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Dear DVC Families,

The College & Career Parent Information Night for 9th grade, originally scheduled for tonight via Zoom, has been cancelled.

We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate your understanding. Our counseling team is working to reschedule this important session, and we will share the new date and Zoom information with you as soon as it is confirmed.

Thank you for your patience and continued support — we look forward to connecting with you soon to provide valuable information about college and career planning for our 9th grade students.

Warm regards,
The DVC Counseling Team

Week 3 

We had a fantastic time at our annual Overnighter!  The Class of 2029 showed their energy, teamwork, and unique personalities at camp, with the help of our fantastic Wolf Pack Leaders, staff, and a few superhero friends.  We were so excited to welcome our 9th grade students to Da Vinci Communications in our unique way!  Mr. Clarke, DVC Media Production teacher, created an amazing photo/video slideshow of this year’s experience: DVC Class of 2029 Overnighter Slideshow

Shelter-in-Place Drill: The Da Vinci high schools located at the 201 N. Douglas location (including DVC) will be participating in a Shelter-in-Place Drill on Tuesday, September 2nd. Shelter-in-Place drills are designed to educate students and staff and to provide practice opportunities for what to initially do in the event of an on-campus or nearby emergency that requires a lockdown.

Club Fair: Our annual Club Fair is coming up on Thursday, 9/4.  All clubs who have submitted applications will be informed of their approval from school administration and invited to a Club Leaders’ Informational Meeting on Tuesday, 9/2. Clubs are not considered approved unless the student leader receives an approval email from school administration.

Make Up Photos: All students who did not take a photo on the earlier photo days will have make up photos on Tuesday, September 16th from 8:30-9:30.  

Seminar Changes: All students have been enrolled in seminar classes.  If a student would like to request a seminar change, they can use this form: DVC Schedule Change Request Form. We will do our best to accommodate as many requests as possible. The form is only accessible by students through their DV google account. Students are required to attend the classes they are assigned unless they are given a new schedule by school staff.  All change requests must be submitted by Friday, 9/5.

Absence Reporting Reminder: If your student is going to be absent, please fill out the Absence Reporting form.

Metro Passes: Da Vinci Schools is participating in LA Metro’s GoPass Program again this year! This means any DVC student can receive a free Metrocard that, once activated, will allow them to ride on the Metro at no cost until June 30th. Students can pick up a card and instructions to activate their card from Jackie Martinez (jmartinez@davincischools.org) at the DVC Front Desk. Here is more information on the GoPass Program if you are interested.

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

• 9th Grade College Parent Info Night (Z0om) –Tuesday, September 2nd @ 4:00pm
• 10th Grade College Parent Info Night (Zoom) –Wednesday, September 3rd @ 4:00pm
• Club Fair – Thursday, September 4th
• Seminar Change Deadline – Friday, September 5th
• 11th Grade College Parent Info Night (Z0om) –Tuesday, September 9th @ 4:00pm
• Professional Development Day (No School) – Friday, September 12th
• Make Up Photos – Tuesday, September 16th
• Community Learning Day – Tuesday, September 23rd
• Back to School Night – Thursday, September 25th @ 5:15pm

Bookmark these links for easy access to school information:

• DVC Announcements Deck: https://tinyurl.com/dvc-announcements-fall-2025
• DVC Monthly Calendars: tinyurl.com/planning-calendar2526
• DVC Weekly Schedules: tinyurl.com/DVCweekly-schedules2526
• DVC Incident Reporting Form: tinyurl.com/dvc-incident-report
• PowerSchool Login Page: davincischools.powerschool.com/public
• Canvas Login Page: davincischools.instructure.com
• Canvas Help Website: tinyurl.com/dv-parent-canvas-help

Sincerely,

Andrew Daramola

Principal, Da Vinci Communications 

Email: adaramola@davincischools.org  

School Phone: (310) 725-5800  Ext. 3043

Cell Phone: (323) 435-1796

Appointments: https://calendly.com/andrew_daramola

Good morning DVC students and families,

This year, DVC will be providing transportation to the 12th annual Latino College Expo happening Saturday, September 13th!  At the expo, you’ll find a variety of exhibitor booths representing colleges, universities, trade schools, and other educational institutions. These booths often have representatives from the institutions who can answer questions about their programs, admission requirements, financial aid, and scholarships. The expo may offer workshops and seminars on topics such as college application strategies, financial aid and scholarships, career planning, and more. These sessions are typically conducted by experts in the field.

Pickup will be at 9:00 AM on the 201 N. Douglas campus in front of the school building and we expect to arrive back by 2:00 PM. Students must bring their own lunch or bring money to purchase food on campus.

We only have 30 spots available and are first-come, first serve basis for current Juniors and Seniors.

If interested in attending, please pick up a field trip slip from Mrs. Aldrete and all forms are due Wednesday, September 10th or until all spots are filled.

Mrs. Aldrete

College and Career Counselor

Good afternoon DVC families,

Next week, the DVC counseling team will begin to host the annual parent presentations to discuss graduation requirements, college admissions, and parent tips on next steps. The following are the dates and times for each grade level:

ALL presentations will be recorded and send out through this blog after 9/12.

Mrs. Aldrete (maldrete@davincischools.org)- College & Career Counselor

Ms. Almeda (calmeda@davincischools.org)- 10th & 12th Grade Counselor

Mrs. Barba (jbarba@davincischools.org)- 9th & 11th Grade Counselor