by Sheila Adams | Mar 1, 2024 | Homepage Featured, Lufkin ISD
“When I grow up, I want to be a scientist or an astronaut,” fifth grader Bray’aunna Delane said. “She was a big inspiration to me.” The “she” was born in 1956—someone like Bray’aunna who loves math and science. Someone she might not...
by Sheila Adams | Feb 29, 2024 | Homepage Featured, Lufkin ISD
Cailyn Crow, a senior at Lufkin High School, has been issued a fast pass straight to Los Angeles, CA, for the Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair hosted by the Society for Science. The judges at the East Texas Regional Science Fair in Kilgore in...
by Sheila Adams | Feb 29, 2024 | Homepage Featured, Lufkin ISD
Dr. Angela Johnson has been named the Project Director for the Stronger Connections Program. Through the Stronger Connections grant, Dr. Johnson will be responsible for building a student support program to address school climate and establish a student support team...
by Sheila Adams | Feb 28, 2024 | Homepage Featured, Lufkin ISD
Alison Hillis Jenny McQuilkin Wayne Haglund Everyone has a story. The first Lufkin Living Library Event made that evident. The event was a unique collection of “human books” held on Monday evening at the Museum of East Texas. Three of the participants were...
by Sheila Adams | Feb 27, 2024 | Homepage Featured, Lufkin ISD
The Lufkin school district has named Josh Williams, current director of Technology, the new Chief Technology Officer (CTO). Brad Stewart, previous CTO, resigned to take a position with the private sector. Williams earned his Bachelor of Technical Management from DeVry...
by Sheila Adams | Feb 26, 2024 | Homepage Featured, Lufkin ISD
R2 GEAR UP has fourteen Lufkin Middle School eighth grade students selected to participate in the GeoFORCE Academy for the next four summers. GeoFORCE is a partner out of the UT Austin Jackson School of Geosciences that provides summer academies which introduce GEAR...
by Sheila Adams | Feb 23, 2024 | Homepage Featured, Lufkin ISD
Lufkin Middle School hosted a Touch-A-Truck event today where students had the opportunity to interact closely with a variety of vehicles ranging from a towering fire truck to sleek patrol cars, a SWAT vehicle, an ambulance and even a helicopter. The drivers/pilots...
by Sheila Adams | Feb 22, 2024 | Homepage Featured, Lufkin ISD
Brookhollow Elementary held its first Nacho Average Family Night on Monday, Feb. 19. Parents and students enjoyed a free nacho snack while listening to a STAAR informational presentation prepared by grade level teachers. Following the presentation, parents and...
by Sheila Adams | Feb 20, 2024 | Homepage Featured, Lufkin ISD
Adriana Solis has been named the director of Bilingual/ESL Programs with Lufkin ISD. She will replace Dr. Betsy Mijares who has been with the district for the past 19 years and is taking a position with the T.L.L Temple Foundation as the program officer of Education...
