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Da Vinci Schools’ Robotics Team 4201: The Vitruvian Bots has a lot to celebrate this week!

Not only did they just win the Chairman’s Award at the Orange County Regional over the weekend which qualified them for the FIRST^® Robotics World Championship next month in Houston, but they also are one of four teams featured in “More Than Robots,” a new original documentary that follows four teams from around the world as they prepare for the 2020 FIRST® Robotics Competition. Presented by Supper Club and Disney+ and made in partnership with FIRST^®, “More Than Robots” is premiering today at the world-renowned SXSW (South by Southwest) Film Festival and will stream exclusively on Disney+ beginning March 18.

More Than Robots | Official Trailer | Disney+

Check out Da Vinci’s 2020 Robotics Team up close in this exciting and inspiring documentary about taking their unique robot design “Jango” all the way to the highly competitive global championships. The film features three additional teams from Los Angeles, Mexico City, and Chiba, Japan. Although they are faced with overcoming challenges along the way, such as having limited resources or putting everything on hold because of a worldwide pandemic, the teams persevere and learn that there is a lot more to the competition than just robots. In 2020, Da Vinci’s Robotics Team took First Place at the L.A. Regional and went undefeated, 17-0, just days before our campuses closed due to COVID-19.

Team 4201: You are true STEM leaders and innovators! We are deeply grateful to all our students, mentors, sponsors, families and staff who support our award-winning robotics program!!

L.A. Regional FIRST Robotics Competition (March 31-April 3, 2022):  We invite you to cheer on Da Vinci’s 2022 Robotics Team later this month. Da Vinci is hosting the L.A. Regional FIRST Robotics Competition at our Douglas campus, located at 201 N. Douglas Street in El Segundo. The event will be closed to spectators due to COVID, but you can stream it at The Blue Alliance. Go Team!

FIRST^® continues to bring hands-on learning opportunities and mentorship to young people around the world, empowering them to not only think big, but to develop the science, engineering and technology skills needed to be the next generation of innovators.

Happy Friday, DV Connect HS students and families,

We enjoyed our time visiting with everyone during SLCs this week!

Don’t forget to check the DAILY TRACKER– a one stop shop for all asynchronous and synchrounous work/assignments, due dates, projects, office hours times and links, etc. Its the best way to keep up to date and on track in your classes- for students and parents/guardians. Its also a great tool to build your asynch days. And don’t hesitiate to reach out to your teacher should you have any questions.

YEARBOOKS ARE NOW ON SALE! Click the link below to get yours today and cherish the sweet memories that this year has brought us. Pre-order ends April 8th!

https://store.shopyearbook.com/connect-hs-yearbook

If you have one, please bring a reusable water bottle to school. We have water jugs to refill your water bottles. We don’t have an endless supply of plastic cups. Plus, reusable water bottles are better for our environment! We thank you in advance!

DV Schools is hosting a CAR-nival on Saturday, March 26th. Please see the flyer below for more information and or contact Kat Ramos

Next week’s schedule is below:

Upcoming Dates:

• 3/25 Learning Log #5 Due
• 3/26 CAR-nival
• 4/11-4/15  Spring Break
• 4/30 Wiseburn Ed Foundation’s Rock Around the Block @ Dana Middle School

Have a nice weekend!

Payment for tickets must be made through “My School Bucks”, accessible through the QR code in the flyer. A brief tutorial on the steps for creating and paying through My School Bucks is available here.

DV Connect High Students and Families, 

YEARBOOKS ARE NOW ON SALE! Click the link below to get yours today and cherish the sweet memories that this year has brought us. Pre-order ends April 8th! 

https://store.shopyearbook.com/connect-hs-yearbook

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

Our friends at Community Outreach Coordinators part of the Raíces Recruitment & Retention Center (formerly known as the RAZA Center) at UC Berkeley are hosting an winderful opportunity for you. Their mission is to demystify higher education through outreaches and programs geared towards low-income students of color to encourage them to attend higher education institutions as one way to ensure more opportunities for themselves and their communities and they wish to warmly invite you to our first-ever Raíces Regional Outreach & Opportunities Throughout Spring (ROOTS) a FREE hybrid program. Our ROOTS mission is to inspire High School & Community College students who may feel like school isn’t for them and reignite interest in continuing their education. Students will attend and participate in this 3 week-long program, and each week is a different region in CA, students will attend a 3-day long week of their specific location. With workshops focused on the various pathways to achieving higher education and workshops focused on fostering self-confidence and identity!

Week 1 Southern California: Thursday, March 17-Saturday, March 19

More detailed information can be found in the student application, linked below.

ROOTS Student Application:

tinyurl.com/ROOTSAPP22

Applications will have the following deadline:

1. Southern CA students the deadline is Tuesday, March 15th at 11:59 PM 

Any questions or concerns, please feel free to email: outreach@raices.berkeley.edu

Greetings Connect HS Students and Families-

We hope you all have had a nice week!

Don’t forget to check the DAILY TRACKER– a one stop shop for all asynchronous and synchrounous work/assignments, due dates, projects, office hours times and links, etc. Its the best way to keep up to date and on track in your classes- for students and parents/guardians. And don’t hesitiate to reach out to your teacher should you have any questions.

SLC Week is next week, Monday, March 7th- Thursday, March 10th. These will be held on Zoom. There is an adjusted, early dismissal schedule to accommodate SLCs, so please see the schedule below. We will still be providing lunch at 12:20 and students are welcome to stay and eat lunch until 1pm. After that time, students must have a transportation arrangement to make their way home.

Below is the Back to School Night Schedule, which is scheduled for next Wednesday, March 9th. This event will be in person at our new campus: 550 Continental Blvd. El Segundo CA, 90245. Monday/Thursday cohort starts at 5:45pm- 6:36pm and Tuesday/Friday cohort starts at 6:45pm-7:36pm. Please reach out to Marc (Principal) or Dr. J (Asst. Principal) with any questions!

Learning Logs were Due! If your student did not submit a learning log on time or has yet to submit it, please work with them to make sure that they submit their Learning Log. Please be on the lookout for a notice from the office notifying you of a missing or incomplete learning log.

Reusable Water Bottles! Please bring a reusable water bottle to school. We have water jugs to refill your water bottles. We don’t have an endless supply of plastic cups. Plus, reusable water bottles are better for our environment! We thank you in advance!

Upcoming Dates:

• 3/11 DV Schools Spring Semi-Formal
• 3/25 Learning Log #5 Due
• 4/11-4/15  Spring Break
• 4/30 Wiseburn Ed Foundation’s Rock Around the Block @ Dana Middle School

Have a nice weekend!

Payment for tickets must be made through “My School Bucks”, accessible through the QR code in the flyer. A brief tutorial on the steps for creating and paying through My School Bucks is available here.