Week 25 Wrap-Up & Week 26 Preview

Posted on March 1, 2024 by Grace Long

We are in March already! We are just about halfway through the second semester. Students continue to work through courses, projects, and assignments and enjoy real-world experiences with field trips.

DVS is excited to celebrate and honor Women’s History Month. The 2024 Women’s History Month theme established by The National Women’s History Alliance is titled: “Women Who Advocate for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion.” This week, our SWE (Society of Women in Engineering) students had the opportunity to celebrate Women in STEM Career Day at LA Harbor College. Students were inspired by a female software engineer from Microsoft, enjoyed STEM activities, and had lunch with industry professionals. They also heard from a panel of women with careers in electrical engineering, marine biology, and chemical engineering.

Our 12th graders also had a wonderful time together on our “Fulcrum Day.” The theme was leadership and empathy. Students enjoyed the outdoors and had the opportunity to go on a hike, challenge themselves with rock climbing, overcome their fears with a high ropes course, and work together on various team-building projects.

We also want to wish our Robotics team, the Vitruvian Bots, the best of luck as they compete in their first regional competition happening this now at Port Hueneme. Students have been working hard to design, build, assemble, program, and drive our robot named “Forte.” If you’d like to follow or cheer along at home here’s the livestream site: https://www.thebluealliance.com/. Go Team 4201!

Week 26 Announcements & Reminders:

College Planning Info Nights: College planning meetings will be happening this week! Our College and Career Counselor, Ms. Francisca Marquez, and our Academic Counselors, Ms. Carolyn Ruiz and Ms. Corinne Valle will be hosting grade-level specific College Planning Information Sessions. Come learn about graduation requirements, DVS pathways, college admission criteria, types of colleges and career options, financial aid/scholarships, and more! These meetings will be on the DVS campus. All DVS students and families are invited to attend! Schedule is:
- 9th Grade Tuesday, March 5th @ 5pm
- 10th Grade: Thursday, March 7th @5pm
- 11th Grade: Wednesday, March 13th @5pm

DVS Families Coffee Time: DVS Families Coffee Time this week! Per request, DVS Coffee Time will be held on Zoom this week. Families are still welcome to come on campus if you’d like. This will be Wednesday, March 6th from 4:15-5:15 in the DVS Galileo Room. All DVS parents/guardians, students, and staff are welcome to attend. Zoom link: https://zoom.us/j/3108950461
Student-Led Conferences: Spring 2024 Student-Led Conferences (SLCs) are coming up! They will take place from Monday-Thursday, March 18th-21st. More information about SLCs will be provided by grade-level teachers through email. During SLC week, students will be dismissed early at 2:25 pm every day that week. SLC Information for all Grade Levels

Exhibition Night: Our Da Vinci Science Exhibition Night is Tuesday, March 26th from 5:30pm-8:00pm! Students of all grade-levels will be showcasing their projects and learnings from this year. All students are expected to attend this event and all families and community guests are welcome to attend!
Honors Certificates: Honors certificates were passed out this week. Congratulations to the many students who received honor roll certificates, keep up the great work!
- Honor roll: 3.5-3.79 Semester 1 GPA
- High Honor roll: 3.8 and above Semester 1 GPA
Peer Tutoring Available: Peer-tutoring is available at no cost for all students. If you would like to receive tutoring or give tutoring in any subject area, please sign up! Peer Tutoring Sign-Up Form
Parent Association Meetings: Parent Association meetings are on the 3rd Wednesday of every month at 6:15pm. All parents and guardians are included in the DVS Parents Association – there is nothing to formally join. All are welcome! Future meetings:
- Wednesday, 3/20 @ 6:15pm at DVS
- Wednesday, 4/17 @ 6:15pm at DVS
- Wednesday, 5/15 @ 6:15pm at location TBD

Week 26 Schedule:

Important Upcoming Dates:

Monday, 3/4: 9th grade Physical Fitness Testing (PFT)
Tuesday, 3/5: 9th Grade College Planning Info Night @ 5pm
Wednesday, 3/6: DVS Families Coffee Time @ 4:15pm
Thursday, 3/7: Advanced Physics Knott’s Berry Farm High School Physics Day Field Trip
Thursday, 3/7: 10th Grade College Planning Info Night @ 5pm
Wednesday, 3/13: 11th Grade College Planning Info Night @ 5pm
Friday, 3/15: PD Day
Friday, 3/15-3/17: FRC LA Regionals @ Da Vinci Schools
Monday-Thursday, 3/18-3/21: Student Led Conferences
Tuesday, 3/26: DVS Exhibition Night 5:30-7:30 pm
DVS Graduation Day: June 6th, 9:00am