The Blazer Beat
November 14, 2025
North Lake Family,
Just one week to go before we are at our week-long Thanksgiving Break! Before we get to our well-deserved break, students have only 10 school days left until college finals for the fall semester begin. Please take a moment to review grades with your student and encourage them to do their best to maintain or improve their current grade in their college course. Also, celebrate our Freshmen students; this cohort had the lowest class drop rates in the history of our school. This is due to the support you have provided them and the support given from our staff at North Lake ECHS.
This coming week, we will host our open house for incoming students for the Class of 2030! We have received a record number of applications this year and are currently conducting interviews for the upcoming school year. I am very excited about the interviews that have already taken place and the excitement that students and parents have expressed about attending North Lake ECHS. More information about our open house will be posted below in our weekly calendar.
This coming week will be busy on campus as we approach the holiday break. Please motivate your students to continue to do their best and stay ahead of any deadlines they have in high school and college courses. Make it a great week!
Sincerely,
Adrian Hernandez
Principal
North Lake Early College High School
Twitter @AdHernandez2648
Familias de North Lake,
¡Solo falta una semana para nuestras vacaciones de Acción de Gracias! Antes de disfrutar de este merecido descanso, a los estudiantes les quedan solo 10 días lectivos antes de que comiencen los exámenes finales del semestre de otoño en la universidad. Les pedimos que dediquen un momento a revisar las calificaciones con sus hijos y los animen a esforzarse por mantener o mejorar su nota actual en sus cursos universitarios. Además, felicitamos a nuestros estudiantes de primer año; esta generación tuvo el menor índice de abandono escolar en la historia de nuestra escuela. Esto se debe al apoyo que ustedes les han brindado y al apoyo de todo el personal de North Lake ECHS.
¡La próxima semana celebraremos nuestra jornada de puertas abiertas para los estudiantes de nuevo ingreso de la promoción de 2030! Hemos recibido un número récord de solicitudes este año y actualmente estamos realizando entrevistas para el próximo curso. Estoy muy entusiasmado con las entrevistas que ya se han realizado y con el entusiasmo que estudiantes y padres han expresado por asistir a North Lake ECHS. Encontrarán más información sobre nuestra jornada de puertas abiertas en nuestro calendario semanal.
La próxima semana será una semana ajetreada en el campus, ya que nos acercamos a las vacaciones. Por favor, animen a sus estudiantes a seguir esforzándose al máximo y a cumplir con todos los plazos de entrega de sus cursos de bachillerato y universidad. ¡Que tengan una excelente semana!
Atentamente,
Adrián Hernández
Director
North Lake Early College High School
Twitter @AdHernández2648
Dr. Baker 10th/11th Grade
Dr. Parker Hart 9th/12th
Hello North Lake Families!
I hope everyone is staying warm! Our ASP updates this week are as follows:
Metrics
- Applications: 49/77 of our seniors (63.6%) have applied to affordable 4 year universities!
- FAFSA: 33/77 (42.86%) of our seniors have completed their FAFSA!
- Dallas County Promise: 74/77 (96.1%) of our seniors have completed the DCP Path form!
- Scholarships: As financial aid awards and scholarships are starting to be announced, I will be adding a new section to my weekly update email! At this point I have not started tracking our scholarship total, but going forward I will include it in my weekly updates!
Upcoming Events:
11/18: SAT Prep- We will have our next SAT Prep next Tuesday November 18th. The location will be announced on remind!
11/18: ASP X Centre College Meet and Greet- ASP has a new partnership with Centre College! I have reached out to students I believe would be competitive for the scholarship, and I am nominating 8 seniors! Our students and families will have the opportunity to meet various members of the Centre College administration, and learn more about the school, and the scholarship program. I will keep you updated!
11/21: College Application Pizza Party: The priority deadline for most Texas schools, as well as the final deadline for A&M and UT Austin, is December 1st. To get ready for the deadline myself and our amazing ASP Ambassadors will be hosting a college application workshop/pizza party! The workshop will be held during the long lunch. I have submitted a room request with Dallas College, and the location will be announced soon.
Final Posse Scholarship Interviews: Our two Posse Scholarship finalists, Emmanuel and Alyssa, will have their final interviews on December 3rd and 4th! If they are selected as recipients they will receive a full tuition scholarship to their Posse partner school (Case Western Reserve for Alyssa, Cornell College for Emmanuel), and will be the FIRST Posse scholars from North Lake!
Thank you for all of your continued support!
The college journey doesn’t end when your student hits “submit” on their college applications. It just activates the next phase. While students often feel like their work is done with submit, this time brings its own set of emotions and challenges. Decisions may come quickly or slowly. Some may be exciting, some will be disappointing, and some may not come right away.
Join ASP for a conversation about what to expect after applications are submitted and how you can best support your student through the waiting, the decisions, and how to successfully navigate the important next steps as they move towards their future.
Thank you for all of 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
