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DISD RENAMES SCHOOLS AND FACILITIES
21 Sep 2004
40 Schools, Facilities and Portions of Buildings Included
DALLAS-- The Dallas Independent School District trustees have renamed schools and facilities to honor local community leaders, famous former students, elected officials and other prominent people.
About 40 schools and facilities from Trustee Districts 3, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 were included in the renaming process. Among the schools are Maya Angelou High School, formally Health Special School; Irma Rangel Young Women’s Leadership School, formally Stephen J. Hay Bldg. and Otto M. Fridia Jr. Alternative School, formally Metropolitan Alternative School.
In accordance with board policy, approval is required for the naming or renaming of all district facilities. In general, schools may be named for persons who have attained prominence locally or nationally or in the fields of education, science, art, statesmanship, political science, or military achievement; early pioneers of Dallas or the state of Texas; or presidents of the United States. Schools also may be named based on a distinctive geographic (e.g.: Seagoville High School).
In the naming of schools, living persons shall not be considered, however, the board may at its discretion name portions of a building, such as the library or auditorium, for persons of prominence whether living or dead.
The following is a complete listing of the renamed schools and facilities:
| Existing Facility Name |
New Name |
| District 3 |
|
Bryan Adams HS Youth and Family Center
|
Amelia G. Flores Youth & Family Center |
| District 5 |
- Health Special School
- Booker T. Washington Media Center/Library
- Holmes MS Media Center
- Holmes MS Auditorium
- Sarah Zumwalt MS Auditorium
- A. Maceo Smith HS Auditorium
|
- Maya Angelou High School
- W.J. Durham Media Center
- Crispus Attucks Media Center
- Louis A. Bedford Auditorium
- Benjamin Banneker Auditorium
- Dr. Donnie L. Breedlove Auditorium
|
| District 6 |
- Birdie Alexander Computer Lab
- Jesse Owens Memorial Complex Stadium
- West Concourse (Home)
- East Concourse (Visitor)
- Press Boxes
- Flagpoles
- Jesse Owens Memorial Complex Fieldhouse
- W.H. Atwell Media Center/Library
|
- Vendetta Avery Computer Lab
- John Kincaide Stadium
- Freddie James West Concourse
- Raymond Hollie Sr. East Concourse
- Hollis Brashear Press Box
- Jr. ROTC Flagpole
- Ellis Davis, Jr. Fieldhouse
- Goree Johnson Fieldhouse Concourse
- C.B. Bunkley Jr. Media Center
|
| District 7 |
- Hector Garcia MS Library
- Rosemont Primary School , The Chris V. Semos Campus
|
- William P. Durrett Media Center
- Rosemont Primary School-Chris V. Semos Campus
|
| District 8 |
- Francisco (Pancho) Medrano MS Library
- Arlington Park ES Library
- Stephen J. Hay
- Student Intake Center
- Irma Rangel YWL School Library
|
- Joe Montemayor Media Center
- Sam Tasby Media Center
- Irma Rangel Young Women’s Leadership School
- Margaret and Gilbert Herrera Student Intake Center
- Sarah T. Hughes Media Center
|
| District 9 |
- Frank Guzick ES Library
- Lincoln HS Practice Track
- Woodrow Wilson HS Practice Track
- Skyline HS Practice Track
- Metropolitan Alternative HS
- South Dallas Youth and Family Center
- Lincoln HS Lecture Hall
- Frederick Douglass ES Library
- Martin Luther King LC Library
- Madison HS Library
- Service Center II Building
- Skyline HS Auditorium
- Julia C. Frazier Media Center
- Ascher Silberstein New Addition
- Ascher Silberstein Library
- P.C. Cobb Athletic Complex Football Stadium
- Safety and Security Building
|
- Charlotte Mayes Media Center
- The Four Horsemen Track
- Davey O’Brien and Tim Brown Track
- Michael Johnson Track
- Otto M. Fridia Jr. Alternative School
- Eddie Bernice Johnson Youth & Family Center
- Kathlyn Gilliam Lecture Hall
- Frederick D. Haynes III Media Center
- Rev. Zan Wesley Holmes Jr. Media Center
- Diane Ragsdale Media Center
- Stephen J. Hay Service Center
- Max Goldblatt Auditorium
- Berlaind Brashear Media Center
- Dorothy Henson Addition
- Alfred Carrizales Media Center
- Robert Thomas Stadium
- William McDuff Safety and Security Building
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