Archives for 2022

DVC Students and Families,

COVID cases are increasing in the wider community and within DV Schools. Please report all COVID cases to egreen@davincischools.org as soon as possible. Please monitor symptoms if you are a close contact, mask for 10 days from exposure and test 3-5 days after last exposure.

Rapid covid tests are available at school sites during school hours, no appt needed. Students, please pre-register for testing here. It is a rapid test and results are available 15 minutes later.

PCR tests available at 201 N Douglas Street every Monday/Tuesday 815-315pm. Results available approximately Wednesday afternoon. Pre-​registration required https://ihd-patient.preciseq.com/davinci-schools

Home Tests are available at school sites during school hours; please request from health office/front office.

Here is some helpful information about preventing spread at home: Prevent Spread At Home

Here is the school isolation flow chart: School Isolation Quarantine Flow Chart

Thank you!

Emily Green, School Nurse, RN, PhD

Fax: 310-356-3224

For current quarantine, isolation, and other COVID FAQs please see here.

Rising Earth: Human Impact Education is looking to recruit artistically minded high schoolers interested in creative arts and the environment, for our free hybrid summer internship. Rising Earth is a nonprofit dedicated to educating future leaders on environmental issues and actions. We believe shifting culture towards awareness and reciprocity is key to healing the planet and ourselves. In our programs, graphic journalism and creativity are at the heart of the internships. Exploring nature as an urban youth and learning to connect inward and investigate their own personal impacts, voice, and worldview are also deeply embedded in our mission at Rising Earth. The Rising Earth team also creates graphic novels, curricula, and experiential learning opportunities that explore our human impacts on the environment– all created with feedback and piloting by youth from our programs.

Our 8-week internship gives urban youth opportunities to work in a collaborative space where their voices are heard and honored, connect with nature, and cultivate their understanding of human impact’s role on the environment through different creative mediums. In addition to our program, we are excited to share that this summer’s internship will be piloting our first Rising Earth Graphic Short Story Prize Contest!

Deadline to apply is May 31st, 2022. Here is the link to apply: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSchx3YXPQu29b–gTs96JH0AXhDVSBn-rQI_jgcGfNjhPMK_g/viewform

Here’s the link to our 2022 Summer Program Internship Flier:
https://risingeartheducation.org/teenproductioncouncil-2022

If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to reach out to the Summer Program Coordinator:

Isabel Marte- risingearthisabel@gmail.com

Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity is excited to offer the Balanced Man Scholarship to high-performing students. They are offering over $300,000 in scholarships for students attending over 140 colleges this Fall. To see all scholarship opportunities, visit this site or scroll to the end of this email.

The average time it take to fill out the application is 15 minutes. The early application deadline for scholarships is June 1, 2022.

Here are the schools where SigEp chapters have a scholarship opportunity today. Check back regularly for updates! New additions this month are marked with an asterisk (*). 

Alabama
Alabama – $3,000
*Huntingdon – $1,000

Arizona
Arizona – $3,000

California
Cal State-Northridge – $2,000
Cal State-San Bernardino – $600
California-Davis – $1,500
California-Irvine – $500
California-Riverside – $750
California-San Diego – $500
CalPoly-Pomona – $1,200
CalPoly-SLO – $1,000
Fresno State – $1,500
Pepperdine – $1,000
Sacramento State – $2,500
San Diego – $1,000
San Diego State – $1,200
*UCLA – $2,000

Colorado
Colorado School of Mines – $3,000
Colorado State – $2,000

Connecticut
Connecticut – $1,500

Delaware
*Delaware – $1,000

Florida
Florida – $3,000
*Florida Gulf Coast – $1,500
Florida International – $3,000
Stetson – $1,000

Georgia
Georgia Tech – $2,500

Idaho
*Boise State – $3,000

Illinois
*Bradley – $1,000
DePaul – $1,500
Eastern Illinois – $1,500
IIT – $3,000
Northern Illinois – $3,000
*Northwestern – $2,500
SIU-Edwardsville – $1,500

Indiana
Ball State – $6,000
*Evansville – $1,750
*Indiana State – $500
Indiana Tech – $500
Purdue – $3,000
Trine – $1,000
*Valparaiso – $1,500

Iowa
Iowa – $6,000
Loras – $500
Northern Iowa – $2,000

Kansas
Baker – $1,500
Emporia State – $1,000
Fort Hays State – $300
Kansas State – $2,000
Pittsburg State – $1,000
*Washburn – $2,500
Wichita State – $3,000

Kentucky
*Kentucky – $1,000
Murray State – $5,000
Northern Kentucky – $1,500

Maine
Maine – $2,000

Maryland
*Maryland-College Park – $750
*Salisbury – $250

Massachusetts
Boston College – $500
Massachusetts – $1,000
Northeastern – $250

Michigan
Lawrence Tech – $3,000
Michigan Tech – $1,500

Minnesota
Minnesota – $2,000

Mississippi
Mississippi State – $3,000
Southern Mississippi – $1,500

Missouri
Central Missouri – $2,500
Missouri – $3,000
Missouri S&T – $4,000
Missouri State – $3,000
Northwest Missouri – $1,000
Southeast Missouri State – $1,500
Truman State – $1,000
*Washington-St. Louis – $3,000

Montana
Montana – $300
Montana State – $2,000

Nebraska
*Creighton – $750
Nebraska – $4,000
Nebraska-Kearney – $2,000

Nevada
Nevada-Reno – $2,000

New Jersey
Rider – $2,000
Stevens – $2,000

New York
Clarkson – $2,500
Columbia – $10,000
NYU – $2,500
Rensselaer – $5,000
Rochester – $500
SUNY-Fredonia – $250

North Carolina
*Barton – $500
*Elon – $3,000
*North Carolina State – $750
*Western Carolina – $2,000

North Dakota
North Dakota – $1,000

Ohio    
*Case Western – $2,500
Cleveland State – $2,600
Miami (Ohio) – $1,000
Ohio State – $5,000
*Ohio Wesleyan – $2,000
*Toledo – $5,000

Oklahoma    
Oklahoma – $3,000
*Oklahoma State – $2,500

Oregon
Oregon State – $1,000

Pennsylvania
*Drexel – $1,000
*La Salle – $100
*Lehigh – $1,250
*Moravian – $200
Pennsylvania – $1,500
Pennsylvania State – $5,000
*Thiel – $1,000

South Carolina
South Carolina – $1,000

Tennessee
Austin Peay State – $500
East Tennessee State – $2,500
Memphis – $1,000
Tennessee Tech – $1,000

Texas
*Houston – $1,000
*Texas A&M – $3,000
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi – $500
Texas Christian – $2,000
Texas Tech – $2,000

Utah
Utah – $2,000
Utah State – $1,000

Virginia
*James Madison – $1,000
Lynchburg – $500
Old Dominion – $500
*Radford – $2,000
*Randolph-Macon – $500
*Richmond – $1,000
*Virginia – $3,000
Virginia Commonwealth – $2,000
Virginia Tech – $3,000
William & Mary – $2,000

Washington
Eastern Washington – $1,000
Washington – $6,000
Washington State – $3,000

West Virginia
Marshall – $1,000

Wisconsin 
Lawrence – $1,500
Marquette – $1,500

Wyoming
Wyoming – $1,000

We had a terrific College Signing Day in celebration of the Class of 2022 and all their next steps! Follow us at @dvchighschool on Instagram to see some video clips of our parade. Our seniors got accepted to 176 different colleges this year (check out the list here!). We are excited to make this an annual tradition! 

There are only two weeks left of instruction before we begin Presentations of Learning (POLs) and Final Exams. The last day of academic instruction for the semester is Friday, May 27th, and all coursework needed for graduation is due at this time. Please check your student’s grades on PowerSchool and email teachers if you have any questions or concerns.

Next week is another busy and fun one, especially for our 9th graders! Please see below for the important dates:

Next Week:

• Monday, 5/16: 11th & 12th Grade Retreat Leaders @ Camp Pondo
• Tuesday, 5/17: 9th Grade Retreat at Camp Pondo in Running Springs, CA
• Wednesday, 5/18: 9th Grade Activity Day at DVC & CD (All School)
• Thursday, 5/19: Pathway & Elective Info Session in Blackbox @ 2:45pm & POL Prep Begins

Looking Ahead:

• Friday, 5/27: Last Day for Seniors to Complete Coursework Required for Graduation
• Tuesday, 5/31: POL Schedule Begins: Minimum Days – students dismissed at 1:40pm
• Thursday, 6/2: 12th Grade DTLA Field Trip
• Friday, 6/3: Disneyland Grad Night (12th Grade)
• Monday, 6/6: FUTURES Graduation
• Tuesday, 6/7: Senior Awards @ 11:30 (Invitation Only) & Graduation Practice @ 12:30 (All Seniors)
• Wednesday, 6/8: Last Day of the School Year
• Thursday, 6/9: Class of 2022 Graduation @ 11am (Invitation Only)