Panther Pride prepares for Christmas Spectacular

The Panther Pride has begun preparing for their Christmas Spectacular show on Dec. 17. “It’s just a really short kind of recital where Panther Pride does a lot of dances that are all Christmas-themed,” Captain Madeline DuBose said. “It gets everyone in the Christmas spirit.” According to DuBose,... [Read more]

Diamond Dolls getting ready for season

Led by Cinda Taylor, mother of senior baseball player, Wes Taylor, is a group of girls that sponsors the Lufkin boys baseball teams and booster club, called the Diamond Dolls. During baseball season, the girls involved help out by working the concession stand at the games, making goody bags for the players,... [Read more]

Annie musical

The 1982 film “Annie,” based off of an early 1900 comic strip called Little Orphan Annie, will be put to action in the Lufkin Middle School auditorium. Many members from Lufkin High School will be on stage playing the roles of the cast of “Annie” for  people awaiting the performance. Members... [Read more]

Robotics Team captains selected

Jeffin James and Ariel Hardin were recently named team captains of LHS Robotics team The 2009-2010 Robotics team captains, Ariel Hardin and Jeffin James, were announced last Monday. According to Supervisor Robyn Segrest, the format for choosing the team captains changed this year. “Before, we’d... [Read more]

Honor America Night slated for Saturday

A spectacular fireworks show, hot dog dinner, and patriotic performances from all of the Lufkin ISD bands is what will be taking place on Saturday at the 15th annual Honor America Night. From 5 p.m. until 6:30 p.m., an All American Dinner including hot dogs, chips, a drink, and America’s favorite desserts–apple... [Read more]

SAT testing slated for Nov. 7

Seniors who are planning on attending a college or university who haven’t taken the Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT) should plan on registering for the next available testing date scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 7 at Lufkin High School. Anyone taking the SAT on this date should arrive at the school... [Read more]

Senior Candle Light Pep-Rally

About 740 candles and more than 500 glow sticks have been gathered up for the annual Candle Light Pep Rally tomorrow night at Abe Martin Stadium, sponsored by the 2010 class. Student Council Sponsor Patricia White and the members of Student Council are going to be involved in decorating the stadium. “This... [Read more]

Students well on way to giving someone a home

Building Trades lays the foundation for competition. Calvin Fry, Building Trades instructor, has issued the blueprints of the Habitat for Humanity Home to all of his students, and the students are not wasting a single second in order to be finished by Skills USA spring competition, which judges students’... [Read more]

Senior takes first place in Drug Awareness contest

Senior Kelley Chance’s art took first place in the Red Ribbon Billboard contest. Chance first learned about the contest from a poster that was hung on the wall in the art wing at school. “Mrs. Davis put a poster up in the art wing and kept reminding and encouraging me to enter,” he... [Read more]