Lamar High School (Arlington, Texas)

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Mirabeau B. Lamar High School
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Location
Arlington, Texas, United States
Information
Principal Jeff Provence
Students 2683 (2006-2007 academic year)
Type Public High School
Grades 9-12
Athletics UIL District 4-5A
Mascot Vikings
Yearbook Valhalla
Established 1970
Homepage 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.

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[edit] Fight song

Fight on, oh Vikings, for our fame.

Fight on to victory.

We hold your colors blue and gold

On high for all to see.

Fight! Fight!

Fight on, oh Vikings brave and bold.

Your honor will be told.

Forever more we sing to thee,

Oh, navy blue and gold!

[edit] Alma mater

Lamar High School, we love you,

Your light shines ever true;

It shows the way to follow

Great gold and navy blue.

We pledge our faith forever,

Our Vikings fail us never;

Lamar, our Alma Mater,

Forever more.

[edit] Sports

Lamar High School's American 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

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

[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 and Roquemore elementary schools).

[edit] External links

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