W. T. White High School
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Warren Travis White High School is a secondary school located at 4505 Ridgeside Drive in Dallas, Texas (USA) in the 75244 zip code.
W.T. White, which serves grades 9 through 12, is a part of the Dallas Independent School District.
The school, named in honor of the Dallas school superintendent who served from 1946-1968, is located in North Dallas about a mile southwest of the Interstate 635 (LBJ Freeway) and Dallas North Tollway intersection. Parts of north Dallas are zoned to W. T. White, as well as the DISD portions of Addison, Carrollton, and Farmers Branch.
Consistent with The University of Texas at Austin, W. T. White's mascot is the Longhorn and the school colors are burnt orange and white.
In 2005, Newsweek magazine named W. T. White one of the 100 best public high schools in the country.
Feeder patterns
As of 2006, Nine K-5 elementary schools [Dallas ISD W. T. White feeder info], feed into W. T. White. They include:- Adams
- Cabell
- Caillet
- DeGolyer
- Frank
- Gooch
- Junkins
- Marcus
- Withers
Notable alumni
- Trey Beamon, former Major League Baseball player.
- Scott Verplank, professional golfer
References
External links
Dallas Independent School District
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|---|---|
| Magnet Middle and high schools | Rangel Young Women's |
| High schools | Adamson | Molina | North Dallas | Samuell | Skyline | South Oak Cliff | Sunset | W. T. White | Woodrow Wilson |
| Magnet high schools | School of Science & Engineering | School for the Talented & Gifted | Washington HS for Performing and Visual Arts |
| Magnet 4-8 schools | Travis Academy/Vanguard |
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