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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. Skyline was the first magnet high school in the United States.

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) Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts and the High School for the Health Professions (now the School of Health Professions at Yvonne A. Ewell Townview Magnet Center). 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. SkylineHS Sign

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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''. Jueves 7 de febrero de 2008. Consultado el 1 de enero de 2016. In 2021, a policy was enacted making students who were tardy to school barred from attending their classes. Outrage from parents resulted in media coverage and eventual overturning of this policy. In 2023, Skyline was featured on

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's "Brag About Your School". In 2024, Skyline faculty announced the Super Senior

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, a $500 scholarship for seniors paid for by donations from Skyline

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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 Golf club, clubs to hit a Golf ball, ball into a series of holes on a golf course, course in as few strokes as possible. Golf, unlike most ball games, cannot and does not use a standa ...

Soccer Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 Football player, players who almost exclusively use their feet to propel a Ball (association football), ball around a rectangular f ...

Softball Softball is a Variations of baseball, variation of baseball, the difference being that it is played with a larger ball, on a smaller field, and with only underhand pitches (where the ball is released while the hand is primarily below the ball) ...

Swimming and Diving *

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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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Academics

SkylineHS Career Development Center sign

Skyline High School has the following programs: * Early College HS * SkylineHS Aviation

Magnet - Career Development Center: ** Advanced

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** Advanced

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** Advanced

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Aviation Aviation includes the activities surrounding mechanical flight and the aircraft industry. ''Aircraft'' include fixed-wing and rotary-wing types, morphable wings, wing-less lifting bodies, as well as lighter-than-air aircraft such as h ...

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Technology **

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Culinary Arts Culinary arts are the cuisine arts of food preparation, cooking, and presentation of food, usually in the form of meals. People working in this field – especially in establishments such as restaurants – are commonly called chefs or ...

** Fashion Marketing & Apparel Design **

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** Radio Television & Film ** World Languages * Career Pathways: ** NAF Academies: *** Academy of Engineering *** Academy of

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*** Academy of

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*** Academy of

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*** Academy of

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** Floral &

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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. In 2024, Skyline's Advanced Mathematics cluster, and specifically the

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class, were highlighted on NBC's "Brag About Your School".

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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'72, Texas state representative, former mayor of

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'73, classical composer, musicologist, music critic, author, and educator * Brent Bourgeois '74, Christian rock musician and producer *

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'76, jazz pianist, composer, bandleader, recording artist * Terry Crouch '77, professional football player * J. David Spurlock '78, author, artist, art professor, artist's rights advocate * Richard Dominguez '79, comic book artist " El Gato Negro" * Peri Gilpin '79, actress (best known as "

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" on ''

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'') * Hector Cantú '80, writer, editor, newspaper comic strip creator *

Keith Miller Keith Ross Miller (28 November 1919 – 11 October 2004) was an Australian Test cricketer and a Royal Australian Air Force pilot during World War II. Miller is widely regarded as Australia's greatest ever all-rounder. His ability, irreverent m ...

'80, major league baseball player * Joe Riley '82, visual and plastic artist, SubGenius * Deryl Dodd '82, country music artist * Dante Jones '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 Ford '90, Nevada State Senator and Attorney General * Chris Holt '90, major league baseball player *

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'90, country music singer * John Yuan '92, actor, best known for Observe and Report * Matthew Yuan '92, actor, best known for Observe and Report * Allen Rossum '94, NFL football player * Antonio Wilson '95, NFL football player * Josh Bell '03, NFL and CFL football player * Jason Siggers '03,

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basketball player * Mikail Baker '05, NFL football player * Calvin "C. J." Miles, Jr. '05, NBA basketball player * Omar Gonzalez '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 * Zach LeDay ('12, but transferred to The Colony High School for senior year), Israeli Basketball Premier League player * Ra'Shaad Samples '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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* Isaiah Nwokobia '21, college football player

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Notes

References

External links

*
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