Longhorn Weekly

Dear Longhorn Families,

Parent Conferences are Monday evening. Please join us at W.T. White between 5:00 and 7:30 to visit your teachers. Counselors and Administrators will be available as well. Any student that owes Attendance for Credit will be given two hours of credit for bringing their parents to Parent Conferences. There will be a sign in sheet available in the main office.

Students will receive their report cards during Advisory on Monday. Please be sure to review the information with your students. Students must have above a 70 and fewer than 5 absences to earn credit.

This week is Homecoming Week! Please see information below and flyers for all you need to know to celebrate with us this week!

The Dallas ISD Parent/Family Survey is live. Please take a moment to give us some feedback, so that we can better meet the needs of you and your students. Click this link to begin.

Looking forward to Quarter 2, I want to make you aware of some upcoming events:

• No School for students on October 12th due to staff professional development (Seniors will be painting their parking spaces)

• Parent Conferences are October 19th 5:00-7:30 (see flyer below)

• AFC and Saturday Detention October 17

• SAT Boot Camp (must register here) October 17 at WTW

• PSAT (all 10th graders) and SAT (select 12th graders) is October 21

• Homecoming Game/Pep Rally are October 23

• Homecoming Dance is October 24

• November 10 Open House and Fine Arts Showcase @ 5:30 at WTW (see flyer below)

Please see our Master Calendar for more information.

Dismissal information

If you are picking up your student early, please be aware that you must present your ID at the door. Additionally, you may choose to wait outside for your student and avoid our security procedures or if you choose to wait inside, you must be screened at the metal detectors. The latest pick up is 3:45.

At the end of the day, please pick up your student on the west side of campus in the student parking lot. Please avoid Welch and Ridgeside as this is the route our busses take to enter the parking lot.

Arrival Information

• Doors open at 8:30.

• Bus riders enter through the front (off Ridgeside)

• 1st/5th Period Tardy Consequences

• All other enter through the student parking lot/gym doors (off Crestline)

• Arrive by 8:45

• You must have your ID badge and your school issued backpack.

Homecoming information

Homecoming Week is one of the very best weeks of the year. I hope you will encourage your students to participate in all of our fun events. See the dress up days on the flyer below.

The student selection theme for Homecoming is: Halloweentown in Longhorn Country

Oct 12- Start making plans with your friends and/or date and order your Mum (see flyer below)

Oct 16- Hall Decorating starting right after school. Clubs and organizations sign up for a section of hallway to decorate for the week.

Oct 19- Parent Conferences and hallway decoration viewing

Oct 23- School Pep Rally at 9:00 in the gym

Oct 23- Community Pep Rally and Tailgate at Loos at 4:30

Oct 23- Football Game vs. Bryan Adams at Loos at 7:30

Oct 23- Homecoming Court Presentation at the game

Oct 24- Homecoming Dance at WTW (Homecoming King and Queen announced at the dance) Tickets available for sale in the cafeteria B-Day before school and A-Day at Lunch. $30 CASH ONLY

Shout outs!

Actors, cast and crew for the inaugural performance on our outdoor stage. Such a perfect, fun and scary play that was made even better by the outdoor space. Great job!

Gateway Church for the amazing outdoor stage and for coming to support our students in their play.

Band for earning 2s (EXCELLENT) rating at UIL (even better than last year) Keep growing and improving. We love the Longhorn band!

Cheer for a strong showing at pre UIL. We can’t wait to see your performances at the upcoming Pep Rallies!

B-Tech students that are helping with recruiting visits

Coach Long for stepping into his new role with a growth mindset and strong work ethic

Ms. Amezcua for her Saturday PowerSchool class

Mr. Tang for helping with Saturday SAT Boot Camp

Ms. J and UIL academic teams for their Saturday Competition

Students and staff that helped with Homecoming decorations - Halloween Town has arrived in Longhorn Country