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Tomorrow (Wednesday) is a big day at DVS – students in grades 9-11 are taking the PSAT and seniors are taking the SAT in the morning beginning at 8:15am! We encourage all students to eat a good dinner and go to bed early tonight, eat a good breakfast in the morning, and arrive at school no later than 8:00am in order to begin the test on time. Per the policy of The College Board, students arriving after the exam begins will not be allowed to take the test.

Friday is a professional development day, so students will have a 3-day weekend this weekend. Next week is Student-led Conference week at DVS, so please check with your child to see your SLC appointment time and make sure you can attend their SLC via Zoom at that day and time. Thank you!

It was another terrific week at DVS, including the completion of our college counseling webinars for each grade level! In case you missed them, the slide decks and video recordings for those webinars are listed under the “Resources” tab on the right. Next week we have a slightly modified schedule to accommodate for our SAT/PSAT School Day on Wednesday and our Professional Development Day on Friday.

In preparation for the PSAT/SSAT School Day on Wednesday, we encourage all students to eat a healthy dinner and go to bed early on Tuesday, eat a good breakfast on Wednesday morning, and arrive to campus no later than 8:00am.

Student-led conferences are coming up in week 10, so we encourage you to talk with your student about what SLC time slot your family is signed up for and continue to check their grades and attendance in Powerschool and talk with them about their academic progress and growth!

Thank you to the students, parents, and guardians that were able to attend the 10th Grade College Counseling Webinar last night. Here is the recording and slides for those who were not able to attend.

Please feel free to send us follow up questions by filling out the Q&A form.

-DVS Counselors

Mark your calendars for the Bike Safety Class that will be hosted on our 201 campus on October 13th at 5:30 pm! Guests will learn rules for biking, bike safety skills, review laws for motorists interacting with bikes & more.

October 13, 2021 @ 5:30PM

Da Vinci Schools – West Plaza (outdoors near basketball courts)
201 N. Douglas St.
El Segundo, CA 90245

Register now at bit.ly/bikesafe2021

Thank you to HPD & ESPD for their commitment to keeping our students safe. And a BIG thank you to Liza Somilleda, the Wiseburn Education Foundation & Big 5 for your support!

For questions email: somilledala@gmail.com

Hello Sophomore and Junior Families! This week, the DVS Counseling Team will host College Counseling Webinars for 10th and 11th graders:

10th Grade: Tuesday, October 5th at 5pm. Please use the following link to join the meeting.

11th Grade: Thursday, October 7th at 5pm. Please use the following link to join the meeting.

For those unable to attend, meetings will be recorded and posted to the DVS Blog. We hope to see you there!

-The DVS Counseling Team

We are looking forward to another great week coming up, which will include college counseling webinars for 10th grade on Tuesday and 11th grade on Thursday and college guest speakers every day of the week during lunch! We encourage students of all grades to come during lunch to listen to these guest speakers and to be thinking about their own college options!

PSAT & SAT Testing for All Students: On Wednesday, October 13, DVS will be administering the PSAT and the SAT on campus for all students (grades 9, 10, 11, and 12). We are happy to be able to provide this opportunity for our students to be college-ready at no cost to our families. Students will be receiving a student preparation guide and will be preparing in their English and math classes for these exams in the days leading up to October 13th.

Student-Led Conferences will begin via Zoom in week 10, and more information about how to sign up for a time slot will be coming soon from the grade-level teams. Here is the calendar for the weeks between now and Thanksgiving break!

Thank you to the students, parents, and guardians that were able to attend the 9th Grade College Counseling Webinar yesterday. Here is the recording and slides for those who were not able to attend.

We added links to POSSE and Questbridge on the Scholarship Search slide. Posse is a full-tuition scholarship and Questbridge is a full, four-year scholarship that includes tuition, fees, room and board, books, supplies, and travel expenses.

Please feel free to send us follow up questions by filling out the Q&A form.

-DVS Counselors

Freshman Families! Please join us tonight at 5pm for the 9th Grade College Counseling Webinar. Please use the following link to join the meeting. Hope to see you then!

For those unable to attend, the meeting will be recorded and posted to the DVS Blog tomorrow.

-The DVS Counseling Team

Senior Families! The DVS Counseling Team along with our College, Career and Life teacher, Mr. Perez, invite you to listen to our 12th Grade College Counseling Webinar tonight at 5pm. Link to Webinar is found here. Agenda items include:

• An Overview on College, Career and Life Course
• SAT Test Day and Preparation
• Standardized Testing Updates and Requirements

If you have any general questions after attending the webinar, please send them via our Google Form. If you have a specific question pertaining to your student, please reach out to their respective counselor or Mr. Perez. The presentation slides are attached as well.

Thank you for joining us!

Ms. Corinne Valle (A-F): cvalle@davincischools.org

Ms. Carolyn Ruiz (G-M): cruiz@davincischools.org

Ms. Francisca Rodriguez (N-Z): frodriguez@davincischools.org

or Mr. Ray Perez, CCL Teacher: rperez@davincischools.org

As a reminder, you can now view and purchase your child’s school photo! Simply go to this link and look in the folder of your child’s advisory teacher: https://staceelianna.smugmug.com/DaVinciSchools/DVS-Picture-Day-2021 Proceeds from the purchase of your child’s photo support DVS – thank you for supporting us by purchasing your child’s photo!

For students who need to take a makeup photo, appointments are being scheduled for this Thursday and Friday morning. To take a makeup photo, please fill out this form – students will be contacted by our staff with their specific makeup day and time.

Please contact Assistant Principal Grace Long at glong@davincischools.org if you have any questions. Thank you!