What is W.t. White High School?

Information about W.t. White High School

W. T. High School
The district's mission is to prepare all students to graduate with the knowledge and skills to become productive and responsible citizens. The mission of W. T. White is to successfully meet the principles of effective schools by: proving strong instructional leadership, focusing on academic achievement for all students, implementing instructional strategies to meet the needs of all students, and ensuring a safe, orderly, and positive environment.[]
Public, Secondary
Dallas Independent School District
9-12
Joy Barnhart[0]
130[0]
2,253[2]
burnt orange and white[0]            
longhorns[0]
1, Edwin Flores[3]
4, Dr. Robin S. Ryan[4]
4505 Ridgeside Drive
Dallas, Texas 75244  United States
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Warren Travis White High School is a public secondary school in north Dallas, Texas (USA). W. T. White High School enrolls students in grades 9-12 and is a part of the Dallas Independent School District.

The school, named in honor of the Dallas school superintendent who served from 1946 to 1968, is located in North Dallas about a mile southwest of the Interstate 635 (LBJ Freeway) and Dallas North Tollway intersection. Parts of North Dallas are zoned to W. T. White, as well as the DISD portions of Addison, Carrollton, and portions of the DISD portion of Farmers Branch.

In 2006, Newsweek magazine ranked W. T. White the 137th best public high school in the United States.[5]

Traditions

  • Every year at Homecoming, the school hosts a parade just before the actual homecoming football game. The parade usually consists of spirit groups within the school, the band, various sports teams, and students from local elementary schools that are in the same area as W. T. White.
  • "Hook 'em Horns" is a common phrase used among students that symbolizes the school's mascot—a longhorn—and goes in accordance with its fight song and the same traditions as the University of Texas at Austin.
  • The Powder Puff Games are a common tradition every year. Here the various grades within the school compete against each other in a game of football with both girls and boys participating.
  • W. T. White always kicks off the new school year with the annual Luau Dance, which is a Hawaiian-themed dance that helps freshmen in particular feel more comfortable among the entire student body and learn to have an appreciation for W. T. White.
  • W.T. White is known for its spirit groups that wear their group's respective jumpsuits to school on the day of the football game. Every year each spirit group will have a pledge class and the seniors that leave will pass down their jumpsuit to their designated "little sister" or "brother".
  • W.T. White is known for the rigor of its AP (Advanced Placement) classes. W. T. White offers more AP classes than any other public or private school in the north Dallas area.
  • The high school baseball team has more District Championships than any other school in the district.
  • In the early 2000s the students began referring to the school as "Dub T." The nickname has gone on to inspire a popular t-shirt that has "Who you with?" printed on the front, and "Dub T" on the back.

Feeder patterns

As of 2007, Thomas C. Marsh and E. D. Walker Middle Schools feed into W. T. White High School.[6]

William L. Cabell, F. P. Caillet, Everette Lee DeGolyer, Tom C. Gooch, and Herbert Marcus Elementary Schools all feed into Marsh Middle School, and ultimately into W. T. White High School.[6]

Nathan Adams, Anne Frank, Jerry R. Junkins, and Harry C. Withers Elementary Schools feed into Walker Middle School, and ultimately into W. T. White High School.[6]

Notable alumni

References

1. ^ Dallas ISD - W. T. White High School. Retrieved on 24 April 2007.
2. ^ Texas Education Agency - School Directory - type in school number "057905021" and select "view report." Retrieved on 24 April 2007.
3. ^ Dallas ISD - Schools by Trustee. (PDF). Retrieved on 24 April 2007.
4. ^ Dallas ISD - Schools by Area. (PDF). Retrieved on 24 April 2007.
5. ^ Kantrowitz, Barbara, Julie Scelfo, William Lee Adams. "The Complete List: 1,200 Top U.S. Schools", Newsweek, 2006-05-23, p. 2. Retrieved on 2007-04-25. 
6. ^ Dallas ISD - 2007 School Feeder Patterns - W. T. White High School. Retrieved on 25 April 2007.

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