by Sheila Adams | Oct 28, 2019 | Homepage Featured, Lufkin ISD
Ana Villanueva’s 6th, 7th, and 8th grade Spanish classes have been learning about Hispanic culture and the Día de Muertos or Day of the Dead that will take place October 31st through November 2nd. The project encouraged students to do a report and make a shadow...
by Sheila Adams | Oct 28, 2019 | Homepage Featured, Lufkin ISD
According to the RedRibbon.org website, since its beginning in 1985, the Red Ribbon has come to symbolize drug prevention worldwide. In response to the murder of DEA Agent Enrique Camarena, angered parents and youth in communities came together and began wearing red...
by Sheila Adams | Oct 21, 2019 | Homepage Featured, Lufkin ISD, Superintendent's Corner
What does United Way mean to Lufkin ISD? It means that educating students when they come to school can be the main priority because our generous community has taken away many of the barriers for children associated with the basic necessities of life — food, clothing...
by Sheila Adams | Oct 17, 2019 | Homepage Featured, Lufkin ISD
Congratulations to the 2019-2020 Lufkin ISD Leadership Academy! This is the fourth year for a cohort of Lufkin ISD employees to come together for the sole purpose of honing leadership skills. The class will meet monthly and will listen to speakers, do a book study,...
by Sheila Adams | Oct 10, 2019 | Homepage Featured, Lufkin ISD
Angela Pool, 1st grade teacher at Burley Primary, was awarded the Dawn Youdan Memorial Teacher Grant given annually by the Angelina Rotary Club. This year, two teachers were awarded $1,000 each for an innovative classroom idea. Mrs. Pool’s grant idea was...
by Sheila Adams | Oct 10, 2019 | Day in the Life, Homepage Featured, Lufkin ISD
Three years ago, a young boy named Cody called out hello from the car window to a crossing guard at the corner of Chestnut and York not knowing that he would inspire that crossing guard to spread joy waving to every parent and child that passes by. “It started with a...
by Sheila Adams | Oct 9, 2019 | Homepage Featured, Lufkin ISD
Lufkin ISD Police Officer Lieutenant David Rodriguez and Lufkin ISD Director of Nursing Jan Fulbright conducted the first Stop the Bleed training beginning with the primary school leaders. Lufkin ISD is training staff and 7th through 12th grade students on the...
by Sheila Adams | Oct 9, 2019 | Homepage Featured, Lufkin ISD
The Outdoor Learning Classroom at Slack Elementary, funded with a grant from the Lufkin ISD Education Foundation, has three new residents in the beautiful space. Ivonne Hunt, a paraprofessional at Slack Elementary and owner of Bald Hill Poultry, donated three chickens...
by Sheila Adams | Oct 4, 2019 | Homepage Featured, Lufkin ISD
Representatives from Georgia-Pacific presented a check in the amount of $5,000 to the Lufkin ISD Career Technical Education (CTE) program at Lufkin High School to help finance students going to state and national competitions. Georgia-Pacific has a vested interest in...
