FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT HENRY W. LONGFELLOW

What is a Career Exploration Academy?

Longfellow has a unique program that encourages students to explore a wide variety of career options unlike any other DISD school.

Seventh graders are required to take a class in the Synergistics Lab where they learn to develop skills which are critical to everyday life.

As eighth graders, Longfellow students are required to take Career Investigations, a class that explores a wide variety of options in the work world. Longfellow students get a taste of career areas that many students are not exposed to until college.

In addition, Longfellow hosts a "Career Day" each year which includes all day events with guest speakers from various fields who give students a quick look at work options in the adult world.

What makes Longfellow "special"?

Longfellow has pride in being an outstanding Middle School with an Exemplary record for academic excellence over the last several years. Check out our TAKS scores. Longfellow has received the Excellence in Education award from TEA for eleven consecutive years.

Class size at Longfellow is smaller than average. Our school has less than 500 students overall.

Longfellow has award winning Band, Choir, Art and Technology departments. High school credit is offered through various classes.

Longfellow has a one-of-a-kind Synergistics Lab.

How do I apply to get into Longfellow?

Henry W. Longfellow is a DISD magnet school, where students must apply to be accepted. The selection criteria is primarily based on test scores and overall GPA in core curriculum classes. Students who apply and who qualify will be contacted to schedule a time to write a one to two page essay on site.

It is also asked that students submit original works such as poems, essays, stories, and other creative writing examples. Problem solving activites such as logic problems and solutions will also be accepted.

Go to the www.dallasisd.org site to find out when the deadline is for magnet school applications. The deadline is usually in February.

After a student has completed the application process, a notification letter will be sent to the student for their first choice school, and later for their second choice school. It is the parent's responsibility to make sure the applications are complete and delivered on time to the Longfellow Academy in person.