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LAUSD Board of Education will consider the approval and the environmental impact report of Kennedy’s Comprehensive Modernization Project on June 9, 2020 at 9am. The meeting will take place at: LAUSD Headquarters, 333 S. Beaudry Ave. Board Room, 1st Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90017. To comment on any of the items addressed at this virtual meeting, you may: • Email all Board members at boardmembers@lausd.net or • Use the regular US Mail address or • Leave a phone message at (213) 241-6389 or • Fax to (213) 241-8953. Items received by noon Monday, June 8 will be distributed to all Board members.

DATES Thursday, June 4: Residential School • Last names A-M: 12-2pm • Last names N-Z: 2-4pm Friday, June 5: Magnet Schools • Last names A-M: 12-2pm • Last names N-Z: 2-4pm

Underclassmen must return school materials including: textbooks, library books, calculators, team uniforms, musical instruments, etc. DO NOT return Chromebooks and Hotspots. Return to North Parking Lot as follows: Saturday June 6 9a–1p; Monday June 8 1-4p; Tuesday, June 9 1-4p.

Friday, May 15-Friday, June 12: Class of 2020 Spot light 8pm-1am (In front of the school) Friday, May 22 & Monday, May 25: Senior Parent Zoom Meeting 5pm Tuesday, May 26: MS Teams Training 9am Wednesday, May 27 & Thursday, May 28: Senior Collection/Distribution of Materials 1-4pm Friday, May 29-Wednesday, June 10: MS Teams Virtual Ceremony Preparation Monday, June 1-Saturday, June 6: Possible distribution cap, gown & hood Friday, June 5: Senior Awards 9am Monday, June 8: Final grades submitted by teachers Tuesday, June 9: Faculty Awards 3pm Thur. June 11: Virtual Graduation Ceremony 9am Thur. June 11: Grab & Show Residential School 2-7pm Fri. June 12: Grab & Show ADDF Magnet 2-4pm Fri. June 12: Grab & Show Medical Magnet 5-7pm

Superintendent Austin Beutner: The Los Angeles County Emergency Operations office announced today they have approved car parades for special celebrations, including graduations. This is different from the guidance they shared publicly on May 16. As we have said – and have wanted to do all along – we would allow those at our schools to plan celebrations which gatherings as long as they are in accordance with guide lines from Los Angeles County health authorities.

Are you falling behind in your classes? Do you need to make up credits to graduate on time with your class? Want to convert that “D” into a higher grade for college? Come to Kennedy’s Online Summer School. This 5-weeks program is from June 24-July 28. There will be NO class Friday, July 3 in honor of Independence Day. Classes meet online every day for 1 hour plus up to 1½ hours of at home independent practice (homework). Period 1 is 9-10am; Period 2 is 12-1pm. We are offering: Algebra 1, Geometry A/B, Algebra 2A/B, English 9A/B, English 10A/B, World History A/B, US History A/B, Biology A/B, Chemistry A/B, and Health. Space is limited and is available on a first-come first-served basis. Students receive 5 credits for each class (Algebra 1 is 10 credits). You must commit to the entire 5 weeks of class. More than 3 absences will result in no credit due to the concentrated nature of the instructional time frame. E-mail your counselor to sign up and for more details.

Seniors: The Class of 2020 Cougar Signal is up!! It’s time for all senior superheroes to respond. Come to the front of the school and take a picture from 8pm to 12am. Share your pictures on social media using the #cougarsignal2020. We ask that when you are on campus taking your pictures to please practice safe social distancing by staying 6 feet apart and wearing a mask whenever possible. Please do not take more than 5 to 10 minutes to take your picture, so that others may have a turn.

Local District Northwest invites you to attend the second Virtual Town Hall meeting for the Kennedy Community of Schools. Please join us on Thursday, May 28th at 10am for a Zoom Informational Meeting with leaders from the Local District Northwest team as they discuss Instructional Updates, Technology, Wellness, and other valuable information. To receive Zoom meeting invite information, you will need to register here: https://lausd.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_SH5-lXmzTd61Wn8LPuOwSg If you have specific questions that you would like to have addressed during the meeting, please e-mail them to: ldnorthwest@lausd.net. Spanish translation will be provided during the community meeting. For more information, please email our Principal, Dr. Chavez at richard.chavez@lausd.net. We will see you Zooming at the Town Hall Meeting in a couple weeks!

Kudos to our Kennedy Community Essential Workers, who are on the frontlines of the Coronavirus. They keep us safe and provide for the essential in life that we take for granted. They go out every day to support our community despite the dangers they face on a daily basis. For example, Brielle Fredeluces’ sister, Michelle Fredeluces, is the Lead Charge Nurse in the Emergency Department at Adventist Health White Memorial. Trinity Leyva’s mother, Micaela Leyva, works for LA Sanitation Department as a Communication Information Representative. She goes to work every day to ensure our beautiful city remains clean and that LA residents have their trash collected weekly. Angie Palacios’ father, Edwin Palacios, is a truck driver. He goes to work every day and then has to go out to buy groceries and necessities for the family as many of them have underlying health conditions to make sure the family is safe at home. Muhammad Hashir’s sister, Mahwish Munaf (a 2017 Kennedy alumna), is a Behavior Therapist. She travels to the homes of autistic children every day to ensure that they receive their required therapy. George Garcia-Meza’s Aunt, Erica Reynolds, is the Director of Performance Excellence at Exer Urgent Care. She drives to different clinics to support doctors and nurses, who are saving lives at their clinics on a daily basis. Kennedy Cheer Coach Eric Guardado is an Ophthalmology Medical Technician at Kaiser Permanente. He coached our Cheer Team to earn the title of 2019 LAUSD Division III Champions. Our Bilingual Coordinator Carlos Guzman’s daughter, Brianna Guzman, is a Registered Nurse at Providence St. Joseph’s Hospital in Burbank and is assigned to work with Coronavirus patients.

The Directing Change PSA contest is a statewide competition that brings awareness to suicide prevention and mental health for teens. This year, senior filmmakers from the Architecture/Digital Design/Filmmaking Magnet won 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place in the Los Angeles Region. In addition to being recognized, the 1st place team of Kate Berumen, Bianca Cruz, Valeria Preciado and Josue Limon won $500. Joshua Cruz and Ian Sequeira were awarded 2nd place and $250. Nikki Santa Cruz and Rosy Vasquez took 3rd and $250. Kate and Bianca’s PSA “Sadie’s Coffee” moves to the statewide round of judging and the chance for another $500. The statewide winners will be announced on May 19th. The award winning PSAs can be seen here https://www.directingchangeca.org/films/#region3-sp