The Sunrise Press
Hello, DMHS Parents and Families,
I have a couple of announcements and updates for this upcoming week.
Summative English Language Proficiency Assessments for California (Summative ELPAC)
The ELPAC is the state’s assessment used to determine the ELP of students who have been determined to be eligible for EL services. The ELPAC is aligned to the state’s English language development standards. Progress toward ELP is determined based on the progress results of the students’ annual Summative ELPAC or Summative Alternate ELPAC.
The California Department of Education (CDE) has established to annually assess each enrolled English Learner(EL) student for English language proficiency (ELP) using the state’s test until they exit from EL services, which occurs at reclassification. Students are tested in listening, speaking, reading and writing in order to determine if a student can reclassify.
Ms. Martinez-Gertner, our EL Designee has begun administering the English Learner the Summative English Language Proficiency Assessments for California (ELPAC) to our English Learner students. She will be testing them from 03/24/25 - 04/04/25
SBAC Assembly (Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium)
All of our 11th graders will have an Assembly on Thursday, April 3rd about the SBAC. In this assembly we will let our students know the criteria that will be used for these assessments.
School Experience Survey for Families
Please don’t forget to take the School Experience Survey. Last year our response from families was 34%. We need to push that percentage up and we are aiming for 50%! The survey window closes on April 11, 2025.
Three-Day Weekend
Monday March 31 there will be no class in Observance of Cesar Chavez Birthday. We will resume classes on Tuesday, April 1. Enjoy your three day weekend.
Open House
On Thursday, April 10th we will be hosting OPEN HOUSE from 5:00 to 7:00 PM. Parking will be available starting at 4:30pm in the faculty parking structure. The entrance to the garage is on 1st street. Parking entrance can be found at: 1151 W 1st St, Los Angeles, CA 90012 . Open House is a perfect opportunity to come see projects or in class work your student has done during this semester.
Stay safe, and see you all soon.
Mr. Teer
Principal
Important Days
3/29/25-Credit Recovery 9 AM – 1 PM
3/31/25-Unassigned Day ( No School) Cesar E. Chavez Birthday’s
4/1/25-PD Non-Advisory EVEN
4/2/25-Advisory Block ODD
4/02/25-DMHS vs. Alliance Collins Family (Baseball) Roybal
4/2/25-Credit Recovery Support
4/2/25-Clippers Game (ELOP)
4/03/25-Advisory Block EVEN
4/03/25-Parent Literacy Workshop at 8:45AM in the Library by Ms. Flores
4/3/25-SBAC Assembly @ MPR
4/3/25-Home Orthopaedic JV and VAR Boys Volleyball Roybal
4/3/25-RFK Tennis, Boys 322 Lucas Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90017 (Contreras)
4/3/25-Edgenuity Support
4/04/25-Advisory Block ODD
4/04/25-How do the results from our School Experience Survey impact DMHS? Parent Workshop by Ms. Martinez-Gertner at 9AM in the parent center
4/4/25-School Librarian Appreciation Day
4/4/25-Plasencia- Baseball at 4663 Crystal Springs Dr. (Pote Field)
4/4/25-USC MAE Softball 1550 W 35th Pl, Los Angeles, CA 90018 (Denker Rec)
4/4/25-Credit Recovery Support
4/5/25-Credit recovery 9-1pm
4/7/25-Advisory Block EVEN
4/02/25-DMHS vs. USC Mae (Volleyball) Roybal
4/07/25-DMHS vs Ralph Bunche (Softball) Roybal
4/08/25-PD Tuesday (1-6)
4/08/25-DMHS Vs. CALS Early College (Baseball)
4/09/25-Advisory Block ODD
4/09/25-DMHS Vs. Collins Family (Baseball)
4/10/25-Advisory Block EVEN
4/10/25-DMHS vs Eagle Rock (Tennis) Eagle Rock
4/10/25-Open House 5-7PM
4/11/25-Minimum Day Block ODD
4/11/25-DMHS vs Eagle Rock (Tennis)Eagle Rock
4/11/25-DMHS Vs. CALS Early College (Baseball)
4/12/25-Credit recovery 9-1pm
4/15/25-Spring Break starts
4/19/25-Spring Break Ends
4/21/25-Advisory Block EVEN
Library Hours and Services
The library is open during nutrition and lunch
Students can print, study, research and check-out books (Max 3 books)
Printing can only be done during nutrition or lunch. There is no charge for printing.
Students are encouraged to bring their student ID’s to check-out materials but are not required.
Student Success Card from the Los Angeles Public Library
https://msfloresdmhslibrarycorner.weebly.com/
Thank you,
Ms. Maria Flores
Teacher Librarian
As we wait for those last college acceptances to come in (the very last is Stanford on April Fools Day), I want to remind the seniors that being denied admission to a school that denies over 80% of their applicants is not a fail! There are so many people who did not attend a top ranked school and had highly successful lives. GO WHERE YOU GET IN!! You may find that this really was the perfect environment for you, but you didn’t know it yet. Still, how do we deal with those rejections? Why do we throw a party, of course!!! The DMHS Famous Rejection Party will be held on Thursday, April 10 at 3:45 pm. As usual, your ticket in is a printed out rejection letter, and we will be shredding these letters as well as eating ice cream sundaes! For the person with the most rejections, you will be crowned “the King (or Queen) of Rejection, and besides your crown, you will receive a $50 gift certificate to Barnes and Noble, who run just about every bookstore on college campuses today. No rejections? Stay out! This is for those of us who need to release the pain. See you on April 10!
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Message from your Community Representative - Parent Center
Dear DMHS Parents,
Do you need help navigating your student's schoology? Contact Ms. Pena at Google Voice number (323) 332-9611 to schedule an appointment so she can help you navigate schoology. My office hours are Monday-Friday 8:30 AM - 3:00 PM.
Does your student need a chrome book or hotspot? Visit at: https://device.lausd.net/ You will use the username and password you use to log in to the parent portal.
Having access to the Parent Portal has become easier. Now you can download the mobile app in the google play store or apple stores. Just look for LAUSD Mobile App 3.0 or scan the QR code below. Once you have downloaded the app just log in with your username (email) and the password and you are ready to access Schoology, Grades, assignments and other features.
Parents if you still feel lost navigating LAUSD Mobile App or Parent Portal, please check out the video tutorials from the Office of Student, Family and Community Engagement at the following website:
https://www.lausd.org/Page/19142
Claudia C Pena
Community Representative at DMHS
I am thrilled to share the incredible accomplishments of our ACA DECA team this season! Under the guidance and dedication of Ms. Flummerfelt, our students achieved remarkable success, bringing home an impressive 10 medals and making our school proud.
Congratulations to our medalists:
🏅 Silver in Art – Taief Islam
🥉 Bronze in Essay – Kelly Vasquez
🏅 Silver in Interview – Amelie Velez-Martinez
🥇 Gold in Literature – Taief Islam & Amelie Velez-Martinez
🥉 Bronze in Mathematics – Taief Islam & Alvaro Rivas
🥇 Gold in Science – Taief Islam
🥉 Bronze in Science – Alexander Moreno
🥇 Gold in Social Science – Taief Islam
A special shoutout to Taief Islam, our high scorer, who also won a $1,500 scholarship from LADWP for earning the second-highest Science score in the entire competition!
As a team, we finished 4th overall in our division out of 15 and placed 13th in Super Quiz, despite an initial announcement that we were in the top 10.
A huge thank you to Ms. Flummerfelt for her unwavering dedication and to all staff who supported our team along the way. Your encouragement makes a lasting impact on our students’ success. We look forward to another amazing season next year!
