DAILY BULLETIN: PLEASE READ IN HOMEROOM CLASS AND POST
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.”
Wednesday, April 10, 2019 Office Hours Schedule
| Period 0 | 7:00 – 7:54 am |
| Period 1 | 8:00 – 8:40 am |
| Period 2 | 8:46 – 9:27 am |
| *AM Office Hours | 9:27 – 10:24 am English, Social Science, VAPA, Foreign Language |
| Period 3 | 10:30 – 11:10 am |
| Lunch | 11:10 – 11:40 am |
| Period 4 | 11:46 am – 12:26 pm |
| *PM Office Hours | 12:26 – 1:23 pm Math, Science, SpEd, PE |
| Period 5 | 1:29 – 2:09 pm |
| Period 6 | 2:15 – 2:55 pm |
CALENDAR
MON 4/8 – FRI 4/12 – Mental Health Week
TODAY 4/10 – Office Hours Schedule; Community Coffee with the Principal at 7:30 am in the Admin office; Costachella during PM Office Hours in the Mustang Mall; Staff Appreciation Lunch in the Teacher’s Lounge
THU 4/11 – PTSA Members meeting at 11:15 am
FRI 4/12 – Coffee with the Counselors at 9 am in the Guidance Office Conference Room; Spirit Competition during lunch in the Mustang Mall
WED 4/17 – Office Hours Schedule/2nd Period Drill; National Signing Day in the Mustang Mall; SOS 9th Grade Implementation; AP Pre-ID Sessions at 9:27 – 10:24 am (AM Office Hours) OR 12:26 – 1:23 pm (PM Office Hours) in the Small Theater
THU 4/18 – Principal’s Tour at 9 am in the Admin Office
FRI 4/19 – AP Pre-ID Session at 7 am in the Small Theater; Scholar Breakfast at 7 am in the Cafeteria; Spring Dance & Casino Night from 7 to 10:30 pm at the California Yacht Club in Marina Del Rey
FACULTY
· Please release the following students this week:
o TODAY 4/10 – Girls’ Lacrosse (Varsity/JV) at 1:15 pm; Softball (Varsity) at 1:25 pm; Baseball (Varsity) at 1:30 pm
o THU 4/11 – Swim (see emailed list) at 12:40 pm; Badminton (Varsity/JV) at 1:55 pm
o FRI 4/12 – Girls’ Lacrosse (Varsity/JV) at 1:15 pm; Softball (Varsity) at 1:25 pm; Baseball (Varsity) at 1:30 pm
STUDENT INFO
· Hey Costa! Do you know where you can get free LA Kings tickets, Disneyland tickets, Swell bottles and more? Make sure to sign up for the Spring Fling on Friday, April 19.
· Dance Team auditions are here! MCHS Dance Team will be auditioning for its 2019-2020 season! Audition clinics will be held next week, April 16 and 17, with final audition on April 18. Packets with more information can be picked up in the main office! Or for more info, please email [email protected].
· Attention Next Year’s Seniors 2019-2020! Registration begins THIS WEEK for student parking lottery for the 2019-2020 school year. Interested students should register online at the MCHS ASB Web Store. There is no cost to sign up, and you will receive a receipt for registration. Please review the Parking Permit Guidelines posted on the MCHS Website before registering. *Please note: This is a lottery for students who will be seniors ONLY. It is NOT first come/first served. If you are selected, you will be notified via email and provided further instructions. Any students having difficulty registering online should contact Donna Cessor in the ASB Finance Office.
· The Spring Break 2020 trip to South Korea is underway! Attend the informational meeting TODAY to learn more! The meeting will be in Ms. Choi’s Room 202 during lunch.
· Mira Costa’s AP Capstone program is a new 2-year program designed to teach students the art and discipline of research. The 2019-2020 program will focus on Social and Restorative Justice, right in time for the 2020 election cycle. Run as a 7th-period class, the Capstone program is a flexibly-scheduled online and in-person hybrid open to incoming sophomores, juniors, and seniors. Individual discipline is vitally important, but highly rewarding. Get a head start of the skills used with Mrs. Cabrera’s MBX summer course: Informal Logic and Critical Thinking (open to all interested students). Applications for AP Capstone are due May 3 and can be found at Mrs. Cabrera’s faculty page on the school website.
· To see AP Capstone work in action, join AP Research (year 2 students) as they present their year-long research projects in an informal Poster Session in the MPR at lunch on Monday, 4/15. Topics range from Eastern and Western classifications of beauty, to the influence of 80s films on cultural identities, to the ethical programming for self-driving cars, and more! Those interested in the program may also stop by Room 45 to pick up information and the application for the program!
· Independent Study Athletics (ISA) applications for the 2019-20 school year are now on the school’s website under ATHLETICS. All applications are due on or before May 15, 2019.
· Applications for Mira Costa’s La Vista Newspaper staff are available now. Any student interested in applying to join Mira Costa’s award-winning newspaper must submit an application (available in Room 101) to Ms. Sweeny by no later than Friday, April 12. Students interested in joining the staff should have prior Journalism experience (an A or B in Intro to Journalism or a summer school Journalism course, through MBX or a local community college). If students plan to take Journalism over the summer through MBX, note that on the top of the application. Please email [email protected] with any questions. Past issues of La Vista, as well as current stories, can be viewed at www.LaVistaMCHS.com. Follow us on Instagram and Twitter @LaVistaMedia.
· The Neptunian Woman’s Club is sponsoring its 40th Student Art and Photography Contest for grades K-5 (art) and 6-12 (art and photography). Deadline for submission to the school office is Friday, May 10, 2019 before 3:00 pm. An awards ceremony will be held on Sunday, May 19 at 1:00 pm in the Neptunian clubhouse, Manhattan Beach. For more info, go to http://neptunians.org/nwc-art-show/.
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]. *Juniors – the Spring Semester is an ideal time to meet with a CCC Counselor.
· 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 TODAY, 4/10 – El Camino College 9:30am – 2:00pm. Make sure you are completing the tasks that are needed to qualify for Priority Registration and the Honors Program. Come to the CCC to make an appointment to develop an Educational Plan or answer any questions you may have.
o Thursday, 4/11 – Rustic Pathways at 12:20pm (lunchtime table outside CCC)
o Friday, 4/12 – Florida Polytechnic University at 10:23am.
· Check out our summer program webpage. 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