Grade 9
Welcome Class of 2025!
Da Vinci Design 9th grade team brings together over six decades of teaching experience and a passion for learning. We welcome you and your students to a new school year and are eager to get to know you as we start this new adventure!
Announcements
13 August, 2021
Greetings Parents/Guardians:
Welcome to a new school year! Please review the 9th grade contract and information with your student here: docs.google.com/document/d/1WDYmWgClBvWuiiSjkUUwfYxXzrcBR_-EOcInZ_b2LdE/edit?usp=sharing
We're looking forward to a great year and getting to know you and your students. Please feel free to contact the school’s front office Irma Rodrigurez (irodriguez@davincischools.org) if you have any questions about this. Thank you!
T-Shirt Winners.mp4T-Shirt Design Winners
October 26, 2020
Congratulations to our 9th grade T-Shirt contest design winner, Breanna McKelvin! T-Shirt sales for the 9-12 grade winners will be announced soon. Here is a video revealing the semi-finalists and finalists from each grade level.
August 11, 2020
The first round for supply pick up will Tuesday August 11th, 2020 at 201 N. Douglas Campus at the front of the school.
The second round for supply pick up is Monday August 31st, 2020 at 201 N. Douglas Campus at the front of the school. The time for pick up is between 9am - 12 pm outside the front of the school.
Eryn Walsh Koussa
Physics
Office Hours Thurs. 8 AM
ewalsh@davincischools.org
Mrs. Eryn Walsh Koussa is a native Angeleno. She studied Physics and Education and is in her 16th year of teaching. She loves traveling, gardening, eating, and spending time with her family. She feels lucky to get to learn how the world works through Physics with her students.
Jason White
English & Composition 9
Office Hours Wed. 8 AM
Mr. White has taught students in 9 different grade levels, 7 different schools, 3 different states, and 2 different centuries. He is still learning how to be a better teacher, and always appreciates learning from his students.
April Strawn
English & Composition 9
Office Hours Wed 8 AM
Mrs. Strawn is from Copenhagen, Denmark, but has embraced her identity as an Angeleno after moving to the U.S. as a teenager. She is an avid reader, knitter, piano player, and all-around Harry Potter fan.
Rogelio Flores
Integrated Math 1
Office Hours Thurs 8 AM
rflores@davincischools.org
Cari Maconochie
Design Fundamentals 1
Office Hours Wed 8 AM
cmaconochie@davincischools.org
Mrs Maconochie grew up on the east coast in Virginia and studied Fine Arts with a concentration in glassblowing and Art Education. She has taught middle school for 6 years and high school for 6 years now. She has 2 little boys, Logan, 3, and Luke, born in February of 2020. She lives with her husband, two children, and dog in Long Beach. Her hobbies include photography, fitness, and wake boarding.
Ivan Villanueva
Spanish 1
Office Hours Wed. 8 AM
ivillanueva@davincischools.org
Mr. Villanueva is a native Angeleno, enjoys soccer ,basketball, and loves the Spanish language & culture. He is a full-time teacher and full-time new daddy .
Nieema Peyrefitte
Resource Support Teacher
npeyrifette@davincischools.org
Nieema was born and raised in Los Angeles, and this is her 5th year as a resource teacher here at DVD. She loves to write poetry, watch documentaries, bargain shop, collect rocks/seashells at the beach, and spend time with her husband, daughters, dog and cat!