We are out of school next week for Spring Break. Students will return to school on Tuesday, April 5^th.

Exhibition

Congratulations to everyone on an incredible exhibition night! It was awesome to see the students bring all of their classes and project work together and present out so knowledgeably about their creations.

Have any feedback about exhibition? Give us the details using this online form: http://goo.gl/forms/VKPBo8JsaE

11th Grade Family College Counselor Meetings

11^th grade families, if you have not, please sign-up for a time to meet with Brittany to discuss college and after high school planning. Most of you have already signed up – thank you!

http://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e0a4da9ab2ba4f58-11th

Dogs

Do you like dogs? Do you like updating websites? Do you want volunteer experience? Then this volunteer job is for you. Check out the volunteer description, and talk to Brittany  if you are interested.

Dog Website – Job Description

Summer Student internships!

Develop your resume, college application, and real world skills through a summer internship!

Apply for a summer internship through the Da Vinci Schools Real World Learning website at www.dvrealworldlearning.com.  Search for internships that suit your interests, and send a resume and cover letter outlining your skills and qualifications for the position to Natasha Morse at nmorse@davincischools.org by April 22^nd 2016.

Details

• Must be 16+ by start of internship
• Must be a rising junior or senior for summer internships
• Must be eligible for a work permit – this means you have no I’s and fewer than 10 tardies per class
• Students are responsible for own transportation to and from the internship
• Students will be required to attend an internship orientation prior to beginning the position, submit weekly reflections, timesheets, and complete a final self-evaluation
• Cover letter and resume due by April 22, 2016

How to apply

• Apply for internships (except ones that have their own formal application process as indicated on the website) by submitting your resume and cover letter to nmorse@davincischools.org
• Cover letter should state the internship you are applying for, why you are interested, and your unique qualifications/skills

We’ll see you next year on the courts students! By then we will have recovered from expending so much energy this morning.

We are excited to see everyone in an hour for exhibition tonight! Students will be showing off their districts, civilizations, news stories and all of the coding, physics, experimentation and writing that go along with their large scale projects. Remember to enter through the back gate to skip the line out front (which is for DV Design information).

School will as normal this Thursday (zero period will run as normal, but there will be no office hours) and Friday.

Exhibition Booklet – DVC Spring 2016

Exhibition

Join us for exhibition tomorrow, Wednesday 3/23 at 6pm! Students will be showing off their districts, civilizations, news stories and all of the coding, physics, experimentation and writing that go along with their large scale projects.

Exhibition Night
Wednesday, March 23^rd, 6pm – 8pm
Da Vinci Communications Campus – enter through the back gate to skip the line out front (which is for DV Design information)

Remember, all students are expected to attend exhibition – you should have already made alternate plans with teachers if your family will be out of town of if there is another family emergency.

Summer Internships

Looking for an exciting summer plan?  Da Vinci has put together a list of available summer internships, so check them out at our new Real World Learning website, Make sure to put together a resume to apply!

http://dvrealworldlearning.weebly.com/internship-opportunities.html

Annual Giving Campaign-Double Your Donation Now Through 3/31
Time is running out to double your donation! Thanks to a generous matching challenge by Chevron, Belkin, Northrop and Kinecta, every donation and pledge made to the Annual Giving Campaign by March 31 will be DOUBLED, up to $50,000. Please make a gift or pledge today.

Recently a few of you asked how the Annual Giving donations are used at DVC. Thank you for asking!  We use your Annual Giving dollars to do so many things! Your dollars support our real-world, project-based curriculum, college visits, and technology. Our teachers also receive project and classroom budgets so that they can buy the supplies needed to stock their classrooms full of great learning materials and project supplies.

There is a $500 per student gap between state dollars and what we need to operate the high quality program that we provide. Your donations ensure that programs like Project Lead The Way, Early College, Work Experience, and teacher budgets are all possible.

Thank you for any donation you can make and as a reminder, your donation will be matched (that means doubled!!!) before March 31st.

I hope you will join me in donating. Our current family participation rate is 15%. No matter the size of your donation, knowing that 100% of families want all of our programs to continue and therefore donate to keep them in place means a lot!

Spring Break

Spring Break is just around the corner! Students do not have school the week of 3/28, and they return to school on Tuesday, April 5^th (that Monday there is no school for students).

Happy belated Pi day and happy Ides of March everyone. Yesterday the 11^th grade learned that if you look far enough through the decimal digits of pi, you can find your phone number (or really, any series of digits).

College Knowledge Night – Thursday 6pm

Come out this Thursday for a highly informative evening of college presentations. You can choose which workshops to attend to make your evening valuable to where your student is in the college process, so we we encourage parents to attend from all grade levels.

Date: Thursday, March 17

Time: 6:00-8:00pm (choice of four 25 minute rotating workshops) – Come when you can and take one, two or four workshops!

Location: Da Vinci Design/Communications Campus, 12501 Isis Ave, Hawthorne CA

Parents: Have any burning questions about what it takes to get into a California State University? University of California? Out of state college? Community college? Are you wondering how much college really costs and how are you going to be able to pay for it?

Students: Wondering how to create the best college essay that will get the attention of your dream college? Heard about the new SAT and want to know what’s in store for the students who have to take it?

Dance photos

Thank you to everyone who helped out with the Da Vinci Gala this past Friday. Though I cannot read minds, all observations suggest that the students had a great time, and kept the dance floor going the whole time. Pictures from the photo booth are accessible through the link below (thank you to Da Vinci alumni Josh for running the photo booth).

Thank you again to everyone on the dance committee, especially the parents who purchased food, table decorations, drinks and for the last minute tablecloth run!

https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B9IxoeMHwI4JTER6N1hLNXRRMWc&usp=sharing

Exhibition – Wednesday 3/24, 6pm to 8pm

Exhibition is next Wednesday, 3/24. We will see all students here before 6pm (times vary by grade level) and we are excited to show off the great student work from 6pm to 8pm!

College Knowledge Night – Thursday 6:00pm – 8:00pm

Date: Thursday, March 17

Time: 6:00-8:00pm (choice of four 25 minute rotating workshops) – Come when you can and take one, two or four workshops!

Location: Da Vinci Design/Communications Campus, 12501 Isis Ave, Hawthorne CA

Parents and students of all grades! Reminder that our annual College Knowledge Night event (sponsored by Da Vinci Design and Communications) will take place Thursday, March 17 from 6-8pm.

Parents: Have any burning questions about what it takes to get into a California State University? University of California? Out of state college? Community college? Are you wondering how much college really costs and how are you going to be able to pay for it?

Students: Wondering how to create the best college essay that will get the attention of your dream college? Heard about the new SAT and want to know what’s in store for the students who have to take it?

College admissions representatives, test prep companies and recently graduated students will be here to present on all of these topics and more!

Exhibition – Wednesday March 23, 6pm to 8pm

Exhibition is coming up in two weeks – Wednesday 3/23. Come see all the great work students have put together this semester. Remember, we expect at least one family member to come support each student at DVC!

Honors Biology Talks – Friday 11/18, 4pm

Come see our student produced honors biology talks this coming Friday, 4pm on campus!