PIECE OF THE PAST

Before Oak Cliff became part of Dallas in 1903, it had its own school. Oak Cliff High School was built in the Victorian stick style that was prevalent at the time. We’re uncertain of the exact location of this building, but it most likely was near the current site of Adamson High School. We know this building predates 1892 because that’s the year the Oak Cliff City Council approved the building of a four-story brick schoolhouse on the southwest corner of Patton and Tenth streets. That school, originally called Oak Cliff Central High School, was later renamed for its first principal, W.H. Adamson.

Education

n A SUNSET HIGH SCHOOL dancer won a $3,000 scholarship that is typically given to athletes. GISELA ORTÍZ, a senior and captain of the Sunset Dance Company, won Telemundo and Wingstop’s student athlete of the month. She starts her day practicing dance at 6:30 a.m. on weekdays, before school starts at 9. She has a 4.0 GPA and is No. 1 in her class.

n THE SUNSET HIGH SCHOOL “Purple Marching Machine” band performed at Prairie View A&M University’s high school band day in November. Sunset has built up its marching band program over the past decade under the direction of Dallas ISD alumna RAMETRIA SMITH. Watch their performance at oakcliff. advocatemag.com.

n It’s an astonishing statistic for Dallas, the headquarters of AT&T, but it’s true: About 42% of households in our city lack internet service. In southern Dallas, internet speeds are slower, and fewer households have it. A grant from the 1MILLION PROJECT will pay for 5,000 WiFi mobile hotspots for Dallas ISD high school students in southern Dallas. The students are at SOUTH OAK CLIFF, LINCOLN, ROOSEVELT, MADISON, WILMER-HUTCHINS and PINKSTON high schools. They can take the hotspots home with them and use them throughout their high school careers. The mobile hotspots are free to the students, and they contain security and content-blocking to protect students online.

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Valuable settlement monies may not require filing a lawsuit.

Jan. 12

Family bike ride

Join Oak Cliff Bike Synergy for a bike ride with the whole family, starting at 10 a.m.

Where: Tyler Station, 1300 S. Polk St. More info: oakcliffbikesynergy.com

Tickets: Free

JAN. 11-FEB. 14 PILEDRIVER

Beefy men throwing each other around, while wearing masks and tights with high-waist briefs. It’s not just any night out in Dallas, it’s a lucha libre art show. Jose Vargas presents this group show focused on Mexican wrestling.

Where: Oak Cliff Cultural Center, 223 W. Jefferson Blvd.

More info: occc.dallasculture.org

Tickets: Free

Jan. 18

Vintage sci-fi

Enjoy Fritz Lang’s restored 1927 science-fiction masterpiece

“Metropolis” with the score performed live by Austin-based musician David Didonato.

Where: The Texas Theatre, 231 W. Jefferson Blvd.

More info: thetexastheatre.com

Tickets: $14 in advance and $16 day of show

Operation Beautification

Beckley Club Estates joined the City of Dallas for Operation Beautification, when churches, neighborhood associations and other nonprofit groups are encouraged to clean up their neighborhoods. Beckley Club neighbors worked on a cold day in October, but the city moved the date for the event this year — it’s on May 16. Find more information at dallascityhall.com.