Senior Guidance Calendar lists all the important deadlines in one place (2010-2011)

It is time to provide two stamped-addressed envelopes for final transcripts. One envelope should be addressed to the school you will be attending in the fall. The other is your insurance policy. Address it to yourself. When it arrives, do not open it. If your school does not receive your transcript, send them your extra transcript. The Da Vinci office is closed during the month of July, so no one will be available to send another copy for you. Detailed directions below.

Please let me know if you have any questions.
Thanks,
Marguerite Fleming - mfleming@djusd.net

This is a reminder to save the date for our upcoming Senior Awards Night – Thursday 24 May at 7:30 in the evening.  The event will be held in our outdoor natural “amphitheatre” (i.e. outside on the blacktop near the basketball courts) seniors and their immediate families are hereby invited to attend this wonderful night of celebration, laughter, and reflection.  All Da Vinci seniors will be receiving awards and we encourage all seniors and their immediate families to attend.  Light snacks/appetizers, and desserts will be provided.  If you should have any questions about the event, please contact Scot Bell ( sbell@djusd.net ).

Bus to Senior Ball (Prom) for May 19 (download flyer here)
Updated: May 1, 2012 (pm)
I have contracted with Coach America to provide two coach (air
conditioned…nice buses….) to the Senior Ball on May 19th.  A flier
that gives most of the details is attached.

Tickets will be sold during lunch at DHS from May 2-11th — unless we
sell out early.  Tickets are $20 each and checks should be made out to
Jenny Decker.  Please write your student’s name (and date’s name if
applicable) on the check.  Cash is fine.  If you want to drop your
filled-out form at my house with payment, that works.  My address is 35
College Park.

Each student and parent will be required to fill out the attached
Behavior Contract/Waiver form before they will be allowed to board the
bus.  If your student is going with a date, he/she must also fill out
the form to ride the bus.  This is student-parent organized
transportation so we are relying exclusively on the bus insurance to
cover any problems.  If your student fails to show up for the bus,
leaves the dance early, or is sent home for disciplinary reasons, you
will not get a refund of the bus cost.  Sorry…

Great news for you parents!  The pickup and drop off location for the
Senior Ball bus is at the Storer Garden at the UC Davis Arboretum (by
the gazebo, south of the Vet Center).  This is a gorgeous location for
photos so parents, bring your cameras and prepare to take a zillion
photos!  Have your students arrive early enough to get their group and
individual photos taken before the bus departs.  We load the bus at 5:45
pm sharp.

We have only been able to contract for two coach buses — that covers a
total of 106 students.  Due to grad nights and proms everywhere, all the
buses in Northern California seem to have been booked for months.  I’m
feeling lucky we even got two buses at this point.  So have your student
buy bus tickets early, please.  If we need more buses, we are on waiting
lists with several bus companies for that night.  (We can also contract
for a yellow school bus if you push me hard in the case of a sell out…)

So, if you want your student in the Senior Ball bus, get your checks to
me and a signed waiver asap.  For students needing help to pay for the
bus, we have limited funds to help out.  Email me or give me a call at
530-574-0335 for financial assistance.  We do need 2 chaperones per bus
so if you are a low key, discrete and cool parent with plenty of
backbone if kids act up, please email me to help!

Thanks everyone.  May we have an awesome, fun and safe Senior Ball
2012!  Jenny Decker – 530-574-0335)

Updated:May 1, 2012 (am)
We have had an overwhelmingly positive response from students and parents to the idea of hiring buses to transport seniors and their dates to the Senior Ball on May 19th.  Jenny Decker, DHS parent, has contracted with Coach America to provide two coach (air conditioned…nice…) buses.  A flier that gives most of the details is attached.

We are seeking parents/students willing to sell tickets during lunch at DaVinci from May 2-11th — unless we sell out early.  Tickets are $20 each and checks should be made out to Jenny Decker.  Please write your student’s name (and date’s name if applicable) on the check.  Cash is fine.  If you want to drop your filled-out form at Jenny’s house with payment, that works.  My address is 35 College Park.

Each student and parent will be required to fill out the attached Behavior Contract/Waiver form before they will be allowed to board the bus.  If your student is going with a date, he/she must also fill out the form to ride the bus.  This is student-parent organized transportation so we are relying exclusively on the bus insurance to cover any problems.  If your student fails to show up for the bus, leaves the dance early, or is sent home for disciplinary reasons, you will not get a refund of the bus cost. Sorry…

Great news for you parents!  The pickup and drop off location for the Senior Ball bus is at the Storer Garden at the UC Davis Arboretum (by the gazebo, south of the Vet Center).  This is a gorgeous location for photos so parents, bring your cameras and prepare to take a zillion photos!  Have your students arrive early enough to get their group and individual photos taken before the bus departs.  We load the bus at 5:45 pm sharp.

We have only been able to contract for two coach buses — that covers a total of 106 students.  Due to grad nights and proms everywhere, all the buses in Northern California seem to have been booked for months.  I’m feeling lucky we even got two buses at this point.  So have your student buy bus tickets early, please.  If we need more buses, we are on waiting lists with several bus companies for that night.  (We can also contract for a yellow school bus if you push me hard in the case of a sell out… Tuxes and yellow school buses don’t quite go together in my mind!)

So, if you want your student in the Senior Ball bus, get your checks to Jenny  and a signed waiver asap.  For students needing help to pay for the bus, we have limited funds to help.  Email Jenny or give her a call at 530-574-0335 for financial assistance. We do need 2 chaperones per bus so if you are a low key, discrete and cool parent with plenty of backbone if anyone act up, please email Jenny to help.

Thanks everyone.  May we have an awesome, fun and safe Senior Ball 2012!  Jenny Decker email:  jenny@outdoorkids.com

FOR SENIORS…AND PARENTS:

Senior Information Night Handouts (2010-2011): PowerPoint or pdf format