Happy Monday, DVC Families!

National School Counseling Week 2022, sponsored by the American School Counselor Association (ASCA), will be celebrated from Feb. 7–11, 2022, to focus public attention on the unique contribution of school counselors within U.S. school systems and how students are different as a result of what school counselors do. National School Counseling Week highlights the tremendous impact school counselors can have in helping students achieve school success and plan for a career.

We are especially grateful for the contributions of our three amazing counselors:

• Ms. Jennifer Barba, School Counselor (Class of 2023 and Class of 2025)
• Ms. Artia Thomas, School Counselor (Class of 2022 and Class of 2024)
• Ms. Monique Aldrete, College & Career Counselor (all grade levels)

The best way you can celebrate them this week is by attending the College Informational Webinars they are hosting at 5pm for families of students in grades 9, 10, and 11!

Here are the dates and times:

Monday, February 7th at 5pm – https://zoom.us/j/96661020508

Tuesday, February 8th at 5pm – https://zoom.us/j/96661020508

Wednesday, February 9th at 5pm – https://zoom.us/j/96661020508

FREE Cash for College Workshop

Join the CCCCCO and the California Student Aid Commission on Monday, Feb. 7, 5:00-6:30 p.m. for a workshop focused on helping Black and African American Students. Attend this FREE Cash for College workshop to receive help completing the FAFSA, CADAA and learn about other financial aid resources. 

FIVE Students in attendance will win a $100 Gift card courtesy of iHeart Media! Register here: https://lnkd.in/gUHGV9Nz

Hello DVC families!

The Pack, DVC’s yearbook committee, has been hard at work creating the 2021-2022 yearbook. As the end of the year is approaching, yearbook prices are rising! Please purchase your book before March 1st to take advantage of the 10%-off deal!

Before March 1st: $40

After March 1st: $45

Purchase your book at yearbookforvever.com!

Good Morning,

As a reminder, the counselors, Monique Aldrete,  Jennifer Barba and Artia Thomas, will begin to host the annual parent presentations to discuss graduation requirements, college admissions, and parent tips on next steps. The following are the dates and times for each grade level:

9th Grade – Monday, February 7 from 5:00pm – 6:00 pm – Ms. Barba & Ms. Aldrete

10th Grade – Tuesday, February 8 from 5:00pm – 6:00pm – Ms. Thomas & Ms. Aldrete

11th Grade – Wednesday, February 9 from 5:00pm – 6:00pm – Ms. Barba & Ms. Aldrete

Here is the link for the Zoom Webinar for all three days. The parent meetings will be recorded and sent out by the end of this week. If you have any questions, do not hesitate to email the grade level counselor. We hope in seeing you soon!

Thank You,

The DVC Counseling Team

Ms. Aldrete, College and Career Counselor for grades 9-12 (maldrete@davincischools.org)

Ms. Barba, Grade Level Counselor for grades 9th & 11th  (jbarba@davincischools.org)

Ms. Thomas, Grade Level Counselor for grades 10th & 12th (athomas@davincischools.org)

We are excited to be celebrating the start of Black History Month at DVC! Students and staff representatives from our Black Student Union (BSU, a student club) as well as BLK University (a seminar course) have already begun decorating our campus. We have our first Community Dialogue (CD) of the semester scheduled for Thursday, 2/24, and that will be led by these two student groups. We are also looking forward to learning about Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) in the upcoming weeks during advisory. 

College Information Webinars: Starting on Monday, our counselors will be hosting a webinar series about preparing for the college application process. We encourage you to join these virtual events using the links below.

Monday, 2/7: 9th Grade College Information Webinar for Parents/Guardians @ 5pm (Webinar Link)

Tuesday, 2/8: 10th Grade College Information Webinar for Parents/Guardians @ 5pm (Webinar Link)

Wednesday, 2/9: 11th Grade College Information Webinar for Parents/Guardians @ 5pm (Webinar Link)