At Great Hearts Lakeside, we believe that education is a matter not only of the mind, but of the heart. Our work helping our scholars grow in their ability to make moral choices extends to every part of our school day—including carline. Our scholars know that they are expected to show the virtue of responsibility during carline so that everyone stays safe and carline moves as quickly as possible.

The single most effective way we help our students grow in virtue is by modeling virtuous behavior for them. We ask you, our parents, to demonstrate integrity and citizenship for your children in carline by following our guidelines.

Each day we help roughly 1,500 scholars enter the buildings and get back out at the end of the day. Thank you for your patience and understanding with our arrival and dismissal procedures.

Carline Procedures

Following these procedures ensures that carline moves as quickly and as smoothly as possible.

• Do not park in Affinity’s parking lot. We want to be gracious neighbors.
• Once you enter the parking lot, please stop using your cell phone.
• Drive carefully and slowly in the parking lot, even if there are no cars directly in front of you.
• Do not drop off or pick up your scholar on Foxstem unless your family has been approved for the Walk-Up Program. Only scholars with an official Walk-Up Backpack Tag are authorized to enter or exit campus via Foxstem. If your scholar does not have an approved backpack tag, you must use the designated morning drop-off and afternoon carline. Unauthorized drop-offs create serious safety concerns and delay arrival/dismissal operations.

Morning arrival time starts at 7:00AM for Lower and 7:15AM for Upper. In the afternoon, our gates open at 3:00PM on full days and 1:00PM on half days. Please see the 2026-2027 GHLS Carline Info document linked below for detailed drop-off and pick-up times and procedures.

2026 – 2027 GHLS CARLINE INFO

Early Pick-Up

Picking up early? You must be in the building, at the Front Desk by 2:50PM (Mon-Thu) and 12:50PM (Fri) for Lower and 2:50PM (Mon-Thu) and 12:50PM (Fri) for Upper. You must have your driver’s license with you, even if you have your placard in hand. 

If you need any adjustments to your carline placards, please send an email to ghlsinfo@greatheartstxschools.org

or use this form to order additional placards-

Request Additional Placards