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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.”
Monday, January 7, 2019 Regular Schedule
CALENDAR
TODAY 1/7 – First Day of Second Semester
WED 1/9 – Office Hours Schedule; Community Coffee with the Principal at 7:30 am in the Admin Building; PTSA Exec. Board Meeting at 6 pm and PTSA General Meeting at 7 pm in the Small Theater (Note date change of meetings from 1/8)
THU 1/10 – MBEF College Speaker Evening with Adam Ingersoll at 7 pm in the Auditorium
WED 1/16 – Office Hours Schedule; Club Day at lunch in the Mustang Mall
THU 1/17 – Principal’s Tour at 9 am in the Admin Office; 11th Grade Vision & Hearing Screening
MON 1/21 – MLK Day, No School
TUE 1/22 – Late Start Schedule; Faculty Meeting at 8 am in the Small Theater
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STUDENT INFO
· Please return your textbooks if you are in a single semester class. The library is currently in Room 18 (between Chen and Houterman). Students will not be allowed to check out books for next semester until first semester books are returned. If you still need any textbooks, please see Mrs. Sullivan in Room 18.
· 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.
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].
· College Representative Visits In The CCC – If visit is during class please get teacher permission to attend. This is an opportunity to learn about your schools of interest and meet the admission counselors. View all visits and sign-up to attend on NAVIANCE. Please bring your school ID.
o Tuesday, 1/8 – California Aeronautical University Table at 12:20pm (outside CCC).
o Wednesday, 1/9 – El Camino College – Appointments available starting at 9:27am – please sign up in the CCC.
o Thursday, 1/10 – U.S. Army Table at 12:20pm (outside CCC).
o Friday, 1/11 – Santa Monica College at 12:20pm in the CCC – Application assistance and any questions will be covered.
· 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