school

School starts next week in Lufkin and all across East Texas, and kids will be cramming iPods, notebooks, Kindles, phones, a change of shoes, snacks, and maybe even a book into those backpacks. How heavy is too heavy?  If the backpack weighs more than a certain amount, it can knock kids off balance and lead to back problems later on.  Here's the magic number.

Lufkin starts school in a week and a half and back-to-school shopping is in full swing. The amount we're spending on school supplies is, well...a good chunk of a paycheck. Ready for the amount?  We've also got a way to score a free backpack.

This week I heard a co-worker utter the phrase "back to school," and I had to look at my smart phone to check the date.  Really?!  We're on the downhill side of the summer already. If you're a college student, you may be working all summer to build up some funds for tuition this fall cuz it's dang expensive.  We know we're paying a lot, but are Texas schools worth the money?  You might b

It's always a dilemma for parents. Kids create art from the heart all year long in school, and although you've trashed some of it here and there, the end-of-the-year stack takes some consideration because there is guilt involved.  Keep it or junk it?

Angelina College has released the names of 232 students named to the Dean’s Honor List for the Fall 2015 semester.  To qualify, students must have enrolled in at least 12 semester hours of college-level work and have attained a grade point average of 3.5 with no grade lower than a “C”.

According to a press release from the Lufkin Independent School District, a recently passed state House Bill will lead to a few more minutes of school for elementary and primary students.

Burley Primary's annual Turkey Trot was held this past Friday morning on its campus in Lufkin and the event was another huge success.

It's not the student body that has some parents up in arms.

Huge congratulations are in order for Mary Ann Whiteker of Hudson ISD, she was named 2015 Superintendent of the Year (SOTY) by the Texas Association of School Boards in Austin on October 3.

Ahmed Mohamed, a 14-year-old freshman at Irving MacArthur High School, saw a proud creation of a homemade clock result in him going to jail when a teacher thought it was a bomb.

Summer isn't all about lounging by the pool, sleeping late, and playing video games. For some Lufkin students it's about keeping minds sharp and hitting physics camp, and it continues today. These teens are smart!

An East Texas woman posing as a sophomore high school student enrolled at New Life Christian School in Longview was arrested by Longview Police after she provided officers with false information.