Click on THIS LINK to learn more about and apply to the Guided Pathways Support Program! The Guided Pathways Support Program is a Ron Brown Initiative and is a free College Access Initiative open to African American high school rising juniors and seniors, along with their parents and counselors. GPS guides and empowers students through every stage of the college application process. With its high-tech and high-touch mentorship approach, GPS connects students to the information and inspiration they need to make college accessible. Launched in summer 2016, GPS uses Workplace by Facebook to create a virtual community dedicated to helping students select, apply to, and pay for college. Applications are accepted year-round from high school juniors and seniors. HERE is a link to their FAQ section for more info.

We are excited to announce that Donald “D.R.” Moreland has been named Athletics Director of the Wiseburn Da Vinci Athletics Program. D.R. assumed his duties last week.

Moreland has more than 20 years of experience as an administrator, athletics director, and passionate educator specializing in youth development, managing relationships across diverse populations highlighting community involvement, and commitment to academic and athletic achievement. READ MORE >>>

Greetings DV Connect HS students and families!

Hope everyone had a nice week!

Please CLICK HERE for the daily tracker- a place where you can access assignments, due dates, assessments dates, view any class recordings, and your teacher office hours times and zoom links!

MAP testing is next week May 10-May 14. Students will still have a full day of school, with information about testing during morning check in, all three of their classes in the morning and then testing in the afternoon.  Please see the following adjusted schedule for classes for next week:

Kevin Gray (Business teacher) sent an email last night about MAP testing, please see that for more detailed information!

Last Day of school is Wednesday June 9- 4 1/2 weeks left in the semester! Now is the time to finish strong- use the daily tracker to plan out your asynchronous days and attend your teachers office hours for support, clarification on content, ask questions, etc.!

Have a good weekend.

Apply now for Summer Internships!

9^th grade and above can apply by May 17^th to participate in the Talent Accelerator virtual internship this summer.  They will work with a team of other Da Vinci students and corporate mentors on real projects aligned to employer needs, while participating in mentorship and upskilling workshops.  Students will choose 2 tracks/projects from the below options to participate in:

MORE INFO BELOW:

• What is it? Students will work with a team of other Da Vinci students and corporate mentors on several real projects aligned to employer and industry needs alongside CoLabL Talent Accelerator. Please review the below documents for more information:
• How do I apply? 

○ Apply by MAY 17th at 5pm

○ Apply online here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/DaVinciSummer2021

• You’ll need:

o    An updated resume, saved in PDF form as “firstname_lastname_resume”

o    A maximum one page essay describing why you would like to participate and what makes you a good fit for the program saved in PDF form as “firstname_lastname_essay”

o     Students will be informed of selection via email by May 21st at 5pm

• Dates: The project consultancies will run from July 12th-August 6th.

○ They will be 100% remote

• Hours: There will be 10 hours/week of work. There will be 60 minute mentoring and upskilling workshops each week. Students will work on 1 individual projects and 1 team projects during the internship.

Other details: 

• ELIGIBILITY: Open to all grade levels, but students are expected to communicate with industry partners and Natasha independent of parents/guardian. Students are expected to communicate promptly and professionally via email.
• SUMMER SCHOOL CREDIT: You will have the opportunity to earn 5 summer school credits for participating. It will reflect on your transcript as “Summer Internship Program”.

Need help with a resume? 

Check out these resources below and feel free to share your resume with Natasha via Google Docs for feedback.

• Resume templates 
• Resume samples 
• Resume action verbs 

Questions or Concerns? 

Reach out to Natasha Morrison, Dir. of Real World Learning, at nmorrison@davincischools.org

Greetings DV Connect HS families and students,

Happy Friday!

Don’t forget- the Yearbook is on sale! Please access this link to buy: https://store.shopyearbook.com/connect-hs-yearbook

Hardcover yearbook are $26, Softcover yearbooks are $16

The last date to pre-order the yearbook is 5/14/21. Please email Lauren at ltakahashi@davincischools.org if you have any questions.

Please check your PowerSchool accounts for the most updated grades. This is especially important as we head into the final weeks of the school year. Parents and students each have their own log in information. If you are having trouble logging in, please reach out to you counselor, Erin Knott, eknott@davincischools.org for help with this! And if you should have any questions about PowerSchool grades for your student, please reach out to that respective class teacher. Teacher emails can be found by clicking HERE.

This coming Monday, May 3rd, is a PD Day for staff; no students should come to campus this coming Monday. Staff will be in Professional Development all day. Normal school schedule and on campus instruction will resume Tuesday May 4.

Don’t forget to be filling out your Learning Logs! This last one of the school year will be due June 9!

Have a wonderful weekend!

The Connect HS Yearbook staff is hard at work to create a yearbook for 20/21.

However, we need your help!

There are a variety of sections that need submissions, and we would love for all the students to contribute! Each section has its own set of instructions, and you can upload up to 10 files for each section.

Please click on this link to complete the form!

Reach out to Lauren (ltakahashi@davincischools.org) if you have any questions or need clarification on anything!