School News

  • Weekly Newsletter for the Week of May 10th, 2023

    Weekly Newsletter for the Week of May 10th, 2023

    Every Thursday Lamar sends out a newsletter via school messenger to keep parents and students in the loop on what is happening on campus. Make sure you check here each Thursday to see what exciting things happened on campus.

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  • Important Spring Testing Updates

    Important Spring Testing Updates

    Advanced Placement (AP) and IB Exams exams will be administered on the dates listed below. Students enrolled in AP classes are required to take the corresponding AP exam as part of the course requirements.

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  • Laptop Collection : Week of May 16th

    Laptop Collection : Week of May 16th

    Lamar's laptop collection will start on May 16th. All students are expected to be ready to return their laptops on May 16th at their scheduled time.

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  • Important PSAT/SAT Information

    Important PSAT/SAT Information

    All Lamar 11th graders will be taking the school day SAT, free of charge, on Wednesday, March 22, 2023.
    All students are required to take the SAT for federal accountability, even if they are not planning to use these scores for college.

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  • 2022 - 23 Senior Information

    2022 - 23 Senior Information

    2022 - 23 Seniors! Do Not Miss Any Dates or Important Information.

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  • Dress Code Policy

    Dress Code Policy

    Lamar's Dress Code Policy will be enforced for the 2022-2023 school year. Students are required to wear blue or white collared shirts with the Lamar logo and khaki bottoms or jeans with no holes. Check out the full policy below.

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  • Clear Bag Policy

    Clear Bag Policy

    Starting August 22, 2022, all students will be required to use a clear back on campus. Some of you may be applauding the move, while I imagine there are others who find this to be an overreach.  I would like to provide you with the reasoning. 

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  • IB Career-Related and Diploma Programs

    IB Career-Related and Diploma Programs

    We held a parent informational meeting to discuss our IB Career-Related and Diploma Programs this week. A slide show was shared explaining the difference between the two and the benefits of both.

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  • Neighborhood Assistant Principal or Academic Dean

    Neighborhood Assistant Principal or Academic Dean

    Lamar believes in big school opportunities and a small school feel. To make this mission possible we split our student body into neighborhoods that allow each Assistant Principal and Academic Dean to work with a small group of students. To find out who your student's Assistant Principal and Academic Dean are please check the list.

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  • Who Can Help ?

    Who Can Help ?

    There are lots of moving pieces on Lamar's campus. We know sometimes you do not know who can help. This list will help direct you in the right direction to getting the help you need.

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  • New Learning Management System : Canvas

    New Learning Management System : Canvas

    HISD is implementing a new Learning Management System (LMS) to replace the HUB this school year with Canvas. Canvas will be used across the district to help students learn and grow. With any changes, we know there can be stress about learning a new tool. We have put together some helpful tip videos to ease the transition.

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  • Lamar's Writing Lab

    Lamar's Writing Lab

    The Lamar Writing Lab is having our inaugural year during the 2022-2023 school year! Students will be able to sign up for writing sessions (either virtual or in person) with Writing Consultants from Rice or with Lamar Peer Writing Coaches under the model of the Rice Writing Center. We are excited to be able to share this resource with our students to help improve their understanding of writing.

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  • Student Parking Application 2022-2023 School Year

    Student Parking Application 2022-2023 School Year

    The Student Parking Application for the 2022-2023 season will be available beginning May 16th at 8 AM.• Online application must be completed by Sunday, June 12th,2022 at Midnight.

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  • VEX World Championship Livestream

    VEX World Championship Livestream

    Lamar's Discobots are attending the VEX World Championship. This event will be livestreamed.

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  • This weeks Shoutout !

    This weeks Shoutout !

    Lamar offers a large variety of activities and teams. These groups compete and represent Lamar in many different areas and we want to shout out all their accomplishments

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  • What do Students Want to Know about the new building?

    What do Students Want to Know about the new building?

    Ms. Graves hosted question and answers sessions last week for students in regards to the new school. There were some repeated questions over the multi-day event. Here were the most commonly asked questions from students with the answers.

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  • Sandy Hook Promise

    Sandy Hook Promise

    Lamar High School and Houston ISD are working with Sandy Hook Promise to implement the Say Something Anonymous Reporting System (SS-ARS).

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  • Lamar's JROTC named Unit of Distinction (HUD)

    Lamar's JROTC named Unit of Distinction (HUD)

    We are happy to announce that our JROTC program scored 95.25 out of a possible 100. We are tremendously proud of our cadets and their performance before, during and after the inspection.

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  • Smart Financial Foundation for Scholarships

    Smart Financial Foundation for Scholarships

    Ruby Sue Clifton Scholarship will be awarded to six students will be awarded a $2500 scholarship for College.

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  • Gently Used Uniforms Needed

    Gently Used Uniforms Needed

    Last May we collected hundreds of Lamar uniform parts from our graduating seniors. We thought that we would enable us to provide students with uniform parts as needed throughout the academic year.The need is greater than the supply! Since dress code is mandatory at Lamar High School we want all of our students in dress code every day. If you have gently used uniforms please donate them to Lamar.

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  • Class of 2021 :IB Math Changes

    Class of 2021 :IB Math Changes

    IB has changed the math courses you will have access to next year. Join us for an informational parent meeting and Q&A next Tuesday, March 5 at 6 pm in the cafeteria where we will walk through the options and answer your questions.

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  • Lamar Dance Theater Audtions

    Lamar Dance Theater Audtions

    Lamar Dance Theater auditions will be on April 6, 2019. LDT Modern auditions will be from 8:30 AM - 12 PM and LDT hip hop will be 12:30 - 4 PM in the large Gym.

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  • Reserved Parking Space Auction for 2019-2020 School Year

    Reserved Parking Space Auction for 2019-2020 School Year

    For the first time in Lamar’s history, you can now bid on a LOWER-LEVEL RESERVED STUDENT PARKING SPACE for the entire 2019-2020 school year.

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  • Lamar's Rangerettes and LDT Competed at Distinct Dance Contest

    Lamar's Rangerettes and LDT Competed at Distinct Dance Contest

    The Lamar Dance Department represented Lamar well this past weekend at the District Dance Competition at Waltrip High School.

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  • Special Olympic Field Day

    Special Olympic Field Day

    HISD will be hosting Special Olympics Field Days on March 5th, 6th and 7th at Butler Stadium from 8:30 am to 2:00 pm each day. Please share the information with your volunteers. They need at least 300 volunteers for the event.

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