For schools with a similar name, see Jefferson High School.
| Thomas Jefferson High School | |
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No mountain too high, No ocean too wide, Reaching our goals with Patriot Pride.
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| 4001 Walnut Hill Lane, Dallas, Texas 75229 |
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| Information | |
| Type | High school |
| Established | 1956 |
| School district | Dallas Independent School District |
| Dean | Dedra Picot-Bernard |
| Principal | Edward Conger |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 1,200 (approx., fall 2008) |
| Color(s) | Columbia blue and cardinal red |
| Mascot | Patriot |
| Information | 972-502-7300 (office), 972-502-7301 (FAX) |
| Newspaper | The Reveille |
| Website | http://www.dallasisd.org/schools/hs/tjhs/info.htm |
Thomas Jefferson High School (Dallas) is a secondary school in Dallas, Texas that serves grades 9-12. The school is part of the Dallas Independent School District and is located at 4001 Walnut Hill Lane, Dallas, Texas 75229. The school is named after the third President of the United States, Thomas Jefferson, and locally is known simply as "TJ."
The school's colors are Columbia blue and cardinal red and its mascot is the Patriot. Until 1972, the (Confederate) Rebel served as school mascot and the Confederate Battle Flag was a recognized school emblem. The negative associations of both symbols led to a change following desegregation of Dallas schools in the early 1970s.[1][2][3] In the 2005-06 school year, the school celebrated its 50th anniversary.[4]
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In 1987 John Kincaide, the athletic director of DISD, said that the district is prepared to allow Jefferson 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.[5]
Jefferson serves several sections of Dallas, including a portion of Walnut Hill, Walnut Hill Lane and the adjacent residential area, the apartment complexes along the Webb Chapel Extension, the Love Field neighborhood, and The Creeks of Preston Hollow.[6][7][8] It serves a portion of the Preston Hollow area.[9]
The class of 1965 had 962 members, the largest graduating class of any high school in Texas up to that time.[10]
Beginning in the mid-1980s, TJ's student body changed from predominantly white to predominantly Hispanic/Latino. Although the school is located in a primarily white neighborhood, most students come from majority-Hispanic areas north of Love Field.
The high school shotput record was set at the Golden West Invitational in 1979 by then-senior Michael Carter, who threw the 12-pound shotput 81 feet, 3-1/2 inches. As of June 2006, the record had yet to be broken or even approached.[11]
In 2006, the League of United Latin American Citizens provided uniforms for all 20 members of the TJ boys' soccer team after learning that the team, which had taken second place in the athletic district, had been unable to afford to outfit the full team for the previous four years.[12]
On September 16, 2011 The Thomas Jefferson High School Football Team won their first homecoming game. Sparking a large celebration by the students and faculty. [1]
Students are required to wear school uniforms.[13]
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; parents must specify "bona fide" reasons, such as religious reasons or philosophical objections.[14]
The following elementary schools feed into Jefferson[15]:
Two middle schools, Edward H. Cary and Thomas J. Rusk (partial), feed into Jefferson.
| Dallas Independent School District | |
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| High schools | … full list Bryan Adams | Adamson | Carter | Conrad | Hillcrest | Jefferson | Kimball | Lincoln | Madison | Molina | North Dallas | Pinkston | Roosevelt | Samuell | Seagoville | Skyline | South Oak Cliff | Spruce | Sunset | Wilmer-Hutchins | W. T. White | Wilson |
| Middle schools | … full list Anderson | Hill | Marsh | Quintanilla |
| Elementary schools | … full list Hooe | Lakewood | Milam | Preston Hollow |
| Magnet schools | Townview magnets: Government, Law, & Law Enforcement | Science and Engineering Magnet | Talented & Gifted | Business and Management | Education and Social Services | Health Professions Other High Schools: Washington HS for Performing and Visual Arts | Gilliam Collegiate Academy | Lincoln Humanities/Communications Magnet | Skyline | Smith New Tech Middle/High: Obama Male | Rangel Young Women's | PreK-8: Dealey Montessori | Stone Montessori | 4-8: Travis Academy/Vanguard |