NORTH DALLAS HIGH SCHOOL


'North Dallas High School' is a public secondary school located in the Oak Lawn area of Dallas, Texas, (USA).
North Dallas enrolls students in grades 9-12 and is a part of the Dallas Independent School District.
As of 2006 the principal administrator is Dina Townsend. In the early 1990s the school size placed it athletically in the 5A sports until late 2000 it dropped to 4A to compete athletically.

Contents
Neighborhoods served by North Dallas
Feeder patterns
Mascot
Notable alumni
Other
References
External links

Neighborhoods served by North Dallas


The school serves most of the Oak Lawn area, Uptown, Victory Park, and Cityplace. The school also serves a portion of downtown Dallas and the Dallas ISD portion of Highland Park.

Feeder patterns


The following elementary schools feed into North Dallas:

★ PK-6: Arlington Park, Chávez, Hernandez, Houston, Maple Lawn, Medrano, Milam, Ray, and Zaragoza.

★ PK-5: John F. Kennedy

★ PK-3: Bonham, Fannin
Rusk and Spence Middle Schools, both grades 7-8, feed into North Dallas High School.

Mascot


North Dallas High School Bulldogs. The logo represents that of the Notre Dame symbol.
School colors consist of orange and white.

Notable alumni



Tex Avery - 1927 - famous director of animated shorts; created Daffy Duck and many elements of Bugs Bunny[7]

Robert "Bob" Brooks Cullum — Dallas civic leader and co-founder of Tom Thumb-Page Food Stores[8]

Robert Dedman, Sr. — Dallas lawyer and philanthropist who founded ClubCorp, an international company operating golf courses, private clubs, and resorts[9]

Jack Walker — state- and national-level athlete who played for Louisiana State University in two of the first three Sugar Bowl football championships[10]

Other


North Dallas High School previously served as the location of the Uptown Campus of Fellowship Church until a permanent facility was opened in June 2006.
The school was filmed many times in the TV show ''Walker, Texas Ranger'', "Soul of Winter."

References


1. Dallas ISD - North Dallas High School. Retrieved on 13 October 2006.
2. Texas Education Agency - School Directory - type in school number "057905024" and select "view report." Retrieved on 13 October 2006.
3. Dallas ISD - Schools by Trustee. ('PDF'). Retrieved on 13 October 2006.
4. Dallas ISD - Schools by Area. ('PDF'). Retrieved on 13 October 2006.
5. Dallas ISD - School telephone numbers. ('PDF'). Retrieved on 13 October 2006.
6. Dallas ISD - School fax numbers. ('PDF'). Retrieved on 13 October 2006.
7. "Tex Avery: Mini-bio at Internet Movie Database. Retrieved July 31, 2007.
8. Robert Brooks Cullum, ''The Handbook of Texas'' Online
9. "SMU Law School renamed in honor of Dedman family", press release including announcement of .5 million scholarship for NDHS alumni, February 14, 2001
10. Kevin Sherrington. "Scrapbooks provide picture of Jack Walker," ''The Dallas Morning News'', May 15, 2004

External links



Dallas ISD listing for North Dallas High School

School profile ('PDF')

Attendance zone map ('PDF')

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