The 2024 Great North American Eclipse will take place on Monday, April 8. Students and faculty will participate, excluding students whose parents opted them out. Everyone will meet in the stadium at 1:30, and around 1:50 students will return to their fourth period classes.

“I think everyone should experience [the eclipse] because it hasn’t happened in a long time,” principal Jim Baker said. “It’s an opportunity to see not only the educational value and science of how all of that plays into real life, but to be a part of something people will be talking about and millions of people are traveling to DFW to witness.” 

The Great North American Eclipse will show the moon passing between the sun and Earth, completely blocking the face of the sun which means the sky will darken as if it were dawn or dusk. It’s a way for students to see and experience history.

“When I go to see the eclipse, I look forward to getting out of class to see the eclipse with my friends,” junior Hazel Hamilton said.

The Perot Museum donated protective eyeglasses for everyone in the district to see the eclipse. The glasses are 1000 times darker than regular eyewear to protect people from the solar rays. 

“I look forward to seeing how dark it will get,” Baker said. “I’m also excited for the historical part of what this means.”

While most North Americans will witness a partial eclipse, the DFW metroplex will be in the darkest shadow pathway to witness the total eclipse. 

“I’m going to be with my friends and all the officers [at] Six Flags,” senior Antonio Navas said. “It’s going to be a cool experience to see everything go dark.”