The Gear--January 2023

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Bosco Tech’s Monthly Newsletter Issue 126 January 2023

Race to the Finish Line — Car Club Competes in “24 Hours of LeMons” Race

Message from the Principal Dear Bosco Tech Family— Happy 2023! I hope that you and your family enjoyed a festive Christmas and you are experiencing some well-earned down time as we prepare to start the New Year!

After a very successful Fall semester—where 70% of our student body earned academic honors status—I know our faculty and students are gearing up for the Spring semester, a time that always passes so quickly, with all the requisite activities that the months entail.

At this time, many of our seniors are already receiving exciting acceptances from colleges and universities across the country, and for many, generous scholarship packages. This is the deserved culmination of years of dedication and hard work on the part of students, and sacrifice and commitment on the part of our parents.

Please encourage your senior son to share his good news with us by having him report acceptances and possible financial packages in the Scoir dashboard (app.scoir.com). It is vital that we closely track this important information, both to share in your son’s successes, but also to help underclassman in their preparation for their future transition to college.

Speaking of underclassmen, congratulations to our freshmen! On Dec. 10, the future graduating class of 2026 made their technology selection. This crucial milestone will set the tone for their remaining years at the Tech, and I wish each freshman well in his new ‘home’ technology.

Following in their footsteps are our incoming applicants for next year’s freshman class. These eager elementary and middle school students are completing the application process and preparing to become Techmen next fall. If you know of a friend or family member who would thrive in the Tech’s unique environment, please encourage them to look into all the school has to offer—you, more than anyone, understand what sets it apart among premier high schools! Our Admissions team is available to provide information on private tours and shadow visits with current students.

We will continue to keep you up to date on all that’s happening on campus. I invite you to join us for our quarterly Coffee with the Principal meetings; the next is a virtual meeting, on Friday, Jan. 13, at 8 a.m.

Hosted by our dedicated Parent Council, the sessions are always good opportunities to hear the latest campus news. As always, working with your son and your family is our privilege and good communication is vital to that relationship.

Praying for your family in 2023, Jeff Krynen (BT ‘81)

Student-Led Entrepreneur Club Most likely to grace the cover of Forbes Magazine--savvy Tech students are educating each other about building and marketing their own businesses and about sound investment strategies in the newly formed Entrepreneur Club. Within the club, one group, led by junior Joshua Meyer, will cover aspects of diverse financial portfolios and the other, led by senior Christian Figueroa, will address the fundamentals of business start ups.

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Advanced Placement® Course Update Great news--nearly 40 percent of the Bosco Tech student body are currently enrolled in our Advanced Placement program! They are taking one, or more, of the sixteen AP courses the Tech currently offers.

These potentially college credit classes are taught in the sophomore, junior, and senior years, and, if the prerequisites are met, have included freshmen as well.

An international program of the College Board, Advanced Placement provides an opportunity for high school students to experience the challenges and rewards of college-level instruction while remaining on their high school campus. Every Tech student is encouraged to enroll in at least one AP course during their Tech years; many choose to enroll in multiple courses.

This past spring, 126 students sat for 279 AP exams, resulting in 32 Techmen being designated by the College Board as AP Scholars for their extraordinary performance. Of these students, twenty achieved the rank of "Scholar," six were awarded "Honors" status, and six were named to the highest level possible as "Scholars with Distinction."

Enrollment for the 2023-2024 AP program will take place early in this new semester. If your son chooses to accept the AP challenge, he should pay careful attention to the daily bulletin for AP enrollment information, follow the instructions for applying, and meet the specific deadlines stated. Students will be notified of AP status before the end of the Spring semester. There is no added fee for admission to the AP program at the Tech, but all students are required to take the AP Exam administered in May of each academic year.

The College Board assesses a fee, currently $96/exam, collected through FACTS. The Tech requires that students enrolled in AP courses take the exam as a condition to receive AP designation on their transcript and the benefit of a "weighted" GPA for the course. For more information about the Tech’s AP program, see the brochure.

Incoming Freshman Applications for 2023-2024 Bosco Tech is currently accepting applications for the freshman class of Fall 2023. If you know a family member or friend who would thrive at the Tech, please pass the word and invite them to learn more about the Tech by visiting the school’s website (boscotech.edu), touring the campus, or shadowing a current student for a day. For more information, please contact the Office of Admission at admissions@boscotech.edu.

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Bosco Tech Honor Roll

For the 2022-23 First Semester Grading Period

Honors (Grade Point Average 3.00-3.49 ) FRESHMEN Alvarez, Jr., Jose Cai, Alex Castillejo, Lucas De La Cruz, Ethan Jether Deusch, Lukas Gallardo, Dominic Garcia, Isaiah Garcia, Nathan Gutierrez, Aaron Herrera, William Islas, Marc Louis, Angelo Maltez, Joaquin Morris, Lucas Payan, Cristian Ramirez, Sylvester Ramos, Stephen Renteria, Nicholas Rosales, Branden Sandoval, Rafael Valadez, Dominic Vargas, Joshua Villasenor, Josiah SOPHOMORES Aguilar, Mario Avalos, Aiden

Barba, Isaac Blanco, Noah Casillas, Juan El Mais, Siyph Erami, Jaden Gutierrez, Jeremy Jimenez, Rodrigo Khazaal, George Perez, Aiden Reyes, Ayden Suzuki, Damian Valdepena, Roman Wu, Colin JUNIORS Alcantar, Isaac Ayala, Jake Carrera, Jose Demata, Serian Dominguez, Nicky Garcia, Ryan Giron, Eduardo Halari, Saif Martinez, Noah Mendez, Manuel Meyer, Joshua Monteon, Adrian Peck, Alex

Pedroza, Anthony Rozario, Nathan Sanchez, Michael Sotelo, Sean Tran, Kenneth Valdepena, Raymond Vazquez, Daniel Zhang, Eric SENIORS Almonte, Dominic Alvarez, Jose Arias, Adalberto Casillas, Elijah Chicas, William Crosthwaite-Gonzalez, Nahuel Davalos, Jorge De La Torre, Evan Gomez, Kanoa Heinselman, Keith Kalvinskas, Ian Mares, Bryan Martinez, Miguel Montalvo, Isaiah Munoz, Diego Perez, Christian Quezada, Nicholas Santa Cruz, Kenneath

High Honors (Grade Point Average 3.50-3.99 ) FRESHMEN Cortez, Sean Diab, Naim Esqueda, Jr., Daniel Gonzalez, Nicolas Hasenbein, Jhonen Kuftedjian, Hovan Lee, Brandon Lopez, Liam Maguellal, Carlos Orozco, Ivan Parra, Alexandro Phaneuf, Andrew

Ralph, Steven Real, Damien Rico, Alejandro Romero, Diego Santana, Julian Smith, Francis Sorce, Massimo Tan, Ryan Tapia, Raul Ting Torres, Tristan Tran, Matthew Wu, Aaron

SOPHOMORES Abeyta, Andrew Acob, Eli Adalin, Nolan Benitez, Darius Camacho Castro, Luis Campa, Jacob Canada, Clark Cendejas, Daniel Chen, Matthew Cini, Andrew Godinez, Chris (continued on next page)

70% of the Bosco Tech student body made the honor roll for the first semester of the 2022-2023 academic year grading period.

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Bosco Tech Honor Roll (Continued) High Honors (Grade Point Average 3.50-3.99 ) (continued from previous page) McJunkin-Contreras, Bobby Mora-Aguayo, Javier Munoz, Daniel Orea, Abraham Ramirez, Anthony Rodriguez, Andrew Rojas, Kevin Sanchez, Max Tanada, Riley Valdez, Gaston Velasquez, Adam Villeda, Anthony Vo, Jaedon Williams, Cedes Wu, Auston JUNIORS Beam, Adam Cabral, Ryan Cervantes, Aidan Dai, ZhenPeng Davila-Valdez, Elijah

De La Cruz, Andrei Duran, Angel Gamez, Joshua Garcia, Marco Gomez, Jesus Gregorio-Lee, Joseph Herrera, Luca Lee, Joseph Osborne, Ryan Ramirez, Anthony Rivera, Mario Rivera, Phoenix Rodriguez, Juan Schweiger, Donivan Shahin, Andrew Tanada, Ryan Vasquez, Mario Wu, Aston Yang, Henry SENIORS Alvarez, Santiago Bocanegra, Brandon

De La Torre, Jose Figueroa, Christian Frayre, Owen Gomez, Nicolas Huang, Roxson Khazaal, Norman Morejon, Jaden Munoz, Matthew Ochoa, James Osuna, Aidan Phillips, Matthew Pico, Aidan Rivera, Jacob Salas, Alberto Tiangco, Johann Torres, Erick Tran, Jason Vargas, Santiago Vazquez, Alejandro Villagomez-Arellano, Anthony Williams, Elijah Wong, Matthew Zendejas, Samuel

Highest Honors (Grade Point Average 4.00 and Above ) FRESHMEN Barbosa, Mario Bobadilla, Nathan Carrano, Gianni Carranza, Tomas Carrillo, Ilan Casas, Dylan Daoud, Zane Favela, Diego Kassabian, David Martinez, Jacob Martinez, Ricardo Parks, David Tran, Kyle SOPHOMORES Beltran, Kendon Cheung, Evan Diaz, Dominic Anthony Gauna, Robert Luis

Gomez, Sebastian Gonzalez, Nathan Guerrero, Seth Hernandez, Vincent Iniguez, Jose Lieu, Kyle Lugo, John Martinez, Alexander Rooney, Jacob Viengkhou, Ryan Wong, Joshua Wong, Micah JUNIORS Avila, Bishop Bulthuis, Wesley Glassow, Caleb Lopez, Matthew Tran, Ethan

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SENIORS Barajas, Dereck Battaglia, Anthony Benitez, Lorenzo Ceballos, David De La Cruz, Ephraim Delgado, Evan Duong, Triet Enriquez, Diego Menendez, Walter Mora, Joe Pinales, Noah Placencia, Andrew Romero, Santiago Ruiz, Nathaniel Torre, Nicolas Truong, Theodore Velasco, Sean Viengkhou, Sean

24 Hours of LeMons Car Race The weekend was a great adventure--complete with travel, car prep, rainy race conditions, and car repairs-for the Tech’s Car Club who competed in the “24 Hours of LeMons” Race at Sonoma Raceway on Dec. 3 and 4. Out of 120 competitors, ours was the only high school team, with six student members from Bosco Tech and three from Academia Avance Charter School.

The team did a great job working together in only their second race. They overcame a two-hour broken clutch repair and finished in a respectable 92nd place. “The team gained some valuable experience and we are confident that we will continue on the growth trajectory,” said Tech President Memo Gutierrez, shown in photo, third from right.

Bosco Tech and Academia Avance students and adult leaders (and Tech alumni) attending were, left to right: Alfonso Gonzalez (AU '83), lead mechanic and driver, Lucas Maltez (future Techman), Steve Maltez (MT '89), race consultant and driver, Aaron Padilla (Academia Avance), Roger Mora (AA), Nathan Rozario (Bosco Tech), Caleb Glassow (BT), Gabriel Morales (BT), Ryan Garcia (BT), Joaquin Maltez (BT), Fabian Colin (AA), Juan Pablo Carrillo (BT), Memo Gutierrez (AU '83), Sol Mireles (AA '18), driver, and Ricardo Mireles (EL '83), Car Club Moderator and driver.

Freshman Technology Selection Day Congratulations to our freshmen, the Class of 2026, who made their technology selection on Dec. 10. The day included an Academic Pathways presentation by our amazing Academic Counseling team for students and parents.

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Making the Season Merry and Bright During the festive season, Tech students generously cared for others in several practical ways through food, clothing, and gift drives: • Key Club, National Honor Society, and Sociedad Honoraria Hispanica members gathered 1,000 HOPE

meals to be donated to families in the Montebello Unified School District who are under-resourced and/ or experiencing homelessness. These HOPE meals consisted of nonperishable, readily edible foods. The intention is for students to have these meals over holiday breaks when school lunches are no longer available. For some students, school lunches are their main reliable source of food.

• The Kidz Feeding Kidz Christmas Drive, created by sophomore Nolan Adalin, culminated with a special

delivery to ten families. Students not only gathered the ingredients for complete turkey dinners, but donated toys to the recipient children as well. The Christmas effort follows the Thanksgiving Dinner drive that gathered and donated complete meals to 15 families in need.

• National Honor Society members also collected items to help farm workers in Central California. A

group of students, with chaperones Mr. Orlando Magana and Mrs. Viki Battaglia, will travel north on January 7 to personally deliver the items.

Thank you to all our students and their families for their great generosity! You have made a big difference in many lives!

In Gratitude—Charitable Grant Updates The Bosco Tech community is extremely grateful for all recent donations made by generous foundations, organizations and alumni. Among those gifts: Name Amount Purpose The Green Foundation $25,000 Scholarships Madrid Family Foundation $25,000 Scholarships The Cranston Family Trust/Philip Rinaldi Charitable Trust $22,500 Scholarships Graue Family Foundation $ 5,000 Tech Fund Bosco Tech truly appreciates our benefactors who share our mission to educate young people. Please let us know if you have connections to a charitable foundation, or if your employer has a grant-making program. Contact Manager of Foundation Relations Anne Sigoloff at asigoloff@boscotech.edu or (626) 940-2027.

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Alumni Updates Alumni in NYC & DC to Meet Up on Jan. 30 & 31

—Techmen in the New York City & Washington, DC Areas Join us on: •

Monday, Jan. 30, at Bierhaus NYC, 712 3rd Ave., New York, NY 10017

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Tuesday, Jan. 31, at Union Pub, 201 Massachusetts Ave., Washington, DC 20002

Getting together the Tech brotherhood, no matter where you live--that's what these free gatherings are all about. No speeches, no fund requests-- just an opportunity to catch up with Techmen in your neighborhood, enjoy appetizers and a beverage in a low-key setting while you network with your brothers for a while.

The events begin at 5:30 p.m.--no set end time. Complimentary beer and heavy appetizers will be served.

Please join us; we're looking forward to seeing you! To RSVP, visit: https://www.boscotech.edu/alumni/ out-of-town-alumni-receptions

Young Alumni Night is January 6 —Calling All Techmen from the Class of 2018-2022 Mark your calendar for the first annual Young Alumni Night as the Tiger basketball team faces St. Monica at home on Friday, January 6, 2023.

Gather outside the gym at 5:30pm for FREE pizza, refreshments, and socializing with each other (and possibly some special guest faculty members). Then, tip-off is 7:00 p.m.!

The Bosco Tech Tiger basketball team is off to a hot start - come by, see some friends, and watch some great Tech basketball! RSVP at boscotech.edu/alumni/young-alumni so we know how much pizza to order!

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Bruins Helping Bruins, Techmen Helping Techmen

—UCLA’s Mentoring Program Brings Together Tech Alums When Tech alumnus Owen Lin (IDEA ‘21), currently a sophomore at UCLA, began researching the university’s popular mentoring program that pairs Bruin alumni with current students, he was impressed with the resources he came across. He saw opportunities to learn more about engineering careers and various companies, and the potential for internships and job referrals.

“I found alumni willing to help students in what they need, mainly resume reviews, interview practice, general advice, and sometimes job shadowing and internship referrals,” he said. “I was taking advantage of everything I could to facilitate my engineering career.”

After selecting engineer Nick Mansur (EL ‘71) as his mentor, Owen realized they had even more in common when he learned that Nick graduated from the Tech.

“It was amazing that we were both Techmen,” Owen said. “We had an instant connection the moment we started our conversation, breaking any initial communication barriers and awkwardness of starting the call.

We had a lot to relate to, whether it'd been the Techs there, classrooms, teachers, or athletics.”

Nick agrees. “I believe that the four years I spent at Bosco Tech laid the foundation for preparing me for a career in engineering, and leadership,” he said. “Owen and I share some of the same roots, so there's a chance that the common foundation we share will build a strong relationship.”

Nick, who has spent most of his four-decade year career in engineering management, has worked for such giants as the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, the Boeing Company, and Walt Disney Imagineering, where he was Vice President of Scientific Systems. “I've had a very satisfying career, over 45 years doing what I love to do,” he explained. “I thought that if I could share my experiences (successes, failures, etc.), it may be beneficial to others on their journey. I owe much of my success to the mentors I've had along the way.”

“I taught for six years after I finished graduate school,” he said. “It was a great feeling to watch students ‘get it’ and apply what they learned. Mentoring does that for me. I hope to be able to share some of my life stories with Owen, which may be helpful input as he makes his life choices and decisions.”

Owen appreciates Nick’s willingness to help and offer guidance. “I'm very grateful for the alumni, like Nick, who are willing to help UCLA students,” he said. “The mentors have all been in similar shoes as us students, so they know the processes behind our situations and can help us grow, both professionally and personally.”

“I would definitely encourage other UCLA students to participate in the program, because speaking with a variety of alum, even if they are not my mentors, really opened up my eyes into the real-world of the industry I hope to work in,” Owen said. “The meaningful connections that can be built on this platform are very valuable. These connections can help you with internships, research, job shadowing, and even post-grad when you are looking for advice or a job!”

Go, Bruins! Go, Techmen!

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Bosco Tech Band News

—By Band Booster Leslie Rooney

The theme of this year’s band Winter Music Concert was “Joy to the World.” It was a special evening of beautiful music and a celebration to thank all of those who have been so supportive in making our music program great! Congratulations to Band Director Mr. Sam Hankins and all of our young musicians!

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Tuition Assistance & Reenrollment for 2023-2024 School Year The online Tuition Assistance application for the school year 2023-2024 process for FACTS Grant & Aid is accessible through your FACTS Family Portal in the Financial tab starting on Friday, November 4, 2022.

Parents must apply annually online through FACTS Grant & Aid for Tuition Assistance located through your FACTS Family Portal. Tuition Assistance awards are valid for the year of application only. Assurance of an award is not guaranteed on an annual basis and depends on many factors, including available funding and application timing. We encourage families in need of Tuition Assistance to apply by the suggested dates.

Please contact Mr. John Garcia at jgarcia@boscotech.edu with any questions regarding tuition assistance.

The deadline to submit an online Tuition Assistance application through FACTS Grant & Aid is: • New Families: November 1, 2022, thru February 03, 2023 - No exception will be made after the

deadline • Returning Families: November 4, 2022, thru February 17, 2023 - No exception will be made after

the deadline.

Please follow the steps below: 1. To apply for online Tuition Assistance through FACTS Grant & Aid, you will need to login to your FACTS Family Portal. On the home page select the financial tab, and then select apply for FACTS Grant & Aid; sign in with your family portal email and password.

2. Click on Start Tuition Assistance Application.

3. Select the appropriate school year.

4. Complete the steps as prompted and upload all the required documents.

5. FACTS Grant & Aid the processing fee is $40.00 Applicants will not be reviewed until the re-enrollment packet is submitted, all documentation is received, and the Grant & Aid fee paid. Please note that if your account is past due, your Tuition Assistance application may be denied. The Tuition Assistance Program is designed to provide funds to eligible students from institutional and private funding sources.

Please login to your FACTS Family Portal home page under the Apply/Enroll tab, select Enrollment/ Reenrollment tab, select click here to open enrollment, and then click on the start enrollment packet.

Enrollment Packets are pre-populated; please update information or confirm the data by submitting your reenrollment packet back. As stated in the Enrollment Contract, a $650 Enrollment fee is charged to your FACTS payment plan and due on February 24, 2023, with an automatic withdrawal from your account. Following charges are the Student Service Fees of $750 in two payments of $375 on March 24, 2023, and April 21, 2023.

Please contact Mrs. Doris Longoria at dlongoria@boscotech.edu with any questions.

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Esports Update

—By Mr. Stephen Andryshak, Esports Manager

The fall season has come to a close and preparations for the spring season have begun.

We had four teams make playoffs for their titles this season.

• League of Legends • Rocket League • Fortnite • And Apex Legends Fortnite and Apex Legends finished their regular season among the top teams in their divisions and both made it to the finals of UFEA playoffs, but missed out on a top-three finish.

League of Legends had a good playoff run, losing in the quarterfinals and finishing in the top 8 in California Rocket League made it to the semifinals of the west division where they lost to Quartz Hill, the only team able to beat Bosco Tech throughout the whole season. They finish in fourth place out of 104 teams in the West Division Looking forward to growing and continuing this success in the spring season! **THE BOSCO TECH ESPORTS TEAM STORE IS NOW LIVE** If you would like to support the program and also grab some new Bosco Tech gear with our brand new esports program logo take a look at what is available for purchase. * Emerge gives Bosco 50% of the revenue so every purchase sends money right back into the program. https://emergeapparel.gg/collections/bosco-tech-esports

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Save the Date—Sunday, March 5 Celebrate with Bishop David O’Connell & the Unfriendly Sons of St. Patrick We are blessed to collaborate with Bishop O’Connell and his loyal support group, the Unfriendly Sons of St. Patrick— the friendliest bunch you’ll meet—to help our students earn much needed scholarships and tuition assistance. Come enjoy great food, music, drinks, amazing auction items, and festive fellowship. The fun starts at 5:30 p.m. We hope to see you there! Visit www.boscotech.edu/stpatricks for details.

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January-February 2023

Please note that dates, events and locations are subject to change. Check the school’s full calendar at https://www.boscotech.edu/student-life/calendar for the latest updates.

Sunday Monday Tues.-Thurs.

Friday Monday Tuesday

1/1 1/2 1/3-1/5 1/6 1/9 1/10

Friday Monday Wednesday Saturday Tuesday Tuesday

1/13 1/16 1/18 1/21 1/24 1/31

Tuesday 2/7 Wednesday 2/8 Saturday Tuesday

2/11 2/14

Thursday Monday Wednesday Thursday Friday Fri.-Sun. Monday Tuesday

2/16 2/20 2/22 2/23 2/24 2/24-2/26 2/27 2/28

Happy New Year!

School office closed School office open 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.

School office closed Faculty & Staff Winter Retreat (student-free day) Spring Semester begins Parent Council Meeting at 6 p.m.

Virtual Coffee with the Principal at 8 a.m.

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (school closed) Character Assembly at 8:15 a.m.

High School Placement Exam at 8 a.m.

Sophomore retreat Feast Day of St. John Bosco Salesian Spirit Games Parent Council Meeting at 6 p.m.

Junior Class Retreat Junior Unity Ceremony at 6 p.m.

ACT (off campus) St. Valentine’s Day Board of Trustee meeting at 10 a.m.

Engineers Day at Bosco Tech Presidents Day (school closed) Ash Wednesday LA Religious Education Congress Youth Day Teacher in-service day (student-free day) LA Religious Education Congress Bosco Tech Speaker Series (Dr. Michael G. Thompson) at 6:30 p.m.

Blood Drive

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