R. L. Turner High School
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Secondary school in Carrollton, Dallas County, Texas, United States
R. L. Turner High School | |
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Address | |
1600 South Josey Lane , , , 75006 United States | |
Coordinates | 32°56′54″N 96°53′30″W / 32.94828°N 96.8916°W / 32.94828; -96.8916 |
Information | |
School type | Public, Secondary |
Motto | Character Counts! |
Opened | 1903 |
School district | Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District |
Principal | Chad Hunter |
Staff | 135.03 (FTE)[1] |
Grades | 9th through 12th |
Enrollment | 2,106 (2019-20)[1] |
Student to teacher ratio | 15.60[1] |
Color(s) | White, black and blue |
Mascot | Lion |
Website | turner |
R. L. Turner High School is a public high school located in Carrollton, Texas, (USA) in the Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District. The school serves portions of Carrollton, Farmers Branch, and Addison.[2][3][4]
In 2015, the school was rated "Met Standard" by the Texas Education Agency.[5]
Athletics[edit]
The Turner Lions compete in the following sports:[6]
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Cross Country
- Football
- Golf
- Powerlifting
- Soccer
- Softball
- Swimming and Diving
- Tennis
- Track and Field
- Volleyball
- Wrestling
Soccer[edit]
The Turner soccer team won the District 18-AAAA Championship in 2009 and 2011.
Notable alumni[edit]
- George Dunham, radio personality
- Abraham George, Chairman Republican Party of Texas
- Henry Godinez, Noted Latino theater director and writer
- Bridget Hall, Top Model
- Bob Jackson, former professional football player
- Andrew Magee, PGA Tour member, has 4 tournament wins and is the only one on the PGA to have a hole-in-one on a par four
- Kenny Marchant, Representative for Texas's 24th congressional district
- Bill Montgomery, All District Quarterback and All-Southwest Conference quarterback at the University of Arkansas from 1968-1970
- Keith Moreland, famed Major League Baseball standout and University of Texas broadcaster (All-America in baseball and played football at UT), a former analyst on Chicago Cubs Radio Network.
- Judy Trammell, head choreographer for the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders
- Vanilla Ice, rapper famous for his hit song Ice Ice Baby.[7]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "TURNER H S". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved August 16, 2021.
- ^ "R.L. Turner High School Attendance Area." Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District. Retrieved on July 14, 2016.
- ^ "Addison Zoning Map." City of Addison. Retrieved on July 14, 2016.
- ^ "Existing Land Use." City of Farmers Branch. Retrieved on July 14, 2016.
- ^ "2015 Accountability Rating System". Texas Education Agency.
- ^ The Athletics Department
- ^ "Short Takes : Vanilla Ice's Facade Is Melting". Los Angeles Times. November 19, 1990. Retrieved October 1, 2022.
Vanilla Ice [...] said he went to Turner in his junior and senior years.
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