Ceremony set for Oct. 29 at site of new middle school
2810 St. David Drive Dallas, TX. 75223
2810 St. David Drive Dallas, TX. 75223
DALLAS – Dallas ISD and community leaders will celebrate the beginning of construction of Zan Wesley Holmes Jr. Middle School at 10 a.m. Friday, Oct. 29, at 2810 St. David Drive. At more than 192,000 square feet, the new facility will accommodate up to 1,250 students in grades 6-8.
The building’s design comprises environmentally sustainable features such as a geothermal HVAC system, reduced water consumption and a system for easier separation of waste materials for recycling.
Speakers slated for the groundbreaking ceremony include Second Vice President of the Dallas ISD Board of Trustees Carla Ranger, District 6; Superintendent of Schools Michael Hinojosa; Cynthia Goodsell, executive director of the West Secondary Learning Community; Dallas County District 3 Commissioner John Wiley Price; and honoree Zan Wesley Holmes Jr.
Special remembrances will be provided by former member of the State Board of Education Eleanor Conrad, and Friendship West Baptist Church Senior Pastor Frederick D. Haynes III.
A civil rights advocate, theology professor and former state legislator, the Rev. Holmes was the first African American appointed to the Board of Regents of the University of Texas System.
He is Pastor Emeritus of St. Luke Community United Methodist Church in Dallas, where he served for 28 years.
The event will feature the T.W. Browne Middle School Leadership Cadet Corps and the Jimmie Tyler Brashear Elementary School Glee Club.
Everyone is invited.
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