DVC, along with the other Da Vinci high schools, is excited for the upcoming Spring Semi-Formal!

• Date: Friday, March 11 from 6-9pm
• Location: Da Vinci West Plaza
• Cost: $15 (through MySchoolBucks)
• Attire: Semi-formal

Please see the attached flyer for additional info and the MySchoolBucks QR Code! A brief tutorial on the steps for creating and paying through My School Bucks is available here. Please contact Jackie Martinez at jmartinez@davincischools.org if you have any questions.

We are excited to be bringing back this event!!

FLYER – Under the Lanterns

WDV Athletics is seeking a creative and enthusiastic Social Media Student Intern who will help highlight athletic teams, players, and game highlights. We need a social media student intern who can post content on Instagram and Twitter, and coordinate interactions between our team social channels. This unpaid internship also offers the intern the opportunity to work in partnership with Da Vinci’s Marketing & Communications team.

Qualifications:

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, attention to detail in grammar, spelling and punctuation
• Familiar with social media including Instagram and Twitter
• Graphic Design experience preferred: Adobe Creative Suite and/or Canva, etc.
• Ability to engage with individuals of varying ages and backgrounds
• Self-motivated, comfortable in taking initiative
• Great attitude – willingness to learn, ability to multitask

Responsibilities for the Social Media Intern:

• Assist in managing the WDV Athletics Instagram and Twitter pages with a specific focus on sharing athlete stories, celebrating game results, featuring support for teams, sharing tryout information and upcoming games, and other relevant events
• Use graphics and photography/video to create visually appealing and creative content
• Interact with the WDV Athletics fanbase
• Report to weekly social media meeting, brainstorm ideas

This is a great opportunity for a talented student who is interested in leveraging their passion for athletics and social media/marketing. Interested applicants must be in their freshman, sophomore, or junior year. The internship will start immediately and will continue for the remaining part of the semester. To apply please submit a cover letter, resume and three to five examples of social media posts you have created that highlight your talent as a social media content creator to Donald Moreland at dmoreland@davincischools.org. Time commitment: Approximately 3 hours per week. Most of the work will be remote.

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

We had a terrific Black History Month CD on Thursday, filled with excellent and inspiring student performances! Thank you to our Black Student Union (BSU) and BLK University for making it happen. If you have Instagram, please follow us @dvchighschool to check out a few video clips from the event.

Student-Led Conferences are coming soon! All conferences will be virtual (via Zoom) starting on Monday, March 7th. Conferences will be scheduled with your student’s advisory teacher. Students will be able to access the sign up link for their advisory teacher via google classroom, and we will also email out the link directly to families. Students are expected to prepare a presentation about their current academic progress, and a parent/guardian of the student is expected to attend the conference. Please stay tuned for more information!

This week, we have our School Site Council Meeting on Wednesday, 3/2 at 4:30pm via Zoom (link here). The agenda is as follows:

1. Public Comment
2. LCAP Mid-Year Update
3. WASC Mid-Cycle Report

As always, thank you for your support! You can find our working calendar of events here.

Upcoming Events:

3/7-3/10 Student-Led Conferences (via Zoom)

3/11 No School – Professional Development Day 

3/11 DV Dance

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

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

Take your creative ideas from script to screen with Film2Future’s intensive filmmaking program! During the 2022 Animation Program, you will learn storyboarding, character design, voiceover, and post-production from more than 100 professionals working in the entertainment industry. During the summer, each student works in a team to complete a short animation. The deadline to apply is February 28.

After graduating Film2Future, students have a resume, portfolio, and professional network of Hollywood creatives, legendary filmmakers, and thought leaders from across the entertainment and media landscapes. Eligible graduates (18+ years old) of the program are supported in obtaining paid jobs and internships, launching their careers as creators.

Most programming is expected to take place over Zoom due to COVID, with limited in-person days with appropriate safety precautions in place. Film2Future provides laptops and hot spots so students can access all programming.

The application for their 2022 Animation Program is now open and will begin on Saturday, April 23. Eligibility is 14 to 18 years old on June 1, 2022 (Students must be enrolled in high school at the time of application).