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Schools
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Francisco F. "Pancho" Medrano |
9815 Brockbank
Dallas, Texas 75220
Phone: (972) 925-1300
Fax: (972) 925-1301
School Scorecards Information 2008-2009
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Constance Ramirez
Principal
Yesenia Cardoza
Assistant Principal(s)
Rudolph Thomas
Associate Principal-Teaching and Learning
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Grade levels:
6th - 8th
Uniform colors
- Top:
6th Grade - White, 7th grade - Gray, 8th grade - Purple
- Bottoms:
School colors: Green and Purple
Mascot: Eagles
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Enrollment: 699
Hours/Bell schedule: First Period
8:30 – 9:15
Second Period
9:19 – 10:04
Third Period
10:08 – 10:53
Fourth Period
10:57 – 11:42
Fifth Period
11:46 – 1:12
Sixth Period
1:16 – 2:01
Seventh Period
2:05 – 2:50
Eighth Period
2:54 – 3:42
A Lunch - 11:46 - 12:16
B Lunch - 12:14 - 12:44
C Lunch - 12:42 - 1:12
Trustee district: District 1
Learning Community:
West Secondary -
Cynthia Goodsell
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After-school programs:
The 21st Century Grant for after school programming provides extended-day academic and enrichment programs.
Extracurricular activities:
Athletics: football, basketball, soccer, volleyball, baseball, softball, track cheerleading, pep squad
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Parent Involvement
PTA, SBDM, volunteer program
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| The school is named for Francisco "Pancho" Medrano, the activist who worked alongside César Chávez for equal rights and with the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. in the civil rights movement. Medrano was born on Aug. 2, 1920, in Dallas and was the son of Mexican immigrants who had come to Dallas on foot from Mexico. Medrano attended Dallas public schools through the eighth grade, after which he went to work at a rock quarry near Bachman Lake to help support his family.
Through Works Progress Administration training, Medrano became a riveter at North American Aviation Co. There, he became involved in the company's recreational boxing team. He proved a natural at boxing and eventually became a professional heavy-weight prizefighter. Following World War II, Medrano organized a labor union for the North American Aviation plant and was also associated for 50 years with the United Automobile Workers Union.
His many union and civil rights efforts helped fight discrimination and unfair treatment of all minorities in Dallas and around the country, including Mississippi and Arkansas. In 1965, Medrano took part in the civil rights march on Selma, Ala., led by King. He also was instrumental in the process that helped to overturn Texas laws barring mass demonstrations. Locally, Medrano's initiatives made him an important figure in the community, where he was particularly keen on encouraging Mexican-Americans to register and vote. It was a tenet he believed in so strongly that he went to great effort to vote one more time just a few days before he died in April 2002 at the age of 81. |
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