Mirabeau B. Lamar High School is a secondary school in

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. It is named for

Mirabeau B. Lamar Mirabeau Buonaparte Lamar (August 16, 1798 – December 25, 1859) was an Lawyer, attorney born in Georgia, who became a Texas politician, poet, diplomat, and soldier. He was a leading Texas political figure during the Republic of Texas, Texas ...

, the second president of the

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, and serves grades 9 through 12 in the

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History

Lamar opened in 1970 as Arlington Independent School District's third high school. Lamar relieved Arlington High School and Sam Houston High School. Cathy Brown of ''

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'' said that Lamar's effect on Sam Houston was "minimal" because there were very few housing units located north of Division and east of Collins.Brown, Cathy (editorial columnist).
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''. Wednesday October 14, 1998. Opinions Arlington 7A. Retrieved on October 25, 2011. Brown said that " e effect on Arlington High School was huge" since the housing in the Arlington zone north to Division had been moved to Lamar. 12th grade students that had been zoned out of Arlington High School continued to attend Arlington High School, despite being in the Lamar zone. In 1982, Martin High School opened. Brown said that Sam Houston and Lamar were "relatively unaffected" by the opening of Martin, located in southwest Arlington.

Feeder patterns

Ellis, Jones, Larson, Peach, Roquemore, Sherrod, and Webb Elementaries feed into Nichols Jr. High. Butler, Pope, Speer, and Wimbish Elementaries feed into Shackelford Jr. High. Nichols and Shackelford Jr. Highs feed into Lamar.

Notable alumni

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References

External links

Lamar High School

Arlington Independent School District
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