Lamar High School (Arlington, Texas)
| Mirabeau B. Lamar High School | |
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| Arlington, Texas, Tarrant County, 76012 United States  |
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| Type | Public High School |
| Established | 1970 |
| Principal | Jeff Provence |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Number of students | approx. 2800 (2009-2010 academic year) |
| School Color(s) | Navy Blue, Gold |
| Athletics | UIL District 4-5A |
| Mascot | Vikings |
| Rival | Arlington High School |
| Yearbook | Valhalla |
| Website | Lamar High School |
Mirabeau B. Lamar High School is a secondary school in Arlington, Texas. It is named for Mirabeau B. Lamar, the second president of the Republic of Texas, and located at 1400 West Lamar Boulevard.
The school, which handles grades 9 through 12, is a part of the Arlington Independent School District. The current principal is Jeff Provence, who replaced Jimmy Jones in 2006 after Jones retired at the end of the 2005-06 school year. The school mascot is a viking, and the school colors are navy blue and gold. As of May 21, 2007, 2,683 students attend the school, making it the third largest high school in the city. [1]
Lamar was recognized in 1995 as one of the nation's top 50 high schools by U.S. News and World Report. Lamar boasts an unusually strong alumni base and has several outside websites related to its extracurricular and alumni activities.
Lamar High School serves areas of Northern Arlington and Northwestern Grand Prairie. It is racially and culturally integrated, with large populations of Latino and African-American students.
In addition to athletics programs, Lamar competes in UIL Academics, Academic Decathlon, and many fine arts activities. Lamar was the TMEA Honor Orchestra in 2005. LHS offers AP classes in the following subjects: English Literature, English Language, Latin, Spanish, French, German, Music Theory, U.S. History, World History, European History, Psychology, US Government, Comparative Government, Economics, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Calculus, and Statistics.
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[edit] History
Lamar opened in 1970 as AISD's third high school. Lamar relieved Arlington High School and Sam Houston High School. Cathy Brown of The Dallas Morning News said that Lamar's effect on Sam Houston was "minimal" because there were very few housing units located north of Division and east of Collins.[1] Brown said that "[t]he effect on Arlington High School was huge" since the housing in the Arlington zone north to division had been moved to Lamar. 12th grade students that had been zoned out of Arlington High School continued to attend Arlington High School, despite being in the Lamar zone.[1]
In 1982 Martin High School opened. Brown said that Sam Houston and Lamar were "relatively unaffected" by the opening of Martin, located in southwest Arlington.[1]
[edit] City Rivalry
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- Previously known as the Peach Bowl, the Colt-Viking Rivalry
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- Arlington Lamar High and Arlington High
[edit] Sports
For the Spring of 2012, plenty of hopes are pinned to the senior-rich varsity baseball roster. Returning 12 Seniors for the 2011 campaign, along with two Junior standouts who both saw playing time as sophomores, the squad is confident and poised to reach its potential during the 2012 regular season and playoffs. Fans are regularly linking to lamarbaseball.com for updates, and following the team on Facebook and Twitter.
Football Lamar High School's football team regularly plays deep into the state playoffs, with the best finish coming in 1990. That year, the Vikings reached the Class 5A Regular Division (now Class 5A-Division II) state championship game, where they lost to Aldine, 27-10, at the Houston Astrodome. The game was broadcast nationally on ESPN.
On two occasions, the Vikes reached the state semi-finals before suffering a season-ending loss. The 2000 team lost to Tyler John Tyler in the Class 5A-Division II semi-finals at Texas Stadium. In 2003, the Vikings fell in the Class 5A-Division I semi-finals to The Woodlands at Round Rock ISD Stadium.
Lamar reached the state playoffs for thirteen consecutive seasons from 1988 to 2000, setting an Arlington ISD record for post-season consistency.
Lamar's playoff teams: [2]
| YEAR | TITLE | W-L-T |
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| 2010 | Bi-District Qualifiers | 5-6 |
| 2009 | Bi-District Qualifiers | 6-5 |
| 2004 | District Co-Champions | 8-3 |
| 2003 | State Semi-Finalists | 13-1 |
| 2002 | State Quarter-Finalists | 11-2 |
| 2000 | State Semi-Finalists | 10-5 |
| 1999 | Bi-District Champions | 8-4 |
| 1998 | District Champions | 9-2 |
| 1997 | Area Finalists | 10-2 |
| 1996 | Area Finalists | 9-3 |
| 1995 | State Quarter-Finalists | 12-1-1 |
| 1994 | Regional Finalists | 11-1-1 |
| 1993 | Area Finalists | 9-3 |
| 1992 | Bi-District Qualifiers | 9-2 |
| 1991 | Regional Finalists | 12-1 |
| 1990 | State Finalists | 14-1 |
| 1989 | State Quarter-Finalists | 13-1 |
| 1988 | State Quarter-Finalists | 11-3 |
| 1986 | District Champions | 9-1 |
| 1981 | District Champions | 9-1 |
| 1978 | Bi-District Qualifiers | 10-1 |
| 1977 | Regional Finalists | 9-3 |
[edit] Notable alumni
- Corinne Bohrer: film and television actress
- Taylor Cole: Actress, Summerland and numerous other shows
- Corby Davidson: Radio Personality, KTCK 1310 The Ticket
- James Duff: Creator, executive director and head writer of TNT's The Closer
- Reggie Harrell: Former NFL wide receiver (2005–06) for New York Jets and Chicago Bears; played collegiately at TCU
- Fred Jackson: Buffalo Bills running back
- Lauren Lane: Actress, The Nanny and other productions
- Scott McGarrahan: Former NFL defensive back (1998–2005) for Green Bay Packers, Miami Dolphins, Tennessee Titans, San Diego Chargers and Detroit Lions
- Damon Crenshaw: (Actor) NBC series Chase(2010) Crenshaw Music Group Film Producer
- Joe Walker: Former NFL defensive back (2001–02) for Tennessee Titans and Indianapolis Colts; played collegiately at the University of Nebraska
- Jeremy Wariner: Gold medalist in 400 meters and 4x400 relay at 2004 Summer Olympics, silver medalist in 400 meters and gold medalist in 4x400 relay at 2008 Summer Olympics
- Mitch Willis: Former NFL defensive lineman (1985–90) for Oakland Raiders, Atlanta Falcons and Dallas Cowboys; played collegiately at SMU
- Billy Miller: Actor, The Young and the Restless and All My Children; 2010 Daytime Emmy award winner, Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series.[2]
- Ben Bennett: Country Music industry executive. Winner CMA Radio Station of the Year (2002), Winner ACM Radio Station of the Year (2006). Executive in charge of Digital Strategy for CMA Awards and CMA Music Festival.
[edit] Feeder school
The Feeder Schools for Lamar High School are Shackelford Junior High (which is fed by Pope, Butler, Wimbish and Speer elementary schools) and Nichols Junior High (which is fed by Ellis, Sherrod, Larson, Roquemore and Webb elementary schools).
[edit] References
- ^ a b c Brown, Cathy (editorial columnist). "No blackboard jungles despite changing demographics." The Dallas Morning News. Wednesday October 14, 1998. Opinions Arlington 7A. Retrieved on October 25, 2011.
- ^ Martindale, David. "Arlington Lamar grad Billy Miller makes a name for himself on Y&R". Fort Worth Star Telegram. January 7, 2011. Retrieved January 27, 2011.
[edit] External links
- Lamar High School
- Lamar Vikings Baseball
- Lamar Vikings Football
- Arlington Independent School District
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