R. L. Turner High School

R. L. Turner High School
Address
1600 South Josey Lane
Carrollton, Dallas County, Texas, 75006
United States
Coordinates 32°56′54″N 96°53′30″W / 32.94828°N 96.8916°W / 32.94828; -96.8916Coordinates: 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 Brooke Hall
Grades 9th through 12th
Enrollment 2,140[1] (2014-2015)
Color(s) White and blue
         
Mascot Lions
Website R. L. Turner High School

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

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

Soccer

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

Notable alumni

  • George Dunham, radio personality
  • Bill Montgomery, All District Quarterback and All-Southwest Conference quarterback at University of Arkansas from 1968-1970
  • Bridget Hall, Top Model
  • Robert Van Winkle (Vanilla Ice) attended but did not graduate from R. L. Turner
  • Keith Moreland, famed Major League Baseball standout and University of Texas broadcaster (All-America in baseball and played football at UT)- now analyst on Chicago Cubs radio network
  • 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
  • Judy Trammell, head choreographer for the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders
  • Kenny Marchant, Representative for Texas's 24th congressional district

References

  1. ↑ Nces.ed.gov
  2. ↑ "R.L. Turner High School Attendance Area Archived February 2, 2017, at the Wayback Machine.." Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District. Retrieved on July 14, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Addison Zoning Map Archived July 14, 2016, at the Wayback Machine.." 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
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