Hello Designer and Parents,
The DVD Diversity Council along with BSU, LatinX and Pride Club will be hosting a Multi-Cultural exhibition fair on May 9th and May 10th, during advisory. Please help us out by answering a few questions.
Click here for the survey.
Thank you!
Hello Designers,
This week we celebrated March Madness College and Career. On Monday all students participated in 3 rounds of College Kahoot, One Hand Cup Stacking and Trasketball. Alumni Sydney Richardson c/o 2021, David Lopez c/o 2018, Alfonso Gonzalez c/o 2018, DeMondre Biddle c/o 2019, Sevilla Hawthorne c/o 2020, Rachel Mitsch c/o 2015, Ariana Castenada c/o 2016, Cora Cuevas c/o 2016, Leah Gilner c/o 2018, Arcie Galvan c/o 2018 and Danitza Aguilar c/o 2018 helped to crown our 4 Swag Bags. The winners were Noah Gilner, Natalia Torres, Amanda Walker and Nayeli Ortiz. On Tuesday our alumni returned to participate in a college and career share out with industry professionals during advisory classes. Thank you to the following industry professionals for taking the time to share valuable information with our students: Luis Renteria – LA County Dept of Public Health; Amber Baker – Kaiser Permanente; Anjuli Koentopp – Grades of Green; Sam Blake – Grades of Green; Bryant Lin – NinetyeightLA; Heidi Marks – Social Worker; Susana Franco-Rogan – City Planner; and Professor Rosalynde Loo – Loyola Marymount University. Our alumni also voted on the best decorated advisory college doors — the winners were 10th grade advisory with Ms. Wood (Spanish 2), 12th grade advisory with Mr. Taylor (College and Career Readiness), 11th grade advisory with Ms. Cari (Art & Design) and 9th grade advisory with Mr. Placencia (Biology). Fun pictures below!
Thank you all!
DVD Counseling Team
National School Counseling Week 2022, “School Counseling: Better Together,” 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.
The special week honoring school counselors provides recognition for school counselors who implement comprehensive school counseling programs, a vital part of the educational process for all students as they meet the challenges of the 21st century.
All Da Vinci Schools counselors work Better Together across all campuses.
DVD counselors work Better Together with our DVD Admin.
DVD counselors work Better Together with our DVD School Psychologist.
DVD counselors work Better Together with our DVD teachers.
Who: Rising Juniors and Seniors from DVC, DVD, and DVS
What: College courses at Da Vinci, through El Camino College. Courses meet transfer requirements for all Cal State and U.C. campuses, as well as most private colleges and universities.
Why: Get a start on your college credits! It looks great on your college applications.
Cost: Free! The state of California and Da Vinci Schools pick up the costs, including textbook fees. Donations to help cover the cost of the textbooks from families that can are appreciated.
Where: Classes will be held virtually on the El Camino College student portal due to COVID-19.
If you are interested, make sure you apply to El Camino College Spring 2022 term and turn in the attached completed dual enrollment form with your student ID number and/or the application confirmation number to your school counselor by Thursday December 16th, 2021 by 12:00pm. Classes start on Tuesday February 15th, 2022. To be eligible to take a dual enrollment class, the student will need to pass all their academic classes, have no credit recovery for a-g classes, and be a rising senior or junior student. Space is limited and we are accepting forms on a first come first serve basis!
For more information click on the following links:
Spring 2022 DVD-DVC-DVS College Course
Hello Seniors!
This is a quick announcement to let you all know that we have some virtual college rep visits lined up for you!
Who: Seniors
Please look below for a quick glance at some of the colleges and universities that will be visiting Design virtually and in-person! Majority of visits will be virtual. Students can register for these visits via their Naviance homepage, on the day of the event students will report to the College and Career Readiness Class – Room 4304 at lunch. The visits that are in-person will show when you register on Naviance.
University of Southern California Tue September 21, 2021 @ 12:45 PM
University of California-Santa Cruz Thu September 30, 2021 @ 12:35 PM
Art Center College of Design Tue October 5, 2021 @ 12:45 PM
University of New Mexico Fri October 8, 2021 @ 1:20 PM
Chapman University Fri October 1, 2021 @ 1:20 PM
Pacific Northwest College of Art Thu October 21, 2021 @ 12:35 PM
Emmanuel College Thu October 28, 2021 @ 12:35 PM
All visits will be at lunch.
Virtual College Visits
Students! Please continue to check your Naviance accounts regularly as more colleges and universities will be added to the list as the weeks progress. Some of these visits are as soon as this coming week so don’t forget to sign up!
Hello Seniors,
Spelman College is a private, historically black, all female, liberal arts college located in Atlanta, Georgia. Spelman was founded in 1881 and a most highly competitive college.
They are having a preview session here in Los Angeles.
Please see the flyer below for more information.
Hello DVD Parents,
If your student recovered classes during summer break at schools outside of Da Vinci Schools, please submit the transcript from that school to your student’s counselor by August 20th.
Thank you,
DVD Counseling Team
