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, November 6, 2019 Office Hours/2nd Period Drill Schedule
Period 0 7:00 - 7:55
Period 1 8:00 - 8:40
Period 2/Drill 8:46 - 9:51
AM Office Hours 9:51 - 10:36 (English, Social Science, VAPA, Foreign Language)
Period 3 10:42 - 11:22
Lunch 11:22 - 11:52
Period 4 11:58 - 12:38
PM Office Hours 12:38 - 1:23 (Math, Science, SpEd, PE)
Period 5 1:29 - 2:09
Period 6 2:15 - 2:55
CALENDAR
TODAY 11/6 – Coffee with the Principal at 7:30 am in the Admin Office; Office Hours/2nd Period Drill Schedule; In-N-Out Honor Roll Lunch
THU 11/7 – PTSA Meeting 11:30 am in the GOCR; PTSA Executive Board Meeting at 12:30 pm in the GOCR
FRI 11/8 – She Kills Monsters fall play opens at 7:30 pm in the Small Theater
SAT 11/9 – Choir Mattress Fundraiser from 10 am to 5 pm in the Cafeteria; She Kills Monsters at 7:30 pm in the Small Theater
MON 11/11 – Veteran’s Day, No School
WED 11/13 – Office Hours Schedule; Hispanic Heritage Assembly; NCAA Signing Day #1 Fall in the Mustang Mall; National Letter of Intent Day; She Kills Monsters at 4 pm in the Small Theater
THU 11/14 – Redlands High School Women’s Choral Festival, Choral Union; She Kills Monsters at 6:30 pm in the Small Theater
FRI 11/15 – Scholar Breakfast at 7 am in the Cafeteria; She Kills Monsters at 7:30 pm in the Small Theater
FACULTY
· Please release the following students this week:
o TODAY 11/6 – Boys’ Water Polo (Varsity) at 1:45 pm
o THU 11/7 – Cross Country at 11:30 am (see emailed rosters)
STUDENT INFO
· Attention Mustangs! The Blood Drive is coming up on Wednesday, Nov. 20. Please sign up in the ASB Room or with any ASB representative ASAP. Successful donors get a free movie ticket!
· Students, are you struggling with math or with writing in English? We have a new writing lab and a math lab that can help! Check with your English or Math teacher for details and a referral.
· TODAY is the annual In-N-Out Honor Roll and Mustang Moment Challenge Lunch, sponsored by MCHS PTSA, in the driveway next to the Math & Science Building at lunch, beginning at 11:10 am. Students enter from the Math & Science Building or from the East Locker Hall area. All eligible students must bring their current Mira Costa ID to the Auditorium between 9:30 and 11:30am to pick up a ticket. Only ONE TICKET issued per student; lost tickets will not be replaced. This event is for students who earned a 3.5 GPA or higher last semester at Costa and for students who completed the latest Mustang Moment Challenge milestone. Note grilled cheese sandwiches also will be available.
· “It matters not how strait the gate/How charged with punishments the scroll. I am the master of my fate,/I am the captain of my soul.” If that quatrain from William Ernest Henley gets you in your feelings, you should consider competing in Mira Costa’s ninth-annual Poetry Out Loud competition in January. There is an entire anthology of epic poems to recite! See your English teacher or Ms. Sieker in Room 44 for an application.
· Homerooms: Don’t forget to raise money to help feed the homeless on Skid Row. Fill your containers with spare change for hot meals for the LA Mission.
· Wondering what to do with all that Halloween candy? Operation Gratitude is collecting candy to send to deployed U.S. Service members. Bring unopened candy to the box in the front office now through Friday, Nov. 8. Please consider adding a letter or drawing to let our service members know you care.
· Attention Athletes signing to colleges: Wednesday, Nov. 13 will be the first signing day of the year at 11:10am (lunch on an Office Hours day). See Ms. Gardner in the Admin Office for a signing-day template to complete and return no later than Friday, Nov. 8. If athletes miss the Nov. 8 deadline, they must wait for the winter or spring signing days. ASB makes the banners, and we have to be mindful of their other time commitments. Also note: Current Costa athletes will be honored. All other students participating in collegiate sports will be recognized at All Awards. Signing days for the 2019-2020 school-year are:
*Fall: Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2019 *Winter: Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2020 *Spring: Wednesday, Apr. 15, 2020
· Calling all clubs, sports teams, groups and individuals: The 2019 Lip Sync Contest is here! Show us your lip sync skills and win a chance at prize money! Sign-ups will be at lunch through this Thursday, Nov. 7! Look for the Dance Team table near the Mustang Mall. Show will be Thursday, Nov. 21!
· She Kills Monsters, MCHS Drama/Tech Department’s fall play, opens this Friday, 11/8 at 7:30 pm in the Small Theater. Come see an action-fueled epic that transports us from the halls and fields of an Ohio high school to the fantasy world of a role-playing game. Presale tickets are available now through Friday, 11/8 at 3pm at the Student Store or online at miracostadramaboosters.org. Student presale tickets are $10 and $12 at the door. Purchase early; seating in the small theater is limited.
SENIORS
· Attention Seniors! This is the last month to purchase Senior Ads for the 2020 yearbook. For more details visit the “Yearbook” tab on the Mira Costa website and check the information under “Attention Seniors,” or visit Room 102.
SPORTS
· The final Boys’ Basketball Tryout for all levels will be held TONIGHT, 11/6, from 7:30 to 8:30 pm at the Manhattan Beach Middle School Gymnasium.
CLUBS AND ORGANIZATIONS
· Drama Club is TODAY at lunch in Room 1!
· Chess Club takes place on Thursdays at lunch in Room 14. If you are interested in playing chess, learning chess, or improving your skills, this is the club for you! All levels are welcome.
· Come to Gamers Enthusiasts League on Wednesdays (TODAY) during PM Office Hours in the Library. We play board games, card games, party games, and more. See you there!
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] to schedule your appointment.
· College Essays – If you’d like a CCC counselor to revise your personal statement or personal insight questions, bring a double-spaced copy to the CCC. Be sure to include your name, email, and the prompt to which you are responding.
· 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, 11/6 – UC San Diego at 9:51 am (AM Office Hours)
o Thursday, 11/7 – American University at 9:00am; Scripps College at 12:20pm (lunch)
· 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