North Dallas High School

The North Dallas Plot to Take Over DISD

Rich, white, North Dallas businessmen are plotting to take over Dallas' schools. Maybe this time it'll work.

Did George Clayton Lose His SBOE Seat Because He's Sane, Gay, or Had No Money?

Two years ago, when George Clayton announced that he was seeking to represent Dallas and Collin countie on the State Board of Education, the first question was, "Who?" It soon became clear that Clayton was, on the surface at least, a mild-mannered administrator at North Dallas High School who believ ... More >>

Introducing SugarBox, Uptown's Newest Dessert and Coffee Bar (Photos)

All Photos by Catherine Downes​Friday night marked the grand opening of SugarBox, Dallas' newest dessert and coffee bar. The sweet shop -- located under the Mondrian apartments where Dimples Cupcakes used to live, at 3000 Blackburn Street -- boasts a broad selection of cupcakes, French macaron ... More >>

Before Dallas ISD Sends TEA Its Plan to Save Unacceptable Schools, Your Input's Needed

North Dallas High School is now in its fifth year of academic unacceptability per the TEA's ratings.​For the past six days, the Dallas Independent School District has been hosting "community meetings" on campuses deemed academically unacceptable by the Texas Education Agency -- 33 in all, based, o ... More >>

For Sale: A Tex Avery Original Drawing Dating Back to Animator's Days at North Dallas High

Click to embiggen this Tex Avery original dating back to the North Dallas High School hallways.​Friend of Unfair Park PeterK directs our attention to Cartoon Brew, which sends us to the Howard Lowery auction site -- where you'll find the drawing you see above, made in the mid-1920s at North Dallas ... More >>

Some Late Additions to Your Dallas International Film Festival Schedule

A scene from the Warners Bros.-released doc Born to Be Wild, which has just been added to the Dallas International Film Festival schedule​The Film Festival Formerly Known as AFI Dallas kicks of Thursday with an opening-night fete at the Winspear Opera House, where Ann-Margret and fest co-founder L ... More >>

Give Mike Rawlings's Education Plan a Grade

Mike Rawlings's campaignRawlings, bracketed by his son and mother at North Dallas High School yesterday​Forthcoming are Jim's thoughts on the mayoral candidates' forum held last night at Thomas Jefferson High School, which looks like it needs every cent of the $8-mil renovation that's just commenc ... More >>

And Now For the George W. Bush Institute's Second Initiative: "Middle School Matters"

See, Thomas C. Marsh -- middle school does matter.​Way back in September, Laura Bush stopped by North Dallas High School to introduce the George W. Bush Institute's education initiative intended to change "the way America's public school principals are identified, recruited, selected, prepared, ... More >>

A Sneak Peek at Web Doc About How Jared Williams's Injury Changed an Entire Community

On October 1, 2009, 14-year-old Jared Williams, at the time a freshman defensive back on the Pinkston High School varsity football team, was paralyzed from the waist down in a game against North Dallas High School. As The News would explain a few days later: "He had struck his head against another p ... More >>

An Early Look at "Repurposing" Plans for A. Maceo and North Dallas High Schools

Via The Past Whispers​Back to the Dallas Independent School District trustees' to-do list for Thursday ...Like I said, lots of interesting stuff there, beginning at the top of the briefing agenda: "Discussion of 2010-2011 Repurposing Plans for Academically Unacceptable (AU4) Schools." That AU4 ref ... More >>

The George W. Bush Institute's First Initiative: "The Alliance to Reform Education Leadership"

Courtesy Todd Overman/Dallas Independent School DistrictJade Esquivel, a North Dallas High School teacher and 7-year DISD vet, with Laura Bush following her announcement this morning​By now, perhaps, you've heard: Laura Bush was at North Dallas High School this morning to debut the George W. Bush ... More >>

The Remarkable Life of "Tex" Biard, North Dallas High Grad and WWII Codebreaker

Forrest "Tex" Biard​There is one rather remarkable item in this morning's Metro section: Among the paid-for obituaries is a notice that retired U.S. Navy Captain Forrest R. Biard died Tuesday at the age of 96. A Bonham native and North Dallas High School grad in 1930 (he is, in fact, a recipient o ... More >>

If Nothing Else, Every Day I Drive By the Texas State Three-Dimensional Artist's Work

Say what you will about Eliseo Garcia's sculpture in front of the Walnut Hill Lane firehouse, but he's the official state "three-dimensional artist" for 2009, so there.Last December, we directed your attention to the publicly funded sculptures dropped in front of Fire Station No. 35 near the Marsh-W ... More >>

AFI Dallas Honors Henry Selick, Father of Jack Skellington and Monkeybone

Patrick MichelsIn more than three decades as an animator, Henry Selick has lived not only at the edge of the film industry, but as a stop-motion animator, even the fringes of animation world. From The Nightmare Before Christmas to Coraline, though, audiences have gladly followed him out to the edge. ... More >>

For Whom Should the Dallas Independent School District Name Its New Schools?

The man for whom my old elementary school is named -- F.P. Caillet, son of a La Reunion settler and nephew of Julien Reverchon. Those are deep roots.John Wiley Price said recently he'd like the Dallas Independent School District to rename North Dallas High School in honor of Judge Harold Barefoot Sa ... More >>

Big Fan: AFI Dallas Announces Its Complete Line-Up, Minus the Closing-Night Movie(s?)

Patton Oswalt is the Big Fan, scheduled to play the AFI Dallas International Film Fest this yearMoments ago, the AFI Dallas International Film Festival sent along its complete schedule for this year's fest, which runs March 26 through April 2 -- with, as we've noted before, most screenings taking pl ... More >>

Lady Liberty Never Takes a Day Off

We Got Next

How two brothers, their mom, their friends and a white guy named Cletus hope to win the hip-hop game

Bah Hum-Buzz

Buzz gets his jollies keeping tabs on 2005's naughty and nice guys. OK, mostly naughty.

Reel Killer

The Deep Ellum Film Festival offers cinematic pleasures...just not in Deep Ellum.

Through the Lens

Make a visit to Vistas

Get on the Bus

For one fellow traveler, the road to an anti-war protest in Washington is paved with good intentions and bad politics

The kids aren't all right

The Americanized culture of undocumented immigrants finds the doors to higher education closed

Letters

Eyes wide shut; Vigilante justice; Long live the queen; And more

Poor vs. poorer

Plans for an expanded Roseland Homes spark a protest in a working-class neighborhood near Cityplace

No man's land

When you're out of options, look no further than the USBL

Alice in chains

The lesbian brain

Great acting saves Echo Theatre's Body from becoming a short course on feminist studies

Night & Day

January 28 - February 3, 1999

Paper chase

William Morgan says he's just an innocent document dealer snared in a campaign finance scandal. And if you believe that, he has some old railroad bonds he wants to sell you.

Bully power

Learning that rabble rules at Dallas school board meetings

School for Scandal

Principal Mike Stiles was turning Dallas' troubled Sunset High around - until a critical misjudgement threw him into a political snakepit