Hi DV Connect HS students and families,

We are holding a MANDATORY high school supply distribution day! We have important supplies all students need for their current classes. The distribution will take place next Monday, 2/1 from 3:30pm-5:00pm, at 201 N. Douglas Street, El Segundo, 90245.

9^th grade students will receive art supplies and 10^th grade students will receive their English book and some students will receive math supplies.

As a reminder, please remember “windows down, masks up” when arriving for the event. This means we are asking you to ensure that each individual inside the car is wearing a mask when you roll your windows down to say hi and retrieve supplies. Also, please be sure that all individuals remain in the vehicle. We appreciate your cooperation in making this event safe for staff and families!

Hi DV Connect HS families,

We need your input! Please click on THIS LINK to access our parent survey. This will let us know how we are doing, and your feedback is crucial as we analyze the success and effectiveness of our programs!

DV Connect HS has a major event happening this spring, the WASC Accreditation of our school. “ACS WASC accreditation is a process schools use to monitor student learning and set school improvement goals. ACS WASC accreditation is an ongoing cycle of quality. Schools assess their program and the impact on student learning with respect to the ACS WASC criteria and other accreditation factors.”

We are looking for volunteers (students, parents, guardians) to help in the WASC process, so please join us this Wednesday January 27th at 6pm for more information about WASC and your chance to provide input and support to the program. Please go to this zoom link, https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84904742796?pwd=aE9HTGMzQnRqbWpSUHlQbVN1Z1dtUT09

Any questions, please contact Marc Pioch, Asst. Principal, mpioch@davincischools.org

Hello DV Connect HS Students and Families,

Hope you had a great week!

Please don’t forget to check the daily tracker HERE. This is a great tool for you to use to stay up to date in your classes, assignments, due dates, and to reference material from class/view any recordings to aid you in completing assignments. It is also a tool to help guide you in how you should spend your asynchronous time (the days you are not on Zoom for class!)

Check out the blog post about applying to become a student member of the DV School Board! Click HERE to see the post and for more information.

Upcoming dates to note:

– 2/5: Professional Development Day – NO SCHOOL

– 2/15: Presidents’ Day – NO SCHOOL

Enjoy your weekend!

** UPDATE**

Students MUST make a copy of the application and submit the completed copy to Marc!

Student Board Member Application Open!

Recently, student advocates at Da Vinci Schools pushed forward a proposal to include student board members, and it has passed!

There are TWO open student board member seats available to 9^th/10^th/11^th grade DV Connect students! If your student is interested, please make a copy of THIS APPLICATION and submit to Marc by Friday, 1/29/21. Please note that some dates are outdated. Chosen student board members will receive information about an adjusted timeline.

Students who are appointed a board member seat will serve the remainder of this year and the entirety of next school year. Student applicants will be notified by 2/3/2021.

This is a great way to get involved in the school community and have your voice heard!

Hope you all had a great first week back! The staff loved seeing the students again in this new year!

CLICK HERE to see the daily tracker: the google doc where it lists general topics you covered in class this week, any recordings you can reference/view, assignments, and due dates! Its also a great way to look at how you should spend your asynchronous days working on your assignments for your classes! Parents/guardians and students should use this to keep up to date in each class!

Also, please don’t forget that Monday is a school holiday held in honor of civil rights champion Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., who championed the cause of justice, racial equality, and love between people regardless of the color of their skin.

In his acceptance speech of the Nobel Prize in 1964, Dr. King said: “I accept this award today with an abiding faith in America and an audacious faith in the future of mankind…I refuse to accept the idea that mankind is so tragically bound to the starless midnight of racism and war that the bright daybreak of peace and brotherhood can never become a reality… I have the audacity to believe that peoples everywhere can have three meals for their bodies, education and culture for their minds, and dignity, equality and freedom for their spirits.”

Particularly in our unprecedented current historical context and the disturbing recent events in our Capitol, Dr. King’s hope and faith in a society committed to driving out the darkness of injustice and racism in our country with the light of justice and love is one we continue to reflect on, teach, and strive to embody with our students.