Juan Navarro High School
| Sidney Lanier High School | |
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| Address | |
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1201 Payton Gin Rd. Austin, Texas Travis 78758 United States | |
| Information | |
| Opened | 1961 |
| School district | Austin Independent School District |
| School number | 512-414-2514 |
| Principal | Katherine Ryan |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Mascot | Viking |
| Nickname | LHS |
| Team name | The Vikings, Lady Vikings |
| Rival | McCallum H.S. |
| Yearbook | The Gold Book |
Sidney Lanier High School was esatblished in 1961 as the sixth high school in the Austin Independent School District and was originally located in the building which is now Burnet Middle School. Lanier is named in honor of the famous Confederate soldier and southern poet Sidney Lanier. The current campus, opened in 1966, is located on Payton Gin Road. Lanier was nationally recognized as a Blue Ribbon School,the highest honor a school could receive at the time, in 1997. When first opened Lanier had virtually an all Caucasian student base with a highly active 4-H club, but over the years it has grown into a primarily Hispanic school with close to 85% of its students being Latino.
Notable alumni
- Tabitha Ramsey, Former high school wrestler, first Central Texas female to win gold medal at the state meet, also voted Outstanding Girl Wrestler in the state by her coaches.
- Tommy Boggs, Major League Baseball pitcher.
- Derrick Strait, Former 3rd round pick of the New York Jets in the 2004 NFL Draft.[citation needed]