We are back in full swing! We hope our students enjoyed their Spring Break and are ready to tackle the remainder of the semester. It will be a busy few months ahead, filled with engaging learning activities, projects, and field trips. We continue to encourage consistent attendance to ensure students can take full advantage of all the opportunities DVS has to offer.
Da Vinci’s Robotics Team, Team 4201 the Vitruvian Bots, continues to excel in division competitions; they are currently ranked 6th out of 151 SoCal teams. We wish them well at this weekend’s SoCal District Championship! Livestream links and more info can be found at the Event Website. Go Vitruvian Bots!
This Week’s Schedule
This Week’s Announcements
- Parent Advisory Committee: PAC Meeting #4 is scheduled for Wednesday, 4/15, 4:30-5:30. Zoom link: https://zoom.us/j/3108950461. On the agenda: LCAP Goals 3, 4, and 5.
- 11th Grade Statewide Testing: All 11th grade students will be taking the SBAC (Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium) in the areas of English Language Arts and Mathematics as well as the CAST (California Science Test) on Monday and Tuesday, April 20th and 21st during school hours. State Testing Parent Notification Letter
- Snack Donations Wanted! The DVS Front Office is collecting any donations of individually wrapped, healthy snacks (no nuts please) to provide for 11th grade students during state testing breaks. Suggested Items: granola bars, protein bars, pretzels, crackers, fruit snacks, dried fruit, string cheese, beef jerky, small water bottles
- 11th College Planning Meetings: Our College and Career Counselor, Ms. Marquez is hosting Individual Post-DVS Planning Meetings with juniors and their parent/guardian. Every Junior is expected to schedule a meeting and have at least one parent/guardian present. Please sign up here and see an overview of the meeting here.
- 11th Grade CHYA Refresh Presentations: Dr. Emily Green will be presenting a refresh of the health & sexual education curriculum (“CHYA”, or “California Healthy Youth Act”) during 11th grade biology classes Monday-Wednesday, April 13th-15th. Notification Letter from Dr. Green. Parents have the right to “opt-out” of this presentation for their child. If you wish to do so, please email Saya Wai, DVS Assistant Principal, at swai@davincischools.org.
- CLD Day #4: Next CLD Day is 4/24. See CLD On campus workshop Descriptions. Information and QR code to sign up for workshops is posted on students’ CLD Canvas page.
- Course Selection for 2026-2027 school year: In the next few weeks, students will be hearing about the course selection process for next school year. See 26-27 Course Planning Document to see course listings. Students will select their classes through a Google form starting April 29th and will also select courses through Powerschool during Targeted Support class on May 6th.
- DVS Parent Association:
- Spring Mech Sale is happening NOW! PREORDER DVSPA MERCH HERE for pick up in approximately 3-4 weeks. Proceeds support DVS Advisories!
- Next DVSPA meeting will be held on campus, Wednesday April 22nd at 5:30pm.
- Yearbook 2025-2026: Grab your Da Vinci Science student’s yearbook today and keep this year’s highlights alive forever. Reserve Your Piece of DVS History Here. “Enter Da Vinci Site code 19656.”
Important Upcoming Dates:
- Monday, 4/13 Senior Park Day
- Monday, 4/13 10th Grade Cal Poly Pomona Field Trip
- Monday – Wednesday, 4/13 – 4/15 11th Grade CHYA Refresh in Biology
- Thursday, 4/16 CollegeWise Workshop for 11th Grade @ 5:30pm
- Friday, 4/17 12th Grade Field Trip to El Camino College
- Monday – Tuesday, 4/20 – 4/21 11th Grade State Testing
- Wednesday, 4/22 Long Advisory
- Wednesday, 4/22 Parent Association Meeting @ 5:30pm
- Thursday, 4/23 SWE/Physics Honors AltaSea Field Trip
- Thursday, 4/23 Davincella
- Thursday, 4/23 CollegeWise Workshop for 9th and 10th Grade @ 5:30pm
- Friday, 4/24 Community Learning Day #4
- DVS Class of 2026 Graduation: Thursday, June 11th @ 5:00 pm (more info to come)
Helpful Links:
Highlights from the Week:
Beats by DVS speaker/headphone dissections – thanks to everyone who donated!
SWE guest speaker Sanam Tahan – founder of The Well Society – nutritionist/dietitian sharing best practices/healthy habits to start early; Adv Physics mobile project in progress – learning about rotational equilibrium and torque
DVS at the HOSA Student Leadership Conference 2026 in Ontario, CA!
