by Sheila Adams | Oct 2, 2019 | Day in the Life, Homepage Featured, Lufkin ISD
Mary Gail McCarty has known for a long time that she wanted to have a career helping students learn. She said, “When I was little, I used to sit in front of the mirror and practice teaching.” All that practice paid off for the dyslexic students at Lufkin Middle School...
by Sheila Adams | Sep 24, 2019 | Day in the Life, Homepage Featured, Lufkin ISD
Imagine a silent world where you can’t even hear the sound of your own voice. This is the world that Glena Marcum lives in and thrives in as she teaches deaf students at Trout Primary how to communicate. Her world is similar to her students in that they are all...
by Sheila Adams | Sep 17, 2019 | Day in the Life, Homepage Featured, Lufkin ISD
LHS Athletic Trainer, Alex Nelson, described accepting a job in Lufkin, Texas, a three-day drive from Oregon, as “a leap of faith”. “My mom gave me the idea. She said there would be a lot more job openings in Texas. I had never been to Texas. With that big move, I...
by Sheila Adams | Mar 28, 2019 | Day in the Life, Homepage Featured, Lufkin ISD
The Purple Heart of Excellence Award for March was awarded to Nurse Aida Willis. The award is given monthly to a nurse who has demonstrated extraordinary care of students, detailed records, problem-solving skills among other life-saving skills. Mrs. Willis is a...
by Andy Adams | Dec 6, 2018 | Day in the Life, Homepage Featured, Lufkin ISD
Saul Reyna Carreon loves his job and loves hands-on work. He is the Lead HVAC employee for the district and responsible for the HVAC systems on all campuses and administration buildings. Although he loves to work, it can’t be an easy job keeping 8,300 students and...
