| Lufkin High School | |
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| Established | 1905 |
| Type | Free public |
| Principal | Mark Smith |
| Students | 2,350 |
| Grades | 9th through 12th |
| Location | Lufkin, Texas, USA |
| District | Lufkin Independent School District |
| Colors | Purple and Gold |
| Mascot | Panther |
| Website | Lufkin High Website |
Lufkin High School is a public secondary school located in Angelina County, Texas (USA). It serves the Lufkin area as part of the Lufkin Independent School District. The current Lufkin High School was formed in 1970 by consolidation of Lufkin High School and Lufkin Dunbar High School, the formerly African-American High School in Lufkin.
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Athletics
Lufkin High School participates in the 5A Classification of the University Interscholastic League in football, basketball, baseball, track and field, and other sports and competition. The football team plays at Abe Martin stadium, named for legendary TCU, and former Lufkin High, coach Abe Martin. Current football coach John Outlaw turned Lufkin into a Texas football powerhouse, winning a state championship in 2001.[1] Both the boys/girls basketball teams play at the Panther Gymnasium off of the high school campus The baseball team plays at Morris Frank Park named for Morris Frank, former sports writer Both the boys/girls Soccer teams play at Jase Magers Soccer Complex on the High School Campus, named for the late girls' soccer coach and teacher. The mascot of the Lufkin High School sports teams is the black-furred puma, known locally as the black panther. The black panther is a rare melanistic variant (opposite of albino) of the puma, which normally has a reddish fur. The school fight song is "On, You Panthers" sung to the tune of "On, Wisconsin," the fight song of the University of Wisconsin.
Notable alumni
- Bradford, Amy - Softball pitcher for the University of Texas
- Bradford, Brian - Punter for the University of Texas
- Crawford, Annabelle - Famous Giant Anteater Trainer
- Hadnot, Rex - Left Guard for the Miami Dolphins
- Kiel, Terrance - Safety for Texas A&M university and San Diego chargers
- McNeal, Reginald ("Reggie") - Quarterback for Texas A&M then WR for the Cincinnati Bengals(released)
- Mullbach, Don - Center for the Detroit lions
- Strinden, Emily - Soccer Player for the University of Kansas
