Da Vinci Communications

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.

This summer, go beyond classroom learning by interning at Boeing, the world’s largest aerospace company. As an intern, you’ll gain hands-on experience, learn from experts, and collaborate with teams that do truly amazing things.

Interested students must be in their junior year right now and going into their senior year in the fall. They must be 16 years old and a US Citizen by the program start date of June 20th.

To learn more, students and parents must attend one of the following mandatory information sessions.

Wednesday, March 9 at 5 pm
Thursday, March 17 at 7:30 pm
Click here for the links and meeting codes

The El Segundo Fire and Community Services Departments have teamed up to offer this empowering and educational experience for girls within the local community. The “Fired Up!” Girls’ Empowerment Camp will be held on March 26^th– 27^th and will give girls the opportunity to get hands-on experience with real firefighting gear, as they learn what it’s like to be a firefighter.

Watch Fire Chief Deena Lee introduce the camp in this promotional video!

This two-day camp is open for girls aged 12-19 and is FREE for all attendees.

El Segundo residents can register for the camp beginning Tuesday, March 1st, by visiting esrec.org and clicking on the “Camps” tab. Non-resident registration opens on Tuesday, March 8th.

For more information call 310-524-2362 or email reghelp@elsegundo.org

Student-Led Conferences start on Monday!  Conferences will be virtual (via Zoom) from Monday, 3/7 through Thursday, 3/10. 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. 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 note that students will be dismissed at 1:25pm each day, and there is no school on Friday, 3/11.

We are so proud of our DVC students from the Marketing Pathway who participated in the 2022 DECA State Career Development Conference this past weekend in Anaheim! Our chapter competed against thousands of DECA members across California, including high schools that have far bigger chapters and CTE programs than we do. Listed below are students who were finalists in the competition. Congratulations to DVC DECA!

• Hilda Donis – 3rd place in Role Play 1, Food Marketing Services Individual Series Event
• Jahari Crawford – 2nd place in Role Play 1, Sports and Entertainment Marketing Individual Series Event
• Makayla Wilson and Kaylee Yonamine – Finalists for Sports and Entertainment Marketing Team Decision-Making Event
• Alvin Liu and Jalen Coleman – Finalists for Integrated Marketing Campaign – Service (Presentation)

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

Upcoming Events:

3/7-3/10 Student-Led Conferences (via Zoom) – 1:25pm dismissal

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