Sunset High School (Texas)

Sunset High School
Vintage postcard of Sunset High School
Location
Information
Type	Public
Established	1925
School district	Dallas Independent School District
Principal	Anthony Tovar
Enrollment	2,116
Campus	Urban
Color(s)	Purple and White
Athletics conference	1-5A
Mascot	Bison

Sunset High School is a public secondary school located in the Oak Cliff area of Dallas, Texas (USA). Sunset High School enrolls students in grades 9-12 and is a part of the Dallas Independent School District. It was opened in 1925 as the second high school in the Oak Cliff area; as such, its main rival is Adamson, which is the oldest high school in the Oak Cliff area.

The school serves a portion of Dallas. It does serve all of Cockrell Hill.

The origin of the school's name is uncertain; however, it may be due to its location, at the time it was the westernmost school in the DISD.

The mascot is the Bison (not the Bisons; Bison is both singular and plural); it was chosen since early students had to cross open fields to get to school.

Feeder patterns

As of 2005 [1], the following elementary schools feed into Sunset High School:

PK-6

• Leila P. Cowart
• Louise Wolff Kahn
• George Peabody
• Winnetka

K-6

• Lida Hooe

3-6

• Rosemont Elementary

PK-2

• Rosemont Primary

Three middle schools, W.E. Greiner, Quintanilla, and Stockard, feed into Sunset.

Starting in the 2006-2007 school year [2], Anson Jones (PK-6) and Arturo Salazar (PK-6, a new school opening in fall 2006) will also feed into Sunset High School.

Notable alumni

• Current DISD Superintendent Dr. Michael Hinojosa is a Sunset High School alumnus.
• 40's film star Linda Darnell also attended Sunset and was a member of the class of June, 1941.
• Wimberly Goodman (Class of '36), aka Henry Calvin, played Sergeant Garcia in the Walt Disney TV series "Zorro".
• Golf great Don January graduated in the mid or late-40s.
• Jerry Rhome quarterbacked the Bison football team '59-'61. He was a back-up quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys for almost a decade, and is currently one of the most highly respected quarterback coaches in the NFL.
• Former NFL players Don Goss (Cleveland Browns) and Derrick Cullors (New England Patriots) also graduated from Sunset High.
• Novelist and journalist Billy Lee Brammer was a member of the Class of '48.
• Texas Rangers batting coach Rudy Jaramillo was a member of the class of 1970.

Fundraising

Sunset Foundation Inc. is a group of alumni who raise money and award college scholarships to Sunset High School students.

Sunset Alumni Association is a group which uses its membership contributions to award yearly grants to classes and organizations of Sunset High School benefiting her students.

Alumni Associations

• The Sunset Alumni Association...Alumni Association and website
• The Sunset Class of 1950...Alumni Association and website
• The Sunset class of 1969...Alumni Association and website
• The Sunset class of 1970...Alumni Association and website
• The Sunset Class of 1994...Alumni Association and website

External links

• Sunset AP Network
• Sunset Foundation Inc.
• Sunset Alumni Association