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Robert Turner College and Career High School

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Robert Turner High School and Career College
Location
4717 Bailey Road

,
77584

United States
Information
TypeCollege and Career High School
EstablishedJuly 2013
School districtPearland Independent School District
PrincipalKai Bouchard
Grades9-12
Color(s)Blue and Black    
Team nameRailcats. A Rail Cat is a resilient cat that lives in a rail yard. During the 1890s the town of Pearland was settled along the Gulf, Colorado, and Santa Fe rail line. With this in mind, the mascot options for Turner College & Career High School were based on railroad themes. In October, 2012 the community voted and selected the winning mascot, the Rail Cat.
Websitewww.pearlandisd.org/turner

Robert Turner College and Career High School is a public high school located in Pearland, Texas, United States. It is one of three high schools in the Pearland Independent School District. In 2015, the school was rated "satisfactory" by the Texas Education Agency.[1] Turner offers the opportunity to get their high school degree and Associates degree in only 4 years. They offer Culinary School, Computer Science, Dentistry, and more.

Namesake

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Mr. Robert Turner was the Pearland Independent School District Superintendent from 1968 - 1978. In February 2007, the school board voted to name the next high school campus Robert Turner High School. In March 2012, the school board voted to open a college & career high school. The school opened in August 2013.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "2015 Accountability Reports". Texas Education Agency.
  2. ^ "About Us / School History".

https://www.pearlandisd.org/Domain/748

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