Interested in joining Pathways Communication Academy (PCA)? Pathways is now accepting applications from current freshmen for the 2023-2024 school year.
Pathways offers:
· Block Scheduling
· Small Class Sizes and Learning Community
· College Prep Courses, including English Honors
· Specialized Electives, including Digital Media Program
· Educational Field Trips
· Team Building, Leadership Training, and much more…
Click here for additional information about the Pathways Communication Academy or contact Julie Salas at 909-594-1405 ex.33351.
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Hello EL Parents and Guardians,
If your child is in the EL Program at DBHS, they are scheduled to take the ELPAC exam on the following dates based on their grade level:
9th grade: Tuesday, February 21 at 8:30 a.m. 10th grade: Wednesday, February 22 at 9:15 a.m. (Late Start) 11th grade: Thursday, February 23 at 8:30 a.m. 12th grade: Friday, February 24 at 8:30 a.m.
The ELPAC exam is a test that will measure your child’s progress in learning the English language. The ELPAC will test their abilities in reading, writing, listening and speaking. They will also take the district writing assessment during this testing period.
Please carefully read the directions below and review it with your child as it will provide important information about their ELPAC test. A copy of this notification letter has also been sent to your child’s school email:
Report to the testing location, room #552 (upstairs of the 500 building; to the right of the elevator), on the day of your test. DO NOT go to your period one class.
Bring your DBHS chromebook and charger with you. If you do not have a DBHS chromebook, one will be provided to you when you check in for the test.
Bring your student ID card.
Bring your personal earbuds/headphones. If you do not have earbuds/headphones, they will be provided to you.
The test will take approximately 3.5 to 4 hours. When you finish with your test, you will be excused to go back to your class based on your schedule.
Bring your backpacks and personal belongings with you for later in the school day. You may not use a cell phone or any notes/materials from your classes during the ELPAC test.
This test is important because it is one of the criteria used to determine your child’s readiness to reclassify as an English Learner. Please make sure they get a good night’s rest and eat a healthy breakfast.
They may prepare for the ELPAC by taking some of the online practice tests. Click on this LINK!
If you have any questions about the ELPAC, please email Mrs. Cho (echo@wvusd.org) or Ms. Dreyer (tdreyer@wvusd.org). We look forward to seeing you in a couple of weeks for the ELPAC! Good luck!
Sincerely,
Mrs. Cho and Ms. Dreyer
EL Coordinators
EXPRESS LIBRARY
As DBHS prepares to remodel the 400 building and the Robert D. Corkrum Library, the entire building we closed. Students are encouraged to visit the temporary Library location, the "Express Library," in Room 267.
In honor of Black History Month, come to the Express Library to check out some books that share the American Experience. Different books will be featured through the month and you are welcome to browse the shelves.
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Pepperdine University Youth Citizenship Seminar!
Juniors, if you are looking for a great leadership opportunity this summer, the Youth Citizenship Seminar at Pepperdine University might be a great opportunity for you! Please check out their website at www.pepperdine.edu/ycs to find out more about the actual program. The program runs from June 18 – June 22, 2023 .
Note - If you are planning on taking summer school, you will not be able to do this program.
Please see the Class of 2024 webpage for additional information.
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Congratulations to our Dance Company! Our DBHS Dance Company had a great time competing with West Coast Elite Dance in Glendale Saturday, February 18, 2023.
✨3rd place GRAND CHAMPIONS ✨
1st Small All Male
1st Medium Hip Hop
1st Student Choreography
2nd Small Contemporary
3rd Small Hip Hop
4th Medium Contemporary
5th Small Lyrical
Best choreography award to student choreography by Taylah Ejan
Parking Lot Traffic Pattern
Dear Brahma Parents and Guardians,
Thank you for following the traffic pattern and cones setup in the student parking lot. Our parking lot cones will go into position in period 5 and straighten out for normal flow at 3:40 PM. Please see the map (above) to see the cones that will be guiding traffic from period 5 to 3:40 PM. In the morning, the cones will be straight to allow the free flow of traffic.
Special thanks to Assistant Principal, Dr. Chang, Security Staff Andy Abril, Harrison Lindsey, John Rodriguez, Alicia Valdes, Lisa Wong-Owens, & Gary Warren for keeping our parking lot safe!
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Walnut Valley Unified School District has moved to ParentSquare!
We are excited to let you know that starting the 2022-2023 school year, ParentSquare will be replacing Blackboard Connect as the new district-wide communication platform. ParentSquare, will allow Diamond Bar High to unify all parent communication from the district, schools, classrooms, and school activity groups under one umbrella.
With ParentSquare you’ll be able to
- Receive all school and classroom communication via email, text or app
- View and download photos
- View the school and available classroom calendars
It is our hope that WVUSD's partnership with ParentSquare will enable a stronger dialogue between school & home. We also hope it will help empower everyone within the school community to stay connected and informed.
While ParentSquare can send messages through both email and text messages, we believe the best experience will be through the phone/tablet app which you can download by the links below.
DOWNLOAD FROM APPLE'S APP STORE
You can also create a password for your ParentSquare account on your computer by clicking HERE.
Diamond Bar High School
Reuben Jones, Ed.D
Email: rjones@wvusd.org
Website: www.dbhs.org
Location: 21400 Pathfinder Road, Diamond Bar, CA, USA
Phone: (909) 594-1405
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dbhsorg/
Twitter: @dbhs_principal