R. L. Turner High School

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{{Infobox school

| name = R. L. Turner High School

| image = RLTurner logo.png

| imagesize = 200px

| motto = Character Counts!

| opened = 1903

| district = Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District

| streetaddress = 1600 South Josey Lane

| city = Carrollton

| county = Dallas County

| postcode = 75006

| state = Texas

| country = U.S.

| coordinates = {{Coord|32.94828|-96.8916|type:edu_region:US-TX|display=inline,title}}

| pushpin_map = Texas#USA

| fundingtype = Public

| schooltype = Secondary

| grades = 9th through 12th

| principal = Chad Hunter{{cite web |title=Meet the Principal |url=https://turner.cfbisd.edu/campus-information/administration/meet-the-principal |website=R. L. Turner High School |access-date=10 March 2025}}

| enrollment = 2,010 (2023-2024){{cite web|url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=4813050&SchoolPageNum=3&ID=481305000806|title=TURNER H S|publisher=National Center for Education Statistics|access-date=December 21, 2024}}

| ratio = 13.97

| staff = 143.90 (FTE)

| mascot = Lion

| colors = White, black and blue
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| homepage = {{URL2|https://turner.cfbisd.edu}}

| picture =

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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."[http://www.cfbisd.edu/files/_1XCGr_/97e43a4a81cd196a3745a49013852ec4/Attendance-Zone-Map-Turner.pdf R.L. Turner High School Attendance Area]." Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District. Retrieved on July 14, 2016."[https://workspace.nctcog.org/ED/DevEx/DevEx%20Document%20Library/Addison%20Zoning%20Map%202013.pdf Addison Zoning Map]." City of Addison. Retrieved on July 14, 2016."[http://www.farmersbranchtx.gov/DocumentCenter/View/769 Existing Land Use]." City of Farmers Branch. Retrieved on July 14, 2016.

In 2015, the school was rated "Met Standard" by the Texas Education Agency.{{cite web|url = https://rptsvr1.tea.texas.gov/perfreport//account/2015/srch.html?srch=C|title = 2015 Accountability Rating System|publisher=Texas Education Agency}}

Athletics

The Turner Lions compete in the following sports:[http://www.theathleticsdepartment.com/schools/Carrollton-Turner/ The Athletics Department]

=Soccer=

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

Notable alumni

  • 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-11-19-ca-3800-story.html|title=Short Takes : Vanilla Ice's Facade Is Melting |newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=1990-11-19|accessdate=2022-10-01|quote=Vanilla Ice [...] said he went to Turner in his junior and senior years.}}

References

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  • http://rlt.cfbisd.edu/news.php