Seniors ‘eat up’ band trip to Cozumel

Natalie Phillips, Managing Editor
May 18, 2011

During TAKS week, 21 Lufkin Band seniors traveled to Progresso and Cozumel, Mexico on the Carnival Ecstasy Cruise ship as part of the annual band senior trip. The group left Galveston port at the beginning of the week and returned that Saturday afternoon. For many of the students it was their first... Read more »

Honor America Night and NAMMB slated for Saturday

Amber Hadnot, Staff Writer
November 5, 2010

Honor America Night and National Association of Military Marching Bands (NAMMB), a band competition, will be this Saturday. The LHS band will perform at SFA Stadium for a chance to be recognized as the best military marching band in the state. This will be the first time in years that the band has competed... Read more »

Majorettes Forest Festival Performance Memorable

October 4, 2010

The Lufkin High School Majorettes performed for the first time at the Angelina County Forest Festival Sept. 24. “We didn’t compete, we just did an exposition,” said senior Paige Parker, one of the Co-Head Majorettes. “It was a nice change from other things that we’ve done because we normally... Read more »

Honor America Night slated for Saturday

November 5, 2009

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 »

Lufkin band receives first division at marching contest

October 22, 2009

The Panther Band took the superior rating last week at the Region 21 UIL Marching contest held at Stephen F. Austin State University. The rating comes from weeks of morning practices and Monday night rehearsals to perfect the seven-minute drill. “Monday night practices are a good way to get together,... Read more »

Band Member Goes To Emergency Room

August 28, 2009

As fans attending the Panther’s season opener last week watched the Panther Band halftime performance, most were unaware that one of the baritone players has fully recovered after being rushed to the emergency room earlier in the week. Senior Ray Flores suffered from a collapsed lung on Tuesday... Read more »

Senior band members travel to Mexico, despite swine flu warning

April 29, 2009

Chasity Monschein Editor-in-Chief According to the Center for Disease Control, 141 cases of swine flu have been confirmed in the United States and Americans are urged not to go to countries with swine flu outbreaks. Swine flu is a respiratory virus that originated from pigs and is spread by infected... Read more »

Bands come home with disappointing results at Sightreading

April 14, 2009

Aaron Lewis The Lufkin High School Concert and Symphonic bands participated in the UIL Sightreading Contest April 8 and 9 at Whitehouse High School and neither band played as well as they would have liked. The Concert band made a 2 on sightreading and a 3 on stage, and the Symphonic band made a 2 on... Read more »

Band Preparing for UIL Sightreading Contest

April 6, 2009

Aaron Lewis Staff Writer The Lufkin High School band is preparing for the UIL Sightreading contest that will be hosted in Whitehouse on April 8 and 9. The band’s previous contest was at Solo and Ensemble Contest at SFA on Feb. 6 and 7, and they came home with 83 first division ratings. Freshman... Read more »