Graduation is fast approaching.  We have an amazing class of seniors and they are finishing up their course work and making plans for the future.  Please plan to join us for Graduation on Wednesday, June 6th at 6:30 pm on the front lawn of the school.  As family and friends, you have supported the graduates to get here and you will be our most honored guests.  If you need any special accommodations for seating or parking, please contact the front office.  Congratuations to the Class of 2012!

February 23rd, 2012 turned the College and Career Center of Del Valle Phoenix High School into a Red Cross Blood Drive Center. Red Cross staff and student volunteers transformed the room into a receiving area, private interview spaces, donor stations and a snacks table for donors to rest at. The event was conceived of and coordinated exclusively by members of the Student Leadership class at Del Valle Phoenix High School. The student coordinators, Madison Hinrichs and Aryiah Brubaker, communicated with Red Cross staff and scheduled the event, recruited staff and students to be donors, and coordinated an additional cohort of student volunteers to support the Red Cross staff on the day of the event. Madison wanted to coordinate a Blood Drive at Del Valle Phoenix High School because she had been part of a blood drive in the past at Granada High School. Now 18, Madison has given blood 8 times herself. She states that she does it because she is a universal donor with type O negative blood and her blood can be given to anyone who needs it. Aryiah helped to coordinate the Blood Drive. ‘I think it went really well. We brought in 33 units, which can save 99 lives. I think we did really great!’ 

When asked why she chose to donate, senior Courtnay Smelser said ‘I gave blood because when they told me I could save two people’s lives, I thought that was pretty neat. I wanted to do that. I am an organ donor too.’ Senior Erik Singh stated that he ‘wanted to make good karma; I want to help other people out,’ so he chose to be a blood donor. Felicia Elam, the Red Cross liaison in donor recruitment, stated how impressed she was by the efforts of the student coordinators and the student donors. ‘I was beyond proud of the students. They were very dedicated; I wish all of my high schools were like that. They did a great job.’ Principal Kat Hannah stated, ‘It is great to see our students contributing in such a tangible way, helping others with this important gift, a gift of life.’

If your group is interested in sponsoring Blood Drive, check out the Red Cross website: www.redcrossblood.org

LIVERMORE COMMUNITY DAY AT THE OAKLAND A'S - APRIL 22, 2012
Join the Livermore community in support of LVJUSD athletic programs at the Oakland A's vs. Cleveland Indians game on Sunday April 22nd. Family Packages, Field Level Seats, Tailgate BBQ, Parking, T-shirts and more. Info & Order Online 

Welcome to Del Valle and Phoenix High Schools.

Housed in the historic ‘Fifth Street School’ building built in 1876 near downtown Livermore, both Del Valle and Phoenix are small, continuation high schools.  Once on separate campuses, the schools have occupied the same building since 2004, sharing staff, students and resources.  Both schools are fully accredited by WASC.

The purpose of Del Valle & Phoenix High Schools is to provide our students with the knowledge, skills and habits of mind needed to be successful in their post-secondary, personal, civic and vocational lives:  A place to learn, grow and thrive. 

As a school community, we believe in the three A’s: 

                                     Attendance + Attitude + Academics = Success!

We enroll up to 180 students in grades 9-12; all students must be at least 16 years old to attend continuation high school. We offer state standards based core curriculum classes like Math, Science, Social Studies and English and we have a strong electives program that includes Digital Music/Composition,Spanish and Spanish for Native Speakers, Student Leadership, Yearbook and Computer Applications.  Additional supports are available to students with Individualized Education Plans (IEPs) and English Learners.  We also have several long standing partnerships with community agencies like AXIS, Horizons and the Hume Center that help us to meet the socio-emotional needs of our students.

We pride ourselves on providing an individualized, small learning environment that supports students to become responsible and capable workers, active community members, resilient individuals, effective communicators and capable thinkers.  

RESPECT

THE LEARNING 

 On Wednesday Dec. 7, Principal Hannah prepared a delicious and nutritious breakfast for those students who met or surpassed their credit requirements for the trimester.

LVJUSD school board members Anne White and Bill Dunlop were in attendance, as well as Chuck Rogge, School Board President and Scott Vernoy, Director of Student Services for the District. The latter seen here chatting with students.

Way to go Allstars!! 

On Wednesday, June 8th, 2011, the graduating class of 2011 celebrated commencement exercises on a bright and sunny afternoon on the front lawn of the school.  Congratulations Graduates!

On March 8th, Del Valle Phoenix High School hosted Devry University representative Kelvin Santos. Mr. Santos spoke to a group of students in the College and Career center about education options after High School. The presentation began with a discussion of personality types. The students were given PDA’s in order to answer a questionnaire about them selves. Answers were calculated, and a personality type was identified. They were given examples of jobs that might best suit them. Students Adriana Perez and Chris Nunes agreed that it was a very interesting and informative presentation. Ivan Perez found the presentation helpful and the information on personality in relation to jobs very interesting. He would have liked to have seen the presentation last longer. We look forward to having Mr. Santos join us again!

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This school year, Horizon family counseling has joined with Del Valle Phoenix High School to bring the Youth Outreach Mentoring Program to high school seniors.  As part of the program, community leaders visit the school and discuss their career of choice with 12th grade students.  There are different presenters every month.  On Nov. 30^thOfficer Rich Zogaric of the Livermore Police Department visited Del Valle Phoenix High School to talk about careers in law enforcement.  He spoke about the importance of making good choices, his own career path, and the requirements necessary for the job.  Following a question and answer period with students, he brought in Vertex, his canine partner.  After Vertex gave an impressive demonstration of his detecting skills, he enjoyed a vigorous game of fetch the ball with students.  Bree Early was enthusiastic about the visit “The dog is cute!” she said.  Max Bonde said of Officer Zogaric “He was a good speaker”.  Edward Ward, another senior who is familiar with officer Zogaric from the community, was disappointed about missing the program.  “He’s cool!” he said. 

Horizons Family Counseling/Del Valle-Phoenix H.S. Youth Outreach Mentoring Program

  Supervising Public Safety Dispatcher, Leslie Prado, from the Livermore Police Department gave a presentation as part of our Youth Outreach Mentoring Program on Jan 18th.