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Black College Expo- Get Your Ticket!

February 5, 2024 by Monique Aldrete

The Black College Expo is coming to LA!

 

DVC is providing tickets for the first 40 students interested in attending the Black College Expo, transportation will NOT be provided this year. Seniors, make sure you print out your transcripts as schools have on-site acceptances, with scholarships! All students in grades 9-12 are welcome to attend. Please complete the google form below if you are interested in attending the Black College Expo and would like to request a ticket. To learn more about the Black College Expo please visit this site: National College Resources Foundation (thecollegeexpo.org)

Tickets are FIRST COME FIRST SERVE: https://forms.gle/cZ2oohqLoviwbjpY8

 

For any questions or concerns please email Ms. Aldrete at maldrete@davincischools.org.

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College Rep Visit This Week (2/5-2/8)

February 4, 2024 by Monique Aldrete

Hello DVC,

Happy Sunday! Here are the list of colleges/universities that will be visiting us during lunch this week:

Thursday, February 8th @ 11:45 am: Simmons University 

All college rep visits will take place in Mr. Jackson’s room (3203). As a reminder, food is not allowed during the college rep visits, however, if you would like to grab lunch before, please come to my office 15 minutes before lunch to have you dismissed to grab food before the presentation.

Students of all grade levels (9-12) can attend the college rep visits.

 

If you have any more questions, please feel free to email me or stop by my office,

Ms. Aldrete

College & Career Counselor

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Week 22 Schedule

February 3, 2024 by Erin D'Souza

We are excited to be celebrating the start of Black History Month at DVC! Students and staff representatives from our Black Student Union (BSU, a student club and seminar) have already begun decorating our campus. BSU is busy planning and preparing for our Black History CD, scheduled for Thursday, 2/23, and we are looking forward to learning about Black culture in the upcoming weeks during advisory!

No School on Friday, 2/9: Please note that there is no school on Friday, 2/9 due to Professional Development, but there is a Semi-formal Dance on campus from 6pm – 9pm that evening.

National School Counseling Week: This week is National School Counseling Week! We are happy to celebrate the great work of our counseling team. Please take a moment to send them an email with your gratitude during this special week!

  • Jennifer Barba, jbarba@davincischools.org, School Counselor for Class of 2025 and Class of 2027
  • Artia Thomas, athomas@davincischools.org, School Counselor for Class of 2024 and Class of 2026
  • Monique Aldrete, maldrete@davincischools.org, College & Career Counselor for all grades

Coffee with the Principals: Parents & guardians, please join us on Monday during our first edition of “Coffee with the Principals” where you’ll hear school leadership share brief school updates and hold space for parents and guardians to ask questions and share feedback. The meeting will occur twice, once in-person at DVC at 9am (coffee provided) and once virtually via zoom (link here) at 4pm (make your own coffee). 

Black College Expo: The Black College Expo is coming to LA! DVC is providing tickets for the first 40 students interested in attending the Black College Expo. Please note that transportation will NOT be provided this year. Seniors, make sure you print out your transcripts as schools have on-site acceptances with scholarships! All students in grades 9-12 are welcome to attend. Please complete the google form below if you are interested in attending the Black College Expo and would like to request a ticket. To learn more about the Black College Expo please visit this site: National College Resources Foundation (thecollegeexpo.org) Tickets are FIRST COME FIRST SERVE: https://forms.gle/cZ2oohqLoviwbjpY8 For any questions or concerns, please email Ms. Aldrete at maldrete@davincischools.org. 

Blood Drive: On Monday, February 12th, the DVC National Honor Society is proud to pay it forward and strengthen our community by helping to save lives. We are partnering with the American Red Cross to hold a blood drive, and we need your help to make it a success. We invite you to join us. If you can help, please visit the link below: https://www.redcrossblood.org/give.html/drive-results?zipSponsor=davincischools

Here’s what’s coming up THIS WEEK and beyond:

  • Monday, 2/5: Coffee with the Principals @ 9am (in-person @ DVC) or 4pm (via Zoom – link here)
  • Friday, 2/9: Professional Development – No School
  • Friday, 2/9: Spring Semi-formal Dance from 6pm – 9pm
  • Saturday, 2/10: Black College Expo
  • Monday, 2/12: Blood Drive in Black Box Theater from 9am – 3pm (sign up here)
  • Tuesday, 2/13: NACAC College Fair Field Trip (11th grade)
  • Wednesday, 2/14: ELPAC Testing
  • Wednesday, 2/14: Reagan Library Field Trip (12th grade)
  • Monday, 2/19: No School – Presidents’ Day Holiday
  • Friday, 2/23: Black History CD

Bookmark these links for easy access to school information:

  • DVC Monthly Calendar: tinyurl.com/DVCcalendar23-24
  • DVC Weekly Schedules: tinyurl.com/weekly-schedules23-24
  • Canvas Login Page: davincischools.instructure.com
  • Canvas Help Website: tinyurl.com/dv-parent-canvas-help

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El Camino College Dual Enrollment Recording + Presentation

January 29, 2024 by Monique Aldrete

Happy Monday DVC!

Here is the webinar recording for the El Camino College Dual Enrollment Information session that was held on 1/25/2024. Students who are planning to enroll in Dual Enrollment courses are highly encouraged to watch the recording with their parents before applying to El Camino College.

Here is PDF of the presentation with hyperlinks included.

Ms. Aldrete

College and Career Counselor

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Week 21 Schedule

January 28, 2024 by Erin D'Souza

Happy Sunday, DVC Families! We have a great week ahead of us with several opportunities for parents/guardians to get involved with our school, from our Parent Advisory Committee meeting tomorrow at 4:30pm to our Financial Aid Night for families of seniors on Tuesday. Please see details about these events and some other upcoming events below.

Parent Advisory Committee: All are welcome to attend our Parent Advisory Committee on Monday, 1/29 at 4:30pm in person (1st floor, Mona Lisa Room) or via this zoom link. Please see below for the agenda:

  1. Public Comment
  2. DVC Spotlight: DVC Alumni Updates
  3. WASC Introduction
  4. Review of Survey Results
  5. Meeting Reflection (Plus / Delta)

Seminars: If a student would like to request a seminar change, they will have until Monday, January 29th at 11:59pm to do so via the Schedule Change Request Form (linked here). Please note that students must attend the seminars they are enrolled in until they receive a new schedule from their counselor that informs them of a schedule change. Schedules will be changed throughout the week, and all schedule changes will be completed by Wednesday, February 7th.

Da Vinci Schools Financial Aid Night: DV counselors are hosting a hands on FAFSA/Dream Act workshop on the 201 campus, where an El Camino College financial aid rep will be here to answer your financial aid/FAFSA/CA Dream Act questions, help you fill out the applications, and submit that night! This is taking place on the DVS floor on Tuesday January 30th, 5:30 p.m.-6:30 p.m. Please RSVP HERE so we know how many computers will be needed.*

Blood Drive: On Monday, February 12th, the DVC National Honor Society is proud to pay it forward and strengthen our community by helping to save lives. We are partnering with the American Red Cross to hold a blood drive, and we need your help to make it a success. We invite you to join us. If you can help, please visit this link: https://www.redcrossblood.org/give.html/drive-results?zipSponsor=davincischools

Here’s what’s coming up THIS WEEK and beyond:

  • Monday, 1/29: Parent Advisory Committee Meeting – 4:30pm @ 201 N. Douglas or via zoom (link here)
  • Monday, 1/29: Last Day to Request a Seminar Schedule Change (link here)
  • Tuesday, 1/30: FAFSA Night @ 201 N. Douglas St. at 5:30pm
  • Monday, 2/5: Coffee with the Principals @ 9am (in-person @ DVC) or 4pm (via Zoom – link here)
  • Friday, 2/9: Professional Development – No School
  • Friday, 2/9: Spring SemiFormal Dance from 6pm – 9pm
  • Saturday, 2/10: Black College Expo
  • Monday, 2/12: Blood Drive in Black Box Theater from 9am – 3pm (sign up here)
  • Tuesday, 2/13: NACAC College Fair Field Trip (11th grade)
  • Wednesday, 2/14: ELPAC Testing
  • Wednesday, 2/14: Reagan Library Field Trip (12th grade)

Bookmark these links for easy access to school information:

  • DVC Monthly Calendar: tinyurl.com/DVCcalendar23-24
  • DVC Weekly Schedules: tinyurl.com/weekly-schedules23-24
  • Canvas Login Page: davincischools.instructure.com
  • Canvas Help Website: tinyurl.com/dv-parent-canvas-help

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