The Blazer Beat
October 25, 2024
North Lake Family,
Thank you to all the families who attended our in-person parent-teacher conference night on Thursday, October 24, 2024. It is always great to visit with families and see the progress our students have made since the beginning of the school year both academic and personal growth. Parents and families are the foundation of who we are at North Lake ECHS and we could not do this work without you!
Please continue to encourage your students to stay ahead of their college and high school courses. I know it can be easy to put work off, but now is the most important time in the Fall Semester. The majority of our students know where their grades are, and now is the time to push for that A in the course.
For next week, there will be no tutoring on Thursday, October 31, 2024, so that students can head home right after school due to increased neighborhood traffic during trick-or-treating hours. Thank you again for your support of our program and make it a great day!
Sincerely,
Adrian Hernandez
Principal
North Lake Early College High School
Twitter @AdHernandez2648
Familia de North Lake,
Gracias a todas las familias que asistieron a nuestra noche de conferencia de padres y maestros en persona el jueves 24 de octubre de 2024. Siempre es genial visitar a las familias y ver el progreso que han logrado nuestros estudiantes desde el comienzo del año escolar, tanto en el crecimiento académico como personal. Los padres y las familias son la base de lo que somos en North Lake ECHS y no podríamos hacer este trabajo sin ustedes.
Continúe alentando a sus estudiantes a mantenerse al día con sus cursos universitarios y de la escuela secundaria. Sé que puede ser fácil posponer el trabajo, pero ahora es el momento más importante del semestre de otoño. La mayoría de nuestros estudiantes saben dónde están sus calificaciones y ahora es el momento de esforzarse por obtener esa A en el curso.
La próxima semana, no habrá tutoría el jueves 31 de octubre de 2024, para que los estudiantes puedan regresar a casa inmediatamente después de la escuela debido al aumento del tráfico en el vecindario durante las horas de trick or treating. ¡Gracias nuevamente por su apoyo a nuestro programa y por hacer que sea un gran día!
Atentamente,
Adrián Hernández
Director
North Lake Early College High School
Twitter @AdHernández2648
Beginning on the first day of school (August 12, 2024), all students will be expected to adhere to the the North Lake Early College dress code and uniform policy.
Wednesday will be "uniform day" On Uniform Wednesdays, students are required to wear their ECHS uniform shirt, black slacks, khaki slacks or a skirt (no shorter than “finger-tip length” with arms in normal position, i.e., arms hanging naturally, as student is standing straight and upright).
New this year will be a special Senior Only Uniform of grey slacks or Grey/Blue plaid skirt with the North Lake ECHS uniform shirt or Senior Shirt!
North Lake ECHS Uniform can be purchased at Levine's two locations or via their website https://levinesstores.com/collections/north-lake-early-college-high-school.
Students will be required to follow the North Lake Dress Code on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday. Please see the image below which outlines the do's and don'ts.
All students will be required to have clear or mesh backpacks for the 24/25 school year, small personal non clear bags are allowed. Dallas ISD will provide all students with one free clear back from the school year. I would recommend the mesh bag as they are more durable for the year. Each student will receive a new backpack during 1st period on 8/12/24.
Mesh/Clear Backpack examples - https://www.amazon.com/s?k=mesh+backpack&crid=21Z8OKVNB5ZZY&sprefix=Mesh+Bac%2Caps%2C144&ref=nb_sb_ss_pltr-data-refreshed_1_8
Parents and Families,
I hope everyone is doing well! Our ASP updates for the week are below.
Metrics
Applications:
43% of our seniors have submitted applications to affordable 4 year colleges, and at least 24% have been accepted! The majority of our students are currently working on their Common Applications with me. As I meet with students I am focusing on building their list of affordable colleges to apply to, and working on their common applications with them.
Additionally, we currently have 8 students planning on applying Early Decision to various colleges. The ED deadlines for their schools are November 1st & 15th. The deadlines for Texas A&M and the University of Texas at Austin are on December 1st. As we get closer to these deadlines I will be prioritizing working with these students to ensure their applications and all necessary documents are submitted by the deadlines.
Dallas County Promise:
We are 100% complete with the DCP Path form! The next step in the DCP process will be making sure all of our seniors have applied to at least one DCP partner college. While my primary focus for the next two weeks will be completing early decision applications, I am actively working on plans to ensure all students apply to DCP partner colleges.
Scholarships
Posse Scholarship Updates: I am ecstatic to report that all 5 of our Posse nominees have been selected as Semifinalists! All of our students have completed their second round interviews, and are waiting to find out if they have made it to the final round. I will keep you updated on their status!
ASP X Davidson Scholarship Update:
Vanelly Lopez has officially been selected for the ASP X Davidson Scholars program! Vanelly is only one of three students in DISD selected for this scholarship! The scholarship will cover all costs of her educational journey at Davidson!
Events
SAT Prep:
Our next SAT prep class has been moved to Tuesday, October 29th after school. I will send out the date change along with the invite via remind.
UNT Field Trip: Our Senior class will be visiting the University of North Texas on December 6th! Our students will have a guided tour, an admissions presentation, and will get to have lunch at the UNT Student Union building! I will update you as more information becomes available.
Thank you all for your continued support!
Dylan Matney - dmatney@aspdallas.org
