In 2010, the Lufkin Pro Day Group was formed to recognize and honor graduates of Angelina County schools who have enjoyed a successful career with an emphasis on those who have played professional sports.
Lufkin High School is still a Class 5A school in District 14-5A, in the latest realignment by the University Interscholastic League. In what turned out to be a minor reshuffling, the UIL is keeping Lufkin's "Friday night lights" in the same district with four high schools in Montgomery County, but has added two new schools.
2011 will always be a special year for the Aguilar family of Lufkin. They'll look back on it with pride, and maybe a little wistful sadness, because it will be remembered as the year the baby of their family of 11 children graduated from Lufkin High School.
Dozens of Lufkin High School seniors have been awarded a total of $3.6 million in college scholarships. 2011 has been the biggest year for scholarships ever in Lufkin.