North Dallas High School is a

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secondary school located in the Oak Lawn area of

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, United States. It enrolls students in grades 9- 12 and is a part of the

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. As of 2017, the principal administrator is Katherine Eska. North Dallas High 02

In 2015, the school was rated " Met Standard" by the

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. In 2017, the school earned state distinctions in the areas of Math and Closing Achievement Gaps.

History

Built in 1922, North Dallas High School is one of the oldest standing high school buildings in the city of Dallas; Booker T. Washington High School was established in 1902 as the Dallas Colored High School, but its current building was constructed well afterward. By 1925, the school had developed sufficient community loyalty that a district decision to rename the school Clinton P. Russell High School met with opposition from numerous locals, predominately mothers, who physically blocked the ladders of workmen attempting to make the change, leading the district to rescind its decision the following week.Walter J. E. Schiebel, Ed.D. (1966) ''Education in Dallas: Ninety-two years of history 1874-1966''. Dallas: Dallas Independent School District, page 57. In the early 1990s the school's size placed it in the 5A sports division, until late 2000, when it dropped to 4A.

Demographics

most of the students were racial and ethnic minorities (races other than non-Hispanic white) and about 10% were classified as homeless.

Neighborhoods served by North Dallas

The school itself, in a mixed-income area, serves most of the Oak Lawn area, Maple Lawn, Uptown, Victory Park, Perry Heights, Turtle Creek, Cedar Springs, Bryan Place, Regent's Park on Gillespie Street, and Cityplace. The school also serves

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, Old East Dallas, and the Dallas ISD portion of Highland Park. Small sections of Munger Place and Swiss Avenue are zoned to North Dallas.

Feeder patterns

The following schools feed into North Dallas: * Elementary schools (preK-5th grade): Arlington Park, Chávez, Hernandez, Sam Houston, Maple Lawn, Medrano, Ben Milam, Ray, Zaragoza, and John F. Kennedy * Middle schools (6th-8th grade): Rusk and Spence

Campus

In 2010 a mural depicting characters created by alumnus

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was painted on school walls. The Looney Tunes murals were being drawn and painted by students down the middle hall of the first floor in the main school building in honor of Avery, creator of Daffy Duck and other characters. The mural competition was reported in the ''Dallas Morning News'', noting students Norma Cruz and Michael Diaz, while News 8 also mentioned these memorials to Tex Avery on February 22, the same day the murals were to be completed. The judging took place on February 24, and on February 26 was a celebration of Tex Avery's birthday. The winner of the competition was assigned to design the new Bulldog mascot for the school.

Athletics

The North Dallas Bulldogs compete in the following sports: *

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* Cross country * Football *

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 ...

* Soccer *

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* 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 eve ...

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 Sum ...

Wrestling Wrestling is a series of combat sports involving grappling-type techniques such as clinch fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins and other grappling holds. Wrestling techniques have been incorporated into martial arts, combat ...

North Dallas has three varsity team sports that are consistently in the

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State Playoffs: girls' volleyball, boys' soccer and girls' softball. The boys' baseball team plays home games at historic Reverchon Park in Dallas. The baseball team's playoff appearance in 2006 marked its first postseason appearance since 1973.

Tennis

North Dallas High School has a district-winning tennis team (2011).

Football

North Dallas High School competes in varsity football. As of 2017, they have the longest postseason drought in 5A history (since 1952).

Powerlifting

North Dallas High School had a powerlifting team from 1997 to 2000. This team had several regional winners as well as state qualifiers and winners. It was closed due to budget cuts in 2000.

Scholarships

North Dallas students who excel in athletics have received scholarships to surrounding universities from the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). Others students who excel on and off the field often receive scholarships from the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), and compete in a variety of conferences in sports such as football, baseball, and track.

Booster Club

North Dallas High School has a strong booster club of alumni, most notably from the classes of the 50s through 60s. Alumni meetings are held often and discuss various school topics. Fundraisers, bake sales, car shows, and golf tournaments are held to raise funds for letterman jackets. The club has been successful since the early 1950s.

Notable alumni

* John A. Alonzo — 1953 — American cinematographer, television director and actor; first Latino inducted into the Cinematographer's Union; best known for work on Chinatown (1974) and Scarface (1983). * Ike Altgens - 1938; photojournalist, photo editor, and field reporter for the

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— 1927; director of animated shorts; created

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and many elements of

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"Tex Avery: Mini-bio
at Internet Movie Database. Retrieved July 31, 2007. *

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— United States Representative (1965–1973), Dallas mayor (1961–1964)Rumbley, Rose-Mary. ''A Century of Class''. Austin TX: Eakin Press, 1984. *

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— 1928; charter member of the NFL’s

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* Cecil Crowley — 1926; head basketball coach,

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* Robert "Bob" Brooks Cullum — Dallas civic leader; co-founder of

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-Page Food StoresRobert Brooks Cullum
''The Handbook of Texas'' Online *

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- 1944; billionaire businessman and philanthropist *

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— 1916; chair,

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; director,

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* Kevin Murray — 1982; All American quarterback for

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’s football team * Harold Barefoot Sanders, Jr. — 1942 longtime

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and counsel to President

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who was involved in the desegregation of the DISD * J.C. “Ironman” Wetsel - 1929; All American lineman for SMU’s football team. Assistant coach,

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and SMU

Other

North Dallas High School served as the location of the Uptown Campus of

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until a permanent facility was opened in June 2006. The school was used in the TV show ''

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'' episode "Soul of Winter." The school has a strong Young Life program.

References

External links

*
Dallas ISD listing for North Dallas High School

School profile
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