Da Vinci Communications

Hello Seniors and Families,

Wednesday, October 27th, 5pm – 6pm the Da Vinci Counselors from Communications, Design, and Science and Connect will be hosting a FAFSA Workshop Night. All College applicants must fill out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) in order to qualify for financial aid (ex. grants, loans, scholarships). The FAFSA opened on October 1st and is due March 2nd for CSUs, UCs, and Community Colleges in California. FAFSA deadlines for private and out-of-state universities vary. So please check those school’s financial aid websites and apply early!

This ZOOM webinar event will allow counselors to present the application step by step on how to fill out the FAFSA application. There will be a Q&A in the chat feature on ZOOM. Please click on the link below to join the webinar:

https://zoom.us/j/94265067126

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Webinar ID: 942 6506 7126

International numbers available: https://zoom.us/u/aN2b87ofQ

To fully sign and submit the FAFSA during the webinar, student and parent(s) must apply for their FSA ID and have it verified.  CLICK ON THIS LINK for a helpful video that will walk you through the steps to apply for your FSA ID.

We will be recording this webinar. Hope to see you there!

The DV Counseling Team

Happy Monday DVC!

Here are two updates about College representative visits and Early Action/Early Decision deadlines for this week:

1.List of colleges/universities that will be visiting us during lunch this week:

Monday, October 18th @ 12:20 pm: Syracuse University

Tuesday, October 19th @ 12:20 pm: Los Angeles Trade Technical College *virtual*

Thursday, October 21st @ 12:15 pm: Academy of Art University

Friday, October 22nd@ 12:15 pm: University of California Irvine*virtual*

All college rep visits will take place in Mr. Jackson’s room (3203). As a reminder, food is not allowed during the college rep visits, however, if you would like to grab lunch before, please come to my office 15 minutes before lunch to have you dismissed to grab food before the presentation.*for virtual visits, I will be logging into the zoom presentation with my own laptop, students do not need to sign in.

Students of all grade levels (9-12) can attend the college rep visits.

2. I will be pulling out students in groups to do a final check on Early Action/Early Decision applications this Thursday, October 21st and Friday, October 22nd during Jackson’s class.

 

If you have any more questions, please feel free to email me or stop by my office,

Ms. Aldrete

College & Career Counselor

 

Happy Sunday, DVC Families,

Thank you for participating in our Student-Led Conferences last week! We are grateful to be able to partner with you in support of your student’s academic success and overall well-being. We strive to meet with 100% of our families. If you were unable to attend a conference last week, please reach out to your student’s advisor or sign up here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30E084CA4A72EA13-fall 

We ask families and students to complete a survey about how things are going at DVC. If you have yet to complete this survey, please use the links below to share your experience and thoughts with us. We continually look for ways to improve and value your assessment of how things are going so far this year.

• Parent/Guardian Survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/RBRSKZG
• Student Survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/RPJ8XFN

School Site Council: We have a School Site Council Meeting on Wednesday, October 20, 2021 over Zoom at this link: https://zoom.us/j/99340004786. All council members are expected to attend and all DVC community members are invited to join. We have a few minutes at the start of each meeting reserved for public comment. This meeting’s agenda is as follows:

1. Public Comment
2. Presentation on English Learners
3. LCAP Measurable Outcomes: Focus on Survey Results
4. ESSR III Feedback
5. School Safety Plan Introduction

Senior Cap & Gown Photos: Our seniors have their second and final opportunity to take their cap and gown photos on Saturday, October 23rd. Here is the schedule for senior cap and gown photos: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e084ca4a72ea13-class1 Seniors who have already had their cap and gown photos taken should use their student ID number as the password to access the photos. For questions, please contact Stacee Lianna at seniors@staceelianna.com.

Please see this week’s schedule at this post and also at tinyurl.com/dvcwebsite.

Wishing you a healthy week ahead,

Erin D’Souza

Principal

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Hi DVC Families!

A terrific part of last week was our Hispanic Heritage Month CD on Wednesday! If you are on Instagram, follow us @dvchighschool to check out pics and videos. We are thankful for our student leaders who organized this special event! This week we will be having a Hispanic Heritage Month Spirit Week! Please see this link for the daily themes: Hispanic Heritage Month Spirit Week Themes 

Student-Led Conferences (SLCs) will be held from Monday, 10/11 to Thursday, 10/14. SLCs are happening via Zoom this semester. Students/families are expected to sign up with their student’s advisory teacher. If you have yet to sign up, please do so right away. It is expected that every student has an SLC with their parent/guardian during this week. Click here to sign up: Student-Led Conference Sign Up Links (sign up with advisory teacher)

To allow teachers to conference with students and parents, students will be released from school at 1:25pm Monday through Thursday. Students are expected to return home at this time and conduct their SLC from home, if possible. Students who have an SLC immediately following school dismissal should go to the room of their advisory teacher for the conference. Families will be receiving a follow-up email with zoom link for the conference. There is no school on Friday, 10/15 due to Professional Development for Staff.

On Wednesday, there is a special schedule for PSAT and SAT Testing. We are happy to be able to offer these tests during school. Though we know that many colleges and universities are choosing to be “test optional” when it comes to the PSAT and SAT, these tests are still required for access to many college and university scholarships. It is still important that we offer these standardized tests as we want to open as many doors as possible for students. For more information about the tests students will be taking, please consult the student guides below:

• 9th Grade: Digital PSAT 9 Student Guide
• 10th & 11th Grades: PSAT/NMSQT Student Guide
• 12 Grade: SAT School Day Student Guide

Bike Safety Class: The Wiseburn Education Foundation has partnered with the Hawthorne and El Segundo Police Departments to offer a Bike Safety Class in the West Plaza (outdoors under the tents) on Wednesday, 10/13 at 5:30pm! This event is open to all students and their parents and guardians. Please register here if you are interested in attending: bit.ly/bikesafe2021

Please see this week’s schedule at this post and also at tinyurl.com/dvcwebsite.

Wishing you an enjoyable weekend,

Erin D’Souza

Principal