Lufkin ISD News

Congratulations to Lufkin ISD Paras and Newcomers of the Year
Congratulations to the Para of the Year employees and Newcomer of the Year employees. Great job!

Young Scholars Virtual Art Showcase
Young Scholars in grades third, fourth and fifth put together a Virtual Art Showcase in order to display their creations. Enjoy!

Congratulations to District Teachers of the Year Garion Taylor and Susan Sowards!
Congratulations, Susan and Garion, and thank you for representing Lufkin ISD!

LHS students’ art pieces chosen for State of Texas High School Art Show
Four students from Lufkin High School have art pieces selected by The Texas Tech University School of Art (TTU SoA) “State of Texas High School Art” competition exhibition.

We celebrate our Lufkin ISD Retirees!!
Best of luck and many thanks to our 2020-2021 Lufkin ISD Retirees!

Thank you for your service!
Congratulations to 192 employees who received Lufkin ISD Service Award pins!

2020 LHS grad inducted into United States Naval Academy
Congratulations to Zachary Hill, a 2020 graduate of Lufkin High School, who was inducted into the Naval Academy Class of 2025.

LISD board accepts Muhlbach’s resignation, approves Ceasar as replacement
“Don Muhlbach has turned in his notice of resignation to be an ever-present grandfather in College Station. He will be sorely missed and irreplaceable. We don’t want to see him go,” said Hall Henderson, board president.

Four LHS students win LISD art scholarship
Briana Cruz, Parker Winthrop, Tyler Drapela, and Samantha Saenz submitted pieces of artwork winning a scholarship and the honor of permanently displaying their art pieces in the Lufkin ISD Administration Building downtown.

Skills USA Nationals: Here we come!
LHS students heading to Nationals after receiving first place in state in Skills USA Game design.

Class of 2021 graduation ceremony video
The Class of 2021 graduated Friday night at the George H. Henderson Expo Center. Click this post to watch the video from Facebook Live.
LHS graduation livestreamed tonight
Click this post to watch the Class of 2021 graduate at the George H. Henderson Expo Center tonight at 8 p.m.

LHS Graduation moved to Expo Center
The LHS Graduation has been moved to the George H. Henderson Expo Center located at 1200 Ellen Trout Drive due to inclement weather.

Hall Henderson named Lufkin ISD School Board President
At the May board meeting, Hall Henderson, Scott Skelton and Matt Knight were sworn in as Lufkin ISD board members after being elected to the board during the May school board election

Panthers of Prestige ceremony recognizes Top 20 students and their Educators of Influence
Panthers of Prestige ceremony honored the Top 20 graduates and their educators of influence.

Rain or shine: LHS graduation scheduled for 8 p.m. Friday
With rain in the forecast for Friday, Superintendent Lynn Torres will make the decision for graduation location Friday afternoon.

Lufkin High School digital Senior Art Show
Lufkin High School seniors display their art creations in a digital art show.

$3.8 million awarded at LHS Scholarship Night; Val and Sal announced
The grand total for scholarships accrued by the Class of 2021 seniors amounts to $3,830,675. This amount includes alumni association scholarships, college and university scholarships, military awards and community donors’ scholarships. At the beginning of the night,...

Three incumbents will be sworn in at next board meeting
Hall Henderson, Matt Knight and Scott Skelton, who were all incumbents, were re-elected to the school board after the final votes were tallied on Saturday. The votes were canvassed at a special called board meeting on Thursday and the candidates will be sworn in at the May board meeting on May 20.

Thirty-two students inducted into 8th cohort of the SFASU STEM Academy
“When you graduate from college, there will be jobs then that we don’t even know about now,” said Dr.Jana Redfield, Associate Director of the SFA STEM Research and Learning Center.

Panthers release 2021 fall football schedule
Click on this post to see the Lufkin Panthers’ 2021 varsity, JV and freshman football schedules.

Four things families should know about the 2021 STAAR test
STAAR is just one of the many ways to measure student learning. Parents should discuss their child’s results with their child’s teachers in the fall.

LHS Choir teacher makes good on chicken wing promise
LHS Choir teacher motivates student with chicken wings to make Kantori Sweepstakes. Buffalo Wild Wings stepped in to make good on her promise.

Congratulations to the Panther Pride’s 2021-22 Senior Sergeants!

Accounting team back to UIL state competition
“Ms. Holcomb trains winners,” said Paige Rawlinson one of the juniors on the accounting team heading to state this weekend.