Lufkin High School

Lufkin High School
Address
309 Medford Drive
Lufkin, Texas 75901
United States
Coordinates Coordinates: 31°20′09″N 94°41′17″W / 31.3357°N 94.6881°W / 31.3357; -94.6881
Information
School type Public high school
Established 1905
School district Lufkin Independent School District
Principal Kurt Stephens
Grades 9–12
Enrollment 2246[1] (2012)
Color(s)           Purple & Gold
Athletics conference UIL Class 6A
Mascot Panthers/Lady Panthers
Yearbook Fang
Website Lufkin High School

Lufkin High School is a public high school located in Lufkin, Texas (United States) and classified as a 6A school by the UIL. It is part of the Lufkin Independent School District that serves the Lufkin area and central Angelina County. The current Lufkin High School was formed in 1970 by consolidation of Lufkin High School and Dunbar High School,[2] the formerly African-American School in Lufkin. In 2015, the school was rated "Met Standard" by the Texas Education Agency.[3]

Academics

Athletics

Lufkin High School student athletes compete as the Panthers in the following sports:[5]

State titles

Lufkin (UIL)

Lufkin Dunbar (PVIL)

(Prior to 1980, Class 4A was the largest UIL classification)

Fine arts

The Lufkin High School Panther Band received the only superior rating of (1,1,1) at all UIL Marching Competitions 2008 through 2014. The band also won the 5A Military state marching title in 2014 at the NAMMB Military State Marching Contest for the first time in the school's history.[9] The Lufkin High School choir received a 1 at competition for 2008–2009, and every year for the past eight years. The Lufkin High School have been participating in competitions and emsembles. The choir performs concerts and popshows that are thrills to others. The Lufkin High School theater department also advanced to area competition in 2013, and district competition in 2014.

Notable alumni

References

External links

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 11/4/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.