Skyline High School is a

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in the Buckner Terrace area of

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, in the

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. Skyline is a part of the

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(DISD) and serves grades 9 through 12. In 2015, the school was rated " Met Standard" by the

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History

In the mid-1960s, B. J. Stamps, Bragg Stockton, and other Dallas educators conceived the idea of a very large high school for the Dallas Independent School District that would offer career education in addition to a traditional high-school curriculum. Stamps emphasized continually that the facility he envisioned was "absolutely not going to be a

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for unsuccessful students" but rather a place where superior students could undertake studies in preparation for a variety of

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s. In December 1966, architectural plans for the school, whose working name was "Science-Technical Center," were approved by the Dallas

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. By 1969, Stamps, who had been slated as the school's first principal, suggested the name "Skyline High School," inspired by the view of the

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afforded from the school's upper floors, and in February 1970 the Skyline name was approved by the school board. Classes at Skyline began in the fall semester of 1970. Until the main facility at 7777 Forney Road opened early in 1971, instruction was held at other southeast Dallas sites. From its inception, Skyline has fulfilled Stamps's original conception of offering both a regular high-school curriculum and a multitude of

programs. The magnet offerings are organized as ''clusters'', which are collectively called the Career Development Center. A student attending Skyline may generally choose between two options: pursuing a normal, traditional curriculum (Skyline's original attendance zone was drawn to relieve overcrowding at Samuell and

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high schools); or attending both a cluster and regular classes at Skyline. In the early years of Skyline's existence, administrators and faculty of existing, traditional high schools in the Dallas Independent School District frequently expressed resentment of Skyline's desire to recruit their talented and gifted students and in some instances actively resisted recruitment efforts. District officials appointed a task force to address these concerns. Nevertheless, with the continued existence of Skyline's magnet programs and the subsequent "spinning off" of several independent magnet schools, the issue has persisted to the present day, and district officials continue efforts to allay feelings of resentment. Over time, numerous clusters have left Skyline and moved into facilities of their own, becoming full-fledged DISD magnet high schools. For example, the Performing Arts Cluster and the Health Careers Cluster both discontinued their affiliations with Skyline in 1976 and became, respectively, the (presently-named)

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and the High School for the Health Professions (now the

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). In 2007, district officials announced a plan to relieve overcrowding at Skyline by moving several Skyline magnet programs to Emmett J. Conrad High School, meanwhile hoping to increase the latter's achievement levels. These actions have in some instances occasioned resentment by Skyline's own faculty and educational community, who have worried that Skyline's Career Development Center was created only to ultimately self-destruct, and, in the most recent events, that successful students educated at Skyline are being used to artificially boost another school's academic standing. District officials continue in their efforts to respond to these controversies. Skyline served grades 10 and 11 in 1970–1971, and grades 10–12 from 1971 to 1976. The school has included grades 9–12 since the fall of 1976. Since its opening Skyline has consistently been DISD's largest high school in terms of enrollment. As of 2015, Skyline is one of the largest predominately Hispanic high schools in Texas with over 70% of the 4,500+ students identifying as Hispanic. In 1971 Nolan Estes, the DISD superintendent, referred to it as a "

" upon its introduction; Jim Schutze of the ''

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'' wrote that "According to Skyline lore, it is the oldest and biggest magnet school in the nation."Schutze, Jim.
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Athletics

The Skyline Raiders compete in the following sports: *

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* Cross Country *

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Golf Golf is a club-and-ball sport in which players use various clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a course in as few strokes as possible. Golf, unlike most ball games, cannot and does not use a standardized playing area, and coping wi ...

Soccer Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is ...

Softball Softball is a game similar to baseball played with a larger ball on a smaller field. Softball is played competitively at club levels, the college level, and the professional level. The game was first created in 1887 in Chicago by George Hanc ...

* Swimming and Diving *

Tennis Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball ...

Track and Field Track and field is a sport that includes athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name is derived from where the sport takes place, a running track and a grass field for the throwing and some of the jumping events ...

Volleyball Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Summ ...

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School performance

Skyline High School is among the top rated high schools in the nation as recognized by US News magazine. About 90% of the students graduate yearly while averaging 1000 students per graduating class. A team of Skyline students won the United States National Academic Championship in 1985.

Feeder patterns

Elementary schools that feed into Skyline include Frank Guzick, Edna Rowe, Adelfa Callejo, George W. Truett, and Urban Par

Harold W. Lang, Sr. Middle School and Ann Richards Middle School (partia

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Notable alumni

In order of graduation: *

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'73, classical composer, musicologist, music critic, author, and educator *

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'74, Christian rock musician and producer *

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'76, jazz pianist, composer, bandleader, recording artist * Terry Crouch '77, professional football Player 81- Baltimore Colts. * J. David Spurlock '78, author, artist, art professor, artist's rights advocate *

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'80, writer, editor, newspaper comic strip creator *

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'80, major league baseball player * Joe Riley '82, visual and plastic artist, SubGenius *

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'83, NFL football player * Tim Jackson '84, NFL football player * Michael Johnson '86, world and Olympic champion sprinter * Larry Johnson '87, NBA basketball star * "Cowboy Troy" Coleman '89, country music artist * Aaron D. Ford '90, Nevada State Senator and Attorney General * Chris Holt '90, major league baseball player *

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'90, country music singer *

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'94, NFL football player * Antonio Wilson '95, NFL football player * Josh Bell '03, NFL and CFL football player *

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basketball player * Mikail Baker '05, NFL football player * Calvin "C. J." Miles, Jr. '05, NBA basketball player *

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'06, MLS Soccer Player * Mike Morgan '06, NFL football player, Super Bowl Champion * Troy Stoudermire '08, CFL football player * Steve Williams '09, NFL football player * Mike Davis '10, NFL football player * Corey Nelson '10, NFL football player for the

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, Super Bowl 50 Champion * Paul Dawson '11, NFL football player *

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('12, but transferred to

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for senior year), Israeli Basketball Premier League player *

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'13, NFL assistant coach * Aaron Brewer '16, NFL football player * Marcus Garrett '17, basketball player, signed

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with NBA

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References

External links

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Skyline Center Celebrates 40 Years
a video produced by Dallas Schools Television, featuring the early history of Skyline Center. Retrieved 2013-02-08. {{authority control Dallas Independent School District high schools Public high schools in Dallas Public magnet schools in Dallas 1970 establishments in Texas Educational institutions established in 1970