The Hispanic Heritage Foundation’s (HHF) 2022 Youth Awards educational grants program is now accepting applications! Our 24th Annual Youth Awards will award students who are in the graduating Class of 2023 with up to $4000 in educational grants to fund their higher education or to fund a community-based project.
 
Recipients will be selected for their accomplishments in the classroom, community, and for their excellence in various educational categories. Recipients will be celebrated at virtual ceremonies in the following categories:

• Business & Entrepreneurship
• Community Service
• Education
• Engineering
• Green Sustainability
• Healthcare & Science
• Media & Entertainment
• Public Service & Social Justice
• Sports & Fitness
• Technology

Applicants and recipients will become part of HHF’s network of 200,000+ professionals and funneled into its cycle of leadership pipeline, where we meet America’s priorities in the classroom and workforce.
 
To be considered, students must meet the following criteria:

• Be currently enrolled in high school and graduating in the spring of 2023
• Must have a minimum unweighted 3.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale or 7.5 on a 10.0 scale
• Must enroll at an accredited higher education institution in 2023-2024
• Be of Hispanic heritage (includes Spain, Brazil, Philippines)
• If selected, attendance at the virtual ceremony is mandatory

The deadline to apply is November 13^th, 2022. Students can apply at www.HispanicHeritage.org.

Happy Monday DVC,

Here are the list of college reps that will be visiting DVC during lunch this week:

• Monday, October 31st @ 11:45 am: Loyola Marymount University (LMU)
• Thursday, November 3rd @ 11:45 am: Mount Saint Mary’s University (Los Angeles Campus)
• Friday, November 4th @ 11:45 am: Hawaii Pacific University

All college rep visits will take place in Mr. Jackson’s room (3203), no sign-ups are required to attend. Students are able to grab lunch after the presentation as I will give out excuse slips to extend their lunch time.

DVC 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

maldrete@davincischools.org

College & Career Counselor

Happy Monday DVC,

Here are the list of colleges that will be visiting DVC during lunch this week:

• Thursday, October 20th @ 11:15 am: UCLA
• Friday, October 21st @ 11:50 am: Santa Monica College

All college rep visits will take place in Mr. Jackson’s room (3203), no sign-ups are required to attend. As a reminder, food is not allowed during the college rep visits. Students are able to grab lunch after the presentation as I will give out excuse slips to extend their lunch time.

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

maldrete@davincischools.org

College & Career Counselor

On November 9^th 8:30am-12pm, our Director of Real World Learning, Crissel Rodriguez, will be hosting field trip to LAX for Aviation Day. Intended for high school seniors, students will experience career exposure in the Aviation field, view aircrafts on display, network with airlines and reps, and learn about emerging technologies.

Here’s the Link to the Google Form for signups: The deadline to sign up for this field trip is October 15. There is a max of 50 students for Da Vinci Communications,

Please reach out to Crissel if you have any questions: crodriguez@davincischools.org.

Best,

Ms. Aldrete

College and Career Counselor

As a current or future Warrior, we want to invite you to join our ECC Cash For College event on Saturday, October 15, 2022, at the Student Services Building. Feel free to bring up to two family members to join you for the event. In-N-Out will provide food for students who attend.