{"id":6,"date":"2017-02-03T16:44:04","date_gmt":"2017-02-03T16:44:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/aisd.net\/secondary-campus\/about\/"},"modified":"2024-08-22T08:40:27","modified_gmt":"2024-08-22T13:40:27","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.aisd.net\/lamar-high-school\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.aisd.net\/lamar-high-school\/wp-content\/files\/sites\/26\/2018\/02\/front2-2-723x357.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"723\" height=\"357\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 723px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 723\/357;\"><\/p>\n<strong>Vision<br \/>\n<\/strong>\n<p>We will create a school where continuous improvement and love for one another are the standards.<\/p>\n<strong>Mission<br \/>\n<\/strong>Lamar High School&#8217;s mission to provide a safe, positive learning environment that draws on the diverse resources of our campus and community to facilitate the development of our students academically and socially, creating lifelong learners and preparing them to serve their school, community, and world.<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong>\n<h2>Mascot &#8211; Viking<\/h2>\n<h2>School Colors<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.aisd.net\/lamar-high-school\/wp-content\/files\/sites\/26\/2018\/10\/School-colors-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"111\" height=\"54\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 111px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 111\/54;\"><\/h2>\n<h2>Fight Song<\/h2>\nFight on, oh Vikings, for our fame<br \/>\nFight on to victory!<br \/>\nWe hold your colors blue and gold,<br \/>\nOn high for all to see!<br \/>\nFight on, oh Vikings, brave and bold,<br \/>\nYour honor will be told!<br \/>\nForever more we sing to thee,<br \/>\nOh, navy blue and gold!\n<h2>Alumni Network<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alumniclass.com\/lamar-high-school-vikings-arlington-tx\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lamar High School Vikings Alumni<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>CAMPUS IMPROVEMENT PLAN<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aisd.net\/lamar-high-school\/wp-content\/files\/sites\/26\/2019\/12\/Lamar-CIP.pdf\">2019-2020 LHS Campus Improvement Plan<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t<h2>Namesake<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.aisd.net\/lamar-high-school\/wp-content\/files\/sites\/26\/2021\/08\/lamar_mirabeau.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 200px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 200\/300;\">Mirabeau Buonaparte Lamar (August 16, 1798 &#8211; December 19, 1859) was a Texas politician, poet, diplomat and soldier who was a leading Texas political figure during the Texas Republic era. He was the second President of the Republic of Texas after David G. Burnet (1836 as ad-interim president) and Sam Houston.<\/p>\n<p>Lamar has been called &#8220;the Father of Texas Education&#8221; because of his provisions of land to support it. During his administration, he convinced the legislature to set aside three leagues of land in each county to be devoted to school development. He also allotted 50 leagues of land for the support of two universities, later developed as\u00a0<a title=\"Texas A&amp;M University\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Texas_A%26M_University\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Texas A&amp;M University<\/a>\u00a0(1876), under the\u00a0<a title=\"Morrill Act\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Morrill_Act\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Morrill Act<\/a>, and the\u00a0<a title=\"University of Texas at Austin\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/University_of_Texas_at_Austin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">University of Texas<\/a>\u00a0(1883). Although no facilities were constructed during his term, he provided the base for a statewide public school system.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Wikipedia contributors. &#8220;Mirabeau B. Lamar.&#8221;\u00a0<i>Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia<\/i>. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, 30 Nov. 2017. 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