A sea of gold flooded the heart of Dallas on Saturday as hundreds of people gathered for a parade to ring in the city’s first South Oak Cliff Day. The...
Mayor Eric Johnson surprised the state champion South Oak Cliff High School football team with a key to the city.
Supporters lining the sidewalks carried cardboard cutouts of their favorite players; some had their jersey numbers painted on both cheeks. Trucks carrying the team, city officials and alumni were decked out with black, white and gold balloons and streamers, honking the whole way through. It was only the third time Johnson has bestowed the honor, causing South Oak Cliff coach Jason Todd to tear up as he thanked the crowd.
In a written statement, Johnson said the “football players — practice after practice and game after game — persevered and overcame significant adversity both in and out of school to ultimately achieve this victory.” This perseverance echoed how the South Oak Cliff neighborhood has “overcome historic inequities and banded together to make their community safer, stronger and more vibrant,” the mayor added.
In 2015, students took matters into their own hands when they walked out of school to call on the district to fix their run-down, 60-year-old campus. In January 2020, DISD finished itsDISD trustee Maxie Johnson said that is the prime example of the team’s “fight to earn everything they have.”
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