by the Doctors you Trust | Jun 30, 2017 | Health Tips, Lufkin ISD
The past decade has been filled with incredible advances in technology. With the benefits of these advances come challenges. A very important one is figuring out how to raise technically savvy children without harming them by allowing them to lose themselves into a...
by the Doctors you Trust | Jun 30, 2017 | Health Tips, Lufkin ISD
As the activities of summer wind down and we settle into our school year routine it’s important to keep physical activity a part of our daily regimen. So frequently we blame busy schedules on the unhealthy habits we develop. Children will be more successful in...
by the Doctors you Trust | Jun 30, 2017 | Health Tips, Lufkin ISD
The first day of school brings with it a variety of emotions; anticipation mixed with a lot of apprehension. The mixture of conflicting emotions is not limited to the children entering school for the first time in kindergarten, but also those entering middle school,...
by the Doctors you Trust | Jun 30, 2017 | Health Tips, Lufkin ISD
For most families, the most difficult adjustment to the beginning of the school year is sleep. Teenagers who are used to staying up late, school age kids who have had too many sleepovers, and parents who dread getting up early all suffer when school starts. What...
by Andy Adams | Jun 20, 2017 | Athletics, Lufkin High School
Lufkin won all four of its games in its 7-on-7 tournament on June 10 at Abe Martin Stadium to qualify for the state tournament that’s scheduled for the last weekend in June at Veterans Park and Athletic Complex in College Station. Whitehouse also qualified for...
by Andy Adams | Jun 20, 2017 | Lufkin ISD
KILGORE — Region 7 Education Service Center is honored to announce that Dr. LaTonya Goffney, Lufkin ISD Superintendent of Schools, has been selected as the 2017 Regional Superintendent of the Year. Dr. Goffney will now go on to represent the entire region in the...
by Dr. LaTonya Goffney | Jun 18, 2017 | Lufkin ISD, Superintendent's Corner
When I was a little girl, I loved to go to garage sales with my grandmother and get books for pocket change. These books would open up my world from a single-wide trailer house in Coldspring to the endless possibilities of the universe. My favorite books at the time...
by Dr. LaTonya Goffney | Jun 15, 2017 | Lufkin ISD, Superintendent's Corner
This May, I spent a lot of time celebrating graduations. Of course, I am proud of the 485 Lufkin High School graduates. I am proud they are graduating with more than a diploma, but with choices and opportunities. Needless to say, I am also proud of my husband who...
by Dr. LaTonya Goffney | May 22, 2017 | Superintendent's Corner
There will be 485 Lufkin Panthers who will graduate at 8 p.m. Friday at the Abe, and it will be the last time I’ll have the honor to address them as a whole. They were freshmen when I started my position at Lufkin ISD and I’ve had the privilege of getting to watch...
by Dr. LaTonya Goffney | Apr 17, 2017 | Superintendent's Corner
Teachers are at the heart of everything we do at Lufkin ISD, and we are blessed to have the very best. I recently hosted a New Teacher reception for our 2016-17 new teachers to get feedback on their first year at Lufkin ISD. It was so amazing and encouraging to hear...
