The Blazer Beat
March 6, 2026
North Lake Family,
We are now one week away from Spring Break, and a well-deserved break during one of the busiest parts of the school year.
This past week, our Juniors took part in SAT testing, and it was great to have 100% of our Juniors participate in testing. SAT is an important part of every North Lake student's career here and can open the doors for scholarships and priority at the Universities of their choice. We should find out the results later this semester and will share them with you as soon as we can.
This week, we also had the opportunity to do a site visit to Ellis Davis Field House, the home of our joint graduation with Gilliam Early College High School. We were excited to collaborate with our sister school and are already planning the details to be shared soon. I was also happy to attend the Senior Field trip to Pinstacks, where our Seniors were able to enjoy bowling, laser tag, and video games with each other. It was great to see their years of work at North Lake pay off as they celebrated with their peers and made memories with classmates.
Finally, our Seniors had another milestone in their journey with us as they held their Senior Breakfast. At breakfast, plans were made for graduation and other activities to close out the Senior year. I can’t wait to see what they have in store for us! I hope everyone has an amazing weekend, and thank you for your continued support of North Lake ECHS.
Sincerely,
Adrian Hernandez
Principal
North Lake Early College High School
Twitter @AdHernandez2648
Familias de North Lake,
Estamos a una semana de las vacaciones de primavera, un merecido descanso durante una de las épocas más ocupadas del año escolar.
La semana pasada, nuestros estudiantes de penúltimo año participaron en el examen SAT, y fue fantástico contar con la participación del 100 %. El SAT es una parte importante de la carrera de cada estudiante de North Lake y puede abrirles las puertas a becas y prioridad en las universidades de su elección. Deberíamos conocer los resultados a finales de este semestre y los compartiremos con ustedes lo antes posible.
Esta semana, también tuvimos la oportunidad de visitar Ellis Davis Field House, sede de nuestra graduación conjunta con Gilliam Early College High School. Nos entusiasmó colaborar con nuestra escuela hermana y ya estamos planeando los detalles que compartiremos pronto. También me alegró asistir a la excursión de los estudiantes de último año a Pinstacks, donde nuestros estudiantes pudieron disfrutar de bolos, laser tag y videojuegos. Fue fantástico ver cómo sus años de trabajo en North Lake dieron sus frutos, ya que celebraron con sus compañeros y crearon recuerdos con ellos.
Finalmente, nuestros estudiantes de último año celebraron otro hito en su trayectoria con nosotros: celebraron su desayuno. En el desayuno, se hicieron planes para la graduación y otras actividades para cerrar el último año. ¡Estoy deseando ver qué nos tienen preparado! Les deseo a todos un fin de semana increíble y gracias por su continuo apoyo a North Lake ECHS.
Atentamente,
Adrián Hernández
Director
North Lake Early College High School
Twitter @AdHernández2648
Dr. Baker 10th/11th Grade
Dr. Hart 9th/12th Grade
Hello North Lake Families!
Our ASP updates for this week are as follows:
Celebrations:
· Our Senior class has officially earned over 12 million dollars in scholarships and grants!
· 4 of our students interviewed for the ASP X Centre College scholarship on Saturday! The students will find out if they were selected for the scholarship this Friday!
· Today during lunch Paris and Astrid will be meeting with about 20 juniors who are considering applying for the UChicago summer enrichment program! Partis and Astrid both participated in the program last summer, and will meet with the juniors to share their experiences and help them with their applications.
· We have many students working on the DISD Superintendent Scholarship! I will be sure to work with students to ensure that their applications are submitted by the March 13th deadline.
· Alyssa was selected for the highly competitive University of Rochester travel grant! Alyssa has enrolled at Rochester, and will have the opportunity to fly out to the university completely free of charge.
· I am so excited to announce that Alondra was selected as a FINALIST for the Terry Scholarship at UT Arlington! Her interview is in early April, and if selected for the scholarships she will receive a full scholarship to UTA
Applications: 100% of our students have applied to at least 3 colleges and universities, and at least 90% have been accepted!
FAFSA: 97.4% of our students have completed their FAFSA/TASFA!
Scholarships: Our scholarship total is currently $12,421,852 Many schools have not released admissions and financial aid decisions, so this number should continue to rise as more and more schools release admissions decisions and financial aid awards!
Thank you all for your continued support!
Beginning on the first day of school (August 12, 2025), 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).
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 25/26 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. If you require a backpack, you can pick up at open house or first day of school
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
Seniors Only, click on the photo for product info at Levine's
John Johnson - Assistant Principal
Monique Gossett - Campus Coordinator
Kara Hoover - English I Cluster Lead Teacher
Kane Cortez - MAPS and Algebra I
Ana Martinez - Biology and AP Environmental Science
Hector Osegueda - AP Human Geography and AP African American Studies
Aaronia Ferguson - English II, Senior Sponsor and Cluster Lead Teacher
Bethany Crawford - Dual Credit German
Jeff Heiple - Geometry and Cluster Lead Teacher
Samah Al-Hamadi - Dual Credit Biology
Alexandra Locker - Algebra II
Swati Chakarvarty - Honors Chemistry
Aubry Born - Dual Credit English
Dr. John Davis II - Special Education
Elida Rueda - Parent Support Specialist
Dr. August Darbonne - Dual Credit US History and Mexican American Studies
Dhara Katbamna - Dual Credit Math and AP AB Calculus
Kelly Green - Dual Credit Government and AP Economics
Steven Nguyen - Dual Credit Health/PE and Cluster Lead Teacher
Michelle Smith - Dual Credit English
Danny Whitsell - Business and Financial Literacy
Nurse Archie - School Nurse
Natasha Sublet - Office Manager
Sandra Fisher - Financial Clerk and Parent Liaison
Cledy Olivares - Campus Safety Monitor
Tierra King - Teacher's Assistant and TSIA2 Math Tutor
Tonya Caston - Data Clerk/Registrar
