L. G. Pinkston High School

L.G. Pinkston High School is a public secondary school in West Dallas, Texas (USA). L.G. Pinkston 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 Dr. Lee Gresham Pinkston, an African American doctor known for his strong civic leadership. In 1927, he opened the Pinkston Clinic Hospital which was the only clinic that served the African American community. He died in 1961.

Lee Gresham Pinkston is the great grand uncle of the actor Wentworth Miller.

L.G. Pinkston High School opened in November 1914 and serves the West Dallas neighborhoods.

In 1987 John Kincaide, the athletic director of DISD, said that the district is prepared to allow Pinkston to be reclassified by the University Interscholastic League (UIL) from athletic class 5A to athletic class 4A; the UIL had the possibility of demoting the school to athletic class 4A as part of its biannual reclassification.^[2]

Notable alumni

• Regina Taylor — nationally known actor and playwright^[3]

Notes

1. ^ Dallas ISD information for L. G. Pinkston High School
2. ^ "DISD WILL LET PINKSTON, TJ DROP TO CLASS AAAA." The Dallas Morning News. December 2, 1987. Retrieved on November 26, 2011.
3. ^ Black History Month: Local legends in music, theater, dance, and more, Guide Live, The Dallas Morning News, February 3, 2006