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Mission
Statement
Learners' Creed
School
Spirit
School
History
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Pleasant Valley Lane
Richardson, TX 75080
Phone: (469) 752-0000
Fax: (469) 752-0001 |
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Our
mission is to develop the "OCELOT" in each of us. We are
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Open-minded |
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Confident |
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Ethical |
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Lifelong
Learners |
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Optimistic |
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Team
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I believe in myself
and my ability.
To do my best at all times
Just for today,
I will listen,
I will speak,
I will feel,
I will think,
I will reason,
I will read,
I will write.
I will do all these things with one purpose in mind,
To do my best and not waste this day
For this day will come no more. |
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School Colors:
Red, White, and Blue
School Motto:
Enter to Learn, Leave to Succeed
School Mascot:
Oscar the Ocelot
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Mr.
William Penn Aldridge was born in Plano, Texas on January 31, 1870.
He was one of nine children of James Kennon and Mariah Lively Aldridge.
James Kennon was born in Tennessee and came to north Texas in 1858,
lured by the promise of a better climate for farming and fertile black
soil. He married Kentucky-born Mariah Lively in Plano shortly after
his arrival and began farming |
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of town. James Kennon, and neighbors Jacob Routh and R.W. Campbell,
were the main contributors to the building of a school on the Campbell
farm. James Kennon served in the Confederate Army as a Captain, returning
home to his family farm after the Civil War.
W.P.
Aldridge joined his family in farming and married Alice Cochran,
daughter of early Dallas settlers. They had one son, Charles, who
was born in 1897. Mr. Aldridge raised cotton, grain crops, and livestock
on his farm which was located where Aldridge Elementary School now
stands.
The Aldridge family members
were very active and involved in the community, and were deeply
committed to education. W.P.’s success as a farmer enabled
him to spend time in community affairs. He was on the board of directors
of the First Guaranty State Bank of Plano when it was chartered
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He was elected to the Plano
Board of Education and served faithfully for 25 years from 1921
to 1945. He was president of the Board for 16 years. William Penn
Aldridge died on October 13, 1946 and is buried in Plano Mutual
Cemetery.
Aldridge Elementary
School opened November 25, 1968. We are honored to be named for
a man who gave such long and dedicated service to the Plano Schools. |
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