The Blazer Beat
November 6, 2025
North Lake Family,
It has been a very busy week at North Lake with the start of recruitment season, and applications are starting to come in for the class of 2030! So far this school year, we have had visits from the following schools or have done recruitment fairs at their campuses:
Dallas Environmental Science Academy
Longfellow
Trinity Basin
Greiner
Travis TAG
Sudie Williams TAG
Solar Boys
Solar Girls
We still have many more recruitment opportunities for students and families to see what The North Lake Way is all about! If you know anyone interested in applying to our campus, please direct them to choosedallasisd.schoolmint.org. Students and families will be able to apply until January 31st, and we have already started interviewing for the coming school year.
Another exciting announcement is that we finally have a date for our high school commencement ceremony, May 23, 2026, at Ellis Davis Field House, at 9:00 am. We will release more details as we get closer to the event, but please mark your calendars for our Seniors to shine!
Have an amazing weekend, and thank you for making our campus one of the best in the nation! We truly appreciate your support and will continue to become one of the premier early colleges in the country!
Sincerely,
Adrian Hernandez
Principal
North Lake Early College High School
Twitter @AdHernandez2648
Familias de North Lake,
Ha sido una semana muy ajetreada en North Lake con el inicio de la temporada de reclutamiento, ¡y ya están llegando las solicitudes para la generación de 2030! En lo que va del año escolar, hemos recibido visitas de las siguientes escuelas o hemos realizado ferias de reclutamiento en sus campus:
- Dallas Environmental Science Academy
- Longfellow
- Trinity Basin
- Greiner
- Travis TAG
- Sudie Williams TAG
- Solar Boys
- Solar Girls
¡Todavía tenemos muchas más oportunidades de reclutamiento para que estudiantes y familias descubran lo que ofrece North Lake! Si conocen a alguien interesado en solicitar admisión a nuestra escuela, por favor, indíquenle que visite choosedallasisd.schoolmint.org. Los estudiantes y sus familias podrán presentar su solicitud hasta el 31 de enero, y ya hemos comenzado las entrevistas para el próximo año escolar.
Otro anuncio emocionante es que finalmente tenemos fecha para nuestra ceremonia de graduación de preparatoria: 23 de mayo de 2026, en el Ellis Davis Field House, a las 9:00 a. m. Compartiremos más detalles conforme se acerque el evento, ¡pero por favor, anoten la fecha en sus calendarios para que nuestros estudiantes de último año brillen!
¡Que tengan un fin de semana increíble y gracias por hacer de nuestro campus uno de los mejores del país! Agradecemos enormemente su apoyo y seguiremos trabajando para convertirnos en una de las mejores universidades de educación superior temprana del país.
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 has had a week! This past Saturday was the Early Decision 1/Early Acceptance deadline for many schools, and we had many of our seniors apply! Before we go into our current metrics, I would like to take a moment for a few celebrations!
- Alyssa Trujillo has been selected as a Posse Scholarship FINALIST for Case Western Reserve University!
- Emmanuel Benavides has been selected as a Posse FINALIST for Cornell College!
Both students will have their final interview in early December!
- Our regional representative from Davidson College visited North Lake last Friday, and he told me he was impressed by the questions our students asked! Along with Seniors considering applying, students from the top ten percent of our 9th-11th grade classes attended the visit and learned about some of the incredible opportunities available at Davidson. Don't worry, I warned him ahead of time that our students take dressing up for Halloween seriously!
Now that we are starting to get more and more college acceptances, the ASP Ambassadors will be collaborating with the student council to create our college acceptance wall!
Metrics
Applications and FAFSA: 55% of our seniors have applied to affordable 4 year universities! Additionally, 36% of our seniors have completed their FAFSA! Many Texas Public schools begin to run out of funding by December 1st, so my goal is for at least 90% of our seniors to have completed their FAFSA, and submitted applications to affordable colleges by December 1st.
· Dallas County Promise: 96.1% of our seniors have completed the DCP Path form!
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
