Archives for September 2019

Hello DVC Families,

Please see information below regarding El Camino College Night!

College Night at El Camino College is an open house event showcasing everything ECC has to offer! Come learn about programs and resources at our resource fair, attend workshops, enjoy donuts with the deans, chat with counselors, and take a twilight campus tour.

All prospective students, parents, adult learners, educators, and community members are invited to attend.

Date: Wednesday, November 13, 2019

Time:5:30 and 8:00 p.m.

Parking: Free parking will be available in Lot C (levels 2-4) on Manhattan Beach Blvd.

Visit link to see a detailed event Schedule: https://www.elcamino.edu/collegenight/.

If you would like more information, please contact the Office of Outreach and School Relations, 310-660-3487 or outreach@elcamino.edu.

Hello DVC Families,

Please see below for an opportunity for parents/guardians, family and community members to visit DVC as a guest speaker to discuss your career in efforts to expose students to different careers in the community!

WHO: Anyone with a career. YOU!
WHAT: A brief presentation or discussion (10-15 minutes), followed by Q&A with 10th-grade students about your career.
WHERE: Da Vinci Communications High School, 201 N. Douglas, El Segundo, CA 90245
WHEN: Fridays between 12:45-3:45pm. We are asking for a minimum commitment of 1 hour, but you are very welcome to stay longer!
WHY: To expose students to different careers in the community. To emphasize how creativity impacts all careers, no matter the industry.

QUESTIONS?:
What do I need to prepare or bring?
Just yourself! Some guest speakers in the past have prepared a PowerPoint or Google Slides presentation to support their discussion, but this is certainly not necessary.

How long do I need to speak to students?
As long as you would like! We are asking for a 1-hour commitment, which would allow you to speak to two different classes of 10th-grade students for about 10-15 minutes each, followed by a Q&A session of about 15 minutes. However, we would love if you’re able to stay for a longer period of time. Students often have many questions about your career and the Q&A section can easily extend beyond 15 minutes.

What should I talk about?
Attached is a handout that we give students to support them in asking questions (Graphic Organizer for Guest Speakers.) It’s a good guideline for what you might be asked. Keep your presentation short: a brief description of what your career is, your educational/training background, what you enjoy about your career. Students are much more engaged in a back-in-forth dialogue than they are listening to a presentation.

More questions? ningram@davincischools.org Sign up here: https://tinyurl.com/CreateDVC1920

Hi DVC Families!

Our photographer will be here this Tuesday and Thursday morning (8:30 – 9:00am) to do makeup photos for any students who missed picture day or for students who’d just like a re-take. Stacee (our photographer) will be located near the bottom of the blue stairwell. Students who would like a re-take can go directly there in the morning, and then come up to class when they are finished. They will be given an excused tardy to class if they were taking their school photo downstairs.

If you’d like to check out your student’s photo, please visit this link: DVC Student Pictures for Purchase

You can find your student’s photo by clicking on the last name of his/her advisory teacher. After selecting an image, you can pay for the digital download of the image ($21) or printed copies of the image (starting at $10). If you have any questions, please contact Stacee Lianna (DVC Photographer) at stacee@staceelianna.com

Thank you,

Erin D’Souza

Happy Friday, DVC Families!

We have had a great day of professional development getting ready to better serve the DVC students on Monday and beyond!

Individual student photos are now available for purchase at this link: DVC Student Pictures for Purchase

Please find your student’s photo by clicking on the last name of his/her advisory teacher. After selecting an image, you can pay for the digital download of the image ($21) or printed copies of the image (starting at $10). If you have any questions, please contact Stacee Lianna (DVC Photographer) at stacee@staceelianna.com

You can find next week’s schedule here: DVC Week 6 Schedule

Here’s a snapshot of the week below:

If you cannot attend your student’s College Information Night this week, please have your student follow up with their counselor for a copy of what was provided at the meeting:

Jennifer Barba, 9th & 11th grade, jbarba@davincischools.org

Diana Vallejo, 10th & 12th grade, dvallejo@davincischools.org

Have a great weekend,

Erin D’Souza