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Dear RISE Parents and Stakeholders,

As your RISE High School community prepares to close out the 21-22 school year, we ask that you take 5-10 minutes to complete our family survey. Your feedback is greatly appreciated and valued as it will allow us to create necessary changes as we plan out our next school year. Please take the Da Vinci RISE Parent CORE survey by clicking the link below:

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/BJ5GRPG

Please be advised that this survey asks about your experiences and opinions related to our school. We look forward to using your feedback to try to make our schools better. This survey is anonymous and does not require you to input your name on the survey or identify yourself in any other way.

However, if you would like to be entered in our Parent Survey Raffle for a chance to win a gift card for dinner for 4, we ask that you take a picture of your completed survey and text it to (424) 209 – 9312.

In partnership,

Erin Whalen, M. ED
Executive Director and Principal at RISE HS

Hello RISE Families and Stakeholders,

As a reminder, our Spring Intersession is scheduled for the week of April 4th! If you have not already done so, please ensure to sign up and submit your Intersession Application by Thursday, March 31st. This is an opportunity for students to earn up to 5 credits during a short 8-day intersession (4/4- 4/14). Sessions will be offered throughout our three RISE sites from 9am – 12pm. All students are invited to attend and participate.

Intersession Sign Up and Session Application:  LINK HERE(Submit Application at your Main Office) *Senior students are highly encouraged to participate as a means to support with meeting their May 31st graduation deadline.

Should you have any questions, please contact your office manager or Site Administrator at:

• RISE at APCH – Edith Funes (Efunes@davincischools.org)
• RISE at Richstone – Naomi Lara (Nlara@davincischools.org)
• RISE at New Earth – Erin Whalen (Ewhalen@davincischools.org)

We look forward to seeing you on Monday, April 4th!

Erin Whalen, Ed. M.
RISE Executive Director

Thursday, March 31, 2022 | 4 pm – 7pm

American Express Stadium Club
18400 S. Avalon Blvd.
Carson, CA 90746

In honor of Women’s History Month Dignity Health Sports Park’s ASCSC Community Foundation, LA Galaxy Foundation, Los Angeles Lakers Youth Foundation and LA Kings Foundation are partnering with AT&T and Becca’s Closet to host a one-day free prom dress giveaway!

The first 50 young ladies will receive four tickets to LA Galaxy’s match against Nashville SC at Dignity Health Sports Park on Saturday, April 23rd.

This event will give young ladies the opportunity to look through hundreds of donated selections to find their perfect prom dress for free regardless of their socioeconomic status.

Volunteers will assist those in attendance with finding the perfect fit for their personality, frame and style. Once they select their free dress, they each will have the opportunity to do a photoshoot in a mirrored photo booth.

All students in attendance that are claiming a dress must have their student ID and sign a photo release waiver at check-in. Please RSVP if you plan on attending. 

RSVP: yesthatsmydress@gmail.com

Dear RISE Family,

You may have heard that California state health officials and the L.A. County Department of Public Health (LACDPH) have updated their COVID prevention protocols. In Los Angeles, schools and workplaces now have the option to either require OR strongly recommend indoor masking. 

It is Da Vinci RISE High’s new COVID masking policy to continue to abide by the masking policies of their collocation partners. As a result, indoor masking regardless of vaccination status will continue to be required. 

As a school in partnership with multiple organizations (New Earth, Richstone, A Place Called Home), RISE High staff and students will abide by the masking policies of their collocation partners. Therefore, we will update our staff, students, families and stakeholders of any updates to our site locations masking guidance, which may differ across sites.

RISE at APCH – Mask Mandatory
RISE at Richstone – Mask Mandatory
RISE at New Earth – Mask Highly Recommended 

Thank you for your continued cooperation.

RISE Parents and Stakeholders, please review the notification letter about the upcoming administration of the ELPAC, a required state test for all English Learners enrolled at DV RISE HS. All English Learners will take the exam between March and the end of May 2022. To learn more, click on HERE.

Familias de RISE, revisen la carta de notificación sobre la próxima administración de ELPAC, una prueba estatal requerida para todos los estudiantes de inglés inscritos en DV RISE HS. Todos los estudiantes de inglés realizarán el examen entre marzo y finales de mayo de 2022. Para obtener más información, haga clic AQUÍ.

This summer, go beyond classroom learning by interning at Boeing, the world’s largest aerospace company. As an intern, you’ll gain hands-on experience, learn from experts, and collaborate with teams that do truly amazing things.

Interested students must be in their junior year right now and going into their senior year in the fall. They must be 16 years old and a US Citizen by the program start date of June 20th.

To learn more, students and parents must attend one of the following mandatory information sessions.

Wednesday, March 9 at 5 pm
Thursday, March 17 at 7:30 pm
Click here for the links and meeting codes