Rudolph running at the mall

Each year there is a tradition in Lufkin that everyone looks forward to; something that begins the holiday season. Every Christmas a 38 foot oilfield pumping unit, better known as, Rudolph, provided by Lufkin Industries, is set up in the parking lot of the Lufkin Mall. According to Viron Barbay, Lufkin... [Read more]

FCCLA helping during the holiday season

The FCCLA will be giving toys Dec. 17 to the Salvation Army in support of the Angel Tree Adoption Program. “Years ago we did an organization with the “shoe box” where boxes were stuffed with goods and toys, then shipped to other countries. The students decided that they wanted to do... [Read more]

Soccer girls working at Sonic

When the new facilities at Jase Magers soccer field are through being built, they won’t necessarily be ready for use. There are still more supplies needed to ultimately complete the project. In order to raise money to purchase the basic provisions, the girls junior varsity and varsity soccer teams... [Read more]

Santoyo learns about Hispanic heritage on PASF trip to Mexico

Carmen Santoyo goes to Mexico through PASF Senior Carmen Santoyo, vice-president of the PASF Spanish club, had a chance to learn more about her Hispanic heritage when she earned a trip to Mexico from Nov. 20-25. “I’m glad that I got to know more about each state of Mexico and more about where... [Read more]

Students Sign Petition Against Robotics Schedule

Mary Rojo Managing Editor Seniors of the robotics team utilize their leadership qualities by creating a petition against a Gold-Purple Schedule–an alternating schedule that splits the robotics team so that the extracurricular hour limit is met. All school organizations working on a task during after... [Read more]

Ground broken for new soccer locker rooms

Walking all the way to the visitors side of the football stadium just to use the bathroom got tiring and frustrating for Lufkin Panther soccer fans. But beginning this season, fans and players at Jase Majers will have new bathrooms to use, easily accessible from the field, along with a locker room and... [Read more]