Justin F. Kimball High School

Infobox_School
name = Justin F. Kimball High School
type = Public, Secondary
location = 3606 South Westmoreland Road, Dallas, Texas, 75233
district = Dallas Independent School District
established = 1956
grades = 9-12
principal = Danny Stigers
faculty =
students =
colors = Royal Blue and Scarlet Red color box|blue color box|red
mascot = Knights
motto =
website = http://justinfkimball.org

Justin F. Kimball High School is a public secondary school in southwest Dallas, Texas (USA). Justin F. Kimball High School enrolls students in grades 9-12 and is a part of the Dallas Independent School District. The school is named in honor of Justin Ford Kimball, a prominent and successful citizen of Texas, former school superintendent, and founder of a predecessor of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association.

History

Kimball opened its doors in 1958, graduating it's first class in 1960 with 165 students. William P. Durrett served as the inspiring first principal of Kimball leading the student body in establishing their traditions and values. An annual scholarship award in his name is granted each year to two outstanding students who demonstrate academic and leadership success.

Although DISD began integrating high school campuses in 1965-1966, Kimball's student body was almost completely white until the late 1970s. The ethnic makeup of the student body changed gradually during the 1980s and by 1990 Kimball's students were almost entirely black. Today Kimball is more evenly split between black and Hispanic/Latino students. When Molina High School opened in 1996, attendance boundaries were redrawn and many areas that had attended Kimball for decades were rezoned to the new school.

In 2008, the school will celebrate its 50th birthday after graduating over 20,000 students with many achieving contributions in athletics, politics, entertainment, music, health, business, cultural and the arts. The Justin F. Kimball Alumni Association will host a 50th Birthday Celebration on Saturday, May 3, 2008 at the Embassy Suites Hotel on Northwest Hwy. in Dallas. Details at http://www.kimballbirthday.homestead.com

Alumni

All alumni are encouraged to register with the Justin F. Kimball Alumni Association at http://justinfkimball.org. All students from classes 1960 to current year are listed. The Alumni Association is a charitable educational organization seeking improvements in the quality of student life and academic achievement. It is operated by a Board of Governors and contributes to many programs at the school as well as fundraising events to further their work.

Athletics

Kimball has excelled many years in state, regional and district sports, capturing several championships in football, track, basketball, golf and volleyball. Kimball is proud to claim several successful students as appointments to America's military academies.

Rivalry

Kimball High School has had a long and storied sports rivalry with David W. Carter High School. The annual football game between the two is known as "The Oak Cliff Super Bowl".

chool uniforms

Kimball requires mandatory school uniforms. [http://www.dallasisd.org/schools/realtor_new.cfm?id_con=168]

The Texas Education Agency specified that the parents and/or guardians of students zoned to a school with uniforms may apply for a waiver to opt out of the uniform policy so their children do not have to wear the uniform [http://www.tea.state.tx.us/field/uniforms.html] ; parents must specify "bona fide" reasons, such as religious reasons or philosophical objections.

Notable Alumni

*David Chalk (1968) First round draft choice of the California Angels, was selected to the American League All-Star Team twice and played in the 1980 World Series.
*Michael Rhyner — current radio host of "The Hardline" on KTCK 1310-AM
*Stephen Tobolowsky (1969) — a Tony Award-nominated actor
*Michael Barker (1972) — President of Sony Pictures Classics
*Jeryl Sasser (1997) former NBA Player, played for Bnei HaSharon of the Israeli basketball league
*Jason Sasser (1992) — former NBA Player
*Quinton Ross (1999) — NBA Player for Los Angeles Clippers
*Don King (1982) — former SMU quarterback during the Pony Express, Green Bay Packers quarterback (1987)
*Marvin Washington (1984) — NFL Player San Francisco 49ers and Denver Broncos
*Acie Law (2003) — NBA Player for Atlanta Hawks
*Belita Moreno (1968) Star of "The George Lopez Show" and noted actress.
*Sheryl Stamps Leach (1971) Creator of the famous children's purple dinosaur, "Barney"
*DeMarcus Granger (2005) Oklahoma defensive tackle
*Todd Whitten (1983) Head football coach, Sam Houston State University
*Tim Choate (1973) — Actor who starred in a number of film and television roles on series such as Dragnet, Babylon 5, Frasier, Blind Witness, Europeans, Knots Landing, and Ghost Stories, just to name a few. Tim was killed in a mortorcycle accident on September 24, 2004 in Los Angeles.
*Bob Johnson — MLB player for the Texas Rangers

Former students

*Stevie Ray Vaughan — attended Kimball, but dropped out in 1972 to pursue his music career

External links

* [http://www.justinfkimball.org/ Justin F. Kimball Alumni Page]