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Weekly Updates March 22, 2020 Hello VAPA Community! This is Dr. Trimis with a few announcements! ¡Hola Comunidad de VAPA! Este es el Dr. Trimis con algunos anuncios!   Please note that schools in LAUSD including school offices are closed for the next week.  Superintendent Beutner is planning to provide an update on Monday, 3/23/20, 11am to be broadcast on KLCS-TV and online in English and Spanish. We will more information after the update on Monday. It is critical that all of our students continue to meet with their teachers in Schoology or Zoom live conferences, stay in contact their teachers through e-mail, and continue to complete assigned school work and assessments. Grades are due next week from teachers and I am concerned that many students are not on track. Though we frequently hear “school is closed”, in fact, though our buildings are closed, we are continuing with teaching and learning through an online or virtual platform. Online learning is a legitimate form of instruction and can be effective,

Special Message March 15, 2020 Hello VAPA Community! This is Dr. Trimis with a few announcements! ¡Hola Comunidad de VAPA! Este es el Dr. Trimis con algunos anuncios!   Please note that schools in LAUSD including school offices are closed for the next two weeks and will reopen on March 30, 2020. If anything changes, we will let everyone know. There will be a Family Resource Center open at South Gate High School beginning Wednesday, March 18, staffed from 6 am to 6 pm, where students may get a warm meal, engage with their peers, and pursue their studies. Our teachers will be teaching lessons from home during the next two weeks. Students without access to a computer, laptop, or Smartphone were all given the opportunity to check-out a Chromebook or I-Pad on Friday. Please note that the portable device must be returned to school when we return. Students also took home an agreement which must be signed by parents. If you would like to take a phone of the signed agreement and e-mail it to me at etrimis@lausd.ne

Hello VAPA Community! This is Dr. Trimis with a few announcements! Monday is a late-start day. ¡Hola Comunidad de VAPA! Este es el Dr. Trimis con algunos anuncios!  El lunes es un día de inicio tardío. VAPA students have had a busy weekend! Congratulations to all of our students in the Aurora Showchoir who competed in the Burbank Blast competition on Friday at Burbank High School and to all of our SRLA Runner who ran the LA Marathon today as well as our Legacy Cheer Team were cheered them on at Mile 18 of the course! Congrats also to the Junior Class who came out in force on Saturday for the first of 4 Saturday College Prep Math Academy review sessions! The hard working juniors have three more Saturdays before Spring Break and the high-stakes Smarter Balanced Assessments. A big thanks to all of our directors, coaches, and math educators for their hard work and dedication to our students.   We wish the best of luck to all of our groups performing this Saturday at the Eastside Arts Festival at Torres High Sch

Weekly Updates March 1, 2020 Hello VAPA Community! This is Dr. Trimis with a few announcements! Monday is a late-start day. ¡Hola Comunidad VAPA! ¡Este es el Dr. Trimis con algunos anuncios! El lunes es un día de inicio tardío.  This month we honor and celebrate the American Red Cross, Arts Education, Music in Our Schools, Middle-Level Education, Nutrition, Social Work, Women’s History, and Standing with Immigrant Families Awareness. On Wednesday, March 4th, we will be administering the SAT to our 11th grade students. All juniors must be at their testing locations before 8:30 am. Students will be given testing location assignments on Monday and Tuesday. Congratulations to our Legacy Spring Sports Teams who are off to a great start of their seasons. Bed sure to get all of game schedules at www.bit.ly/legacysportscal Congratulations to our VAPA Showchoir winning 2nd Place in the Chaparral Showcase at Temecula Valley High School Friday night. The Smarter Balanced Assessments are coming soon! All juniors

Weekly Updates Feb. 23, 2020 Hello VAPA Community! This is Dr. Trimis with a few announcements! Monday is a late-start day. ¡Hola Comunidad VAPA! ¡Este es el Dr. Trimis con algunos anuncios! El lunes es un día de inicio tardío. Our new Parent and College Center in Rm. 116 will have a grand opening this Thursday, immediately followed by Coffee with the Principal, at 9 am. I hope you can join us!  Parents should go to the Parent Center for our workshops and events and to get info on volunteering or any other questions about school. Students should visit the College Center on a regular basis for info on scholarships, financial aid, and upcoming tests as well as to meet with representatives from different colleges and universities.  The Smarter Balanced Assessments are coming soon! Many teachers will be working with our juniors to get them ready! All juniors should plan on attending our College Prep Math sessions from 8 am to 12 noon on March 7, 14, 21, and 28. See Dr. Trimis if you have a conflict because

Weekly Updates Feb.16, 2020   Hello VAPA Community! This is Dr. Trimis with a few announcements! School is closed Monday and we return on Tuesday with a regular day. ¡Hola Comunidad de VAPA! Este es el Dr. Trimis con algunos anuncios! La escuela cierra los lunes y regresamos los martes con un día normal. Congratulations to our Legacy Cheer team who competed at the USA Nationals competition on Friday. Look for cheer in upcoming competitions including the CIF City Regional Finals at Legacy on April 18. Congratulations to our Winter Sports teams and their well-played play-off games last week including boys and Girls Basketball and Boys and Girls Soccer. We still have one more team in Play-offs, Boys Soccer, who take on Hollywood /High School at Hollywood on Wednesday at 3 pm. We wish the best of luck to our Legacy Spring teams who start their seasons this week including Boys Volleyball, Swim Team, Track and Field, Boys Golf, Softball, and Baseball. Go to our Legacy Sports Calendar at www.bit.ly/legacysports

Weekly Updates Feb. 10, 2020 Hello VAPA Community! This is Dr. Trimis with a few announcements! ¡Hola Comunidad VAPA! ¡Este es el Dr. Trimis con algunos anuncios! Congratulations to our Aurora Showchoir, winning 2nd Place in the California Classic Showchoir Competition at Brea Olinda High School on Friday. Congratulations to our amazing Academic Decathlon Team with several students placing 1st, 2nd, and 3rd in several events and earning 3rd Place in their Division and winning the Inspiration Award. Special kudos to Mia, Robbie, Lilian, Emilio, and Pam and a super huge thanks to Coach Avalos! Congratulations to our Winter Sport Teams who are all in play-offs this week including Girls Basketball at El Camino on Thursday, and at Legacy, Girls Soccer on Wednesday, Boys Soccer on Thursday, and Boys Basketball on Friday! We are super proud of our scholar athletes at Legacy and at Legacy VAPA! This is a reminder that grades will be submitted this week and I encourage all of our students to continue to do thei

Weekly Updates Feb. 2, 2020 Hello VAPA Community! This is Dr. Trimis with a few announcements! Monday is a late-start day. ¡Hola Comunidad de VAPA! Este es el Dr. Trimis con algunos anuncios!  El lunes es un día de inicio tardío. Congratulations to our Academic Decathlon Team (ACADECA) coached by Mr. Avalos who completed their competition season with individual speeches, interviews, and the Super Quiz event on Saturday. VAPA is one of the elite 65 high schools out of 249 high schools in LAUSD who offers a program. Already, the team is recruiting for next year’s team. Any interested students should see Mr. Avalos. Congratulations also to the Legacy Marching Band who ended their marching season on Saturday with the Chinese New Years Parade. Cheer and Color Guard also marched with the band and will be both be competing in their own Spring competition season in the next 4 months.  Lastly, congratulations to our Winter Sports teams who are having great seasons. This Wednesday is the last regular game of the W

Hello VAPA Community! This is Dr. Trimis with a few announcements! Monday is a late-start day. ¡Hola Comunidad de VAPA! Este es el Dr. Trimis con algunos anuncios!  El lunes es un día de inicio tardío. The Honor Roll Assembly honoring students from the Fall Semester will take place on Wednesday, January 29th at 5pm. Students will be notified on Monday afternoon if they will be awarded at this ceremony.  Make-up ID pictures will be Wednesday, January 29th during 4th period, beginning at 9am.  School Site Council meets this Thursday at 5 pm in Rm. D116.  We are implementing a new tardy system starting Tuesday, January 28, 2020. The front gate will be closed by 8:28 am and students will need to enter through the Welcome Center and report immediately to the VAPA Office for an electronic tardy pass. All students entering after 8:30 am will need an electronic tardy pass to enter the classroom. Detention for tardies will begin in a couple of weeks for students who accumulate multiple tardies. Excessive tardie

Weekly Updates Jan. 19, 2020    Hello VAPA Community! This is Dr. Trimis with a few announcements! This week these is no school on Monday as we celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Tuesday is a regular day. ¡Hola Comunidad VAPA! ¡Este es el Dr. Trimis con algunos anuncios! Esta semana no hay clases el lunes, ya que celebramos la vida y el legado del Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. El martes es un día normal.  The Martin Luther King Jr. holiday on Jan. 20, 2020, marks the 25th anniversary of the day of service that celebrates the Civil Rights leader's life and legacy. With profound faith in our Nation's promise, the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., led a non-violent movement that urged our country's leaders to expand the reach of freedom and provide equal opportunity for all.  Dr. King joined a long line of heroes and vindicated the belief at the heart of our founding:  that humble citizens, armed with little but faith, can come together to change the world and remake an America

Weekly Updates Jan. 12, 2020 Hello VAPA Community! This is Dr. Trimis with a few announcements! We return to school on Monday with a late-start day. ¡Hola Comunidad VAPA! ¡Este es el Dr. Trimis con algunos anuncios! Regresamos a la escuela el lunes con un día de inicio tardío.  We are excited to jump in to the new year with many fantastic events and activities in the Spring Semester. Please go to our website at www.vapalegacy.com to find our main calendar as well as a Legacy Complex Calendar, Sports Calendar, Arts Events Calendar, Performing Groups Calendar, and Professional Develpopment Calendar as well as updates and other stories.  Congratulations to our Winter sports teams, many who played in tournaments and games over the break. Be sure to support our players by attending their home and/or away games in 2020. Congratulations to our VAPA students who played in the LAUSD All-City Marching Band at Disneyland and in the Tournament of Roses New Year’s Rose Parade over the break.  We will focus on one of

Special Announcements Jan. 5, 2020 Hello VAPA Community. This is a special message from Dr. Trimis and Legacy VAPA. ¡Hola Comunidad VAPA!  Este es un mensaje especial del Dr. Trimis y Legacy VAPA.  I hope everyone is enjoying your Winter Break and are having a great new year so far! While this is the last week of Winter Break, I have a few reminders. This week we will hold our Credit Recovery Winter Intersession classes for all registered students on Monday through Friday, from 8:00 am to 2:30 pm at VAPA. Though lunch is provided, breakfast is not, so students should all eat before coming to school for their class. Please call us at the office at 323-357-7531 if you have any questions. Several of our sports teams are also practicing this week at school and coaches have their team's practice schedules. Lastly, we will have Show Choir practice on Monday and Tuesday from 8:30 am to 3:30 pm. Have a great week! We will have another announcement next Sunday as we prepare to start our Spring Semester! For more in

Weekly Updates Dec. 15, 2019 Hello VAPA Community! This is Dr. Trimis with a few announcements! ¡Hola Comunidad VAPA! ¡Este es el Dr. Trimis con algunos anuncios!  We are on a Finals Schedule on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday and a Minimum Day on Friday. Students start class at 8:30 am and leave at 1:30 pm for all four of these days. Thursday is a regular, 8:30-3:20 day. Thank you to all of our teachers, staff, students, and parents for working together supporting the growth of our students and school for another semester. We are only ½ way through the year with lots planned for the Spring semester!  Final Grades are due from teachers this Thursday and final progress reports will be mailed home shortly afterwards. Our Winter Break will be from December 21 through January 12 with the Spring Semester starting on January 13. Our Winter Credit Recovery program is January 6-10.This is the last weekly phone call you will receive until we return from break. Have a great week! Take Care,  Dr. Edward Trimis

Weekly Updates Dec. 8, 2019 Hello VAPA Community! This is Dr. Trimis with a few announcements! Monday is a late-start day. Hola Comunidad VAPA! ¡Este es el Dr. Trimis con algunos anuncios! El lunes es un día de comienzo tardío. Families all should have received a letter regarding our Active Shooter Drill this Tuesday. If you have not received the letter, please call us at the office at 323-357-7531 or e-mail me at etrimis@lausd.net   This week we will be continuing our Toy Drive with toys going to support children South Gate and in Mexicali, Mexico. You can donate your new, un-wrapped toy anytime at the VAPA office or by bringing your toy to the Winter Fest Dance Show on Friday, December 13. Anyone donating a toy at a Winter Fest Show will be admitted free. Be sure to join us for Winter Fest Dance this Friday at 6:30 pm and Coffee with the Principal right before the show at 5:30 pm.  Also be sure to see our marching band and auxiliary unit perform in the Huntington Park Christmas Parade on Saturday, Dece

Hello VAPA Community! This is Dr. Trimis with a few announcements! Monday is a late-start day. Hola Comunidad VAPA! ¡Este es el Dr. Trimis con algunos anuncios! El lunes es un día de comienzo tardío.  I hope everyone has a restful week this week as we push forward into a busy three-weeks before Winter Break. This week we will be continuing our Toy Drive with toys going to support children South Gate and in Mexicali, Mexico. There are three ways to donate your unused, unwrapped new toy: In front of the Welcome Center on Tweedy before school between 7:30 and 8:30 am this week, Tuesday through Friday, anytime at the VAPA office or any of the Legacy school offices, or by bringing your toy to the Winter Fest shows on Friday, December 6 or Friday, December 13. Anyone donating a toy at a Winter Fest Show will be admitted free. Be sure to see our marching band and auxiliary unit perform in the South Gate Christmas Lane Parade on Sunday, December 8 at 12 noon and please support Be sure to join us for Winter Fest Mu

Weekly Updates Nov. 24, 2019 Hello VAPA Community! This is Dr. Trimis with a few announcements! Please note that our campus and offices are closed from November 23 to December 1 for the Fall Break, though some sports teams and groups may be practicing.  ¡Hola Comunidad VAPA! ¡Este es el Dr. Trimis con algunos anuncios! Congratulations to our Fall sports teams who have completed their seasons and our Winter Teams who started games this week. A special shout-out to our Legacy Cross Country Girls and Boys Teams who competed on November 23 in the Los Angeles CIF City Section Cross Country Championships at Pierce College. Congratulations also to our Legacy VAPA Band who competed the same day in the LAUSD Band and Drill Team championships at East LA College. When we return to school on December 2, we have a busy three weeks ahead of us until the end of the semester. Please support our Toy Drive as we collect unwrapped, new toys, for children in the City of South Gate. Toy collections will taken in the VAPA, IS

Weekly Updates Nov. 17, 2019  Hello VAPA Community! This is Dr. Trimis with a few announcements! Monday is a Late-Start Day. Hola Comunidad VAPA! ¡Este es el Dr. Trimis con algunos anuncios! El lunes es un día de inicio tardío. Congratulations to our theatre department who closed their Fall Play, the Seussification of Romeo and Juliet, on Saturday. Thank you to Ms. Craig, Mr. Brown, parents and supporters, and our wonderful performers. Thanks also to Tweedy Elementary School who came to a special preview show on Wednesday. Check out the videos and photos on our website and social media links at www.vapalegacy.com Congratulations to our Fall sports teams who have had great seasons and most who have completed their seasons. Special congratulations to our Legacy girls and Boys Cross-Country Teams, both who were successful in CIF City Section Prelims yesterday qualifying for CIF City Finals this coming Saturday at Pierce College, races are at 8 am and 8:30 am. Be sure to support our Winter Sports teams as the

Legacy VAPA Weekly Updates Nov. 3, 2019 Hello VAPA Community! This is Dr. Trimis with a few announcements! Monday is a Late-Start Day. Hola Comunidad VAPA! ¡Este es el Dr. Trimis con algunos anuncios! El lunes es un día de inicio tardío. The latest grading window has opened and teachers will be posting grades soon. This is a good time for all of our students to be sure they are caught up on their work in every class and they are seeking tutoring or additional help if needed. The end of the semester will be upon us before you know it. Our goal is for every student to pass their classes with a C or better, however, to be competitive for college, students should be working towards earning A’s. Thank you to our staff and students who put together our events last week for Halloween and Dia de Los Muertos. Check out the videos and photos on our website and social media links at www.vapalegacy.com Congratulations to our Fall sports teams who have had great seasons and many who are continuing in on play-offs. Su

Weekly Update Oct. 27, 2019  Hello VAPA Community! This is Dr. Trimis with a few announcements! Monday is a shortened day. ¡Hola Comunidad VAPA! ¡Este es el Dr. Trimis con algunos anuncios! El lunes es un día acortado. Thank you to all of our teachers and staff who participated in our Student-Led Parent Conferences last Thursday and to our parent participants and student facilitators. Please contact our office if you would like an additional follow-up meeting with any teachers spo our counseling staff may schedule this for you. As we enter the later half of the Fall semester, it is critical students stay on top of their work in every class. Credit recovery options are limited, and we want to be sure all students stay on track to matriculate to the next grade or graduate at the end of the year. Lastly, we are in the one of Choice application window. If you know of any families with 8th graders who are involved or would like to be involved in the arts at a high achieving, small, conservatory-like high scho

Weekly Updates October 20, 2019 Hello VAPA Community! This is Dr. Trimis with a few announcements! Monday is a late-start day. Hola Comunidad VAPA! ¡Este es el Dr. Trimis con algunos anuncios! El lunes es un día de comienzo tardío.  Thank you to all of our students, teachers, and staff who assisted with last week’s myriad of activities from our professional development to the administering the PSAT to all of our 9th and 10th graders and some 11th graders, to our earthquake drill, to the Homecoming Pep Rally, Football Games, and Dance on Saturday. And thank you to our teachers who have been so supportive of our students while implementing our instructional program with fidelity during such a hectic week! This week we will have our Fall Student-Led Parent-Teacher Conferences on Thursday from 5 to 7 pm. This is an opportunity for parents and guardians to check their student’s progress in every class. It is critical we have all of our parents participate. Our goal is every student pass all of their classes wi