Hi Families of the Class of 2020,

As you likely know from our Town Hall Meeting last week, we’re planning a Virtual Graduation on Thursday, June 11th at 6pm. We’re working hard to make it special and look forward to celebrating this resilient Class of 2020 together in this unique way!

Additionally, we’ve organized for seniors to be able to pick up their caps, gowns, tassels, and diploma covers on Friday, May 22nd.

Please read this document for all the details of the May 22nd Pick-Up: 2020 Senior End-of-Year Info

Also, I’ve tried to explain everything in a video. Please check it out:  Explanation of May 22nd Pick-Up Day & More

All the best,

Erin

Good Morning Juniors,

Every year, The Posse Foundation works closely with high schools to recruit Posse Scholars. Each Posse Scholar wins a four-year, full-tuition scholarship to attend one of Posse’s partner colleges or universities.  If you are interested in being nominated by your high school and demonstrate leadership and academic potential, please submit this scholarship application no later than Friday, May 29, 2020.

The preliminary round includes Da Vinci Communications staff reviewing your application and selecting this year’s nominees to send to The Posse Foundation. Once your nomination status has been received by The Posse Foundation, you will go through several rounds of interviews with Posse. Part of the interview process includes you ranking your top three colleges from their partner institutions and finding the right match for you. While The Posse Foundation does their best to find the best match, it is not guaranteed that you will be matched with your first choice college. If selected as a Posse Scholar, you will be applying to one of the colleges listed below under their binding Early Decision agreement, which means you are committing to attend.

o          Bucknell University – Lewisburg, Pennsylvania

o          Dickinson College – Carlilse, Pennsylvania

o          Hobart and William Smith Colleges – Geneva, New York

o          Kalamazoo College – Kalamazoo, Michigan

o          Middlebury College – Middlebury, Vermont

o          Northwestern University – Evanston, Illinois

o          Pepperdine University – Malibu, California

o          Tulane University – New Orleans, Louisiana

o          UC Berkeley – Berkeley, California

o          University of Wisconsin – Madison, Wisconsin

Before you apply, review the following resources:

Flyer – 2020 Posse Outreach Flyer

FAQ – 2020- FAQs

YouTube Video – ‘Posse’ program helps students stay in college

If you are interested in applying, complete the following application by Friday, May 29, 2020, click on the following form:

Posse Scholarship Application

For more information visit, https://www.possefoundation.org.

If you have any questions, do not hesitate to email Ms. Barba at jbarba@davincischools.org.

Despite its many challenges, there’s still so much good to celebrate. That’s why reserving a copy of this year’s yearbook, and all the good memories associated with it, is so important. This is the beauty of yearbooks. They have the power to stop time.

There’s still time to purchase your own DVC yearbook! See the attached file for more details on how to purchase yours.

If you have any questions, please reach out to ningram@davincischools.org!

DVCyearbook2020

 

 

 

 

Hi DVC Community,

We are so grateful for the ways that you’ve shown support for our entire DVC staff this week! We have been able to play a really fun game and give out real gift cards as prizes with huge thanks to your generosity. There were many winners throughout the week, but here are the names of teachers who won the final set of prizes! Also, please check out this beautiful sketch of DVC on the First Day of School by Noël Ingram. She created this as a result of one of our challenges in the game!

 

We were also treated to a student-created video this morning, made with love by Tiffany Brown (11th grade, Class of 2021) and Makayla Wilson (10th grade, Class of 2020) with messages from many wonderful DVC students. The video will be posted soon on The Virtruvian Post, so check it out there. I’ll send out the link when it’s ready!

With appreciation for your kindness and generosity,

Erin

 

 

 

SUMMER INTERNSHIP UPDATE

Hi Da Vinci Students and Families,

Thank you for your patience as we’ve been exploring summer internship options in light of Covid-19.  There will still be options for students to gain career training and experience!  Please see below and keep an eye out for application updates/timelines.

Summer Career Development Options:

(Students will receive 5 summer school credits for any of these options)

• Internship through the LA Chamber of Commerce Bixel Exchange LA Tech Talent Pipeline: Apply for an internship through this incredible program by June 26th.  They have internship positions (paid and unpaid) at companies like Snapchat, Fox Sports West, and Boingo Wireless.  Find out more information HERE.
• Virtual consulting internship (project consultancy):  Work with a team of other Da Vinci students and corporate mentors on several real projects for real companies. More application details will be released soon.  The project consultancies will run from July 6th-August 14th and be 5-10 hours/week of work.
• Outside internship: Do you already have an internship secured?  Let Natasha know so she can make sure you earn summer school credit for it!

Other details:

• Open to all grade levels, but students are expected to communicate with industry partners and Natasha independent of parents/guardian.  Students are expected to communicate promptly and professionally via email.
• All students applying for project consultancies or Bixel Exchange internships must have an up-to-date, error-free resume.
• Application review will include a historical grades review

Questions or Concerns?  

Reach out to Natasha Morrison, Dir. of Real World Learning, at nmorrison@davincischools.org