The Blazer Beat
May 1, 2026
North Lake Family,
Welcome to the wonderful month of May! We have now entered the final stretch of the school year, and it will go quickly until our final day of class on May 27, 2026! The following weeks will be fast-paced as our students complete college finals, AP exams, and district ACPs. We start next week with our first two AP Exams, Human Geography and African American Studies, on the 5th and 7th.
We also start a new academic chapter for our incoming students as we will host the Class of 2030 and welcome our newest students to Signing Day on Saturday, May 2, 2026, at 9 am on the North Lake ECHS Campus. This is always an exciting time of year as we welcome new students and families to our Blazer community. Seeing our newest Blazers light up with excitement as they hear their names called to sign their class banner is a proud tradition we have on our campus.
We have a short week coming up with a district holiday on Monday, May 4, 2026, meaning no school. I have included our AP exam schedule below, and all Freshman students will test on Tuesday, May 5, 2026, at 8 am. Students in AP African American Studies will test on Thursday, May 7, 2026, at 11:45 am. Please ensure they are here on time, with a fully charged device, have had a good breakfast, and a good night’s rest.
Next week, I will also have the honor of representing North Lake ECHS as a Principal of the Year finalist in the Magnet/Choice category on Tuesday, May 5, 2026. I would like to thank you for the belief in our vision for the campus and the support you have provided throughout our time together. I am truly humbled to be a finalist and hope to make our North Lake ECHS community proud! Let’s make it a great week!
Sincerely,
Adrian Hernandez
Principal
North Lake Early College High School
Twitter @AdHernandez2648
Familias de North Lake,
¡Bienvenidos al maravilloso mes de mayo! Hemos entrado ya en la recta final del año escolar, ¡y el tiempo pasará volando hasta nuestro último día de clases, el 27 de mayo de 2026! Las próximas semanas serán muy intensas, ya que nuestros estudiantes completarán sus exámenes finales universitarios, los exámenes AP y los exámenes distritales ACP. Comenzamos la próxima semana con nuestros dos primeros exámenes AP: Geografía Humana y Estudios Afroamericanos, los días 5 y 7, respectivamente.
También iniciamos un nuevo capítulo académico para nuestros estudiantes de nuevo ingreso, ya que recibiremos a la Clase de 2030 y daremos la bienvenida a nuestros alumnos más recientes en el "Signing Day" (Día de la Firma), que se celebrará el sábado 2 de mayo de 2026 a las 9:00 a. m. en el campus de North Lake ECHS. Esta es siempre una época del año emocionante, pues damos la bienvenida a nuevos estudiantes y familias a nuestra comunidad Blazer. Ver a nuestros nuevos Blazers iluminarse de entusiasmo al escuchar sus nombres para firmar el estandarte de su clase es una orgullosa tradición que mantenemos en nuestro campus.
Nos espera una semana corta, ya que el lunes 4 de mayo de 2026 es un día festivo distrital, lo que significa que no habrá clases. A continuación, he incluido nuestro calendario de exámenes AP; todos los estudiantes de primer año (Freshmen) presentarán su examen el martes 5 de mayo de 2026 a las 8:00 a. m. Los estudiantes de la clase de Estudios Afroamericanos AP presentarán su examen el jueves 7 de mayo de 2026 a las 11:45 a. m. Por favor, asegúrense de que lleguen a tiempo, con su dispositivo completamente cargado, y que hayan tomado un buen desayuno y descansado bien la noche anterior.
La próxima semana también tendré el honor de representar a North Lake ECHS como finalista al premio de "Director del Año" en la categoría de Escuelas Magnet/de Elección (Magnet/Choice), el martes 5 de mayo de 2026. Me gustaría agradecerles por creer en nuestra visión para el campus y por el apoyo que nos han brindado a lo largo de nuestro tiempo juntos. Me siento verdaderamente honrado de ser finalista y espero hacer sentir orgullosa a nuestra comunidad de North Lake ECHS. ¡Hagamos de esta una semana fantástica!
Atentamente,
Adrián Hernández
Director
North Lake Early College High School
Twitter @AdHernández2648
Dr. Baker 10th/11th Grade
Dr. Hart 9th/12th Grade
North Lake ECHS Families!
While the weather has been stormy and dreary, our Blazer seniors are bringing the sunshine with their accomplishments! Our seniors have earned over $21 MILLION dollars in scholarships and grants, and 70% of our students have made their college decision!
Last week Emiliano was accepted to Syracuse University, and Odalys was accepted to the Texas A&M/Dallas College Engineering Academy! If she chooses to attend the academy she will receive guaranteed admission to the major of her choice in the Engineering program at Texas A&M! Odalys is the FIRST student at North Lake to qualify for the program!
Enrollment Spotlights
Davidson College:
- Paris C: Physics (ASP X Davidson Scholar)
- Nicolette: Exploring majors but considering fields in the social sciences
University of Rochester
- Alyssa: Pre-Medicine
Syracuse University:
- Mohammed: Dual Engineering/Business
- Arturo: Business Management
- Roman: Exploring majors
Augustana College:
- Bailey: German major/Education minor (Shout out to Mrs. Tam for being her inspiration!)
- Bryan: Pre-Veterinary Science- University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine early acceptance program!
- Iris: Biochemistry/Pre-Law
Cornell College
- Emmanuel: Pre-Physician’s Assistant (Emmanuel is North Lake’s FIRST Posse Scholar!)
Texas Christian University:
- Daphney: Nursing
- Astrid: Nursing
- Kim V: Pre-Medicine
- Ruth: Psychology
University of Texas at Austin:
- Angelina: International Studies
- Mario: Exploring majors, considering applying for Economics or Business major.
Tarleton State University:
- Angelique: Criminal Justice
UT Arlington:
- Alondra: Nursing (Terry scholarship recipient!)
- Cynthia: Nursing
- Sorays: Pre-Occupational Therapy
University of North Texas
- Bruno L: Criminal Justice
- Jayden: Business Management
- Enrique: Mechanical Engineering
- Alex: Mechanical Engineering
- Seforah: Pre-Occupational Therapy
- Olivia: Fashion Merchandising/Marketing
- Rachel: International Business
- Eric: Integrative Studies with focus in Psychology & Music
- Jesus: Business Management
- Juan A: Business Management
Texas Tech University
- Elizabeth A: Engineering
University of Houston
- Trayvon: Economics
- Natalie: Business
Metrics:
Acceptances: 100% of our students have applied to at least 3 colleges, and 100% of them have been accepted!!
FAFSA: 97.4% of our students have completed their FAFSA/TASFA!
Scholarships: Our seniors continue to soar past their scholarship goal of 20 million! As of this morning our seniors have earned at least $21,183,764 in scholarships and grants!
Enrollment: While many students are still weighing their options, 70% of our senior class have made their college decision! I will be supporting students this week and meeting with families to help them decide on the best option for their family before the May 1st enrollment deposit deadline.
Thank you all for your continued support!
Have a great week!
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 Tam - 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
