Sam Rayburn High School

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Sam Rayburn High School
Established 1964
Type Public
Principal Robert Stock [1]
Asst. Principal Vanessa Reyes, Sharla Winn, Jim Young, Jennifer Williams, Charlie Riggs, Jamie Burt
Grades 9-12
Location 2121 Cherrybrook Ln.,
Pasadena, Texas, 77502, United States
District Pasadena Independent School District
Mascot The Texan
Website Sam Rayburn High School

Sam Rayburn High School is a public high school located in Pasadena, Texas in the United States. The school is a part of the Pasadena Independent School District.

The school opened in 1964 and was expanded and renovated in the early 2000s.[2] It is named for Sam Rayburn, a Texas native who served as Speaker of the United States House of Representatives for 17 years. The school mascot is the Texan.

[edit] History

The school was named after Samuel Taliaferro Rayburn, a member of Texas House of Representatives and the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives.[3]

In 2007 Johns Hopkins University referred to Rayburn as a "dropout factory" [4].

[edit] Current events

The Senior Class of 2008 is raising money for this year's prom. On saturday February 23 the annual Blue Bonnet Belle and Beau Pagent will take place.

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