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Paul Laurence Dunbar High School is a comprehensive high school in the Stop Six neighborhood of Fort Worth, Texas, United States. Named for the dialectical poet Paul Laurence Dunbar, the school strives to educate the majority African-American community it serves.

History

Formal education in the Stop Six area was established in 1907 with the Rustville School, which joined the Fort Worth Public School System in 1924. The school changed its name to Paul Laurence Dunbar School in 1938 and began adding high school classes in 1953, graduating its first class in 1957.

From 1973 to 2005, Dunbar High School's boys basketball team was coached by Robert Hughes, the winningest boys high school basketball coach in US sports and Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame inductee.

Campus

The current Dunbar High School building was completed in 1967 for $2.1 million.

Dunbar High School houses an Aviation Engineering, Aviation Technology, and Entrepreneur and Urban Development academic programs.

Athletics

The Dunbar Wildcats actively compete in the following sports in the UIL:

• Boys Basketball - The boys basketball program has won three state championships (1993, 2003, 2006)
• Girls Basketball - The girls basketball program has won two state championships (2005 and 2007)
• Boys and Girls Track & Field - The boys program won one state title (1974) and the girls program won one state title (1991)
• Football
• Baseball
• Girls Volleyball
• Softball
• Wrestling
• Soccer

Notable alumni

• KB Brookins — poet and writer
• Julio Cedillo — film and television actor
• Gary Collier — former professional basketball player
• Charles Smith — professional basketball player
• Saikat Chakrabarti — political activist
• Theresa A. Powell — academic administrator
• Steve Taylor — former professional football player

References

1. "Dunbar High School". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2008-11-14.
2. ^ "DUNBAR H S". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved November 19, 2019.
3. "Duke of Dunbar". January 2004.
4. "The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame :: Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Announces 2017 Enshrinement Ceremony Presenters".
5. "Dunbar High School / Homepage".
6. Aviation Engineering
7. "Boys Basketball State Champions". Archived from the original on March 6, 2012. Retrieved February 26, 2015.
8. "Boys Basketball State Archives School Search: Fort Worth Dunbar". uiltexas.org. Archived from the original on October 22, 2020. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
9. "Girls Basketball State Champions". Archived from the original on March 6, 2012. Retrieved February 26, 2015.
10. "Girls Track & Field State Champions". Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
11. "Theresa Powell Obituary (1952 - 2023) - Philadelphia, PA - Star-Telegram". Legacy.com. Retrieved 2023-12-12.

External links

• Dunbar High School

• Educational institutions established in 1953
• Public high schools in Fort Worth, Texas
• Fort Worth Independent School District high schools
• Magnet schools in Texas
• 1953 establishments in Texas