Dear Parents and Families ,

As we welcome November, it's a wonderful time to reflect on what we're grateful for and how much we've accomplished so far this year! This month, we’ll focus on the importance of gratitude, kindness, and growth—both in the classroom and within our school community.

I encourage all of us to take a moment to appreciate the hard work and dedication of our students, staff, and families! The 2.5 weeks before our much-needed Thanksgiving break will be fast and furious. Please ensure that your student is at school every single day leading up to Thanksgiving break. Every day counts as we are preparing students for college and high school final exams.

Also, next Wednesday, 11/13 is the drop date for college classes. That means if your student is not on track to earn a passing grade in their college classes, we will need to meet and determine if your student should drop their college class. We do not want students to have a D or F on their college transcript and risk placement on Academic Probation or Suspension by Dallas College. At the same time, students are only allowed 6 drops as an undergraduate student. We want as few drops as possible because your student still has to complete two more years of college when they graduate from Trini Garza ECHS to complete their bachelor degree.

We are also hosting open house for interested 8th graders on Wednesday, 11/13 here at Mountain View College from 6:00-7:00. Please share this with your friends, neighbors, relatives- anyone who wants to learn more about our program!

Wishing everyone a month filled with gratitude, progress, and togetherness!

warmly,

Ms. Sanchez

chesanchez@dallasisd.org

214-860-3680

✅Tuesday, 11/5- Election Day

Thursday, 11/7- Picture Day in (S1029/S1030) 8:00am - 3:00pm📸

Thursday, 11/7- First Generation Fest 11:00am - 2:00pm

Friday, 11/8- 9th Graders TSI Testing, Student Testing Roster Here

Wednesday, 11/13- Garza Open House for 8th grade students and families interested in attending Trini Garza ECHS in 2025📚

Thursday 11/14- College Drop Date, talk to your counselor if you need to drop a class (must be approved by principal, counselor, and parent)

11/18-11/22- ✨Canned food drive & Thanksgiving Grams for sell✨

Friday, 11/22- Coffee with the principal, potluck. Bring a dish to share!

Friday, 11/22- Free Dress!

November 25-November 29- Thanksgiving Break

🦃Thursday, 11/28- Thanksgiving🦃

12/9-12/12- Dallas College Final Exams

Monday 12/16-Friday 12/17- High School Final Exams

⛄12/23-1/3- Winter Break!

✨Tuesday, January 7th, 2025- Students Return to School✨

If you know any 8th grade friends or families that are interested in coming to Trini Garza please share this flyer!

First Generation Fest will be held this Thursday! East Foyer and Performance Hall, 11am-2pm. Keynote at 12:30pm.

Our soccer club hosted a friendly student vs student competition and we had a great turnout! #teamwhitewins

Take at look at our chess club!

Debate club had a great weekend! Alejandra Ponce got 5th place speaker in the world schools division!

Parents! If you are having issues with late busses please click the link below. Let's Talk! aims to build stronger community relationships, identify opportunities for engagement, and spot potential crises before they occur. Let's Talk also offers features to help the district improve customer service.

Here is an important message from our principal regarding safety procedures here on campus.

If you need help locating classes or finding certain buildings on campus, here is the Mountain View Campus Map to help aid in what you are looking for.

Here is some more information about the junior dues that are coming up!

We are excited to introduce Ms. Ramirez, who will be joining us this year as our new Parent Instructor!

Parents- please see the flowchart that will help you to connect with the correct person when you have a concern. Notify our campus team, we are here to support you!

Fill out this google form if you are interested in receiving the DISD newsletter in your email inbox every month during the 2024-2025 school year!

After school bus riders will be picked up by the B-Building by the tennis courts

See why Trinidad Garza is one of the top 10 schools in DISD!

If your student has been absent and needs to submit an absence note please send them to Ms. Cervantes in W34A. Excuse notes are needed ASAP so that they can be put in the system for corrections.

If you need help setting up Powerschool please contact Ms. Cervantes.

Email : scervantes@dallasisd.org

Phone:972-860-5630

Parent Portal

The Dallas ISD Parent Portal system uses PowerSchool. It is a valuable resource available in English and Spanish for parents/guardians to use to become more involved in their children’s education.

Parent Portal provides parents/guardians with three key benefits:

1. Secure on-line access to their children's grades, assignments, and attendance
2. Email alerts of absences and grade average changes
3. A two-way communication tool for parents and teachers

Register today for a PowerSchool Parent Portal account and become a partner in your child’s education.

New and Returning Users:

If this is your first time signing up for a PowerSchool account, click on the link below then select “Parent Sign In” followed by “Create an Account Here”

https://dallasisd.powerschool.com/public

Para ver esta información en español, pulse aquí.

Questions? Send an email to ParentPortal@dallasisd.org

Website: dallasisd.org/garza
Location: 4849 W Illinois Ave, Dallas, TX, USA
Phone: 214-860-3680
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/trinigarzaechs
Twitter: @garzaechs