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.[3][4][5]

In 2015, the school was rated "Met Standard" by the Texas Education Agency.[6]

Athletics

The Turner Lions compete in the following sports:[7]

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.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Meet the Principal". R. L. Turner High School. Retrieved March 10, 2025.
  2. ^ a b c "TURNER H S". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 21, 2024.
  3. ^ "R.L. Turner High School Attendance Area." Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District. Retrieved on July 14, 2016.
  4. ^ "Addison Zoning Map." City of Addison. Retrieved on July 14, 2016.
  5. ^ "Existing Land Use." City of Farmers Branch. Retrieved on July 14, 2016.
  6. ^ "2015 Accountability Rating System". Texas Education Agency.
  7. ^ The Athletics Department
  8. ^ "Short Takes : Vanilla Ice's Facade Is Melting". Los Angeles Times. November 19, 1990. Retrieved October 1, 2022. Vanilla Ice [...] said he went to Turner in his junior and senior years.
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