Sunset High School (Dallas, Texas)

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Sunset High School
Spirit, Knowledge, Friendship
Location
2120 W. Jefferson Blvd
Dallas, Texas, 75208
USA
Information
School district Dallas Independent School District
Principal Anthony Tovar
Enrollment

2,116
Faculty 120
Type Free public
Grades 9-12
Campus Urban
Campus size 4.6 acres (0.02 km²)
Mascot Bison 
 colors         = Purple and white
Established 1925
Homepage DISD School Info Page

Sunset High School is a public secondary school located in the North Oak Cliff area of Dallas, Texas (USA). The school enrolls students in grades 9-12 and is a part of the Dallas Independent School District. Opened in 1925, Sunset was the second high school in the Oak Cliff area, preceded only by Adamson High School. The school serves a portion of Dallas, and all of Cockrell Hill.

The origin of the school's name is uncertain; however, it may be due to its location, at the time it was the westernmost school in the DISD.

The mascot is the American Bison; it was chosen since early students had to cross open fields to get to school.

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[edit] Feeder patterns

As of 2005 [1], the following elementary schools feed into Sunset High School:

PK-6

  • Leila P. Cowart
  • Louise Wolff Kahn
  • George Peabody
  • Winnetka

K-6

3-6

PK-2

Three middle schools, W.E. Greiner, Quintanilla, and Stockard, feed into Sunset.

Starting in the 2006-2007 school year [2], Anson Jones (PK-6) and Arturo Salazar (PK-6, a new school opening in fall 2006) will also feed into Sunset High School.

[edit] Notable alumni

  • Film and broadway actress Louise Latham was in the Class of 1940 and voted Most Likely to Succeed.
  • 40's film star Linda Darnell also attended Sunset and was a member of the class of June, 1941.
  • Wimberly Goodman (Class of '36), aka Henry Calvin, played Sergeant Garcia in the Walt Disney TV series "Zorro".
  • Golf great Don January graduated in 1947.
  • Jerry Rhome quarterbacked the Bison football team '59-'61. He was a back-up quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys for almost a decade, and is currently one of the most highly respected quarterback coaches in the NFL.
  • Former NFL players Don Goss (Cleveland Browns) *Novelist and journalist Billy Lee Brammer was a member of the Class of '48.
  • Texas Rangers batting coach Rudy Jaramillo was a member of the class of 1970.
  • John Cerminaro '65 has served as principal horn player of the New York Philharmonic, Los Angeles Philharmonic, and Seattle Symphony Orchestra.
  • Terry Southern, author of "Candy", "The Magic Christian", and other novels; was screenwriter on "Easy Rider", "Dr. Strangelove" and other notable movies; contributed to scripts on "Saturday Night Live" in the early 1980s; and taught writing at NYU and Columbia Universities in the 80s and 90s, was a member of the class of 1942. He died in 1995.
  • Dr. Michael Hinojosa, current DISD Superintendent, is a Sunset alumnus.

Charles Collum, 1960 graduate went on to publish two volumes of photography, "Dallas Nude" and "New York Nude".

  • Up and coming comic writer and stand up Comic Stephen Silva graduated in 2002. He has gone on to be on last comic standing and has been featured as special guest host on San Antonio Morning Show "Wake up with Nuts".

[edit] Fundraising

Sunset Foundation Inc. is a group of alumni who raise money and award college scholarships to Sunset High School students.

Sunset Alumni Association is a group which uses its membership contributions to award yearly grants to classes and organizations of Sunset High School benefiting her students.

[edit] Alumni Associations

[edit] References

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