Welcome To Week #21

Dear Brahma Family,

If you haven’t been on campus to see our winter sports teams compete in the Palomares League, our boys and girls soccer and basketball teams have home games this week (see the calendar below). I hope you can come out to cheer on the Brahmas.

Brahma Tech is helping collect donations for fire victims. See the flyer below for a list of the items they are collecting. Students may drop items off in Room 265 (Brahma Tech Office) before school or during lunch by Friday, January 31.

If you would like to help out some members of our Brahma family who have lost homes in the fires, some ways you can help are below.

• Alyssa Corona Jaochico wrote to me to let me know that 1998 graduate Ana Giraldo, now Ana Gjurgevich, lost her home during the Eaton fire. Alyssa wrote that it was at DBHS where the two of them met and they are still great friends today. Alyssa went on to write that Ana is one of the kindest humans she’s ever met. https://gofund.me/7ad83875

• The home of the parents of Dr. Reuben Jones burned down in the Eaton fire. Reuben was our principal from 2016-2023. https://gofund.me/daf5e02f

Sincerely,

David Hong

Principal

MONDAY 1/20

Martin Luther King Jr. Day ~ NO SCHOOL

V Boys Basketball @ Fairmont Prep 12:30pm

JV Girls Water Polo @ Walnut Tournament tba

TUESDAY 1/21

Key Club General Meeting (Golden Horseshoe) Lunch

V Boys Basketball @ Bonita 6:30pm

JV Boys Basketball vs Bonita Home 4:45pm

F Boys Basketball vs Bonita Home 3:30pm

V Girls Basketball @ Bonita 5:00pm

JV Girls Basketball @ Bonita 3:30pm

V Girls Soccer vs Bonita Home 5:30pm

JV Girls Soccer vs Bonita Home 3:30pm

V Boys Soccer @ Bonita 5:30pm

JV Boys Soccer @ Bonita 3:30pm

V Girls Wrestling @ Walnut Tournament tba

WEDNESDAY 1/22

LATE START

Top 10 Applications Available (USB Room)

Pathways Academy Awards (Theater) 8:45am

Last Chance Grad Fair (Library) 5-7pm

V Girls Wrestling @ Claremont 6:00pm

V Boys Wrestling @ Claremont 6:00pm

JV Boys Wrestling @ Claremont 5:00pm

JV Girls Water Polo @ Walnut Tournament tba

THURSDAY 1/23

Spanish Club Meeting (Golden Horseshoe) Lunch

V Boys Basketball vs Glendora Home 6:30pm

JV Boys Basketball @ Glendora 4:45pm

F Boys Basketball @ Glendora 3:30pm

V Girls Basketball vs Glendora Home 5:00pm

JV Girls Basketball vs Glendora Home 3:30pm

F/S Girls Basketball @ Glendora 6:00pm

V Girls Soccer @ Glendora 5:30pm

JV Girls Soccer @ Glendora 3:30pm

V Boys Soccer vs Glendora Home 5:30pm

JV Boys Soccer vs Glendora Home 3:30pm

V Girls Water Polo @ Walnut Tournament tba

FRIDAY 1/24

Robotics Competition (Gym, Amphitheater) 5-10pm

V Girls Water Polo @ Ayala 3:00pm

SATURDAY 1/25

Drama Theatre Festival 9am-5pm

Robotics Competition (Gym, Amphitheater) 6am-6pm

V Boys Basketball vs South Pasadena tba

V Girls Water Polo @ Ayala 9:00am

JV Boys Soccer vs Ayala Home 1:00pm

SUNDAY 1/26

Robotics Competition (Gym, Amphitheater) 6am-6pm

SENIORS, go online as soon as possible to fill out your Free Application forFederal Student Aid at https://studentaid.gov/h/apply-for-aid/fafsa. Don’t wait until your parents’ tax return is ready – you’ll use the information from their 2022 tax return. Again, it’s best to get your FAFSA filled out as early as possible, and the F in FAFSA stands for free so if you’re ever on a website that asks for you to pay them money, you’re in the wrong place.

REMINDER: THE FAFSA IS NOT OPTIONAL! California Assembly Bill 132 was

signed into law last year and requires school districts to confirm SENIORS have completed the FAFSA or California Dream Act application (https://dream.csac.ca.gov/landing) before graduating. There is a way to opt-out of completing the FAFSA, and if that’s what you and your parents want to do, you’ll have to pick up that opt-out form from your GLC and return it in order to qualify for graduation. “Hey, man, why aren’t you going to graduation practice?” “Oh, I never filled out the FAFSA or the opt-out form. You can’t tell me what to do!” “Oh… um, good one. You’re really showing…someone… something.”

Registration for the annual Dance Company Youth Camp is officially open! This event is always one of the highlights of the year, and we’d love for your support in spreading the word.

Camp Details:
Who: Children ages 5-14 (K-8th grade) *no dance experience needed!

When:
Camp: Saturday, February 1st, from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM
Performance: Sunday, February 2nd, at 3:00 PM (during our Competition Kick-Off Event)

Where: DBHS Gym

What’s Included: Lunch during the camp, a performance t-shirt, and an unforgettable experience with our talented Dance Company members!

Registration Information:
Registration ends January 23rd.
Click HERE to register: https://bit.ly/3C1Zc9Y

We invite you to share this opportunity with friends and family who may be interested. The Dance Company is thrilled to create a positive and inspiring experience for the youth in our community.
Please see the attached flyer for more details.

An opportunity to meet businesses that promote inclusion and learn from those with disabilities that have started their own businesses. Click here to pre-register

David Hong

Email: dhong@wvusd.org
Website: dbhs.org
Location: 21400 Pathfinder Road, Diamond Bar, CA, USA
Phone: (909) 594-1405
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dbhsorg/
X: @DiamondBarHS1

Instagram: @dbhsorg