March 2016

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THE GEAR MONTHLY PARENT NEWSLETTER ISSUE 54 MARCH 2016

ALUMNI INSPIRE STUDENTS AT ENGINEERS DAY (SEE PAGE 6)

FROM THE SALESIAN DIRECTOR Dear Bosco Tech Family and Friends: Whenever you read these musings, you’re still in the middle of our Lenten journey, which gets pretty crazy. Here are some Bible verses to study and questions to ponder during your meditation time: •

Week 4: read the gospel of Luke 15:1-32. Jesus disturbs the status quo and our understanding of forgiveness. Who are the prodigal sons today? How does Jesus continue to disturb us in this parable?

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Week 5: read the gospel of John 8:1-11. Jesus is the face of mercy in this story.

Why are humans so obsessed with gossip? How can you show the face of mercy to others? What does “go and sin no more” mean to you?

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Week 6: Holy Week really. Read Luke 23:1-49. Why is the story of the Passion so central to Christianity?

What does it mean to be reconciled to God? What can we learn from the response of the Good Thief? How might you act to bring heaven to earth?

This latter part of Lent challenges us to spend more time in prayer and meditation on the events of our redemption.

Keep up your Lenten practices; may they lead you to a joyful and glorious Easter.

Peace, Fr. Steven Way, SDB Salesian Director

SENIOR KYLE CHIANG OFFERED SPOT AT NAVAL ACADEMY Bosco Tech senior Kyle Chiang has been offered a spot in the freshman class of the United States Naval Academy for this fall. He was selected by Congresswoman Judy Chu Ph.D. (27th District) for the Congressional Nomination to the U.S. Naval Academy, ranking him among an elite number of students who have received this honor.

Kyle studies Architecture & Construction Engineering (ACE). He is a student Ambassador, president of the campus’ National Honor Society chapter and vice president of the KEY Club. He is a leader in the school’s Youth Ministry program and has served as a retreat leader. Last summer, he completed an internship with Orbital ATK, an aerospace manufacturer and defense industry company.

“We’re extremely proud of Kyle and his desire to serve our country,” said Bosco Tech President Xavier Jimenez. “His dedication to both his studies and his involvement in campus life have made him a great asset to our school and I know he will make a tremendous contribution to the U.S. Naval Academy and to our country through his military career.”

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2016 YURAK RUN BOSCO TECH CAMPUS IS LOCATION OF ANNUAL EVENT —BY ATHLETIC DIRECTOR CHRIS SHOCKLEY

It truly was a great day. Having the Yurak Run here on campus was the right thing to do. The participants enjoyed being here and those who had never seen our campus were very impressed with our school and the facilities. We were really excited to be able to show all of the supporters of the Yurak Run the Yurak Athletic Center; they all got to see firsthand what it is they are running for and supporting. The weather was beautiful and the post-event health fair added a great ending to the race.

I’d especially like to thank our football boosters who hosted a BBQ for everyone. It really added a sense of togetherness after the race. We had more than 130 racers and we’re extremely happy with the decision to bring it home to the Tech.”

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BOSCO TECH HONOR ROLL—PRINCIPAL’S LIST 2015-2016 First Semester Grading Period—GPA 3.0 to 3.49 Freshmen John Acuna Andrew Arenas Kevin Banuelos Marlon Barahona Joaquin Barbosa Alvaro Chavez Marcos Chavez Joseph Cisneros Gabriel Corcio Abraham Diaz Joshua Dominguez Adam Gomez Jerry Gomez John Michael Gonzalez Raymond Gritton Gerrence Gumabao Yung Jun Kim Emiliano LaFarga Gary Lopez Rene Lopez Alex Magallon Alfonzo Martinez Eric Olvera Carlos Potrero Andres Rodriguez Alejandro Rojo Matthew Salazar Luis Sosa Nicholas Unger Jaime Uy Bryan Valdivia Johany Vazquez Sophomores Michael Aguilar Alejandro Alaniz Devyn Barrios Carlos Castillo Austin Davis Andrew Duenas Jonathan Escamilla

Gabriel Espejel Justin Estrada Jacob Gale Christopher Gamboa Roman Hernandez Sidney Herrera Giovanni Iaconis Yuzhong Li Brandon Lozano Joel Martinez Adam Mendoza Isaiah Rojas Christopher Salazar Steven Tieu Anthony Torres Drake Tran Eric Valdovinos Kwan Hang Yam XiaoLin Yang Juniors Andrew Arboleda Te Bu Luis Cruz Matthew Davis Sean Eustace Ziyi Fang David Flores Alfredo Gutierrez Jonathan Hall Andrew Jacobs Bumjoon Kim Mohammad Javad Lashkarizadeh Mark Ledesma Noah Lopez Frank Lora Zachary Lugo Ian-Samuel Madrigal Ruben Martinez Michael Mendoza Daniel Mora Michael Rodriguez

Sebastian Rojas Yuxi Rong Andres Varela Joseph Williams Hang Ming Zhang JunLin Zeng Seniors Hiram Acosta Angel Ajanel Dominic Ayvazian Jason Banuelos Richard Barcelo Justin Bohol David Casillas Matthew Castro Xavier Cervantes Joseph Chamul Alec Diaz Luis Escobar Fernando Esquivel Edwin Flores Matthew Gilligan Adrian Gonzalez Alejandro Hernandez Brian Hernandez Samuel Hernandez Adrian Hurtado Nicholas Ibarra Anthony Lopez Mario Martinez David Moreno Oscar Olivas Adam Razo Justin Ruiz Michael Sainz Anthony Tichachati Rene Vega Nguyen Vu Jonathan Walsh Emilio Zuniga

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BOSCO TECH HONOR ROLL—PRESIDENT’S LIST 2015-2016 First Semester Grading Period—GPA 3.5 and Above (* designates 4.0 GPA or higher) Freshmen Kema Allin * Alex Cepeda * Adam Crawford * Aaron Dominguez Devyn Espino-Canche Diego Espinosa Michael Felix Michael Garcia * Max Granados * Nicolas Gutierrez * Nicholas Hernandez * Patrick Jackson * Jakob Logan Julian Lopez * Kenneth Lorenzana Shuhao Lu Vincent Maldonado Dennis Marcuiska * Joshua Maros * Julian Martinez Ian McConnell * Adrian Medrano Patrick Miranda Marco Nakano Daniel Pineda Stanley Quiros * Justin Recinos Emmanuel Rodriguez Jess Rodriguez Peter Ronney Alejandro Rosales Henry Rosas * Anthony Sosa * Ethan Truong Stoyan Tsvetkov * Christopher Valdivia * Adrian Villegas Sophomores Guadalupe Agramon Daniel Arteaga * Gabriel Benitez * Shane Beshlin Anthony Caballes * Fabrizio Castaneda * Cameron Caterio * Kenneth Chua * Anthony Cortez William Cosso * Herson Cruz Leines

Aaron Dang Jesus Diaz Anthony Duarte * Paul Erickson Lorenzo Espinoza Franco Herrera Daniel Hosseini Sebastian Jurado * Patrick Kakooza * Anthony Longoria Alexander Martinez * Aaron Mercado Hirofumi Nakayama * Yehya Nasser Matthew Olmos Oscar Perez Armisael Ramirez Anthony Reyes Giovanni Samayoa Aaron Sarmiento * Suyay Vazquez James Villagrana Grayson Wade * Anthony Wadzinski Cedric Woirhaye Juniors Manuel Alvarez Rick Chavez Noel Cordero * Devin Cornair * Augustine Escalera Anthony Garcia Joseph Garcia Leslie Giovanny John Paul Gomez-Reed * Joseph Hernandez Matthew Lewis Sebastian Lopez Shant Loussararian Jacob Lovi Ian Luke Lumbres Daniel Martinez Joel Medina Mario Mijangos * Lance Morales Andres Pena William Ramos * Jason Reyes * Adrian Rosas * Luis Saucedo

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Kyle Shea Jerome Tadeo Timoth Thai Diego Vargas Lorenzo Zamora * Seniors Reiley Akkari * Jesus Alvarado Christian Apanecatl * Justin Bueno * Brian Camero Edward Castro Norris Chen * Kyle Chiang * Everson Cruz Hector Cruz Christopher Diaz * Angelo Domingo * Matthew Engquist * Alex Escobar Anthony Figueroa Victor Flores Darrian Gardea * Donovan Gonzalez Ruben Guerra Ezequiel Hernandez Elias Hosseini * Noah Jimenez Trevor Johnson Dustin Kelso * Diego Macias Alfonso Magallon * Christopher Martinez * Joshua Martinez Jacob McKinney Erick Mendoza Martin Montellano Diego Montoya Fernando Munguia Alexis Ortiz Andrew Phan Matthew Quintanilla Christian Rios Jeremiah Rodriguez Ricky Rodriguez Gian Carlo Samayoa Zachary Solorza Andrew To *

ALUMNI FROM TOP TECH COMPANIES INSPIRE STUDENTS ON ENGINEERS DAYDAY

Bosco Tech knows how to celebrate National Engineering Week! With an estimated 64 percent of our alumni working in STEM- or engineering-related professions, the school has a vast resource upon which to draw. On Wednesday, Feb. 24, students were treated to presentations by alumni who work at some of the most highly respected international and local engineering companies. The alumni provided insights into their diverse professions, their educational path, and their companies.

“When alumni return to share their advice and their stories, it really is a testament to how Bosco Tech has prepared those who once were in our shoes,” said current senior Everson Cruz, who plans to major in aerospace engineering at the university level this fall. “It gives us students a unique exposure, listening to engineers in the industry we wish to pursue. We were able to ask questions regarding their jobs and barriers they had to overcome to get where they currently are.” Cruz, who is studying Materials Science, Engineering & Technology (MSET), interned at Boeing last summer.

Be sure to ask your son about the presentations he attended and the alumni he had the opportunity to meet that day. Special thanks to the many alumni who make this day a huge success each year!

SIGNING UP FOR NEXT YEAR’S AP & HONORS COURSES As the current school year passes so quickly, it is important to plan ahead. If your son intends to take honors or Advanced Placement courses next school year, please remind him that deadlines will be coming up soon.

Applications are due in May and tests for classes that require proficiency will be held shortly afterward. Your son should speak with his current instructor in a particular subject or the appropriate Instructional Area Dean for more information. Thank you for your help in keeping our students on track and fulfilling their potential!

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STUDENTS VISIT JAPANESE GARDEN & LITTLE TOKYO —BY JAPANESE INSTRUCTOR MS. RITSUKO ROWE

Every year, students enrolled in Bosco Tech’s Japanese classes visit places where they can experience authentic Japanese culture. In the past, the classes have visited a Tofu factory (where they learned how to make tofu) and the Japanese museum (that taught them the history of JapaneseAmericans during World War II).

This year, we wanted to experience tranquil natural beauty that has been treasured in Japan. We were very blessed to visit the Storrier-Sterns Japanese Garden in Pasadena which is a hidden treasure garden only thirty minutes away from our school. It is only open the last Sunday of each month, but they welcomed us as special guests on Tuesday, February 3.

The Storrier-Sterns Japanese Garden was created by Mr. Kinzuchi Fujii between 1935~1940 for Charles and Ellamae Storrier-Stearns. This two-acre property has a pond, a tea house and a waterfall with a variety of Japanese trees and plants that blossom in various seasons. Having grown up in Japan, I felt nostalgic about my home country and peace in my heart while strolling a path in the garden and hearing the chirping sound of birds.

There were four docents who guided our 20 boys and 6 chaperones, explaining the history of this hidden jewel.

Our students very politely listened to their guide and enjoyed visiting a tea house located by a serene pond. Some were amazed by the structure of the tea house which was built without nails, and others sat at a low tea table pretending to attend a tea ceremony. The time passed quickly but quietly, and it was time to leave for Little Tokyo to have a delicious lunch.

What a wonderful day we had in Storrier-Sterns Japanese Garden and Little Tokyo. Special thanks to the chaperones and drivers. On behalf of all the students who participated this field trip, I would like to thank Fr. Way, Mr. Stolz, Miss Kim, Ms. Diaz, and Ms. Sigoloff who are always trying to assist others in spite of their busy schedules.

2016 SCIENCE FAIR Congratulations to the following students who worked extremely hard to earn the title “Scientific Researcher” and won awards in this year’s Science Fair: 1st Place: Shant Loussararian (11) and Frank Lora (11) —A Helping Hand 2nd Place: Will Cosso (10), Hirofumi Nakayama (10), and Giovanni Samayoa (10) —Efficiency & Pollution 3rd Place (tie): Michael Garcia (9) and Patrick Jackson (9) —Transforming Plants 3rd Place (tie): Joshua Maros (9) and Ian McConnell (9) —Digital Selection Honorable Mention: Andres Pena (11) and Andres Varela (11)—How Frequent is Frequency?

Anthony Duarte (10) and Kenneth Chua (10)—The Juice’s Juice Alejandro Hernandez (12) and Alex Ortiz (12) —Rocketeers Alexander Gruber (11) and Bumjoon Kim (11) —Burning Wood for Science Kema Allin (9) and Jakob Logan (9)—Plants and Electricity Luis Escobar (12) and Jonathan Santa Cruz (12) —Fully Loaded

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Upcoming Class of 2016 Events (continued)

INFORMATIONAL MEETING IS 3/22

BOSCO TECH STUDENTS TO TRAVEL TO GREECE Get your son’s passport ready and reserve his spot today! Don’t miss the upcoming informational meeting on Tuesday, March 22, to learn more about Bosco Tech’s exciting summer excursion to Greece.

The group will tour Ancient Greece with location stops at Acropolis, Olympia, Epidaurus, Mycenae and the Temple of Poseidon.

The group leaves June 19 and returns June 28, 2016. For more information, please attend the meetings. Contact Mr. Barnett (cbarnett@boscotech.edu or 626-940-2064), ACE chairman, for more details.

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BOSCO TECH MUSIC NEWS —BY BAND BOOSTER MR. JUN REYES

National Association of Music Merchants Show DBTI Music Booster members Melissa Hosseini, Yolanda Cornair, Alejandrina Marejon and Sheri Garcia attended the 2016 National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) Show in late January in Anaheim. The NAMM show is one of the largest music trade shows held in the world, bringing together music related industries including retailers, corporate buyers, manufacturers, educators, artists, etc. The event gave the booster members a glimpse of how large the music industry truly is and provided them with educational sessions and networking opportunities which will hopefully help the DBTI Music Program in its future endeavors.

Los Angeles Philharmonic's Symphonies for School Our DBTI Music Program students were treated to a concert by the Los Angeles Philharmonic at the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Downtown L.A. in early February. The event was sponsored by the Philharmonic’s Symphonies for Schools program. Thank you to their Education Department for helping fulfill the music program’s mission of ensuring that students of Bosco Tech and the youth of the San Gabriel Valley develop a lifelong appreciation for the arts through music education and other meaningful learning experiences.

Marching Band Performances Our Royal Tech Marching Band showed their support for our varsity basketball team by performing at a home game on February 8.

The band then performed on the school’s second Open House of the school year on February 11.

Annual Heritage Festival The Symphonic Band will be competing in the 2016 Heritage Festival in Seattle on April 7-10. The Band kicked off its fundraising efforts in February via an online crowd funding campaign (eTeamSponsor.com). Please visit and share the band’s campaign page at http://app.eteamsponsor.com/ETS/supportUs/14216076. We appreciate your continued support!

“Students of music learn craftsmanship as they study how details are put together painstakingly and what constitutes good, as opposed to mediocre, work. These standards, when applied to a student’s own work, demand a new level of excellence and require students to stretch their inner resources.”

—Twelve Benefits of Music Education by Carolyn Phillips

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REPRESENTING BOSCO TECH

Congratulations to Bosco Tech band members who were selected to participate in the Cal State L.A. First Chair Honor Band. Participation in the ensemble is by invitation only and brings together outstanding musicians from high schools throughout Southern California. One hundred participants had the opportunity to gather for an incredible weekend of music making while working directly with university faculty. Students were selected by the Honor Band staff based upon instrument proficiency, music reading capabilities, and leadership abilities.

Representing Bosco Tech were junior Ziyi Fang, junior Devin Cornair, senior Elias Hosseini, senior Angelo Domingo, sophomore Dan Hosseini, and junior Ming Zhang.

DONATIONS FOR GALA EARN TRIPLE SERVICE HOURS! Bosco Tech’s Black and Gold Gala is April 9, 2016. The Parent Council has been working extremely hard to make this the most successful fundraiser to date, with the proceeds benefitting students receiving financial assistance. We need your help!

If you own a business, will you please consider donating goods or services? We need printed materials, floral centerpieces, music, decorations, etc. We also need items for the silent and live auctions. Donated items may include: - Gift cards - Store certificates - Gift baskets - Movie or theme park passes - Sporting tickets or equipment - Travel certificates or time shares Bonus Service Hours: As you may know, donations qualify as part of the required parent service hours (excluding bingo hours). Product donations are usually equal to $35 qualify for one service hour. However, the deadline has just been extended for you to receive TRIPLE the parent hours. That’s three hours for $35 worth of products!

Thank you in advance for your help in making this a successful fundraising event for our students. Please contact Parent Liaison Paul Garcia at 626-9402147 or pgarcia@boscotech.edu if you have questions.

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SOCCER UPDATE —BY VARSITY HEAD COACH DIEGO BACK

What a great season it has been! The Bosco Tech Varsity Soccer team has some young talent that will return to the Camino Real League next year. We hope to fight for a league championship in the 2016-2017 soccer season.

In addition, we would like to wish all our graduating seniors good luck. Each of you will truly be missed at the Tech! Come back for our alumni games.

Graduating seniors on this year’s soccer team celebrate the close of another successful season.

TENNIS NEWS —BY HEAD TENNIS COACH RUDY HERRERA

The 2015-2016 Tennis Season has proven to be a blessing in disguise. This blessing has disguised itself as an athletic team (funny how blessings come in different shapes and sizes.) Our team is an interesting mixture of returning and new players. We are not a national sport and it has been about six years since we have brought home a CIF championship, but we are strong where you’d expect us to be weak. Our team consists of 17 members. A couple of our players have never been on a sports team of any kind and have chosen Bosco Tech Tennis to start their athletic careers. Another couple of players are multi-sport athletes. We have two returning players who form the anchors for the team.

These players are very experienced and own a high degree of skill for our sport. Together they create a nice blend of heart and skill.

We will compete with Cathedral, Bishop Amat, La Salle, St. Monica’s and Bishop Montgomery. In about a week, we have our first pre-season match versus Whittier Christian. I will never promise or guarantee a win over any competitor, but I can promise that we will conduct our business knowing that we represent one of the greatest high schools in the San Gabriel Valley!

BOSCO TECH SPONSORS Bosco Tech would like to thank the following businesses for their support.

We are grateful to our generous sponsors!

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AN INTERNATIONAL CLUB CELEBRATION —BY INTERNATIONAL __ MRS. CATHERINE DIAZ Chinese New Year is perhaps one of the most widely celebrated holidays in the world. Although the first few days are the most observed, Chinese New Year actually runs for 15 consecutive days and ends with the Lantern Festival. It is a time when families come together, share food, and set the pace for the new year. Red is used and worn because of its symbolic meaning of good fortune. Excited children receive small gifts and money in red envelopes. Unlike our New Year's Eve celebration in the West, which tends to be about resolutions to improve ourselves, the primary goal of Chinese New Year traditions is to usher in good luck and prosperity in the new year. This current lunar year marks the Year of the Fire Monkey. Gong Hey Fat Choy, which means “Congratulations and prosperity.”

Since Chinese New Year coincided this year with semester grades, and to celebrate both, the International Club sponsored a luncheon for its members, which includes our 30 Bosco Tech International students.

This year, we have three International students on the President’s List and 10 International students on the Principal’s List. This achievement was recognized by fellow members who applauded each honor roll stu- Juniors Bob Te Bu & Peter Junlin Zeng are among our international students on the Principal’s List. dent’s name was called out. We always celebrate their hard work and accomplishments!

Mrs. Magda Gonzalez, our own cafeteria owner and amazing cook, made a special Chinese luncheon for our students and guests. Guests included parents of students who were in town to celebrate the Chinese New Year with their son and our international program faculty. A special thanks to freshman parent volunteer Mr. Adrian Valdivia, father of Bryan; Outreach Counselor Miss Fumie Yoshikawa, and Spanish teacher Mrs. Carolina Schmeisser for helping to decorate the upstairs library, greet students and guests, and serve the food. Thank you to Miss Olivia Kelly for contributing gifts to our International Learning Center from the visiting Cambridge Institute for International students. Appreciation also goes to contributing freshman Andrew Tran for assisting in the planning and for lending us the traditional red lights to decorate the room. The luncheon was a huge success.

To punctuate this Chinese holiday, each member and guest, as well as each administrator and counselor, received a red envelope of their own, wishing them good luck and prosperity this new year.

We applaud and recognize our International Techmen at the beginning of Chinese New Year!

COLLEGE IS JUST AROUND THE CORNER! HOW WILL YOU PAY FOR YOUR SON’S COLLEGE TUITION? Save the date and don’t miss the next Parents Council quarterly workshop, “Paying for College,” on Wednesday, March 9, from 6 to 8 p.m. in the multi-purpose room.

The helpful and informative session will cover the college admissions process, scholarship opportunities, financial aid, information about FAFSA and other resources for college money. Also, learn more about Bosco Tech’s new dual enrollment program. RSVP to Mrs. Cathy Rivera (crivera@boscotech.edu) to save your spot for this event.

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MARCH 2016 Please note that dates and events are subject to change. Check the school’s full calendar at www.boscotech.edu (see the Upcoming Events box on the lower right side of the homepage) for the latest updates and for events scheduled for later dates.

Mon.-Thurs.

Monday Tuesday Saturday Mon.-Wed. Tues.-Wed. Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

Sunday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Fri.-Wed. Sunday Wednesday Thurs.-Sun. Friday Sunday Thursday

2/29-3/3 2/29 3/1 3/5 3/7-3/9 3/8-3/9 3/9

College Week Report cards mailed Parent Council meeting for board members at 6 p.m.

SAT (off campus) Test Awareness Week Standardized testing Parents Council Quarterly Meeting (College finances workshop) at 6 p.m.

Alumni Association meeting at 6 p.m.

3/10 Winter Sports banquet at 6 p.m.

3/11 Junior retreat Junior ring ceremony at 6 p.m.

3/12 Gear Up #2 at 9 a.m.

Class of ‘66 50-year reunion Ethnic Ministry Lenten retreat 3/13 Daylight Savings time begins (turn clocks ahead one hour) 3/15 Lenten reconciliation/confession (by technologies) 2016-2017 registration for last names A-L 5-8 p.m.

3/16 2016-2017 registration for last names M-Z 5-8 p.m.

3/17 St. Patrick’s Day 2016-2017 registration for Class of 2020 5-8 p.m.

3/18-3/23 Third quarter exams 3/20 Palm Sunday 3/23 Locker cleanout for all students Lenten services 3/24-4/3 Easter Break (school resumes on Monday, 4/4) 3/25 Good Friday 3/27 Easter Sunday 3/31 Cesar Chavez Day

So Many Great Things Are Happening at Bosco Tech…

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Tiger Football Spring Cleaning Sale Easter Break Black & Gold Gala Father-Son Mass & Breakfast Mother-Son Dance Bosco Tech Golf Tournament

Saturday, March 19 Thurs.-Sun., Mar. 24-April 3 Saturday, April 9 Sunday, April 17 Friday, May 6 Friday, July 15