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R. L. Turner High School
Address
Map
1600 South Josey Lane

Carrollton
,
Dallas County
,
Texas
,
75006

United States
Coordinates32°56′54″N 96°53′30″W / 32.94828°N 96.8916°W / 32.94828; -96.8916
Information
School typePublic, Secondary
MottoCharacter Counts!
Opened1903
School districtCarrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District
PrincipalChad Hunter
Staff136.27 (FTE)[1]
Grades9th through 12th
Enrollment2,107 (2022-23)[1]
Student to teacher ratio15.46[1]
Color(s)White, black and blue
     
MascotLion
Websiteturner.cfbisd.edu

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

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The Turner Lions compete in the following sports:[6]

Soccer

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The Turner soccer team won the District 18-AAAA Championship in 2009 and 2011.

Notable alumni

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  • 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

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  1. ^ a b c "TURNER H S". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved August 2, 2024.
  2. ^ "R.L. Turner High School Attendance Area." Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District. Retrieved on July 14, 2016.
  3. ^ "Addison Zoning Map." City of Addison. Retrieved on July 14, 2016.
  4. ^ "Existing Land Use." City of Farmers Branch. Retrieved on July 14, 2016.
  5. ^ "2015 Accountability Rating System". Texas Education Agency.
  6. ^ The Athletics Department
  7. ^ "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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