Franklin D. Roosevelt High School (Dallas, Texas)
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Pride, Respect, Dignity, and Responsibility
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| 525 Bonnie View Road Dallas, Texas 75216 United States |
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| School type | Public, comprehensive high school |
| 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 | 551 (2014-2015) |
| • Grade 9 | 199 |
| • Grade 10 | 143 |
| • Grade 11 | 116 |
| • Grade 12 | 93 |
| Language | English |
| Color(s) | light medium blue & White |
| Mascot | Mustang |
| Team name | Mighty Mustangs/Lady Mustangs |
| Communities served | Southeast Oak Cliff |
| Feeder schools | O.W.Holmes Middle School Academy |
| Students considered a racial minority | 549 (99.6%) |
| Students not considered a racial minority | 2 (0.4%) |
| 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 is on an incline. Building the school began in 1961 at 525 Bonnie View Road in the Oak Cliff area. Built after the school district integrated its high schools, the campus was the first new "high school" built in Dallas since 1939. At this time one opens in January 1963. The new school serves the residents in that area with children in that age range. Also, the over crowded schools across South Dallas bridge.known majority negros[2] The male and female students will be relieved of the over crowded school..The school was built to serve a maximum capacity of 2000 or more 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 relieve over crowding 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.
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 School.[7] Some former WHISD zones covered by Roosevelt were rezoned to Wilmer-Hutchins.[8][9] Students had other programs to apply in attending other schools. M&M transfer is the Majority minority transfer, hardship transfer and other transfer excepted as enrollment to and from the area high school. Writing paper has become exstinct. Computer devices are the new age for this school district education.
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]
- Kevin Williams, NFL player[13]
- John Jefferson, NFL player[14]
- Coach "Cowboy" Roberson
- Henry Barber (WV Tech University) (Canadian Football League) [15]
References
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- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Carlos Conde. "School OK'd on condition," The Dallas Morning News, January 24, 1963, section 4, page 1.
- ↑ "Dallas Floodway Extension Project." (Direct image link) Trinity River Corridor. Retrieved on July 17, 2010.
- ↑ "Fall 2009 Franklin D. Roosevelt High School Attendance Zone with Wilmer-Hutchins (Grades 9-12)." 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.
- ↑ "schoolinfo/highzones2006/ Roosevelt2006.pdf 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. "news/education/headlines/2011-dallas-school-district-to-open-3-wilmer-hutchins-campuses-close-2-others.ece Dallas school district to open 3 Wilmer-Hutchins campuses, close 2 others." The Dallas Morning News. November 24, 2010. Retrieved on July 15, 2011.
- ↑ "schoolinfo/highzones2010/ 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.
- ↑ "schoolinfo/highzones2011/WilmerHutchinsHS2011.pdf Fall 2011 Wilmer-Hutchins High School Attendance Zone Grades 9-12." Dallas Independent School District. Retrieved on July 15, 2011.
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