Good afternoon 11th grade Parents and Students,

Every year, The Posse Foundation works closely with high schools to recruit Posse Scholars. Each Posse Scholar wins a four-year, full-tuition scholarship to attend one of Posse’s partner colleges or universities (check partner schools here).  If you are interested in being nominated and demonstrate leadership and academic potential, please attend our information session next Thursday, May 18th during lunch. Our Posse Foundation Information Session will be led by one of our Posse Scholar recipients, Daniela Torres (Class of 2023). It is highly encouraged for Juniors interested in Posse to attend this meeting so they can be nominated by Ms. Aldrete.

For any questions or concerns, please contact Ms. Aldrete: maldrete@davincischools.org

Ms. Aldrete

College and Career Counselor

This week we celebrated our seniors and their next steps at our 2nd Annual DVC College & Career Signing Day! Special thanks to our counseling team for organizing the event as well as our guest speakers, including Marco Colom from El Camino College, our College Involvement and Social Life Panel (Jennifer’lyn Johnson, Emanuel Prince, and Mateen Richy), and Da Vinci Schools CEO Matt Wunder. We have Career Day coming up on Wednesday, May 24th, and we are looking for guest speakers. Please fill out this link if you are willing to donate your time!

School Site Council / Parent Advisory Committee Meeting: We hold our final meeting for the 23-24 school year on Wednesday, May 10, 2023 @ 5pm via Zoom at this link. The agenda is below:

1. Public Comment
2. LCAP – Review & Recommendations for 23-24
3. Farewell to Outgoing SSC Members
4. Plans for SSC for 23-24 School Year

Summer School: We will be running a small summer school program for students in need of credit recovery. Information regarding summer school will be sent out soon. Here are the dates and times for summer school: 

• Session 1: June 13-June 30 (8:30 – 11:30am)
• Session 2: July 11-July 27 (8:30 – 11:30am)

Teacher & Staff Appreciation Week: We are so grateful for the gift card donations we received, and had a blast playing together to “earn” our gift cards! We are thankful for all of you who signed up to bring snacks throughout this upcoming week, and we encourage families to write a note or send an email sharing your gratitude to any staff members that have been helpful in your journey as a student or parent/guardian.

Here’s a list of what’s coming up:

• Monday, 5/8: Teacher & Staff Appreciation Week Begins
• Wednesday, 5/10: School Site Council Meeting @ 5pm on Zoom
• Thursday, 5/18: Field Trip to Museum of Tolerance (10th grade)
• Wednesday, 5/24: Career Day (11th & 12th Grade)
• Thursday, 5/25: Senior Awards Night @ 5pm (by invitation only)
• Friday, 5/26: Last Day to Submit Work Required for Graduation
• Monday, 5/29: No School – Memorial Day Holiday
• Tuesday, 5/30 – Tuesday, 6/6: Presentations of Learning & Finals (1:50pm dismissal)
• Wednesday, 6/7: Last Day of School (1:50pm dismissal)
• Friday, 6/2: Disneyland Grad Night (12th grade)
• Thursday, 6/8: DVC Class of 2023 Graduation (1pm start time)
• DVC Weekly Schedules Year 10 (2022-2023) & DVC Year 10 Planning Calendar (2022-2023)

Greetings,

DVC will be hosting a Career Fair on Wednesday, May 24 from 8:15 am-11:45 am. We are looking for guest speakers to share their careers and work experiences to expose our students to a variety of careers. You do not need a degree and/or certificate to be a part of  the DVC Career Fair. We are seeking guest speakers in the following areas:

• Women in STEM
• Mental Health and Athletes
• Entrepreneur
• College Bound- First Generation and Higher Education
• Welding/Contractor/Electrician
• Trucking
• Transferring from a Community College
• Navigating an Artist’s world (Music, Art, Dance)
• Nursing
• Flight Attendant/Pilot
• Real Estate
• Financial Literacy – How to pay for college
• Entertainment
• or any other careers not listed above

If interested, please fill out this google form: Career Day Interest Form (google.com) by Friday, May 12th.

Career Fair Flyer

Thank you,

DVC Counselors

Ms. Aldrete (College & Career Counselor: maldrete@davincischools.org)

Ms. Barba (10th & 12th Grade Counselor: jbarba@davincischools.org)

Ms. Thomas (9th & 11th Grade Counselor: athomas@davincischools.org)

Week 33 is short but exciting! There is no school on Friday, 5/5 due to staff professional development. We have two big events for our seniors this week: (1) College & Career Signing Day on Thursday, 5/4 & (2) Da Vinci Schools Prom on Friday, 5/5!

Last week was also a terrific week, from the visit by State Superintendent Tony Thurmond to Mr. Jackson’s Financial Literacy class to the return of our Marketing students from their competition in Florida to the 11th grade trip to the NACAC College Fair to the 12th Grade Computer Science Showcase! We are happy to celebrate the good work of our students and help them explore possibilities for after high school. See some pictures below!

Re-Enrollment: We are asking families to log into their existing SchoolMint account and select RETURNING or NOT RETURNING for the 23-24 school year. This Intent to Return is a one-click process that secures your child’s spot for the upcoming school year. Please DO NOT create and submit a new application. If you have any questions, please reach out to enrollment@davincischools.org. 

Here’s a list of what’s coming up:

• Monday, 5/1 – Thursday, 5/4: Mathematics CAASPP Testing during US History Classes (11th grade)
• Tuesday, 5/2: Field Trip to 72andSunny (12th grade- Marketing)
• Wednesday, 5/3: Field Trip to Moonwater Farms (Environmental Science Class)
• Thursday, 5/4: College & Career Signing Day (12th Grade)
• Friday, 5/5: No School Professional Development Day
• Friday, 5/5: Da Vinci Schools Prom @ The Proud Bird
• Monday, 5/8: Teacher & Staff Appreciation Week Begins
• Wednesday, 5/10: School Site Council Meeting @ 5pm on Zoom
• Thursday, 5/18: Field Trip to Museum of Tolerance (10th grade)
• Wednesday, 5/24: Career Day (11th & 12th Grade)
• Thursday, 5/25: Senior Awards Night @ 5pm (by invitation only)
• Friday, 5/26: Last Day to Submit Work Required for Graduation
• Thursday, 6/8: DVC Class of 2023 Graduation (1pm start time)
• Summer School Dates (for credit recovery): Session 1: June 13-June 30 Session 2: July 11-July 27
• DVC Weekly Schedules Year 10 (2022-2023) & DVC Year 10 Planning Calendar (2022-2023)

Greetings,

DVC will be hosting a Career Fair on Wednesday, May 24 from 8:15 am-11:45 am. We are looking for guest speakers to share their careers and work experiences to expose our students to a variety of careers. You do not need a degree and/or certificate to be a part of  the DVC Career Fair. We are seeking guest speakers in the following areas:

• Women in STEM
• Mental Health and Athletes
• Entrepreneur
• College Bound- First Generation and Higher Education
• Welding/Contractor/Electrician
• Trucking
• Transferring from a Community College
• Navigating an Artist’s world (Music, Art, Dance)
• Nursing
• Flight Attendant/Pilot
• Real Estate
• Financial Literacy – How to pay for college
• Entertainment
• or any other careers not listed above

If interested, please fill out this google form: Career Day Interest Form (google.com) by Friday, May 12th.

Career Fair Flyer

Thank you,

DVC Counselors

Ms. Aldrete (College & Career Counselor: maldrete@davincischools.org)

Ms. Barba (10th & 12th Grade Counselor: jbarba@davincischools.org)

Ms. Thomas (9th & 11th Grade Counselor: athomas@davincischools.org)