Principal: Rita Graves
Phone: 713-522-5960
Email: lamarhstexans@houstonisd.org

Mission Statement

M. B. Lamar High School encourages ALL students to be inquiring and knowledgeable individuals who can achieve their highest potential within an atmosphere of shared responsibility, academic challenge, intercultural understanding, and mutual respect.

Vision

The vision of Lamar High School is to provide a quality education in a safe, student-centered learning environment that facilitates high-quality educational opportunities for every student. Both faculty and staff will generate teaching and learning that supports critical thinking, high achievement, ethical behavior, and respect for intercultural diversity. Leadership, service, and positive character traits will be nurtured by and for all. Teachers, administrators, staff, students, and parents alike are charged with preparing each student to be productive citizens in a technological and global society.

Principal's Corner 

There are a number of expectations of me that I continue to ask for your help with:

• ID Badges: Over the last two weeks we have issued amnesty to all students who do not have their IDs. We can not continue to do that. Beginning Monday, all students must have their ID badge on a lanyard, around their neck and visible while on campus. Students who come to school without a badge will need to either purchase a new badge for $5.00 or may request a temporary badge for a $1.00 fee.  
• Dress Code: At the beginning of the school year, we provide uniforms to all students who qualify based on need. Throughout the semester we have provided students with loaner shirts, loaner pants, loaner skirts, loaner jackets. On any given day we will help 80+ students get into dress code. I need everyone’s help. Please ensure you come in dress code and stay in dress code throughout the day.
• On Time: Students must arrive before the first class starts each morning. The first bell rings at 8:20 and the tardy bell rings at 8:30. Your teachers are expected to deliver a distraction free lesson everyday that begins when the tardy bell rings and extends throughout the full class period. Students who arrive 30 minutes or more after the start of class are no longer tardy – they are now considered absent.

On Task: As you may be aware, we are supported by a Central Division Executive Director of Feeder Pattern and a Sr. Executive Director of Feeder Pattern who provide coaching related to instruction. Central Division directors visit Lamar regularly to help us improve instruction. With fresh eyes they help us see things that we might not see.  We have been working on 100% engagement by students throughout the lesson – more specifically, ensuring we are planning and pacing our lessons to ensure student engagement. Look alive, Texans!

STAAR EOC Restest

STAAR retesting begins tomorrow, Tuesday, December 3, 2024. All Seniors MUST test. All other students should test, unless there are extenuating circumstances.

Highlighted Events

• Tues, Dec. 3rd: STAAR EOC English 1 Retest 8:30 AM
• Wed, Dec. 4th: STAAR EOC US History Retest 8:30 AM
  
• Thur, Dec. 5th: STAAR EOC English 2 Retest 8:30 AM
• Thur, Dec. 5th: Winter Dance Show in the Performance Hall 6 PM
• Fri, Dec. 6th: STAAR EOC Algebra 1 Retest 8:30 AM
• Mon, Dec. 9th: STAAR EOC Biology Retest 8:30 AM