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Paul Laurence Dunbar High School (Fort Worth, Texas)

FieldValue
namePaul Laurence Dunbar High School
streetaddress5700 Ramey Ave
cityFort Worth
stateTexas
zipcode76112
countryUSA
coordinates
districtFort Worth Independent School District
principalJustin Edwards
teaching_staff69.94 FTE (2017-18)
ceeb442516
ratio13.34 (2017-18)
schooltypePublic high school
grades9–12
campus typeUrban
slogan“Excellence is the expectation, not the exception”
rivalEastern Hills High School
mascotWildcat
school_coloursBlue and white
established1953 (as high school)
enrollment933 (2017-18)
homepageDunbar High School

Paul Laurence Dunbar High School is a comprehensive high school in the Stop Six neighborhood of Fort Worth, Texas, United States. Named for the dialectical poet Paul Laurence Dunbar, the school strives to educate the majority African-American community it serves.

History

Formal education in the Stop Six area was established in 1907 with the Rustville School, which joined the Fort Worth Public School System in 1924. The school changed its name to Paul Laurence Dunbar School in 1938 and began adding high school classes in 1953, graduating its first class in 1957.

From 1973 to 2005, Dunbar High School's boys basketball team was coached by Robert Hughes, the winningest boys high school basketball coach in US sports and Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame inductee.

Campus

The current Dunbar High School building was completed in 1967 for $2.1 million.

Dunbar High School houses an Aviation Engineering, Aviation Technology, and Entrepreneur and Urban Development academic programs.

Athletics

The Dunbar Wildcats actively compete in the following sports in the UIL:

  • Boys Basketball - The boys basketball program has won three state championships (1993, 2003, 2006)
  • Girls Basketball - The girls basketball program has won two state championships (2005 and 2007)
  • Boys and Girls Track & Field - The boys program won one state title (1974) and the girls program won one state title (1991)
  • Football
  • Baseball
  • Girls Volleyball
  • Softball
  • Wrestling
  • Soccer

Notable alumni

  • KB Brookins — poet and writer
  • Julio Cedillo — film and television actor
  • Saikat Chakrabarti — political activist
  • Gary Collier — former professional basketball player
  • Theresa A. Powell — academic administrator
  • Charles Smith — professional basketball player
  • Brandon Tatum, conservative political commentator, former police officer, and former college football player for the Arizona Wildcats
  • Steve Taylor — former professional football player

References

References

  1. "Dunbar High School". [[United States Geological Survey]].
  2. "DUNBAR H S". National Center for Education Statistics.
  3. (January 2004). "Duke of Dunbar".
  4. "The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame :: Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Announces 2017 Enshrinement Ceremony Presenters".
  5. "Dunbar High School / Homepage".
  6. Aviation Engineering
  7. "Boys Basketball State Champions".
  8. "Boys Basketball State Archives School Search: Fort Worth Dunbar".
  9. "Girls Basketball State Champions".
  10. "Girls Track & Field State Champions".
  11. "Theresa Powell Obituary (1952 - 2023) - Philadelphia, PA - Star-Telegram".
  12. (2008). "2008 Football Roster".
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