By Diane Smith and John Moritz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas Aug. 2--FORT WORTH -- Polytechnic High School will make the academic gains needed to stay open, Principal Gary Braudaway said after the school received an academically unacceptable rating for the fourth consecutive year.

By Diane Smith, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas Jul. 9--FORT WORTH -- Copper thieves have hit Fort Worth school district facilities for the second time since June, this time causing $23,000 in damage, officials said.

By Diane Smith, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas Apr. 6--FORT WORTH -- Dunbar High School students don't mince words when they explain their "academically unacceptable" rating.

By Diane Smith, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas Aug. 25--FORT WORTH -- Polytechnic High School teachers met at the flagpole Friday morning for a back-to-school pep rally as they embark on a crucial academic year.

By Diane Smith, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas Jul. 29--Polytechnic High School's colors have come to symbolize academic solidarity.