Black Girls CODE & @DreamWorks are collaborating on an Exploring Technology in Entertainment Event! Join us Wed. March 30, 2022, for a panel discussion highlighting a few different tech careers, plus a coding activity using SCRATCH. @dreamworkscareers

Register: http://bit.ly/bgcxdreamworks

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

·      4:00 – 4:05pm PST | Welcome Introduction

·      4:05 – 5:00pm PST | Exploring Technology Roles in Entertainment: Join us for a panel discussion highlighting a few different tech careers in the entertainment industry

·      5:00 – 6:00pm PST | Interactive Scratch Coding Activity: Participate in a fun Scratch coding activity and learn about the DreamWorks Animation pipeline

This event is suitable for ages 13+ and up.

Please contact Karlon Zee at karlon@blackgirlscode.org for any further questions.

Happy Friday Class of 2023!

Individual College and Career Junior parent meetings will run from March 28-May 4. Every Junior is required to set up a meeting with me and at least one parent needs to be present. This meeting can be in person or via Zoom. We will cover next year’s plans including the college process, career selection, post-high school plans, etc. Please sign up for a day and time by next Friday, March 18th. These meetings can also be done in Spanish if needed.

Here is the link to sign up: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0E4DADAB29A3FBCF8-individual

Any questions/concerns please email me: maldrete@davincischools.org

Ms. Aldrete

College and Career Counselor

What is ZNEF?

The mission of the Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc.’s National Educational Foundation is to support higher education achievement through scholarships and conduct community education programs and related research to improve individual and community living standards. The Foundation annually provides financial assistance to worthy students pursuing higher education both at the Undergraduate and Graduate levels.

Learn more about ZNEF.

How do I use this portal?

Want to apply for a scholarship offered by the Zeta National Educational Foundation? Every scholarship has requirements that applicants must meet. This site provides you with access to 15 scholarships that have a range of award values, including the $100,000 Founders’ Centennial Scholarship! Take the eligibility quiz to be matched with scholarships.

Visit the Scholarship Programs page to learn more about each scholarship opportunity.

Register for portal access, then take the Eligibility Quiz to be matched with scholarships. Upon completion of the Eligibility Quiz, if you qualify, you will receive a prompt to select up to 3 of the 13 ZNEF Scholarships (not including ZOL or Life Members). Completing one ZNEF application will populate all three of your ZNEF scholarship information pages (There may be additional information needed for each, however). You may also qualify for additional scholarships from ZOL or Life Members, if eligibility criteria is met. 

**Register NOW. If you already have an account, you do NOT have to create a new one.**

Scholarships available for 2021-22 submission:

General Scholarship Program

• Founders’ Centennial – Female HS Seniors ONLY
• GEICO HBCU High School Changemaker Scholarship – Female HS Seniors ONLY
• GEICO HBCU Undergraduate Changemaker Scholarships – Zetas ONLY

ZNEF Scholarship Program

• Mildred Spicer West Scholarship – High Honors/Leadership
• Arizona Cleaver Stemons Scholarship
• General Undergraduate
• General Graduate
• HBCU Scholarship
• STEM Scholarship
• S. Evelyn Lewis Memorial Medical Health Science Scholarship
• Isabel M. Herson ~Scholarship in Education
• Deborah Partridge Wolfe ~ International Fellowship
• The Zora Neale Hurston Scholarship
• Lullellia W. Harrison~ Counseling Scholarship

Questions? Contact support at admin@znef.org 

Hello DVC,

Reminder that the Free Application For Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and the California Dream Act Application (CADAA) is due in two days: March 2nd. All seniors that are planning on attending a 4-year college/university, community college, trade/vocational school should fill out the FAFSA or the CADAA to make sure they get access to financial resources such as grants and scholarships.

Here is the link to start the FAFSA Application. 

Here is the link to start the CADAA Application.

We also have a recorded webinar of the FAFSA workshop we hosted back in October 2021 that provides step-by-step instructions on how to fill out the form: Da Vinci Schools FAFSA Webinar

Some common misconceptions about FAFSA are:

1. If I fill out the FAFSA, I have to accept all the loans they’re offering me: Every student has the option of accepting or declining any financial awards they receive. If a student doesn’t want to accept any loans, they have the option of declining them once they receive their financial aid award letter form the colleges they’ve been accepted to.
2.  I already know that my son/daughter doesn’t qualify for financial aid based on my income: Every year colleges and universities have more financial opportunities made available for students with middle/higher class income. For example, UCs and CSUs now have middle-class scholarships in which students with family income up to $191,000, and household assets of no more than $191,000 will receive a scholarship that can cover between 10 percent and 40 percent of systemwide tuition and fees.
3. My parents don’t have a SSN, so I can’t apply for financial aid: Parent’s legal status does not affect student’s financial aid eligibility. Instead of creating a FSA ID account for their parents when completing FAFSA, students will be required to print out a confirmation page, obtain their parent’s signature, and mail that confirmation page.
4. Student does not have a SSN so they don’t qualify for financial aid: Students who are undocumented still qualify for state and school financial aid. They would need to submit the California Dream Act Application.

Students with a SSN should only complete the FAFSA. Students without a SSN should only complete the CADAA.

I’m available for any further questions about the FAFSA  and the CADAA, please email me at maldrete@davincischools.org

Ms. Aldrete

College and Career Counselor