South Oak Cliff High School
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South Oak Cliff High School (colloquially referred to as SOC, pronounced "sock") is a public secondary school
located in the Oak Cliff
area of Dallas
, Texas
(USA). South Oak Cliff High School enrolls students in grades 9
-12
and is a part of the Dallas Independent School District
(DISD).
The school serves the area of Dallas known as "South Oak Cliff" (generally east of Interstate 35E
and south of Illinois Avenue, though the area was never technically part of Oak Cliff
). The school also has some students who live in the former Wilmer-Hutchins ISD boundaries. DISD began to take in WHISD-zoned students during the 2005-2006 school year. The entire Wilmer-Hutchins High School
senior class attended South Oak Cliff.
According to the federal No Child Left Behind Act
evaluation, the school "did not make adequate yearly progress
" in 2004-2005. The state department of education identified this school as "in need of improvement, Year 1" for 2005-2006.
Roosevelt High School was opened in north Oak Cliff 1963 to serve the growing African-American student population, but at the beginning of the 1966-1967 school year, DISD was forced to desegregate its high schools and black students enrolled at SOC for the first time.
Between 1966 and 1970 the student body changed from nearly 100 percent white to almost 100 percent African-American. This type of racial turnover was common in the US during the white flight
era of the 1960s, but it was rare to see it happen in such a newly developed area. Most of the homes, businesses and shopping centers in this area of Oak Cliff were less than ten years old when the racial changes began.
After the A. Maceo Smith High School
moved in 1989, the attendance boundaries between Smith and South Oak Cliff shifted, with students zoned to Stone Middle School and Zumwalt Middle School, except for students also zoned to Bushman Elementary, moving from SOC to Smith, and students zoned to Storey Middle School, except for those who began their educations at Marshall and Oliver elementaries, would be zoned to SOC.
In 2005, after the closure of the Wilmer-Hutchins Independent School District
, what would have been the entire senior class of Wilmer-Hutchins High School
was sent to South Oak Cliff. SOC and other DISD schools absorbed the remaining WHISD high school students.
In 2011 the district re-opened Wilmer Hutchins High School and converted A. Maceo Smith into a technology magnet. Some former WHISD zones covered by South Oak Cliff were rezoned to Wilmer-Hutchins. South Oak Cliff absorbed parts of the former A. Maceo Smith boundary.
However, the latter four titles have come under suspicion that teachers were (sometimes under pressure) changing the grades of failing players so they could remain eligible for play. The DISD has been conducting internal investigations into the matter, and agreed that three titles (the 2005, 2006, and 2007 titles) should be forfeited. The DISD forfeited the 2006 title in January 2008; the University Interscholastic League
(UIL) accepted the forfeit in June 2008. The DISD later forfeited the 2005 title in February 2009; the UIL accepted the forfeit later that month. A formal decision to forfeit the 2007 title has not been made.
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The girls' basketball team has won three state championships in 1977, 1980, and 1985.
s consisting of white, black or gold tops and khaki or black bottoms.
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 http://www.tea.state.tx.us/field/uniforms.html; parents must specify "bona fide
" reasons, such as religious reasons or philosophical objections.
South Oak Cliff High was stripped of its 2006 state basketball championship after investigators determined Moten had coerced teachers into changing athletes' grades. District reports also confirmed unauthorized pep rally fundraisers that Moten used to fund personal gambling trips. Moten had a previous checkered work history at the Dallas Police Department – one that included staging his own kidnapping and the fatal shooting of an elderly crime-watch volunteer. Moten was moved from South Oak Cliff High to Jackson Elementary School in 2006, and resigned from the district in 2008.
Secondary school
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located in the Oak Cliff
Oak Cliff
Oak Cliff is a community in Dallas, Texas, United States that was formerly a separate town located in Dallas County; Dallas annexed Oak Cliff in 1903...
area of Dallas
Dallas, Texas
Dallas is the third-largest city in Texas and the ninth-largest in the United States. The Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex is the largest metropolitan area in the South and fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States...
, Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
(USA). South Oak Cliff High School enrolls students in grades 9
Ninth grade
Ninth grade is the ninth post-kindergarten year of school education in some school systems. The students are 13 to 15 years of age, depending on when their birthday occurs. Depending on the school district, ninth grade is usually the first year of high school....
-12
Twelfth grade
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and is a part of the Dallas Independent School District
Dallas Independent School District
The Dallas Independent School District is a school district based in Dallas, Texas . Dallas ISD, which operates schools in much of Dallas County, is the second largest school district in Texas and the twelfth largest in the United States.In 2009, the school district was rated "academically...
(DISD).
The school serves the area of Dallas known as "South Oak Cliff" (generally east of Interstate 35E
Interstate 35E (Texas)
Interstate 35E , an Interstate Highway, is the eastern half of Interstate 35 where it splits to serve different cities in Texas. I-35 splits into two branch routes, I-35W and I-35E at Hillsboro. I-35E runs north for , maintaining I-35's sequence of exit numbers. It runs through Dallas before...
and south of Illinois Avenue, though the area was never technically part of Oak Cliff
Oak Cliff
Oak Cliff is a community in Dallas, Texas, United States that was formerly a separate town located in Dallas County; Dallas annexed Oak Cliff in 1903...
). The school also has some students who live in the former Wilmer-Hutchins ISD boundaries. DISD began to take in WHISD-zoned students during the 2005-2006 school year. The entire Wilmer-Hutchins High School
Wilmer-Hutchins High School
Wilmer-Hutchins High School is a public secondary school in Dallas, Texas . A part of the Dallas Independent School District, Wilmer-Hutchins High was formerly part of the now defunct Wilmer-Hutchins Independent School District....
senior class attended South Oak Cliff.
According to the federal No Child Left Behind Act
No Child Left Behind Act
The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 is a United States Act of Congress concerning the education of children in public schools.NCLB was originally proposed by the administration of George W. Bush immediately after he took office...
evaluation, the school "did not make adequate yearly progress
Adequate Yearly Progress
Adequate Yearly Progress, or AYP, is a measurement defined by the United States federal No Child Left Behind Act that allows the U.S. Department of Education to determine how every public school and school district in the country is performing academically according to results on standardized...
" in 2004-2005. The state department of education identified this school as "in need of improvement, Year 1" for 2005-2006.
History
South Oak Cliff opened in 1952 as the first DISD high school to be constructed in almost 15 years (Lincoln High opened in 1939.) The school served developing areas of south and east Oak Cliff. In the first year only a few hundred students enrolled, but the school grew rapidly as new housing developments were completed along Kiest Boulevard and Ledbetter Drive. In the late 1950s, before Kimball and Carter high schools were opened, SOC was one of the largest high schools in the city. For its first 13 years SOC was designated a "white" high school by DISD, but the neighborhoods surrounding the school began to change rapidly to African-American in the early 1960s. Many of the schools that fed into SOC (Holmes and Zumwalt junior high schools and Miller, Stone, Pease, Bushman and Mills elementary schools) were converted to "negro" elementary schools in the early 1960s.Roosevelt High School was opened in north Oak Cliff 1963 to serve the growing African-American student population, but at the beginning of the 1966-1967 school year, DISD was forced to desegregate its high schools and black students enrolled at SOC for the first time.
Between 1966 and 1970 the student body changed from nearly 100 percent white to almost 100 percent African-American. This type of racial turnover was common in the US during the white flight
White flight
White flight has been a term that originated in the United States, starting in the mid-20th century, and applied to the large-scale migration of whites of various European ancestries from racially mixed urban regions to more racially homogeneous suburban or exurban regions. It was first seen as...
era of the 1960s, but it was rare to see it happen in such a newly developed area. Most of the homes, businesses and shopping centers in this area of Oak Cliff were less than ten years old when the racial changes began.
After the A. Maceo Smith High School
A. Maceo Smith High School
A. Maceo Smith New Tech High School is a four-year public high school serving grades 9-12 in the Oak Cliff area of Dallas, Texas . It is part of the Dallas Independent School District, where it was founded in 1978...
moved in 1989, the attendance boundaries between Smith and South Oak Cliff shifted, with students zoned to Stone Middle School and Zumwalt Middle School, except for students also zoned to Bushman Elementary, moving from SOC to Smith, and students zoned to Storey Middle School, except for those who began their educations at Marshall and Oliver elementaries, would be zoned to SOC.
In 2005, after the closure of the Wilmer-Hutchins Independent School District
Wilmer-Hutchins Independent School District
Wilmer-Hutchins Independent School District was a school district in southern Dallas County, Texas serving the cities of Wilmer and Hutchins, a portion of Dallas , and a small portion of Lancaster. The district served urban, suburban, and rural areas...
, what would have been the entire senior class of Wilmer-Hutchins High School
Wilmer-Hutchins High School
Wilmer-Hutchins High School is a public secondary school in Dallas, Texas . A part of the Dallas Independent School District, Wilmer-Hutchins High was formerly part of the now defunct Wilmer-Hutchins Independent School District....
was sent to South Oak Cliff. SOC and other DISD schools absorbed the remaining WHISD high school students.
In 2011 the district re-opened Wilmer Hutchins High School and converted A. Maceo Smith into a technology magnet. Some former WHISD zones covered by South Oak Cliff were rezoned to Wilmer-Hutchins. South Oak Cliff absorbed parts of the former A. Maceo Smith boundary.
Basketball
South Oak Cliff High School has won six boys' basketball state championships, occurring in 1977, 1992, 2007 and 2008.However, the latter four titles have come under suspicion that teachers were (sometimes under pressure) changing the grades of failing players so they could remain eligible for play. The DISD has been conducting internal investigations into the matter, and agreed that three titles (the 2005, 2006, and 2007 titles) should be forfeited. The DISD forfeited the 2006 title in January 2008; the University Interscholastic League
University Interscholastic League
The University Interscholastic League is an organization that creates rules for and administers almost all athletic, music, and academic contests for public primary and secondary schools in the American state of Texas....
(UIL) accepted the forfeit in June 2008. The DISD later forfeited the 2005 title in February 2009; the UIL accepted the forfeit later that month. A formal decision to forfeit the 2007 title has not been made.
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The girls' basketball team has won three state championships in 1977, 1980, and 1985.
School uniforms
SOC has chosen to institute mandatory school uniformSchool uniform
A school uniform is an outfit—a set of standardized clothes—worn primarily for an educational institution. They are common in primary and secondary schools in various countries . When used, they form the basis of a school's dress code.Traditionally school uniforms have been largely subdued and...
s consisting of white, black or gold tops and khaki or black bottoms.
The Texas Education Agency
Texas Education Agency
The Texas Education Agency is a branch of the state government of Texas in the United States responsible for public education. The agency is headquartered in the William B...
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 http://www.tea.state.tx.us/field/uniforms.html; parents must specify "bona fide
Bona Fide
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" reasons, such as religious reasons or philosophical objections.
Feeder patterns
Harrell Budd (PK-5), Lisbon (PK-5), Thomas L. Marsalis (PK-5), Clara Oliver (PK-5), Clinton P. Russell (4-5), Erasmo Sequin Community Learning Center (PK-3) and Robert L. Thornton (PK-5) all feed into Boude Storey Middle School, which is the sole middle school that feeds into South Oak Cliff High School.Controversy
A 2008 investigation within the Dallas school district's Office of Professional Responsibility found that then-principal Donald Moten as well as other school officials staged cage fights among troubled students, making them fight in a steel utility cage inside a boys locker room. The investigation showed that Moten and other employees "knew of the practice, allowed it to go on for a time, and failed to report it".South Oak Cliff High was stripped of its 2006 state basketball championship after investigators determined Moten had coerced teachers into changing athletes' grades. District reports also confirmed unauthorized pep rally fundraisers that Moten used to fund personal gambling trips. Moten had a previous checkered work history at the Dallas Police Department – one that included staging his own kidnapping and the fatal shooting of an elderly crime-watch volunteer. Moten was moved from South Oak Cliff High to Jackson Elementary School in 2006, and resigned from the district in 2008.
Notable alumni
- Darrell ArthurDarrell ArthurDarrell Antwonne Arthur is 6'9", American professional basketball player for the Memphis Grizzlies of the NBA. He plays the power forward and small forward positions. Arthur played for the University of Kansas in college for two seasons, including the 2007–2008 national championship team...
, class of 2006; NBA player for the Memphis GrizzliesMemphis GrizzliesThe Memphis Grizzlies are a professional basketball team based in Memphis, Tennessee, USA. The team is part of the Southwest Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association . Along with the Toronto Raptors, the Grizzlies were established in 1995 as part of the NBA's...
, former member of the Kansas JayhawksKansas JayhawksThe sports teams at the University of Kansas are known as the Jayhawks. They are one of three schools in the state of Kansas that participate in NCAA Division I. The Jayhawks are also a member of the Big 12 Conference... - Tony BattieTony BattieDemetrius Antonio Battie is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Philadelphia 76ers.-High school and college career:...
, class of 1994; NBA player for the New Jersey NetsNew Jersey NetsThe New Jersey Nets are a professional basketball team based in Newark, New Jersey. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association... - Lincoln "Link" Browder, class of 1983; R&B singer, songwriter & producer
- Tim CollierTim CollierTimothy Collier Jr. is a former American football cornerback in the National Football League. He played ten seasons for the Kansas City Chiefs , the St. Louis Cardinals , and the San Francisco 49ers ....
Former NFL defensive back (1976-83) for Chiefs, Cardinals, and 49ers; 1972, Football - Michael Lynn DownsMichael DownsMichael Lynn Downs is a former American football safety in the NFL, having played for the Dallas Cowboys and the Phoenix Cardinals . He is a 1977 graduate of South Oak Cliff High School in Dallas....
, class of 1977, former American football safety in the NFL for the Dallas CowboysDallas CowboysThe Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football franchise which plays in the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference of the National Football League . They are headquartered in Valley Ranch in Irving, Texas, a suburb of Dallas...
(1981–1988) and the Arizona CardinalsArizona CardinalsThe Arizona Cardinals are a professional American football team based in Glendale, Arizona, a suburb of Phoenix. They are currently members of the Western Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...
(1989) - LaTarence DunbarLaTarence DunbarLaTarence Dunbar is a former American football wide receiver who played for the Atlanta Falcons and the Houston Texans of the NFL. He is a 1999 graduate of Dallas' South Oak Cliff High School and went on to play for Texas Christian University.-References:...
, class of 1998; former player for the Atlanta FalconsAtlanta FalconsThe Atlanta Falcons are a professional American football team based in Atlanta, Georgia. They are a member of the South Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...
and Houston TexansHouston TexansThe Houston Texans are a professional American football team based in Houston, Texas. The team is currently a member of the Southern Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League... - Chryste GainesChryste GainesChryste Dionne Gaines is an American athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres....
, Olympic sprinter - Delrick Johnson, class of 1996; former player for the Wichita AviatorsWichita AviatorsThe Wichita Aviators were an indoor football team that played in the American Professional Football League .THe first season, they played their home games at Britt Brown Arena at the Kansas Coliseum. In 2006, they played their home games at the Wichita Ice Center in Wichita, Kansas...
- Rod Jones, NFL player
- Mike LivingstonMike LivingstonMike Livingston is a former American collegiate and Professional Football quarterback. He played professionally for the American Football League's Kansas City Chiefs in 1968-1969, and for the NFL Chiefs from 1970 to 1979...
, class of 1964, quarterback for the Kansas City ChiefsKansas City ChiefsThe Kansas City Chiefs are a professional American football team based in Kansas City, Missouri. They are a member of the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Originally named the Dallas Texans, the club was founded by Lamar Hunt in 1960 as a...
from 1968 to 1979, graduate of SMUSouthern Methodist UniversitySouthern Methodist University is a private university in Dallas, Texas, United States. Founded in 1911 by the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, SMU operates campuses in Dallas, Plano, and Taos, New Mexico. SMU is owned by the South Central Jurisdiction of the United Methodist Church...
, earned 12 letters in football, baseball, basketball and track - Harvey MartinHarvey MartinHarvey Banks Martin was an American football defensive end in the National Football League for the Dallas Cowboys from 1973 until 1983. He started playing football in high school, only because he overheard his father tell his mother that he was ashamed that his son did not play like his friends'...
, former Dallas CowboyDallas CowboysThe Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football franchise which plays in the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference of the National Football League . They are headquartered in Valley Ranch in Irving, Texas, a suburb of Dallas... - Adam Mothana, class of 1983, won the Bedford triathlon, beating Ntami Anwya for the first time (1992)
- Jack NanceJack NanceMarvin John Nance , known professionally as Jack Nance and occasionally credited as John Nance, was an American actor of stage and screen, primarily starring in offbeat or avant-garde productions...
, actor - Oscar RoanOscar RoanOscar Bennie Roan III is a former American football tight end in the National Football League. He was drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the third round of the 1975 NFL Draft. He played college football at SMU and UCLA....
Former Cleveland Browns (1975-78) tight end; went to UCLA then SMU; 1970, Football - Dennis RodmanDennis RodmanDennis Keith Rodman is a retired American Hall of Fame professional basketball player of the National Basketball Association's Detroit Pistons, San Antonio Spurs, Chicago Bulls, Los Angeles Lakers and Dallas Mavericks. Born in Trenton, New Jersey, he was nicknamed "Dennis the Menace" and "The...
, NBA Hall of Famer - Durwood RoquemoreDurwood RoquemoreDurwood Roquemore Durwood Roquemore Durwood Roquemore (born January 19, 1960 in Dallas, Texas is a former American football cornerback in the National Football League, United States Football League, and Arena Football League. He was drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in the sixth round of the 1982...
Former Chiefs (1982-83) and Bills (1987) defensive back played at Texas A&I; 1978, Football - Karl SweetanKarl SweetanKarl Robert Sweetan was a former professional NFL quarterback who played in five NFL seasons from 1966-1970 for 3 different teams. He is tied with several other players for the record longest pass completion...
Class of 1961. Former NFL quarterback for the Detroit Lions (1966-1967), the New Orleans Saints (1968), and the Los Angeles Rams (1969-1970). - Malcolm WalkerMalcolm WalkerMalcolm Walker, born at Mexborough, Yorkshire, on 14 October 1933 and died at Retford, Nottinghamshire, on 2 September 1986, was a cricketer who played for Somerset in first-class matches between 1952 and 1958.-Biography:...
Class of 1961. Former NFL center for the Dallas Cowboys (1966-1969) and Green Bay Packers (1970). One of the 55 Greatest football players at Rice University (1962-1965)http://books.google.com/books?id=eNThHqwUK7kC&pg=PA190&lpg=PA190&dq=malcolm+walker+rice+football&source=bl&ots=MdkPAqT69V&sig=arSnBj84tXbpGB8HhGIsovAFRIY&hl=en&ei=HhTMTZOpLKrk0QGs1Kj5Bg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CB8Q6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=%22malcolm%20walker%22&f=false where he was an All American at center in 1964 http://books.google.com/books?id=eNThHqwUK7kC&pg=PA190&lpg=PA190&dq=malcolm+walker+rice+football&source=bl&ots=MdkPAqT69V&sig=arSnBj84tXbpGB8HhGIsovAFRIY&hl=en&ei=HhTMTZOpLKrk0QGs1Kj5Bg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CB8Q6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=%22malcolm%20walker%22&f=false.
External links
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