W. T. White High School

Infobox School
name = W. T. White High School
type = Public, Secondary
location = 4505 Ridgeside Drive
Dallas, Texas 75244 USA


district = Dallas Independent School District
grades = 9-12
principal = Orlando Riddick [http://www.dallasisd.com Dallas ISD] - [http://www.dallasisd.org/schools/realtor_new.cfm?id_con=126 W. T. White High School] . Retrieved on 24 April 2007.]
faculty = 130
students = 2,253 [http://www.tea.state.tx.us/ Texas Education Agency] - [http://askted.tea.state.tx.us/org-bin/school/SCHOOL_RPT?Y::School::Directory School Directory] - type in school number "057905021" and select "view report." Retrieved on 24 April 2007.]
colors = Burnt Orange and White color box|#CC5500 color box|white
mascot = Longhorns
motto = 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.
free_label = Trustee dist.
free_label2 = Learning Community
free_text = 1, Edwin Flores [http://www.dallasisd.com Dallas ISD] - [http://www.dallasisd.org/pdf/infosheets/schoolsbytrustee.pdf Schools by Trustee] . (PDF). Retrieved on 24 April 2007.]
free_text2 = West Secondary, Dr. Robin S. Ryan [http://www.dallasisd.com Dallas ISD] - [http://www.dallasisd.org/pdf/infosheets/schoolsbyarea.pdf Schools by Area] . (PDF). Retrieved on 24 April 2007.]
information = [phone] [http://www.dallasisd.com Dallas ISD] - [http://www.dallasisd.org/pdf/infosheets/schooldirectory.pdf School telephone numbers] . (PDF). Retrieved on 24 April 2007.]
Fax: [phone] [http://www.dallasisd.com Dallas ISD] - [http://www.dallasisd.org/pdf/infosheets/schoolfax.pdf School fax numbers] . (PDF). Retrieved on 24 April 2007.]
website = http://www.wtwhitehs.org

Warren Travis White High School is a public secondary school in 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 sections of Addison, Carrollton, and Farmers Branch.

Rivalry

The high school shares a competitive historic rivalry with neighboring Thomas Jefferson High School. The schools stopped playing each other in 2005 after a stint of vandalism incidents and the redistricting of the athletic divisions. TJ remained at the AAAA level while W.T. White became a AAAAA school. The annual game, held at Loos Field attracted hundred of fans each and every year. The rivalry was very intense as both Longhorns and Patriots would show their mutual disdain for each other through acts of vandalism.

[http://www.dallasisd.org/inside_disd/depts/demo/schoolinfo/highzones2008/White2008.pdf Attendance Zone Map]

"Newsweek" magazine consistently ranks W. T. White as one of the best public high schools in the United States. [cite news | first=Barbara | last=Kantrowitz | coauthors=Julie Scelfo, William Lee Adams | title=The Complete List: 1,200 Top U.S. Schools | url=http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12532678/site/newsweek/ | work=Newsweek | page=2 | date=2006-05-23 | accessdate=2007-04-25 ]

Feeder Patterns

As of 2008, Thomas C. Marsh and E. D. Walker Middle Schools feed into W. T. White High School. [http://www.dallasisd.org/ Dallas ISD] - [http://www.dallasisd.org/demo/indexfeeder.htm 2008 School Feeder Patterns] - [http://www.dallasisd.org/demo/schoolinfo/feeder2008/white.htm W. T. White High School] . Retrieved on September 3, 2008.]

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.

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

[http://www.dallasisd.org/demo/schoolinfo/feeder2008/white.htm Feeder Pattern]

Notable Alumni

* Jean Barrett — former NFL football player
* Trey Beamon — former Major League Baseball player
* David Beecroft (1974) — television actor
* Susan Lieberman Dell, philanthropist [http://www.msdf.org/about/bio.aspx?id=40 Michael & Susan Dell Foundation: Susan Lieberman Dell] ]
* Karen Hughes — United States Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs
* Calvin Murray — former Major League Baseball player
* Ramon Nunez — professional soccer player
* Johnny Simmons — actor
* John Treadwell (1985) — co-owner of Frogville Records
* Scott Verplank (1982) — professional golfer
* [http://www.hsgametime.com/dfw/schoolextra.htm?propertyId=dfw&schoolId=47&page=alum additional Notable Alumni listed at "Dallas Morning News" HSGameTime]

References

External links

* [http://www.wtwhitehs.org/ W. T. White High School PTSA website]
* [http://www.wtwalumni.org/intro.htm W. T. White H. S. Alumni website]
* [http://www.wtwhite.org/ W. T. White H. S. Alumni website]