Lufkin ISD News

STEMfest: A festival of intrigue and inquiry
The STEMfest was an excellent day of activities, experiments and mentoring. The high school STEM students worked with 4th graders at a fun-filled day of STEM exploration.

Multi-Purpose Facility at the high school named ‘Panther Activity Center’ or PAC
The Lufkin ISD Board of Trustees met tonight at the February board meeting and named the Multi-Purpose Facility the Panther Activity Center. The Multi-Purpose Facility was part of the $75 million bond project that was passed in 2018 that included the new middle school...

Lufkin ISD, Angelina College and T.L.L.Temple Foundation partner to create Center for Excellence
T.L.L. Temple Foundation provided a grant in the amount of $507,500 over the course of three years to open the Center for Excellence that will be housed at Lufkin High School and will provide technical assistance to school districts in the 23 counties served by the T.L.L. Temple Foundation.

Administrative Services Department recognizes Employees of the Month
Administrative Services employees Diann Pineda, Gayfer Jeffrey, Clay Welch and Mark Rhodes were recognized as Employees of the Month.

Brookhollow Elementary displays Doors of Invention
Brookhollow Elementary teachers creatively decorated their doors with black historic inventors and their inventions.

MONDAY student holiday and staff development
Monday is a student holiday and staff development day.

Hundreds attend Parents for African-American Academic Success Event (PHOTOS)
Parents, students and community members came out for a day filled with celebration, reflection and motivation. A huge thanks to all who contributed to make this a memorable event.

Let’s Go, LADY PACK!!
Bi-District Girls Basketball Playoff Game Tuesday night!

Super Speller Sally Little!
Lufkin Middle School student, Sally Little, won ‘alternate speller’ for the Regional Bee hosted by Houston Public Media after 14 rounds of competition.

100 Days Smarter! Campuses celebrate 100 days of instruction
Students dress like 100-year-olds to celebrate 100 days of school.

Parents for African-American Academic Success Event Friday and Saturday
Come out for food, fellowship, entertainment, and education. This event is to promote African-American student success.

LHS diver and swimmers heading to Regional competition
Good luck to all of our LHS students competing in Swimming and Diving Regionals next week!

School closed on Friday due to inclement weather
Out of an abundance of caution and concern about icy road conditions, Lufkin ISD will close school on Friday, February 4.

PAAAS Event coming up next week!
Come out Friday night for food and entertainment and then Saturday for the PAAAS Symposium all at the Convention Center downtown.

UIL releases Lufkin’s athletic district for 2022-24
Lufkin High School’s football teams will play in a district with Forney, Lancaster, Longview, McKinney North, North Mesquite, Tyler and West Mesquite in the 2022-24 school years, according to information released by the Texas University Interscholastic League today....

Fun times at the Education Foundation Grant Showcase
Twenty-one grants were given by the Education Foundation this past year to fund innovative teacher ideas in the classroom. The grant showcase at the Convention Center last night displayed those ideas.

MLK poster winner inspired by theme ‘All People Matter’
Emmaly Olivares, third grader at Brandon Elementary, was the first place winner of the MLK poster contest.

TECH TIME: Virtual Tech Cafe for parents
Get your tech questions answered by our experts at the Virtual Tech Cafe.

SFA Strings Project now open for registration!
SFA Strings Project teaches children how to play stringed instruments. Registration is now open for the spring classes.

Play ball!! Baseball/Softball reserved tix on sale Monday!
Fans may purchase a season ticket for $50 beginning next Monday, January 31, Tuesday, February 1 and Wednesday, February 2 from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m. at the DEC building at 701 N. First Street.

Trout Primary’s GOT MILK!
Trout Primary students got to meet “Hallie” the Jersey Cow at the Mobile Dairy Classroom, a division of the Southwest Dairy Museum, Inc.

Mobile planetarium takes students to outer space
When the students climbed in and found a spot to sit on the floor they were looking up, pointing, and saying, “this is cool”.

Evento en español comienza hoy
¡Exclusivamente en español!

Celebrate your birthday while raising money for the Lufkin ISD Education Foundation
All online Facebook donations will go toward funding grants for innovative teacher ideas at Lufkin ISD.

DPS announces waiver for CDLs to assist with school bus driver shortage
“There’s no better time to get your CDL to drive a school bus,” said Assistant Superintendent Daniel Spikes.