Mercy Without Limits
Sarah Carrillo, Staff Writer
February 19, 2019
This January a new club based on the non-profit organization, Mercy Without Limits, was founded at DVC. This organization supports children refugees and orphans who live in "third world" countries. “The organization is happening all around the world and it was started first by my dad and uncle,"...
New Year, New Sport
Hasan Daniels, Staff Writer
February 13, 2019
January 15th marked a new day in Da Vinci’s sports history; the school held its first ever swim team tryouts. With the addition of the new pool, which had its grand opening two weeks prior to the first day of swim tryouts, a co-ed swim team was added to the list of spring sports offered by the school....
First Floor Family
Jaylene Maldonado & Hailey Reyes, Web Editor and Copy Editor
February 4, 2019
Karla Evains Barnett sits at the end of the of the cafeteria line on an early Wednesday morning. Students are sitting at lunch tables socializing with friends, catching up with homework and some walk up to the food line to receive breakfast before heading up to class. Karla patiently waits for stu...
Twinkle, Twinkle, Big Red Moon
Elena Marin, Staff Writer
January 30, 2019
On Sunday, January 21st, dozens awaited the Dash Observatory bus at Vermont and Hollywood. People of different tongues had bundled themselves in layers of clothing, holding blankets and bulky backpacks. All of these people had one thing in common---the urge to see the Super Blood Wolf Moon eclipse v...
DVC’s LGBTQ+ Community
Kaiya Alsobrook and Vienna Perez
December 5, 2018
With the population at DVC growing more and more each year, another group that will continue to increase at DVC is the LGBTQ+ community. According to the Williams Institute of Law, there are about 9 million Americans who classify themselves as a part of the LGBTQ+ community. LGBTQ+ stands for Lesbian,...
The Stress Of Senior Year
Vanessa Hernandez, Photo and Video Editor
December 5, 2018
The stress of senior year begun as the Da Vinci Communications 2019 senior class submitted college applications while trying to grasp school and the workload. The Da Vinci Communications class of 2019 has spent the last months reminiscing on the last three years of high school in the midst of applying...
Peer Mentors
Sarah Carrillo, Staff Writer
December 5, 2018
Mentors in the Peer Mentors seminar have come to find a variety of useful strategies to help support their mentees with their academic endeavors and ability to become a better student throughout the school year. Peer Mentors is a seminar for students at Da Vinci Communications who desire to help struggling...
Election Updates
Samin Champion, Managing Editor
November 15, 2018
As a result of the 2018 midterms, America is undergoing a new status quo, and Da Vinci Communications students and faculty have strong opinions about what implications this election will have on America for the following years to come. With this election bringing forth many first in the government i...
Nanowrimo
Hailey Reyes, Copy Editor
November 14, 2018
Sophomores and other creative writing students at Da Vinci Communications are taking part in National Novel Writing Month by writing full novels within the entire month of November. Nanowrimo is a creative writing project that is celebrated from November 1st to November 30th. The ultimate goal that...
America’s Future, Possible Results From Midterms
November 5, 2018
The Midterm elections have the potential to change America in ways that it never has before; both the Democratic and Republican parties will find out their fate and decide what America’s future will hold. With elections starting on November 6th, there can be multiple ways for a party to take control...
How much do you really know about your district’s representative?
Jordan Foster and Hasan Daniels
November 5, 2018
This upcoming midterm election, taking place on November 6th will give citizens who live in the state of California the opportunity to vote for a politician to join the House of Representatives who will represent the specific district in which the voter resides. During this upcoming election, new...
Swing States and U.S Territories Impact on Elections
Samin Champion and Elena Marin
October 31, 2018
As the United States midterms approach, the spotlight continues to shine on the countries political behemoths like California and Texas, while swing states and U.S territories are seemingly uncovered. A swing state is a U.S. state in which there is an equal amount of political divide between major...