ECHS Newsletter
It's A Different World Than Where You Come From!
THE HISTORY OF BLACK HISTORY MONTH...
Gabriana Hidrogo - 12th Grade
How has being a student at ECHS helped you in working toward your goals?
What do you plan to do after you graduate from high school?
If you plan to attend college, where do you want to go?
What advice would you give other students on getting through high school?
What are your hobbies?
SEL
A Season for Love
Let's celebrate brotherly love, that love for others simply because they are. "At the heart of every religious tradition is a message of love and compassion. It's' not just religion. It is science too. All of the research is pointing in the same direction: Basic human nature is compassionate. We are hardwired to connect and care for each other. Our brains get the same pleasure from helping someone else as we do from gratifying personal desires. Religion and science are just different mechanisms to find the same thing: Love is the only way." Elena Aguilar, 2018
Practice Love this month:
- Do a simple act of kindness for someone else.
- Jot a note of thanks to someone who has helped you.
- Share a hug with someone.
- Treat yourself to a simple pleasure. (Self-love is important too.)
Missed the parent meeting but want to get up to speed on what happened, here are the links for the presentation and recording.
Schedule Change Update
Grade Dispute
Attendance
Parents, it is imperative that your scholar attends school daily and arrives on time to each class. In an effort to ensure that your students get the best education possible, DHS continues to enforce truancy fines for excessive tardies and multiple unexcused absences.
Counselor Appointment Request
TSI Testing Dates
Attention Class of 2022!
Per TEA, all graduating seniors must complete a financial aid application to graduate.
FAFSA and TASFA opens October 1!
The FAFSA application is for U.S. citizens and TASFA is for non-U.S. citizens.
Students and their parent/guardian that carried them on the 2020 tax return must create an FSAID to access the 2022-2023 application on October 1. *Do not complete the 2021-2022 application. FSAID creation does not apply to the TASFA application. *
For questions/concerns, please contact Ms. Iesha Jackson(iesha.jackson@desotoisd.org)
Dallas County Promise
The Promise Pledge is now LIVE on the website! You can find the official Promise Pledge steps online. The Promise Pledge is the first step of the Dallas County Promise. Please see the additional steps here. The Dallas County Promise is a last-dollar scholarship opportunity. The expectation is that ALL seniors complete ALL steps of the Promise. The Promise is non-binding and serves as a post-secondary OPTION. ECHS students do not need to apply to Dallas College, but instead a partner university.
For questions/concerns, please contact Ms. Iesha Jackson(iesha.jackson@desotoisd.org)