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| 1600 South Josey Lane Carrollton, TX, Dallas County, 75006, United States |
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| School type | Public, Secondary |
| Opened | 1963 |
| School district | Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District |
| Principal | Georgeanne Warnock |
| Vice principal | Stephanie Cherney |
| Vice principal | Michael Arreola |
| Vice principal | Russ Wisener |
| Vice principal | Asheley Brown |
| Vice principal | Chris Julian |
| Grades | 9th through 12th |
| Enrollment | appox. 2200 (2005–2006) |
| Color(s) | White and blue |
| Mascot | Lions |
| Information | (972) 968-5400 |
| Website | R. L. Turner High School |
R. L. Turner High School is a secondary school located in Carrollton, Texas, United States in the Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District.
In 2010, the school was rated "recognized" by the Texas Education Agency.[1]
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The school opened in 1963 as a replacement for Carrollton High School, which could no longer support the growing numbers of students and was repurposed as DeWitt Perry Middle School. The original campus included one gymnasium, a cafeteria, library and three classroom wings. A fourth classroom wing was added in 1968 along with an auditorium, competition gymnasium (one of the largest in Dallas when it opened) and a fine arts annex.
In the early 1970s Turner had one of the highest student populations in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, with more than 6,000 students enrolled in 1974–1975. The opening of Newman Smith High School in 1975 helped ease overcrowding. In 1982, Vanilla Ice attended. As the neighborhoods around the school matured enrollment began to decline, so boundaries were adjusted in 1988, moving approximately 500 students from Newman Smith to Turner. A new science wing was opened the same year.
In the 1990s Turner's enrollment rose dramatically, thans to an influx of families into southern Carrollton and Farmers Branch, as well as new housing developments in Irving and Coppell, although the opening of Creekview High School in 1998 and Ranchview High School in 2002 have kept enrollment at a comfortable level. The campus was heavily renovated and expanded during 2000–2001 at a cost of more than $30 million.
R. L. Turner High School is home to three profession-specific academies; programs for gifted students looking to specialize in a particular professional field.
The Academy of Biomedical Professions (BioMed) has some of the top health classes in the nation, and offers students internships at local hospitals and practices with professional facilities.
The Academy of Media Arts and Technology (AMAT)was founded in 1981. offers Turner's students professional-quality media, television, and computer equipment and features its own full-fledged TV studio, radio station, and video editing rooms. AMAT students run the cameras, lights, and sound of Standridge Stadium(the School district's stadium) for any recorded athletic events held there. Students are trained to operate Cameras, the scoreboard and tri-caster. AMAT also offers course tracks for computer science and business applications. The academy previously offered a course track for computer networking but this has since been replaced with courses relating to digital graphic arts. The academy runs almost all video/audio in the district and offer many internships throughout local tv/radio stations and companies. The Academy is soon to get a new batch of Mac computers, updating from quad core to 8-core, and also adding more rooms (allowing over 200 students)
The Math, Engineering, Technology and Science Academy is for students interested in the field of Engineering. The Academy is housed at R. L. Turner High School, a comprehensive 9–12 grade high school located in Carrollton and one of four high schools in the Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District. The program offers a developmental four year sequence of courses which, when combined with college preparatory mathematics and science courses, introduces students to the discipline of engineering and engineering technology, with the appropriate scope and rigor prior to entering college. The coursework is delivered in a comprehensive project-based approach that allows students to investigate and experience applications in practical problem-solving. METSA creates personalized learning environments where all students are given individual attention and challenged to meet high expectations. METSA enriches students' academic experience with a variety of active learning opportunities utilizing project-based learning, field-based experiences, senior exhibitions, and internships. The Academy offers many elective classes which help students gain knowledge and skills in the application, design, production, and assessment of products, services, and systems using state-of-the-art technology. In addition to acquiring technical knowledge and skills, students gain an understanding of career opportunities available in the field of engineering.
Turner was a nationally recognized school in 1981. National Blue Ribbon School.[2]
The Turner soccer team won the District 18-AAAA Championship on 2009.
Football District titles http://texashsfootball.com/board/thsfpedia/index.php/District_Champions
1959 5-3A, 1960 5-3A, 1961 5-3A, 1966 7-4A.
http://rlt.cfbisd.edu/news.php
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