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Whitney M. Young Jr. Elementary School

4601 Veterans Drive Dallas, TX 75216

Phone: (972) 749-2000
Fax: (972) 749-2001
safoster@dallasisd.org

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School Scorecards Information 2008-2009

English

Sandra Foster
Principal

Jamal Hill
Assistant Principal(s)

Grade levels:
PK-5th

Motto/Mission:
In a nurturing environment, we will enable all students to develop a positive character while providing them with skills to graduate and become productive citizens.

Uniform colors

• Top:
  White
• Bottoms:
  Solid kahaki, solid navy or solid black

School colors: Royal blue and white

Mascot: Wildcats

Enrollment: 623

Number of teachers: 30

Hours/Bell schedule: Hours: 8 a.m.- 3 p.m. First Bell: 7:55 a.m. Second Bell: 8 a.m. Dismissal Bell: 3 p.m.

Trustee district: District 5

Learning Community:
Southeast Elementary -
Shirley Ison-Newsome

Other Contacts

Librarian:
(972) 749-2017

Counselor:
(972) 749-2008

Clinic:
(972) 749-2007

Programs and Activities

Special programs:
Talented and Gifted Classes Character Kids Club WMY Art Gallery Reading/Math/Science/Spelling Competitions Nuevos Amigos Spanish Classes

After-school programs:
After-School Care Homework Help Academic Tutorials Art Club Reading and Math clubs Basketball and Track Teams (Boys and Girls)

Extracurricular activities:
Ballet Band Choir Step Team Girl and Boy Scouts

Parent Involvement

PTA Site-Based Decision Making Team Volunteer/Mentor Program LPAC Counselor Advisory Board

Major Awards and Honors

Recognized 2000-2001 Recognized 2003-2004 D Magazine's List of Best Schools in Dallas DISD Award Winner School

Whitney Moore Young, Jr. was born July 31, 1921, in Lincoln Ridge, Ky. At an early age, Young decided to make race relations his life's work. He attended Kentucky State College and received his Bachelor of Arts degree in 1941. After serving in World War II, he received a Master of Arts. degree in social work from the University of Minnesota in 1947. He worked with local Urban League chapters in St. Paul, Minn., and Omaha, Neb., and from 1954 to 1960 was dean of the School of Social Work of Atlanta University. His father was president of Lincoln Institute, a boarding school for African American students.

Young joined civil rights groups such as the Congress of Racial Equality and the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. In 1961, he was named executive director of the Urban League.