by Sheila Adams | Aug 19, 2019 | Homepage Featured, Lufkin ISD, Superintendent's Corner
I have never been a fan of New Year’s resolutions made hastily in January. For me, back to school has always been the place for resolutions and fresh starts. The pencils and school supplies are barely out on the shelves at Walmart, and I walk the aisles looking for...
by Sheila Adams | Jul 23, 2019 | Homepage Featured, Lufkin ISD, Superintendent's Corner
Summer is a busy season for school districts, especially after a busy legislative session. Kudos to our state lawmakers who voted to pour $4.5 billion into education during the 86th Texas legislative session, with $1.6 billion of that amount earmarked for teacher...
by Sheila Adams | Jun 17, 2019 | Homepage Featured, Lufkin ISD, Superintendent's Corner
The Lufkin High School Early College High School will soon receive the Provisional Early College designation from the Texas Education Agency. What that means is that the Lufkin High School ECHS implemented all of the design elements for each required benchmark and met...
by Sheila Adams | Jun 4, 2019 | Homepage Featured, Lufkin ISD, Superintendent's Corner
With graduation in sight, it makes me reflect on the wonderful opportunities afforded to our 486 graduating seniors. Eleven of those students have already graduated this past week at our Special Education Department Graduation, where we celebrated our special needs...
by Sheila Adams | Apr 23, 2019 | Homepage Featured, Lufkin ISD, Superintendent's Corner
When a huge storm ripped through the Lufkin High School property last Saturday leaving twisted trees, snapped off telephone poles and downed lines, it was the staff at Lufkin ISD and community members who so graciously volunteered to help pick up the pieces. Some of...
by Sheila Adams | Mar 20, 2019 | Homepage Featured, Lufkin ISD, Superintendent's Corner
Snow in Central Park, there’s nothing quite like it. To see the wonder on the faces of our GT students, some of which have never been on an airplane before, when they see the skyscrapers and the Statue of Liberty is a magical experience. For fourteen years, the...
