Mrs. Glenda Keel, mother to Principal Jill Riggs, makes some awesome pickles every year. She grows a beautiful garden and she shares her bounty with us here at Herty! Thank you, Mrs. Keel, for catering to the staff at Herty Primary.

Shoutout to Lufkin’s First Baptist Church for blessing our Herty Staff with Chick Fil-A! Thank you all for thinking of us!!

Students in Heather Jacks’ class made Text to Self Connections last week with the fun read-aloud The Relatives Came. Click on read more for a few samples from these savvy second graders!

Monday, September 7th is Labor Day. Lufkin ISD observes this holiday and school will not be in session.

From left to right, Counselor Heather Gilbert, Assistant Principal Amanda Gentry, Principal Jill Riggs, Instructional Coach Bridget Grubb and Literacy Interventionist Nikki Neal.  Your Herty staff is excited for the upcoming year!  

LISD has closed school for Thursday and Friday, August 27th and 28th, due to Hurricane Laura. Click on “read more” for a direct message from LISD Superintendent Lynn Torres.

Herty staff is “nacho” average teachers! Staff members enjoyed a nacho luncheon to kick off spring break! Click on “read more” for pictures of this Fiesta-festive feast.

School will resume on March 16, 2020.

Herty students celebrated Dr. Suess’s birthday on Read-Across America Day earlier this week. Thanks to the numerous community volunteers that came in and read to our students! Also, shout out to Miss Walker and the reading lab ladies in all their efforts to make this day so special.

Herty Primary celebrated Black History with a musical performance by the first graders. Click on “read more” for pictures of this event.

Herty staff supports Gunnar Shadden by wearing their epilepsy awareness t-shirts. #HertyHasHeart

Friday, February 14th, will be a holiday for Lufkin ISD. No school that day!

It’s National Counselor’s Week and Herty Primary has the best! Thank you Miss Gilbert for all you do for all of our students and staff!

Kindergarten graduation pictures will be made Tuesday, February 11th.

Herty’s UIL teams recently competed with other schools across the district. Our students competed in music memory, storytelling and creative writing.

We are SUPER proud of all our students. Our music team placed 6th. In creative writing, Carson placed 2nd, Mibella placed 3rd and Adelina placed 6th. Congrats to the kiddos. Also, a big thank you goes out to Mrs. Nickle, Ms. Beaudion and Mrs. Bryce for all the time and effort to coach the kids in this extra-curricular activity!

Click on “read more” for pictures of the awards ceremony held at Lufkin High School.

Join Herty Primary PTK in a movie night from 5:30-7:30 on Jan. 24th in Herty Primary’s gym. Admission is free. Concessions will be available ….. pizza, nachos, popcorn, candy and drinks will be available for purchase.

In observance of Dr. Martin Luther King’s birthday, Lufkin ISD staff and students will be “out of school” on Monday, January 20th.

School will resume on January 7th for students. January 6th will be a Staff Development day for Lufkin ISD.

Happy retirement to Mrs. Dessie! Thank you for your service to Lufkin ISD!

Click on “read more” for pictures this week at Herty Primary!

Click on “read more” for pictures from Herty’s annual Kindergarten Christmas musical performance. Thank you, Miss H, for all you do for our students! It was a precious production.

Herty Kindergarten will perform a Christmas musical for parents on December 17th at 1:00 pm.

We are blessed at Herty Primary! We have many, many things to be thankful for. Click on “read more” for numerous pictures of the Thanksgiving feast.