WELCOME BACK LUNA LONGHORNS

In an effort to keep you as informed as possible, we wanted to send out a second August Longhorn Letter. Attached you will find some just in time information for the weeks to come. Please take time to read through the information below. In addition save the newsletter, for easy reference.

We had a great first week at Luna! Our goal on day one was to get your student to Luna, feed them and get them home. We accomplished that! As we continued through week one, all longhorns were learning how to navigate their schedule, finding a path to each of their classes and connecting with their teachers and friends.

As we enter week two, we hope that your student is feeling more comfortable and confident everyday. Our current campus enrollment sits at 1,147 students. Please help us continue to provide the appropriate structure and safety by talking to your student about their daily actions in class, during passing periods, and at lunch.

We all have the same end goal and are in this together. Have a great week!

Student IDs -

Beginning in September, students will need their ID to ride a NISD bus. If your student has their NISD ID, bus drivers are currently scanning IDs to ensure that the system is working. If your student does not have an ID, they are still able to ride the bus.

• For all Luna students that do not have a NISD ID, IDs will be passed out the week of August 24th

If your child should receive NISD Transportation and you have not "Opted In", you can call NISD transportation or Luna to opt your student into riding the bus. Depending on when you call your student will be added to the system the same day or the next day. Transportation will not call you to let you know when your student has been added to the system. We encourage you to download the Here Comes The Bus app. When you log into the app, a bus route pops up, at that time you will know that your student is in the system and can ride the bus. You can also call transportation to confirm.

Come join us for our first Luna PTA meeting of the year, August 19th at 5:30pm, in the Luna Cafeteria. We will be running a new election and approving this years budget. We are looking for teachers and parents to join and show support for our students and school. Open positions include President, Secretary, Treasurer, Vice President, Teacher Liaison, Council Delegate, Parliamentarian.

Hello Longhorn families,

Thank you for a successful 1st week back to school. It was such a joy seeing the smiles, hearing the laughter, and feeling the Longhorn spirit fill the hallways. As we look to the upcoming week, we continue to register and welcome new families into our home.

Our counselors have been working diligently to ensure that every student has a complete schedule. As we enter a new week, we have Spanish placement testing occurring which will require a student’s schedule to possibly change. During this time, if you have already requested a schedule change for your child, our counselors will work on those as well. We will not be accepting any additional requests thereafter.

An important reminder, not all schedule changes may be possible due to the following reasons: grade level restrictions, class sizes, course availability, schedule conflicts, mandatory STAAR interventions, etc.

*All students requesting athletics must have a physical on file and the approval of the Campus Athletic Coordinators. A medical history form is still required in addition to district required Rank One documentation.

Again, all requests will be completed in the best interest of our students pending the above. We sincerely appreciate your patience and understanding.

STAAR scores are now available through Northside ISD’s Home Access Center (HAC) where attendance and grades are also available.

Just like you visit HAC to check your child's grades, you can now access the STAAR scores by clicking the Texas Test Scores tab under "Grades" in HAC. Log into Northside's Home Access Center at https://hac.nisd.net

If you do not currently have a HAC account, follow the instructions at www.nisd.net/parents to create one.

View this video to learn more about the Family Portal.

• August 17th - Volleyball Parent Meeting (Cafeteria) 6PM
• August 20th - Cross Country Parent Meeting (Cafeteria) 5:30PM
• August 24th - Football Decal Night (Cafeteria) 6PM
• August 27th - Volleyball Game - 7th @ Rudder; 8th @ Luna
• August 29th - Football - 7th @ Rudder; 8th @ Luna

Attached is the 2026-2027 Bell Schedule. Please assist us with ensuring that your student in here on time and present daily. We look forward to supporting you in this school year.

- Attendance Matters

Standard Response Protocol provides common language with local law enforcement agencies in the event of a potential threat.

As we begin this 26-27 school year, please have conversations with your students about the importance of on campus reporting. If your student "See's Something", please encourage them to "Say Something".