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R. L. Turner High School

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School type
  
Public, Secondary

Opened
  
1903

Grades
  
9th through 12th

Phone
  
+1 972-968-5400

Founded
  
1903

Motto
  
Character Counts!

Principal
  
Brooke Hall

Enrollment
  
2,140 (2014-2015)

Mascot
  
Lions

Address
  
1600 S Josey Ln, Carrollton, TX 75006, United States

District
  
Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District

Similar
  
Creekview High School, Newman Smith High School, Ranchview High School, Mac Arthur High School, Vivian Field Middle Sc

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.

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In 2015, the school was rated "Met Standard" by the Texas Education Agency.

Athletics

The Turner Lions compete in the following sports:

  • Baseball
  • Basketball
  • Cross Country
  • Football
  • Golf
  • Powerlifting
  • Soccer
  • Softball
  • Swimming and Diving
  • Tennis
  • Track and Field
  • Volleyball
  • Wrestling

    • 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
  • Ken Johnson: Bowling's 1992 ABC Bud Light Masters Champion. He defeated Dave D'Entremont in the ESPN television final
  • 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

    R. L. Turner High School Wikipedia
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