“I’m the longest standing employee at Kurth,” she said. “I wouldn’t be here if I didn’t love it.”

Superintendent Lynn Torres announced SreeNidhi “Sree” Kanati as Valedictorian of the Class of 2023, and Braxton Bullock, Salutatorian at the Panthers of Prestige ceremony last night at the Tom Jack Lucas Auditorium.

The fifth graders across the entire district had the opportunity to team build and have fun with one another today at the Pitser Garrison Convention Center before they all become Lufkin Panthers when they enter Lufkin Middle School on Tuesday, August 8, 2023.

The club’s values directly correlate with curriculum for social decorum, character education, life skills and money management.