving - Criminal Justice - Debate
- Dual Credit with Area Colleges*
- Fine Arts: Band, Choir, Dance, Theatre, and Visual Arts
- Journalism: Photography, Print and Web Media
- Leadership and Community Education
- Multimedia Graphics and Web Training
- Online Access to Grades/Attendance
- Robotics
- Student Council
- UIL Competitions
- Vocation / Technical Training
- Volunteer Program
- Yearbook and Newspaper

*PTHS offers credit through participation with a variety of online courses during the school year and in the summer. With Kilgore College and Texas State Technical College in Marshall, students can also earn both high school and college credit for classes.

Spring Hill Independent School District
Award winning Leaders CORE (a program designed to involve high school students with hands-on business experience), character education, leadership development, technology, long-distance learning, mentoring program, dual credit opportunities, available on-line course study, Texas Scholar Program, academic, athletic, band, and choir UIL participation. Students experience science, history, and fine arts through field trips to Dallas, Tyler, and Shreveport. Patriotism is taught at all grade levels, and Spring Hill intermediate and middle school students host a community-wide Veteran’s Day celebration. Advanced placement courses for HS include English, art, calculus, economics and government.
Spring Hill's web site: www.springhill.esc7.net, allows students and parents to check their class grades and assignments on the VSI link. 

Private Schools

Christian Heritage School
The CHS campus is complete with the newest school automated technology, a computer lab, science lab, a great playground, soccer field, gymnasium, and much more.

Crisman School
Special focus areas include reading, math, and language arts. Instruction is offered in all content areas.

East Texas Christian School
East Texas Christian School regularly updates textbooks and teacher resources in order to provide our students with the most current information in science and history, as well as new workbooks in Language Arts and good quality textbooks in other subjects. ETCS is committed to providing manipulatives, hands-on science models, videos, and other resources to meet the needs of every learning style.

ETCS' library has both resource materials and recreation books.

ETCS focuses on preparing students to reach their greatest potential in every area of their lives. Students have the opportunity to take an active part in chapel, Bible class and in community service activities. Academic expectations are set at a high standard. In addition, ETCS offers honors and advanced-track programs. Electives for secondary grades include choir, art, drama, and journalism/yearbook. Sports offered are volleyball, soccer, basketball, track, and cheerleading. The Charger volleyball, soccer, basketball, and track teams have advanced to state. The cheerleaders have advanced to both state and nationals. Extracurricular activities include homecoming, pep rallies, Junior/Senior banquet, Senior trip, academic competitions, fine arts competitions, student council, Leadership Tomorrow program, community service, and the Adopt-A-Leader program. Elementary offers music, art, physical education, basketball, interscholastic field competitions, ACSI academic competitions, and music and drama presentations. Plans for continued expansion include a larger gym, additional classrooms, and expanding the playground.

Longview Christian School
LCS focuses its curriculum on college preparatory classes. Majoring on the basics of math, science, English and social sciences allows our students to compete successfully with graduates of much larger schools. Rounding out the education with a fine arts program that includes drama, choir and band, while requiring two years of either French or Spanish, means that LCS graduates have the exposure necessary to excel in college.

Oak Forest Montessori School
All activity is focused on the individual child and guided by a respect for the work of others, a respect for the teacher, and a respect for the materials themselves. Classes have children of mixed age groups together which permits the younger child a graded series of models for imitation and the older ones an opportunity to reinforce their own knowledge by helping the younger ones.
The teacher is a very keen observer of the individual interests and needs of each child. She is trained to recognize the periods of readiness and demonstrates individually the use of materials. She notes the progress of each child and keeps a record of work accomplished.

St. Mary's Catholic School
Religious Experience -- Religious instruction is the focal point of St. Mary's program and is highlighted by weekly mass. Students actively participate in praise and worship of God our Father through Jesus Christ His son by the power of the Holy Spirit. Students from other denominations are accepted for enrollment.

Physical Education and Athletics -- Our physical education program strives to develop coordination and confidence through various skill activities, and to nurture abilities for lifelong health and fitness. Students learn the importance of physical health and how to maintain discipline and sportsmanship through a variety of competitive athletic activities.

Fine Arts -- Students learn appreciation and develop creativity through St. Mary's visual and performing arts programs. The Music Program consists of voice, theory, and methodology. All students receive recorder instruction, and instrumental lessons are available. Additionally, students have the opportunity to perform in the Choir and with Band. The Art Program covers basic design, history, and offers hands-on experience at all levels through a variety of media.

Extra-curricular -- St. Mary's provides many extra-curricular opportunities for students to develop their unique gifts and talents through activities which include:

• Student Council
• Cheerleaders
• Choir
• National Junior Honor Society
• Band
• Science Fair
• Competitive Math Teams
• Spelling Bee
• Yearbook
• Instrumental Instructions
• Boy/Girl Scouts
• Safety Patrol
• Athletics - Basketball, Volleyball, Soccer, Track and Field, Football
• Drama
• Tae Kwon Do
• Private School Interscholastic Association 2007 District 4A Champions - 1st Place: Exemplary Elementary School, 1st Place: Exemplary Middle School

Library -- The full-service, extensive library contains over 12,000 volumes which serve as both resource and opportunity for students, teachers, and parents. The Internet access makes the research capabilities at St. Mary's virtually infinite.
Computer Lab -- In addition to the computers in the library, St. Mary's has a state-

Two state-of-the-art IBM computer labs and a computer in every classroom connected to our campus-wide computer network.

Gymnasium -- St. Mary's has the Monsignor Szapka Sports Center, a full gymnasium, complete with a basketball court, a running track, and a weight room; and acres of athletic fields for competitive teams in soccer and flag football.

The Trinity School of Texas
The school nurtures, develops and stretches each individual with a broad range of electives complemented by honors and advanced placement courses in the Upper School. One hundred percent of our graduates attend college. The Class of 2004 helped TST realize its first 'million dollar class" as it received in excess of $1,000,000 in college scholarship assistance.

The curriculum emphasizes a strong foundation of basic skills as well as development of a higher level of cognitive reasoning. All of this is set in an atmosphere of Christian love and a commitment to spiritual nurture of our students.

A significant variety of extra-curricular activities, encompassing fine arts, a rrevamped athletics program, community service, and leadership, complements our academic program and provides opportunities for our students to contribute to our school and the greater Longview community.

East Texas Charter School
Courses are available in the areas of: English, Social Studies, Science, Math, Speech, Health, Physical Education, Technology, and Home Economics. Students may choose to participate in the Diversified Career Preparation program. This program is a work cooperative training program that allows the student to work an average of 15 hours per week(paid) or 10 hours per week (non paid). Students may gain local credits toward degree completion through
community service projects.