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Points Of Pride

  • Pine Tree Center is the only school in the district dedicated to teaching only students that require special education services.
  • Pine Tree Center is the only center based program for students with Autism in northern Oakland County.
  • Pine Tree Center has a county based elementary and secondary school program for students with Autism Spectrum Disorder.
  • Pine Tree Center has a county based elementary and middle school program for students with an emotional impairment.
  • Lake Orion's Post Secondary Program, PHASES, is located at Pine Tree Center.
  • The PHASES program has students working on their vocational skills at community settings such as Home Goods, TJ Maxx, O.A.T.S. Farm, CERC, Lake Orion Library, Buffalo Wild Wings, Hawthorne Inn, Rochester Community Church and Goodwill.
  • The staff at Pine Tree Center knows every student in the building.
  • Pine Tree Center will be receiving a Service Dog (Winnie) to help with all of our students.
  • Pine Tree Center has students from 8 districts other than Lake Orion.
  • Pine Tree Center has a large sensory room in the center of the school that is used by all students in the building.
  • Pine Tree has bikes available for students to use as a sensory outlet.
  • Students in the PHASES program and Emotionally Impaired programs attend outings in the community on a monthly basis.
  • Pine Tree Center started the Positivity Project initiative during the 2019-20 school year.
  • Pine Tree Center has had fundraisers that include Achatz Pies, bottle drives, Buffalo Wild Wings, Culvers, and G's Pizzeria.
  • The elementary and middle school students in the Emotionally Impaired program published a book.
  • Specials are provided by a licensed music therapist, art therapist, and recreational therapist.