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Thomas Jefferson High School

4001 Walnut Hill Lane Dallas, TX 75229

Phone: (972) 502-7300
Fax: (972) 502-7301
EConger@dallasisd.org

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School Scorecards Information 2008-2009

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Edward Conger
Principal

Crecencio Alvarez, Seaborn Phillips
Assistant Principal(s)

Billy Bratton
Associate Principal-Teaching and Learning

Grade levels:
9-12

Motto/Mission:
To prepare all students to graduate with the knowledge and skills necessary to meet the challenge of the new millennium. Student Success! Whatever it takes!

Uniform colors

• Top:
  9th grade- Green
  10th grade- red
  11th grade- navy blue
  12th grade black or coumbia blue
• Bottoms:
  blue, black, or khaki slacks

School colors: Columbia blue and cardinal red

Mascot: The Patriot

Enrollment: 1217

Number of teachers: 102

Hours/Bell schedule:
8:30-9:18- First period

9:22-10:10- Second period

10:14-11:02- Third period

11:06-11:54- Fourth period

11:58-1:24- Fifth period

-11:54-12:24- A Lunch

-12:24-12:54- B Lunch

-12:54-1:24- C Lunch

1:28-2:16- Sixth period

2:30-3:08- Seventh period

3:12-4:00- Eighth period

Trustee district: District 1

Learning Community:
West Secondary -
Cynthia Goodsell

Other Contacts

Librarian:
(972) 502-7341

Counselor:
(972) 502-7315

Clinic:
(972) 502-7312

Programs and Activities

Special programs:
Smaller Learning Communities Reconnection Center

After-school programs:
Learning After the Bell/tutorials, driver's educaiton, GED, Adult Basic Education Robotics Mock Trial Academic Decathlon

Extracurricular activities:
Sport, including football, basketball, volleyball, cross-country, track, wrestling, baseball, golf, tennis, softball, swimming, weightlifting, soccer, and bowling. UIL Academic Competition

Parent Involvement

PTA Parent Academy 9-11th Grade Parent Orientation Site-Based Decision Making Committee

Major Awards and Honors

Award Winning Thomas Jefferson Pride and Spirit Band Award Winning Liberty Belles Dance/Drill Team 21st Century Grant Smaller Learning Communities Grant

Thomas Jefferson High School was named after Thomas Jefferson, the third president of the United States (1801-1809). Jefferson is credited with authoring the Declaration of Independence and is remembered for his part in establishing the United States as a free and democratic country.