Best years of my life! Great teachers, fantastic school spirit. Best education you can get!
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Posted by a parent on 10/04/09
Lamar is a wonderful school with so much to offer it's students. Every student is challenged to do their best as a student and as a person. Great teachers + great parent support = excellent students ready to embrace college and the rest of their lives!
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Posted by a parent on 09/23/09
I graduated from Lamar last year and it really is exactly as those before me have described. My freshman year I was in an IB English class and it was really demanding and challenging. I decided to switch it and go into a regular English class for the second semester. We read Romeo and Juliet in the IB
... Read more class and went into a very deep analysis of it and we also got or paid for new CliffComplete Books with the play and commentaries in it. Our teacher used this and it was really helpful to get us to understand what was going on. Then, when I was switched into regular we read Romeo and Juliet again. But the regular class was filled with unmotivated students and a teacher who played solitare on the computer the whole time and occasionally talked about the play. Go with IB if you choose Lamar! Read less
Posted by a student on 01/28/09
I went to Lamar a few years ago and can echo most of the sentiments on here. If your child won't be in the IB program for most classes, I would not recommend choosing to send your child here. I had wonderful, amazing instructors at the IB level; some were better than those I had later at my well-regarded,
... Read more small, private liberal arts college. The 'regular' classes, for the most part, though - are a joke. The teachers are unmotivated and barely able to control the alternating apathy and chaos in the classrooms. I was in one non-IB class for one semester, and I remember the teacher seemed completely unequipped to deal with a student who actually did the work and wanted to learn - sad on all accounts. This is not the students' fault - who would be motivated in such an environment? Read less
Posted by a other on 07/17/08
When I first moved here, they put me in regular classes even though I took all AP at my old school. When I finally got put in IB, I was shocked at the difference. In the regular classes, neither the teachers nor the students (with the exception of a few) reallycared one way or another. Students would
... Read more either sleep or just not come to class. Most of the teachers are really uninspired as well. In IB, the teachers are knowledgeable, caring, and patient and you actually learn something not on the TAKS test. Also, it is WAY to hard to leave school early even if you have a totally legitamate reason with a not from your parents, doctor, whoever.When I first moved here, they put me in regular classes even though I took all AP at my old school. When I finally got put in IB, I was shocked at the difference. In the regular classes, neither the teachers nor the students (with the exception of a few) really Read less
Posted by a student on 05/27/08
This is a very difficult school to rate because it is almost like two schools in one. I graduated from the IB program where I couldn t imagine getting a better preparation for college. The teachers are caring, great to work with, and the classes are extremely intensive. IB students receive and excellent
... Read more education as well as a number of perks. We had our own office, which was a line of three or four people at most. We could usually see our counselors that day, and if we needed to leave early for a doctor s appointment, it was extremely simple. The receptionist was nice, the offices were gorgeous, and everything was quiet and serene. However, this is not at all the case for regular students. I had a number of friends in regular classes and I took two or three myself. The students tend fall asleep in class or skip class all together. There are a few gems among the regular teachers, but I wouldn t be surprised if in the coming years they become IB teachers. The regular students have another office with terrible lines and great difficulty seeing their counselors. The receptionist is often rude and unhelpful, and the counselors themselves are overloaded and have dingy offices. Read less
Posted by a student on 02/05/08
Teacher quality for IB programs is very great. General core classes is a case by case or teacher by teacher quality. Check out time will take about 20 minutes should you have a doctor's appointment during school hours. Check in with the main office, go to the house office to have your child pulled
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Posted by a parent on 11/14/07
As a former student and recent college graduate, there are a few things to mention about Lamar High School. First, I did graduate with the IB diploma. My teachers were fabulous and truly cared about my education and my future. Second, I participated on a varsity team and in various clubs, which allowed
... Read more me to interact with many different members of the student body. However, the guidance counselor did nothing to help me when it came to applying to college. I only saw my counselor one time my senior year, and the meeting was anything but helpful. I felt the administration was out of touch with the students, and spent more time concerned with school politics than their students. I sill keep in touch with a few of my teachers. Read less
Posted by a former student on 10/04/07
The principal has introduced a new grading system with multiple components for each final grade for each assignment. The classes have become project oriented with clever but inappropriate projects dominating the entire curriculum. A week ago they were still processing absence excuses from weeks ago
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Posted by a parent on 11/20/06
We have had 2 students graduate recently from Lamar and both students have succeeded in college. Their professors have commented that they are motivated and follow through. They have adapted to their college experience in a very positive way. What more could a parent want?
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Houston schools — Lamar High School is located at 3325 Westheimer Rd, Houston TX 77098. 3325 Westheimer Rd is in the Afton Oaks/ River Oaks neighborhood and 77098 ZIP code in Houston, TX The school district for Lamar High School is the Houston Independent School District. Lamar High School is a Public school that serves grade levels 9 - 12.
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