Franklin D. Roosevelt High School (Texas)
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| Franklin D. Roosevelt High School | |
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| Address | |
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525 Bonnie View Road , 75216 | |
| Coordinates | 32°44′30″N 96°47′43″W / 32.74175°N 96.79532°W |
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| School type | Public, comprehensive high school |
| Motto | Pride, Respect, Dignity, and Responsibility |
| Founded | 1963 |
| School district | Dallas Independent School District |
| Superintendent | Michael Hinojosa, Ed.D. |
| Area trustee | Lew Blackburn, Ph.D. (District 5) |
| Principal | Brian De Veaux |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 653 (2018-2019) |
| • Grade 9 | 199 |
| • Grade 10 | 213 |
| • Grade 11 | 135 |
| • Grade 12 | 106 |
| Language | English |
| Color(s) | light medium blue & White |
| Mascot | Mustang |
| Team name | Mighty Mustangs, female(horse)Mustang |
| Communities served | Southeast Oak Cliff |
| Feeder schools | O.W.Holmes Middle School Academy |
| Students considered a racial minority | 649 (99.4%) |
| Students not considered a racial minority | 4 (0.6%) |
| Division | 2 |
| Website | Information by Dallas ISD |
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Franklin D. Roosevelt High School is a public secondary school in the Oak Cliff area of Dallas, Texas (USA), serving grades 9 - 12. The school opened in 1963[2] and is part of the Dallas Independent School District.
The school serves communities, including Cadillac Heights South Dallas and some Oak Cliff area [3][4]
History
Construction of the school began in 1961 at 525 Bonnie View Road in the Oak Cliff area. Built before the school district integrated its high schools, the campus was the first new "Negro high school" built in Dallas since 1939 at the time it opened in January 1963.[2] The school was built to serve a maximum capacity of 2000 students and at its opening was expected to draw about 1200 students from the Oak Cliff area, most previously attending Madison High School — which had itself been converted to a "Negro school" in 1956 to relieve overcrowding at Booker T. Washington and Lincoln high schools.[5]
The school is named after former U.S. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. In honor of him passing and assisting lower class citizens opportunity for growth. School colors chosen. Light blue and white and red. Most recent colors used for FDR are navy blue, light blue and white.
In 2005, after the closure of Wilmer-Hutchins High School. Roosevelt absorbed some WHISD high school students.[6]
In 2011 the district re-opened Wilmer Hutchins High.[7] Some former WHISD zones covered by Roosevelt were rezoned to Wilmer-Hutchins.[8][9]
Notable alumni
- Waymond Bryant, former American football linebacker, played for the Chicago Bears[10]
- Roy Martin, sprinter, US high school record holder
- Aaron Wallace, NFL player[11]
- Richmond Webb, NFL player; 7-time NFL pro bowler and 5-time all-pro selection[12]
- Jeff Fuller, former NFL football safety who played for the San Francisco 49ers from 1984 to 1989. He played in two Super Bowls as a member of the 49ers.
See also
References
- ^ Texas Education Agency. "2008 Campus AEIS Report". Retrieved 20 December 2008.
- ^ a b Carlos Conde. "School OK'd on condition," The Dallas Morning News, January 24, 1963, section 4, page 1.
- ^ "Dallas Floodway Extension Project Archived 2011-07-17 at the Wayback Machine." (Direct image link Archived 2011-07-17 at the Wayback Machine) Trinity River Corridor. Retrieved on July 17, 2010.
- ^ "Fall 2009 Franklin D. Roosevelt High School Attendance Zone with Wilmer-Hutchins (Grades 9-12)[permanent dead link]." Dallas Independent School District. Retrieved on July 17, 2010.
- ^ Sue Connally. "Forest assigned to Negro pupils: District added to Crozier's," The Dallas Morning News, June 14, 1956, section 1, pages 1 and 9. Note: At that time, "district" was used in Dallas to refer to the attendance zone of a specific school, rather than the system as a whole.
- ^ "Fall 2006 Franklin D. Roosevelt High School (9-12) Attendance Zone with Wilmer-Hutchins." Dallas Independent School District. Retrieved on July 15, 2011.
- ^ Hobbs, Tawnell D. (2010-11-24). "Dallas school district to open 3 Wilmer-Hutchins campuses, close 2 others". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved 2011-07-15.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Roosevelt2010.pdf Fall 2010 Franklin D. Roosevelt High School Attendance Zone with Wilmer-Hutchins - Grades 9-12." Dallas Independent School District. Retrieved on July 15, 2011.
- ^ "Fall 2011 Wilmer-Hutchins High School Attendance Zone Grades 9-12[permanent dead link]." Dallas Independent School District. Retrieved on July 15, 2011.
- ^ "Waymond Bryant". databaseFootball.com. Archived from the original on October 8, 2012. Retrieved November 10, 2012.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Game of My Life: 25 Stories of Aggie Football. p. 175.
- ^ "Lt Richmond Webb". CNN. 1994-09-05. Retrieved 2010-05-02.
