February 1, 2018
OPEN ENROLLMENT
Information Session and Applications due this Saturday

We continue to receive applications on a daily basis. Please tell your friends to apply now before the application deadline this Sat., Feb. 3. The Academy will enroll 60 students in 9th grade, and we have some availability in 10th and 11th grade for next fall.

Our last Information Session is also this Saturday, Feb. 3 at 10 am. 

Consider sharing the Academy with your friends and neighbors!

  1. Share the Info. Session event with your FACEBOOK community!
  2. Email the registration page to 8th grade or high school families
VITUES PLEDGES IN THE NEW SEMESTER

A new semester gives students an opportunity to reflect on their goals. Here is a glimpse into their Virtues Pledges for the next semester.

TRITON BASKETBALL TEAM
A HUGE shout out to our TRITON Basketball Team and Coach Garcia for a well played game against McBride High School! The players showed great sportsmanship on the court and have been diligent to their practice!

Thank you to those of you who made it out to cheer from the stands.
Stay tuned for more information on the next game!

Go Tritons! 
CURRICULUM SPOTLIGHT
Literary Analysis, Symbolism, and Interpretation

Mr. Rodriguez is introducing Rorschach's Inkblot test to his 10 th grade English students to show that people have a variety of interpretations of the same thing. The students are creating their own inkblot art. Then, there will be a silent Art Gallery Walk for students to write down what they "see" in each other's art. See more here
FROM THE DIRECTORS: REPORT CARDS
We have begun processing all the grades and comments for the upcoming report cards. You will notice that the grades will not be visible until the report cards are sent, please do not be alarmed. We are committed to the success of every learner and look forward to celebrating their growth. 

The faculty has written comments for each student. Comments are intended to provide character-­‐based feedback and support continued growth. While letter grades are not a direct evaluation of students’ intellectual character, they do reflect this character, in as much as the assignments, exams, and other materials on which grades are based regularly require students to demonstrate intellectual virtues. 

Comments and grades are not meant to be final in any sense but provide constructive and timely feedback. Each teacher, as is appropriate, writes narrative comments pertaining to intellectual virtues. There is no expectation that students will "master" any virtue. Rather, the comments are primarily intended to help students develop a deeper understanding of their intellectual character strengths and to identify areas for potential growth.
THIS WEEK AT THE ACADEMY

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UPCOMING EVENTS 

Fri., Feb. 2 at 1:30 p.m.

Sat., Feb. 3 at 10 a.m.

Wed., Feb. 7 at 9 a.m.

Thurs., Feb. 8 at 6:30 p.m.

Sat., Feb. 10 at 9 a.m.
WINTER EXTRACURRICULAR SCHEDULE

Monday
  • College Prep Club (lunch time)

Tuesday
  • Basketball Practice (3:45-5 p.m.)

Wednesday
  • Creative Writing Club (after school)
  • Neuroscience Club (3:45-4:45 p.m.)

Thursday
  • Leadership (lunch time) Currently closed to new applicants
  • Basketball Practice (3:30-5 p.m.)

Friday
  • Yearbook Club (lunch time)
  • Futsal Intramural League (3:45/4:05/4:20) New players being accepted until 1/14
MASTER VIRTUES
CREATIVE VIRTUES
Curiosity
Ask questions!
Open-mindedness
Think outside the box! 
Intellectual Courage
Take risks! 

CRITICAL THINKING VIRTUES
Intellectual Attentiveness
Look and listen!
Intellectual Carefulness
Avoid errors!
Intellectual Thoroughness
Go deep! 

VIRTUES OF SELF-GROWTH
Intellectual Autonomy
Think for yourself!
Intellectual Humility
Admit what you don't
know! 
Intellectual Tenacity
Embrace struggle!
Intellectual Virtues Academy, A Long Beach Public High School 
1637 Long Beach Blvd., Long Beach, California 90813
562.283.4456 | www.academylongbeach.org
The Intellectual Virtues Academy is a public Long Beach high school, open to all students, authorized by Los Angeles County Office of Education (LACOE).