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.”
Friday, October 20, 2017 Regular Schedule
Super Stampede Friday!
CALENDAR
TODAY 10/20 – Super Stampede Friday; Costapalooza and Homecoming; End of 1st quarter
SAT 10/21 – Homecoming Dance in Fisher Gym (New Location) at 7 pm
WED 10/25 – Office Hours / Second Period Drill Schedule
THU 10/26 – This is Costa!
WED 11/1 – Office Hours Schedule; Hispanic Heritage Assembly 2nd period
FRI 11/2 – Art Night from 5 – 7 pm in the Quad by Room 109; The Diviners at 7:30 pm in the Small Theater
SAT 11/4 – TEDx presents “Anything’s Possible” from 9 am – 3 pm in the Auditorium; The Diviners at 7:30 pm in the Small Theater
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FACULTY
· Please release the following teams this week:
§ TODAY 10/20 – Boys’ Water Polo (V) at 1:45 pm
STUDENT INFO
· This year’s “glow-in-the-dark” Homecoming Dance on Oct. 21 at 7 pm has been moved to the Fisher Gym. Come to the Student Store to fill out a form and pick up your tickets. Ticket vouchers are also available at the ASB Web Store: https://mchswebstore.myschoolcentral.com. Buy your tickets now! See you there!
· Attention poetry lovers: Mira Costa will be holding its seventh annual Poetry Out Loud competition Thursday, Jan. 18, 2018! Poetry Out Loud is a national poetry recitation contest in which students memorize and recite two famous poems from the Poetry Out Loud online anthology. Check out the anthology by visiting poetryoutloud.org. The winner of the competition will go on to compete at the county-level competition in February. If you are interested in competing, see your English teacher or Ms. Sieker for more information and an application. Applications are due to Ms. Sieker in Room 44 by Friday, Dec. 22.
· NEED COMMUNITY SERVICE? The folks on Skid Row desperately need hygiene kits. Two hygiene kits equal 1 hour of community service. Please include shampoo, soap or body wash, toothpaste, toothbrush, comb or brush, deodorant, disposable razor, sealed in a gallon Ziploc bag. Our next Lunches with Love delivery is Sunday, Oct. 22. For more info visit us at http://luncheswithlovemb.my-free.website/ and like us on facebook, https://www.facebook.com/luncheswithlovemb.
CLUBS & ORGANIZATIONS
· Come to Club Harmony in Room 207 at lunch on Monday and learn how to promote social inclusiveness!
· Interested in joining the Mira Costa Badminton Team second semester? Come to Badminton Club to learn more! Our first meeting will be on Tuesday, Oct. 24 in Room 332 in the Math & Science building at lunch.
COLLEGE AND CAREER CENTER
· SENIORS – The CCC will hold a Common App-Naviance matching workshop on the following time/date. No sign up necessary. Lunch Workshop: Oct. 24
· 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.
o TODAY, 10/20 – Dartmouth College at 2:00pm.
o Monday 10/23 – University of Rochester at 8:00am, Ithaca College at 9:00am, University of Miami at 12:20 (lunch), Clark University at 1:00pm, Georgia Tech at 2:00pm.
o Tuesday, 10/24 – Brandeis University at 8:00am, Trinity College at 10:23am, El Camino College at 11:25am, Columbia College at 1:00pm.
o Wednesday, 10/25 – University of Wisconsin at 8:00am, Belmont University at 10:30am, Sara Lawrence College at 10:30am, CSU-Dominguez Hills at 12:26pm (PM Office Hours), Portland State University at 1:29pm.
o Thursday, 10/26 – Bryant University at 8:00am, Colby College at 9:00am, Marymount University at 10:23am, University of Kansas at 2:00pm.
o Friday, 10/27 – Reed College at 9:00am, University of Denver at 9:00am, Bucknell University at 11:25am, California Aeronautical University at 12:20pm (lunch).
· SoCal Roc is now enrolling for its 2nd quarter 9 week classes: Adobe Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, etc.), Banking and Financial Services, and Business Entrepreneur. Classes begin November 6. Come to the CCC to sign up to speak with a SoCal Roc counselor and learn more about the interactive Career Technical classes that we offer.
· Local Events – Pacific Northwest College of Art Portfolio Days - Los Angeles Area on October 21, 2017 11am-3pm; California Institute of the Arts - 24700 McBean Parkway, Valencia, CA 91355. Our representatives want to see 10 to 15 examples of your best recent work (bring original pieces when possible). Digital portfolios are acceptable if it doesn’t limit the experience of your work. Include a variety of pieces that showcase your ideas, imagination, and talent. Keep it simple. There’s no need to spend time and money on frames or matting. All National Portfolio Days are free and open to the public, with a first-come, first-served format.
For a complete list of college events, go to http://www.miracostahigh.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=349748&type=d&pREC_ID=759344
· 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=349748&type=d&pREC_ID=759632.