Franklin D. Roosevelt High School (Texas)

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[3] and is part of the Dallas Independent School District.

Franklin D. Roosevelt High School
Address
525 Bonnie View Road Dallas , Texas 75216 United States
Coordinates	32.74175°N 96.79532°W
Information
Other name	Roosevelt High School
School type	Public, comprehensive high school
Motto	Pride, Respect, and Responsibility[1]
Founded	1963
Locale	City: Large[2]
School district	Dallas Independent School District
Area trustee	Maxie Johnson (District 5)
Principal	Troy Tyson[1]
Teaching staff	42.70 (FTE) (2017-18)[2]
Grades	9-12
Gender	coeducational
Enrollment	712 (2017-18)[2]
• Grade 9	260
• Grade 10	197
• Grade 11	142
• Grade 12	113
Student to teacher ratio	16.67 (2017-18)[2]
Language	English
Color(s)	Columbia Blue   White[1]
Sports	Baseball, Basketball, Cross Country, Football, Golf, Soccer, Softball, Swimming, Tennis, Track & Field, Volleyball, & Wrestling
Mascot	Mustang[1]
Team name	Mighty Mustangs
Communities served	Southeast Oak Cliff
Feeder schools	Oliver W. Holmes Humanities/Communications Academy
Students considered a racial minority	649 (99.4%) (2016-17)[2]
Students not considered a racial minority	4 (0.6%) (2016-17)[2]
Website	www.dallasisd.org/roosevelt
Last updated: September 9, 2019

The school serves several South Dallas communities, including Cadillac Heights and some Oak Cliff neighborhoods.[4][5]

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.[3] 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.[6]

The school is named after Franklin Delano Roosevelt, the 32nd U.S. President in honor of him passing and assisting lower class citizens opportunity for growth. School colors chosen were Columbia blue, White, and Cardinal red.[7] 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.[8]

In 2011 the district re-opened Wilmer Hutchins High.[9] Some former WHISD zones covered by Roosevelt were rezoned to Wilmer-Hutchins.[10][11]

Notable alumni

Name	Class Year	Notability	Reference
Lew Blackburn	1974	a trustee of the Dallas ISD school board	[12]
Waymond Bryant	1969(?)	former American football linebacker, played for the Chicago Bears	[13]
Jeff Fuller	1980	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.	[14]
Roy Martin	1985	sprinter, US high school record holder	[15]
Evelyn Henry-Miller	1976	Chief Financial Officer, TDIndustries; formerly executive vice-president for The Dallas Morning News
Aaron Wallace		NFL player	[16]
Richmond Webb		NFL player; 7-time NFL pro bowler and 5-time all-pro selection	[17]
Kevin Williams	1989(?)	former football wide receiver in the NFL for the Dallas Cowboys, Arizona Cardinals, Buffalo Bills and San Francisco 49ers

See also

• History of the African Americans in Dallas-Fort Worth

References

1. "General Information / Quick Facts". www.dallasisd.org. Retrieved September 9, 2019.
2. "Search for Public Schools - Franklin D Roosevelt H S (481623001343)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
3. Carlos Conde. "School OK'd on condition," The Dallas Morning News, January 24, 1963, section 4, page 1.
4. "Dallas Floodway Extension Project". Archived from the original on July 17, 2011.
5. "Fall 2009 Franklin D. Roosevelt High School Attendance Zone with Wilmer-Hutchins (Grades 9-12)" (PDF). April 29, 2011. Retrieved January 6, 2019.
6. Connally, Sue (June 14, 1956). "Forest assigned to Negro pupils: District added to Crozier's". The Dallas Morning News. Section 1. pp. 1, 9.CS1 maint: location (link) 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.
7. "School History - Franklin D. Roosevelt". Franklin D. Roosevelt Alumni Association. Retrieved January 6, 2019.
8. "Fall 2006 Franklin D. Roosevelt High School (9-12) Attendance Zone with Wilmer-Hutchins" (PDF). Dallas Independent School District. June 6, 2006. Retrieved February 14, 2019.
9. Hobbs, Tawnell D. (November 24, 2010). "Dallas school district to open 3 Wilmer-Hutchins campuses, close 2 others". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved February 14, 2019.
10. "Fall 2010 Franklin D. Roosevelt High School Attendance Zone with Wilmer-Hutchins - Grades 9-12" (PDF). Dallas Independent School District. Retrieved February 14, 2019.
11. "Fall 2011 Wilmer-Hutchins High School Attendance Zone Grades 9-12" (PDF). Dallas Independent School District. March 22, 2011. Retrieved February 14, 2019.
12. "Board Members / Lew Blackburn". DallasISD.org. Dallas Independent School District. Retrieved January 7, 2019.
13. "Waymond Bryant". databaseFootball.com. Archived from the original on October 8, 2012. Retrieved November 10, 2012.
14. "Texas A&M Aggie's son chasing Super legacy". Archived from the original on December 10, 2010.
15. Townsend, Brad (June 22, 2008). "Former phenom Roy Martin couldn't outrun hard times". The Dallas Morning News. Archived from the original on November 24, 2015.
16. Zwerneman, Brent (September 1, 2003). Game of My Life: 25 Stories of Aggie Football (1st ed.). Sports Publishing LLC. p. 175. ISBN 1582616000.
17. "Lt Richmond Webb". Sports Illustrated. September 5, 1994. Retrieved February 14, 2019.

External links

• School website
• Alumni Association