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MIRA COSTA HIGH
Vision Statement
“Mira Costa is a community of learners where each member has the
opportunity to achieve academic, creative, personal, and social excellence.”
Tuesday, December 18, 2018 Finals Schedule
Period 0 TBD per teacher
Period 1 Exam 8:00 – 10:02 am
Snack 10:02 – 10:14 am
Period 2 Exam 10:20 am – 12:22 pm
CALENDAR
TODAY 12/18 – THU 12/20 – Finals Schedule
FRI 12/21 – FRI 1/4 – Winter Break, No School
MON 1/7 – First Day of Second Semester
TUE 1/8 – PTSA Exec. Board Meeting at 6 pm and PTSA General Meeting at 7 pm in the Small Theater
WED 1/9 – Office Hours Schedule; Community Coffee with the Principal at 7:30 am in the Admin Building
THU 1/10 – MBEF College Speaker Evening with Adam Ingersoll at 7 pm in the Auditorium
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STUDENT INFO
· Tryouts for the Mira Costa Badminton Team will take place on Tuesday, Jan. 8 and Wednesday, Jan. 9 from 5 pm to 6:30 pm at 516 18th Street in Manhattan Beach.
· Costa Varsity Boys’ Basketball plays North Torrance this Friday night, 12/21 @ 7pm at MBMS! All levels will be playing in tournaments during Winter Break, too: Varsity in Santa Barbara, JV will host the Winter Classic Tournament at MBMS, Frosh will play in Yorba Linda and Frosh/Soph will play in a tournament at Redondo Union. Check out the schedules for local games on https://www.costabasketball.com & catch a game during the break if you can! Go Costa!
· Informational meeting for The Drowsy Chaperone after finals on 12/20 (Thursday) in Room 1. If you plan on auditioning for the musical, it is recommended that you go! Auditions start the day we get back from break. Audition packets still available in the Woodshop Room 104 or Drama Room 1.
· Audition packets for the spring musical, The Drowsy Chaperone, are due Thursday, 12/20. Be sure to grab your packets in the Woodshop (Room 104) or Drama Room 1. We would love to see you audition.
· Nervous about auditioning for the Spring Musical? Come to the Audition Workshop on January 5. Check the @MCHSdramatechdepartment Instagram for times and location. We highly recommend coming if you are even slightly interested.
· Attention Poets: Poetry Out Loud applications are due to Ms. Sieker in Room 44 by Thursday, Dec. 20!
CLUBS AND ORGANIZATIONS
· None
COLLEGE AND CAREER CENTER
· Schedule a one-on-one appointment with one of our credentialed college counselors. Call 310-318-7337 ext. 5253 or email [email protected].
· Sophomores and Juniors – If you took the PSAT in October, your printed score reports are now available for pick-up in the CCC.
· SENIORS – Visit the CCC for College Application Assistance.
Scholarships
Scholarship Notebook Program:
The scholarship notebook is a personal profile that will be read by members of community scholarship committees. Each scholarship committee creates their own criteria for selection and carefully screens the applicants to find the appropriate candidates for their scholarships. The scholarship donors are looking for students who may meet any of the following criteria:
•Have financial need
•Plan to attend a two- or four-year school or trade school
•Have completed numerous volunteer hours
•Plan to study a particular major (i.e. Art, Dance, Business, English)
•Deserve a merit award for excellent grades
•Have a talent that the committee wishes to honor
•Meet any number of additional criteria!
For students to be eligible to apply, they must attend ONE of the following five information meetings in the CCC during lunch on January 8, 10, 14, 17 or during PM Office Hours on Wednesday, January 9. Students must sign-up on Naviance prior to the meeting to attend. Please bring $5 to purchase the notebooks.
Additional Scholarships:
For a list of scholarships that are NOT part of the Scholarship Notebook Program go to the MCHS Webpage →College Tab→Scholarships & Financial Aid.
· Summer Programs – It’s not too early to check out summer programs. Go to the MCHS website→College Tab→Jobs & Internships→Summer Programs or use the link: https://www.miracostahigh.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=349754&type=d&pREC_ID=759373
· SoCal Roc is now enrolling for the spring 2019 semester. Classes begin Monday, Jan. 28. Come to the CCC to sign up and learn more about the classes we offer.
· Test Prep Resources are listed on the MCHS website→College Tab→Testing, or use the link: http://www.miracostahigh.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=349909&type=d&pREC_ID=759631