Lamar Consolidated High School

Lamar Consolidated High School is a grades 9–12 school located in Rosenberg, Texas, United States. The school, which serves the City of Richmond, parts of Rosenberg, and unincorporated areas of Fort Bend County, is a part of the Lamar Consolidated Independent School District (LCISD). All areas served by LCHS are within the Houston metropolitan area.

Lamar Consolidated High School
Lamar Consolidated High School
Address
4606 Mustang Avenue Rosenberg , Texas 77471 United States
Coordinates	29°33′38″N 95°46′46″W
Information
School type	Public high school Regular school[1]
Motto	Mustang Pride
Established	1949
School district	Lamar Consolidated Independent School District
NCES District ID	4826580
NCES School ID	482658002988
Principal	Sierra King
Faculty	99.78 (FTE)[1]
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	1,733 (2022–2023)[2]
• Grade 9	457[2]
• Grade 10	470[2]
• Grade 11	408[2]
• Grade 12	398[2]
Student to teacher ratio	17.75 (2021-2022)[1]
Campus size	5A
Campus type	Suburban
Color(s)	Blue and Gray
Mascot	Mustangs
Website	lcisd.org/campuses/lamarchs/home

In 2005–06, this school was rated "Acceptable" by the Texas Education Agency.

Facts

Lamar Consolidated High School cheerleaders at the 2007 Fort Bend County Fair

• First opened in 1948.
• student body: 1679.
• Percent of graduates: 75 percent (not including drop-outs before senior year)
• The 2010-2012 UIL realignment places LCHS in district 23-4A, along with El Campo, Bay City, Terry, Foster, Angleton, and Brazosport.
• The psychological thriller "Apart" was filmed in Lamar Consolidated High School, along with its football field, Traylor Stadium. Some scenes were also filmed at Foster High School.^[3]
• The school's lone state football championship is chronicled in Dr. Brent Melloy's book, UNHERALDED: How Jacquizz Rodgers led the 2007 Lamar Consolidated Mustangs to an improbable Texas State Championship.

Its attendance boundary includes sections of Rosenberg and areas within the city limits of Richmond.^[4] Previously the boundary included Greatwood,^[5] and Kendleton.^[6][7]

Feeder schools

Junior high school

• Lamar Junior High School

Middle school

• Wessendorff Middle School

Elementary schools

• Arredondo Elementary School
• Austin Elementary School¹
• T.L. Pink Elementary School¹
• Jane Long Elementary School¹
• Deaf Smith Elementary School¹
• Irma Dru Hutchison Elementary School¹
• Beasley Elementary School

¹These are the elementary schools that are entirely zoned to Lamar Consolidated High School.

Athletics

Football

• 2007 Texas 4A State Champions
• 2006 Texas 4A State Semifinalist

Lamar Consolidated Baseball

• 9 District Championships
• 22 Playoff Appearances

Basketball

Notable alumni

Sports

• Burt Lancon - Olympic figure skater, 6th place in 1984 Winter Olympics
• Lance Zierlein - Sports talk show host on ESPN 97.5 FM in Houston, Texas

NFL

• Antoine Everett - former NFL offensive lineman for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers & Pittsburgh Steelers
• Alan Faneca – 9-time Pro Bowler (2001-2009), 2021 NFL hall of fame inductee, 8-time All-Pro (2001-2008) NFL offensive lineman for Arizona Cardinals, Pittsburgh Steelers and New York Jets,^[8] Super Bowl XL champion^[9]
• Donald Hollas – former NFL quarterback for Cincinnati Bengals and Oakland Raiders^[10]
• Pierce Holt – former NFL defensive lineman, 1992 Pro Bowler and 2nd-team All-Pro for San Francisco 49ers^[11]
• Earnest Jackson – 2-time Pro Bowl (1984, 1986) NFL running back for San Diego Chargers, Philadelphia Eagles and Pittsburgh Steelers^[12]
• Bobby Jancik - former NFL cornerback for the Houston Oilers
• Michael Lewis – 2004 Pro Bowler NFL, safety of Philadelphia Eagles and San Francisco 49ers^[13]
• Jacquizz Rodgers - running back for Tampa Bay Buccaneers^[14]
• James Rodgers - wide receiver for CFL's Montreal Alouettes^[15]

MLB

• Randal Grichuk - MLB outfielder for the Toronto Blue Jays^[16] and later traded to the Colorado Rockies.
• Jimmie Lee Solomon - Major League Baseball Executive Vice President of Baseball Operations 2005-2010^[17]

Music

• B. J. Thomas – singer-songwriter, known for "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head," "Hooked on a Feeling," "Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song," and "As Long As We Got Each Other," the theme song from Growing Pains^[18]
• John Holiday - operatic countertenor who has appeared in supporting and leading roles with several American opera companies

References

1. "LAMAR CONS H S". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved February 19, 2023.
2. "LAMAR CONS H S". Lamar CISD. Retrieved February 19, 2023.
3. "'Apart' movie comes to Sundance theater". 7 March 2012.
4. "High School Attendance Zones" (PDF). Lamar Consolidated Independent School District. Retrieved 2022-09-21.
5. "SECONDARY ATTENDANCE ZONE" (PDF). Lamar Consolidated Independent School District. July 2001. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2003-04-12. Retrieved 2022-09-27.
6. "Lamar CISD Attendance Zones Archived 2011-08-12 at the Wayback Machine." (Direct file link Archived 2011-08-12 at the Wayback Machine) Lamar Consolidated Independent School District. Retrieved on July 2, 2010. Compare with census maps. Also see the high school attendance zones prior to the 2021 openings of Wright JHS and Randle HS
7. Block map of Kendleton and school district map of the 2010 U.S. Census. Note that Kendleton ISD existed previously but sent secondary students to Lamar CISD (see page 35 of this document)
8. Kennelly, Lisa J. (October 11, 2008). "New York Jets: No obstacle Faneca can't move". NJ.com. Retrieved May 31, 2014.
9. Kleinpeter, Jim. "Alex Faneca - Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame". LASportsHall.com.
10. "Don Hollas". Pro Football Archives. Archived from the original on September 8, 2015. Retrieved May 31, 2014.
11. Andreu, Robbie (January 12, 1989). "A Rookie Of Many Years 49ers' Pierce Holt, 27, Is A Newcomer Who Doesn't Seem Like One". Sun-Sentinel. Archived from the original on September 24, 2013. Retrieved May 31, 2014.
12. "Earnest Jackson". Pro Football Archives. Archived from the original on November 19, 2014. Retrieved May 31, 2014.
13. Evans, Thayer (December 23, 2007). "Diminutive Tailback Is a Giant in Scoring". New York Times. Retrieved May 31, 2014.
14. Williams, Brandon C. (December 16, 2007). "Lamar Consolidated wins state football title". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved May 31, 2014.
15. Ledbetter, D. Orlando (August 2, 2012). "Atlanta Falcons Jacquizz & James Rodgers have thick football bond". Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Archived from the original on November 17, 2012. Retrieved May 31, 2014.
16. "Randal Grichuk traded to Blue Jays from Cardinals for two pitchers". ESPN. January 19, 2018. Retrieved February 15, 2018.
17. "Home". jimmieleesolomon.com.
18. Hlavaty, Craig (February 9, 2012). "B.J. Thomas". Houston Press. Archived from the original on June 1, 2014. Retrieved May 31, 2014.

External links

• Texas portal
• Schools portal

• Official website
• Lamar Athletics