Sam Rayburn High School

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name = Sam Rayburn High School
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established = 1964
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principal = Robert Stock [ [http://www.pasadenaisd.org/rayburn/Staff/staff.html Staff list] at school website retrieved January 10, 2008]
asst principal = Vanessa Reyes, Sharla Winn, Jim Young, Jennifer Williams, Charlie Riggs, Jamie Burt
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grades = 9-12
address = 2121 Cherrybrook Ln.
city = Pasadena
state = Texas, 77502
country = United States
district = Pasadena Independent School District
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Sam Rayburn High School is a public high school located in Pasadena, Texas in the United States. The school is a part of the Pasadena Independent School District.

The school opened in 1964 and was expanded and renovated in the early 2000s. [ [http://www.pasadenaisd.org/schools/high%20schools/samrayburn.htm pasadena isd home page ] ] It is named for Sam Rayburn, a Texas native who served as Speaker of the United States House of Representatives for 17 years. The school mascot is the Texan.

History

The school was named after Samuel Taliaferro Rayburn, a member of Texas House of Representatives and the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives. [ [http://www.pasadenaisd.org/rayburn/school%20history/history/history%20home.htm School history] ]

In 2007 Johns Hopkins University listed Sam Rayburn as one of many schools qualifying as a "dropout factory" [" [http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/front/5259695.html Report points to 'dropout factories'] ," "Houston Chronicle", October 31, 2007] .

Current events

The 2008-2009 School Year has begun - 08/25/2008.

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