Lufkin ISD News
Enjoy Spring Break next week and early release on Friday!
Enjoy Spring Break next week and early release on Friday!
Kurth Primary receives donation from Z&OO Railroad for playground equipment
The Z&OO Advisory Board of Directors presented a check to Kurth Primary Principal Dana Bickley at the Lufkin Host Lions Club weekly meeting today.
Brookhollow Elementary celebrates Black History Month with rhythm and song
Brookhollow Elementary celebrated Black History Month today with a program from the fifth grade students.
LHS STEM students participate in State Science Fair
Eight Lufkin High School STEM Academy students are advancing to the state level in the Texas Science and Engineering Fair.
LISD celebrates Educational Diagnosticians’ Week
LISD celebrates Educational Diagnosticians’ week celebrating educational diagnosticians and their contribution to positive student outcomes.
Panther Players compete at One-Act Play District contest TODAY!
The UIL One-Act Play District contest is today, March 4th at Whitehouse High School. Good luck, Panther Players!
Administrative Services Employees of the Month
Three Administrative Services Employees recognized for going above and beyond.
Herty Primary celebrates Dr. Seuss and National Read Across America Day
National Read Across America Day is celebrated on March 2nd, the birthday of Dr. Seuss. The annual event is part of Read Across America, an initiative on reading created by the National Education Association.
105 MEDALS ….enough said.
Members of the Lufkin Panther Band performed very well earning 105 medals at the UIL Region 21 Solo and Ensemble Contest.
Anderson Elementary celebrates Black History Month through art
Students at Anderson Elementary learned about Black History Month through different mediums of art. The hallway walls are covered with paintings, sketches and stories of famous African-American scholars and inventors.
Lufkin ISD PR Team is Golden – three gold STAR Awards at TSPRA!
The Lufkin ISD PR team received three gold STAR awards at the Texas School Public Relations Association’s membership conference in Round Rock, Texas last week.
Love is in the air! FCCLA fundraiser gets mushy.
Lufkin High School Principal Andre Emmons, along with Associate Principal Harlan Neal and CTE Director Stephen Rhoades, kissed farm animals to help raise money for the Lufkin High School Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA).
Drill team tryout meeting scheduled for Tuesday evening
A tryout meeting for the Lufkin Dance Program is scheduled for Tuesday evening at Lufkin High School.
LHS Business Professionals of America State Qualifiers
Congratulations to eleven high school students heading to state in School Business Professionals of America competition.
Drill Teams SHINE at the Marching Auxiliaries East Texas Regional Championship
Panther Pride, JV Drill and LMS Drill Teams attended the Marching Auxiliaries East Texas Regional Championship at Nacogdoches High School this past Saturday. LOOK AT ALL OF THE AWARDS!
What to expect with UIL realignment
“Here’s what I know about Lufkin. We will show up. We will do what is right,” said Lynn Torres, Superintendent.
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.