A huge thank you to our students and their families for participating in our Student-Led Conferences last week! It was wonderful to be able to connect with families virtually to discuss students’ academic progress and overall well-being. We also enjoyed seeing so many of our students at the Spring Dance on Friday! It was a huge success and we hope all who participated had a great time.

Feedback Requested: Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts on how we’re doing. We value your input and use it to shape our decisions. Use the links below to access the surveys:

DVC Spring Student Survey Link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/spring_2022_dvc_student_survey

DVC Spring Parent/Guardian Survey Link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/spring_2022_parent_survey

Masking Update: Effective Monday, March 14, all Da Vinci schools will no longer require masks indoors or outdoors regardless of vaccination status, but masks remain strongly recommended. Da Vinci will continue other protective strategies, including eating lunch outdoors on all campuses until further notice. Our existing visitor policy will remain in effect. Please note that masks will be required at all upcoming Exhibition Nights as these are large indoor events with students, families, staff and community stakeholders present. We encourage all students to be kind to one another through this transition and respect each other’s personal choice during this time. Please see this email for the comprehensive update.

Upcoming Events & Calendars: Please take note of the following upcoming events. Here’s a link to the DVC Semester 2 Calendar. Here’s a link to all the weekly schedules for the rest of the academic year: DVC Weekly Schedules

3/14 Environmental Science Fieldwork at Moonwater Farms

3/17 – 3/22 11th Grade CAASPP Testing

3/26 DV CARnival (Car Show)

3/28 Environmental Science to Moonwater Farms

3/31-4/2 FIRST Robotics Competition @ Da Vinci (Gym)

4/2 Da Vinci Schools Job Fair (for staff for 2022-2023 school year) 10am-noon

4/4 DVC Exhibition Night for 10th & 12th Grades 6:00-7:30pm

4/5 DVC Exhibition Night for 9th & 11th Grades 6:00-7:30pm

4/8 No School – Professional Development Day

4/9-4/17 Spring Break

4/26 – 11th Grade SAT @ DVC

4/30 Wiseburn Ed Foundation’s Rock Around the Block @ Dana Middle School

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

Da Vinci is hosting a Spring Dance this Friday, March 11th from 6pm – 9pm! 

The last day to purchase tickets is Thursday, March 10th at 11:59pm. All tickets must be purchased through a MySchoolBucks account.

Please see below for details and check out the flyer linked here.

• Event: DV Spring Dance, “Under the Lanterns”
• Date: Friday, March 11 from 6-9pm
• Location: Da Vinci West Plaza
• Cost: $15 (through MySchoolBucks, see information below about setting up an account)
• Attire: Semi-formal
• Details: Only currently enrolled students in grades 9-12 at DV permitted to attend (no outside guests)
• Last Date to Purchase Tickets: Thursday, March 10th at 11:59pm (no tickets sold on Friday, 3/11)

We are using a new payment system called MySchoolBucks for the purchase of dance tickets and other school activities. Here are some resources you can use to set up your account:

Slides explaining MySchoolBucks & Video Tutorial explaining MySchoolBucks

Please contact Jackie Martinez at jmartinez@davincischools.org if you have any questions.

TCAP provides summer internship opportunities to current junior and seniors (class of 2022 and 2023), who depend on transit, reside in LA County, live in close proximity of a Metro rail station and whose schools are located near Metro’s rail expansion efforts. This program offers students an opportunity to learn about careers in transportation and how to apply classroom theories and concepts to “real-world” work situations at one of the nation’s largest public transportation agencies.

Skills You’ll Learn

· The opportunity to explore careers in transportation
· A chance to apply knowledge from high school coursework to real-world work experience
· Get on-the-job work experience in a specific career pathway or in a specific technical area
· Build a professional relationship with a mentor
· Learn about Metro’s innovative approach to promoting transportation and safety education programs

Applications due Friday, March 11 at 4:30 pm. To apply, please click here.