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North Dallas
North Dallas is an area of numerous communities and neighborhoods in Dallas, Texas (United States). The phrase "North Dallas" is also sometimes used to include any suburb or exurb north of Dallas proper within the metropolitan area. The majority of North Dallas is located in Dallas County, Texas, Dallas County, while a small portion is located in Collin County, Collin and Denton County, Denton counties. North Dallas generally includes areas of Dallas north of Texas State Highway Loop 12, Northwest Highway, along with Lake Highlands and areas of Dallas north of Interstate 635 (Texas), IH-635 known as Far North Dallas. The area has strong social and economic ties to the Dallas enclave of Park Cities, Texas, Park Cities, and two inner suburbs of Dallas, Richardson, Texas, Richardson and Addison, Texas, Addison. As Dallas has grown over the last several decades, the concept of "North Dallas" has changed from the area just north of downtown, along Central Expressway (Dallas), Central E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dallas
Dallas () is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the most populous city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, the List of Texas metropolitan areas, most populous metropolitan area in Texas and the Metropolitan statistical area, fourth-most populous metropolitan area in the United States at 7.5 million people. It is the most populous city in and the county seat, seat of Dallas County, Texas, Dallas County, covering nearly 386 square miles into Collin County, Texas, Collin, Denton County, Texas, Denton, Kaufman County, Texas, Kaufman, and Rockwall County, Texas, Rockwall counties. With a 2020 United States census, 2020 census population of 1,304,379, it is the List of United States cities by population, ninth-most populous city in the U.S. and the List of cities in Texas by population, third-most populous city in Texas after Houston and San Antonio. Located in the North Texas region, the city of Dallas is the main core of the largest metropolitan area in the Southern Unite ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Park Cities, Texas
Park Cities is a term used in reference to two communities in Dallas County, Texas – the Town of Highland Park and the City of University Park. The two municipalities, which share a border, are surrounded by the city of Dallas and comprise an enclave. As of the 2010 census, the Park Cities had a population of 31,632. The Park Cities have among the highest per capita incomes in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex and Texas. In 2000, the ''Robb Report'' presented a report which stated that the Park Cities ranked No. 9 in a list of communities with the highest quality living in the USA. Demographics *Total Population: 31,632 *Total Households: 11,590 *Total Families: 7,703 *Racial makeup: **95.14% White **3.00% Hispanic or Latino of any race **1.84% Asian **1.14% African American **0.89% from other races **0.77 from two or more races **0.20% Native American **0.02% Pacific Islander *Per Capita Income: $80,211 *Median Household Income: $121,084 *Median Income (Males): ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lloyd V
Lloyd, Lloyd's, or Lloyds may refer to: People * Lloyd (name), a variation of the Welsh word ' ("grey") or ' ** List of people with given name Lloyd ** List of people with surname Lloyd * Lloyd (singer) (born 1986), American singer Places United States * Lloyd, Florida * Lloyd, Kentucky * Lloyd, Montana * Lloyd, New York * Lloyd, Ohio * Lloyds, Alabama * Lloyds, Maryland * Lloyds, Virginia Elsewhere * Lloydminster, or "Lloyd", straddling the provincial border between Alberta and Saskatchewan, Canada Companies and businesses Derived from Lloyd's Coffee House *Lloyd's Coffee House, a London meeting place for merchants and shipowners between about 1688 and 1774 * Lloyd's of London, a British insurance market ** ''Lloyd's of London'' (film), a 1936 film about the insurance market ** Lloyd's building, its headquarters ** Lloyd's Agency Network * ''Lloyd's List'', a website and 275-year-old daily newspaper on shipping and global trade ** ''Lloyd's List Intelligence'' (form ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lake Highlands High School
Lake Highlands High School (LHHS) is a secondary school serving grades 9–12 in the Lake Highlands area of northeastern Dallas, Texas, United States, primarily serving the Lake Highlands community. The school is part of the Richardson Independent School District and is in central Lake Highlands near the DART Blue Line. The Lake Highlands Freshman Center (which sits on the same property as LHHS) formerly housed the 9th-grade students, but has recently been integrated into the rest of the school, housing classes for all 9–12 students. The first graduating class of Lake Highlands High School was in 1964. History The first two schools in the Lake Highlands community were Lake Highlands Elementary School, which hosted grades 1–4, and Wallace Elementary, which housed grades 5–8, as the original high school building was under construction in 1959. Officially, Lake Highlands High School was established in 1960 at what is now Lake Highlands Jr. High School at the corner of Ferndal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richardson Independent School District
Richardson Independent School District (RISD or Richardson ISD) is an independent school district in northern Dallas County, Texas, based in Richardson. The district serves the Dallas County portions of Richardson; the Lake Highlands, Northwood Hills, and Prestonwood neighborhoods of Dallas; and small portions of Garland. RISD operates 55 campuses and serves more than 37,000 students. In 2022, the district was given a "B" accountability rating by the Texas Education Agency. History The district was founded in 1854. At the time it provided education for children of local farmers, small business owners and settlers around the railroad just outside Dallas, TX. In recent times RISD has been rated as "Recognized" by the Texas Education Agency for many years in a row. RISD is the largest, most racially and socioeconomically diverse district in Texas to receive a rating this high. In 2010 the Texas Business and Education Coalition (TBEC) added 22 RISD schools to the TBEC Honor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Jefferson High School (Dallas)
Thomas Jefferson High School, also known as TJ High School, is a public high school in Northwest Dallas, Texas ( USA) that serves grades 9- 12. The school is part of the Dallas Independent School District (DISD) and is classified as a 5A school by the UIL. The school is named after the third President of the United States, Thomas Jefferson. It is adjacent to Walnut Hill International Leadership Academy, a Pre-K-8 DISD school. History Until 1972, the ( Confederate) Rebel served as school mascot and the Confederate Battle Flag was a recognized school emblem. The negative associations of both symbols led to a change following desegregation of Dallas schools in the early 1970s. In the 2005–06 school year, the school celebrated its 50th anniversary. In 1987 John Kincaide, the athletic director of DISD, said that the district is prepared to allow Jefferson to be reclassified by the University Interscholastic League (UIL) from athletic class 5A to athletic class 4A; the UIL h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hillcrest High School (Dallas)
Hillcrest High School, formerly Vickery Meadows High School is a public secondary school located in North Dallas, Texas (USA). Hillcrest High School enrolls students in grades 9– 12 and is a part of the Dallas Independent School District. In 2018, the school was rated " Met Standard" by the Texas Education Agency. History The school opened in 1938 as Vickery Meadows High School. In 1945 it was renamed to Hillcrest High School. Prior to the 1970s Hillcrest was known as "Hebrew High" due to the number of Jewish students enrolled. Campus The Franklin Stadium is located at Hillcrest. In June 2011 the DISD board voted against renaming the stadium after John McClamrock. In fall 2019 a new addition with 22 classrooms, an administrative area, a competition gymnasium, a locker room, and a tornado shelter, along with renovations, are to be completed. Neighborhoods served Several Dallas communities such as portions of Preston Hollow (including a portion of Old Preston Hollow, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emmett J
Emmett may refer to: Places ;In the United States * Emmett, Idaho * Emmett, Kansas * Emmett, Michigan, a village in St. Clair County * Emmett Charter Township, Michigan in Calhoun County * Emmett Township, St. Clair County, Michigan * Emmett, Missouri * Emmett, Ohio * Emmett, Texas * Emmett, West Virginia Other uses *Emmett (name) See also * Emett * Emmet (other) * Emmitt, given name and surname {{disambiguation, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dallas Independent School District
The Dallas Independent School District (Dallas ISD or DISD) is a school district based in Dallas, Texas, United States. It operates schools in much of Dallas County, Texas, Dallas County and is the second-largest school district in Texas and the List of the largest school districts in the United States by enrollment, seventeenth-largest in the United States. During the 1990s, the district branded itself as Dallas Public Schools (DPS). As of 2017, the school district was rated "as having met the standard" by the Texas Education Agency. History 1800s The Dallas public school district in its current form was first established in Dallas in 1884, although there is evidence that public schools had existed for Dallas prior to that date.Walter J. E. Schiebel, Ed.D. (1966) ''Education in Dallas: Ninety-two years of history 1874–1966''. Dallas: Dallas Independent School District. Mayor W. L. Cabell ordered just one month after the June 16, 1884, district founding that "all former ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plano Independent School District
Plano Independent School District (PISD or Plano ISD) is an independent school district in southwestern Collin County, Texas, Collin County, Texas, United States, based in Plano, Texas, Plano. PISD is the 18th largest school district in Texas and the 82nd largest in the United States. The school district serves over 50,000students and employs approximately 3,800faculty members spread across 73schools and 2special and 4early education centers. PISD's operating budget was million as of 2021. The district named Sara Bonser as Interim Superintendent in November 2017. On March 6, 2018, Bonser became Superintendent of Plano ISD, becoming the first woman to hold the title of superintendent for the district. She retired in early 2022. Dr. Theresa Williams was voted in as superintendent in early 2022. In 2010, the school district was rated "recognized" by the Texas Education Agency. Plano ISD serves about of land, with of it within the City of Plano. The district also takes students ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North Dallas High School
North Dallas High School is a public secondary school located in the Oak Lawn area of Dallas, Texas, United States. It enrolls students in grades 9- 12 and is a part of the Dallas Independent School District. As of 2017, the principal administrator is Katherine Eska. In 2015, the school was rated " Met Standard" by the Texas Education Agency. In 2017, the school earned state distinctions in the areas of Math and Closing Achievement Gaps. History Built in 1922, North Dallas High School is one of the oldest standing high school buildings in the city of Dallas; Booker T. Washington High School was established in 1902 as the Dallas Colored High School, but its current building was constructed well afterward. By 1925, the school had developed sufficient community loyalty that a district decision to rename the school Clinton P. Russell High School in honor of the district's superintendent after his death met with opposition from numerous locals, predominately mothers, who physica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Central Expressway (Dallas)
Central Expressway is a north–south highway in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex in Texas (United States, USA) and surrounding areas. The best-known section is the North Central Expressway, a name for a freeway section of U.S. Highway 75 (Texas), U.S. Highway 75 between downtown Dallas and Van Alstyne, Texas. The southern terminus is south of the Spur 366 (Texas), Woodall Rodgers Freeway at exit 284C of "Unsigned highway, hidden" Interstate 345 (Texas), Interstate 345 (signed as Interstate 45 (Texas), Interstate 45 southbound and US 75 northbound). From there, Central Expressway becomes the South Central Expressway, the northernmost portion of which was renamed César Chávez Boulevard on April 9, 2010. North Central Expressway Route description The North Central Expressway extends from Texas State Highway Spur 366, Woodall Rogers Freeway to County Line Road in Van Alstyne, Texas, Van Alstyne. For its entirety, the highway contains at least six frontage road lanes al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
