Our History
Jack Yates National Alumni Association (JYNAA) was legally formed on January 7, 2015 as a Non-Profit 501c3 organization with a purpose to unite alumni, support our Alma Mater and strengthen the ties between our scholars, alumni, parents, community businesses, colleges, universities and its feeder pattern schools to preserve the rich legacy, pride, excellence and tradition of Jack Yates High School.
Jack Yates Sr. High School was established February 17, 1926. Jack Yates Scholarship and Alumni Affairs was organized and formed August 26, 1989 under the leadership of Sara Gibbs which she lead until 2014. In 1995 an “Alumni Pledge” was created by Sara Gibbs ‘48, D. Langham ‘49, J. Robert Jones ‘55, I. Jones ‘55, E. Fisher ‘58 and R. Patten ‘66 to echo for years to come. Yates was in need of their alumni support, so Mr. Roland Cotton made a decision in Summer 2014 to form an “active alumni association” to reunite the alumni base to support and help rebuild our great institution, Jack Yates Sr. High School.
Jack Yates High School Alumni Pledge (1995) - I, (insert your name), a member of the Graduating Class of (insert year), do declare my loyalty and dedication to my Alma Mater, Jack Yates High School. I do hereby pledge: To always uphold the principles and ideas of our Alma Mater, to remember the crimson and gold, to always tell the story of Jack Yates fame, to never forget that I am a role model for students coming after me, and to maintain the beacon of light for eager eyes. I further pledge to stay informed and concerned about Jack Yates High School and whenever possible, I will support my school and its students with my time; with my service; with my experience; and with my finances. I make this vow because of my pride in being known from this day forward, as an “Alumnus” of Jack Yates Sr. High School, Houston, Texas.
