WEEK 6 – September 18 – September 22
Hello Brahma Parents and Guardians,
Our first 6-week grading period ends this Friday, September 22. The grades posted in Aeries are not official and will not appear on your child’s academic transcript. Instead, the 6th week grade provides a “check point” to see how things are going. As a reminder, if your child needs additional support, please encourage them to see their GLC. We have our Academic Support Program, after school tutoring through CSF, and important resources to help your child succeed.
Speaking of success, last week, Senior GLCs, David Desmond andJenna Brummett provided a breakfast celebration for ten of the top academic students in the nation…our National Merit Semi-Finalists! These students have the opportunity to compete for an academic scholarship.
Congratulations to our 2018 National Merit Scholarship Semi-finalists:
Ruiyan Cao, Brain Chang, Alex Cheng, Matthew Ho, Sungjoo Jeon, Alvin Lee, Eric Peng, William Shao, Crystal Song, and Amy Xia.
These outstanding students scored in the top 1% of 1.6 million testers nation-wide.
Updates and Reminders:
- Wednesday, September 20: Class of 2021 IB Parent and Student Information Night, 7pm in the Theater
- Thursday, September 21: Evacuation Drill
- Saturday, September 23, 8am – 12pm: Parent Symposium @ Diamond Bar High School Click HERE for more information!
College and Career Info:
- College Visits This Week:
- Tuesday, 9/19 Colorado State University at lunch in the Career Center
- Tuesday, 9/19 University of Chicago at lunch in the Career Center
- Wednesday, 9/20 NYU at 1pm in the Career Center
- Wednesday, 9/20 United States Marines at lunch in the CareerCenter
- Friday, 9/22 University of San Diego at lunch in the Career Center
- Friday, 9/22 University of Massachusetts Amherst at lunch in the Career Center
- Special Thanks to our Hispanic Organization of Parents and Education (HOPE) for sponsoring Catalyst’s two-day SAT and ACT Bootcamps. The Bootcamps arm students with go-to strategies for every question they’ll face on the day of the test so they can march into the test with confidence, momentum, and every key strategy fresh in their mind.
SAT Bootcamp at Diamond Bar High School
Saturday, September 30th, 9am - 1pm
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Sunday, October 1st, 9am - 1pm
ACT Bootcamp at Diamond Bar High School
Saturday, October 21st, 9am - 1pm
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Sunday, October 22nd, 9am - 1pm
- COST: Tuition is $175 per Bootcamp.
- To enroll, visit www.CatalystPrep.com and click on the Bootcamp Sign-Up tab on the website’s menu bar or call us at 800.235.0056.