Wednesday, September 26, 2018

^{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, September 26}^{, 2018} ^{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

TODAY 9/26 – Office Hours Schedule; College Knowledge Night in the Auditorium at 6:15 pm; Physical Fitness Testing for 11th grade students

THU 9/27 – Make-Up Picture Day from 7:30 am – 2:00 pm in the Auditorium Lobby; Physical Fitness Testing for new students

FRI 9/28 – Green & Gold Day; Movie Night in the Mustang Mall from 9 to 11 pm

WED 10/3 – Community Coffee with the Principal at 7:30 am in the Admin Office; Office Hours Schedule; In-N-Out Honor Roll Lunch in front of Admin building; Physical Fitness Testing for 10^th grade students

THU 10/4 – Physical Fitness Testing for 10^th grade students

FRI 10/5 – Coffee with the Counselors at 9 am in the Guidance Office Conference Room

FACULTY

· Please excuse the following teams this week:

o TODAY 9/26 – Cheer & Intro to Choreo (Varsity – see emailed list) at 11:40 am

o THU 9/27 – Football (JV – see e-mailed list) at 1:15 pm; Boys’ Water Polo (Varsity) at 1:15 pm; Girls’ Tennis (see emailed list) at 1:53 pm

o FRI 9/21 – Girls’ Tennis (see e-mailed list) all day; Girls’ Volleyball (all levels – see emailed list) at 1:15 pm

STUDENT INFO

· Doubles Ping Pong Tournament, sign ups start TODAY, 9/26 in ASB Room 40, $5 per team. Get your Pong on! Tournament will start the following week.

· Hey Mustangs! Is there an adult on campus that you appreciate? Link Crew wants to recognize the amazing staff here at Mira Costa! Please use the QR codes on our posters around campus to give a shout out to any teachers, counselors, administrators or staff members who help make school great!

· Art Night is back for a second year! All students are invited to sell their artwork or crafts at the 2nd annual fall Art Night. Sign up at: http://bit.ly/costaartnight. There will also be crafts for all to participate in. Art Night at Mira Costa will be held October 12, 5-7pm in the quad outside room 109. All students, faculty and staff are invited to bring friends and family for a fun evening of art!

· MB Hometown Fair Art Exhibit – Attention Costa students: Enter your artwork by the deadline, Oct. 2 for exhibition at the Hometown Fair Oct. 6 & 7. Submissions may be in 2D, 3D, photography or fiber artwork. The application can be found at this link: http://www.mbfair.org/applications/.

· The fall California Scholarship Federation (CSF) Membership Drive continues through this Friday, Sept. 28. Membership is open to 10^th, 11^th and 12^th grade students who are eligible, based on their excellent grades received in June. To find out if you are eligible, come to Room 243 during the membership drive at snack, lunch or PM Office Hours for more information. Sorry freshmen, you will be eligible for associate membership in February.

CLUBS AND ORGANIZATIONS

· Looking for some knights and fights? Come to Chess Club in Room 14 on Thursdays at lunch for some strategic showdowns!

· Come to Club Harmony at lunch on Thursday in Room 207 to learn how to promote social inclusivity!

· The Math Club is starting up a chapter for the Mu Alpha Theta Honors Society at Mira Costa. Interested in new competitions, college scholarships, and a larger network of mathematicians? Come to Math Club on Tuesday in Room 131 for more information and to sign up.

· Come to the Mira Costa End Epilepsy Club, which raises money for epileptics. (Epileptics are people who have epilepsy.) We meet on Thursday at lunch in Room 248.

· Mira Costa Gender Sexuality Alliance meets every Thursday at lunch in Room 23. Meet a group of loving and supporting people, engage in activist work to help make campus a more accepting environment, and raise funds for various charities and organizations.

· Want to get involved in the political environment of Costa? Come down to Young Republicans Club every Tuesday in Room 225 at lunch.

· Want to play and/or listen to some turned-up tunes? Swing (pun intended) by Jazz Club in Room 4 on Wednesdays (TODAY) during PM Office Hours (lunchtime for normal schedule).

· If you like science, then come check out the Science Olympiad Team! We meet every Wednesday (TODAY) in Mr. Locke’s Room 352 and are always looking for new members.

· Attention Cyber Patriot members: There is a meeting TODAY during lunch in Mrs. Weaver’s Room 112. There will also be an amazing training on Wednesday from 3-5 pm about creating Scripts run by BeachCoders. Don’t miss it!

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 Knowledge Night – TONIGHT, September 26 at 6:15pm in the Auditorium. Meet in the Auditorium for a preview with the College and Career Counselors. You will then be directed to attend two break-out information sessions (6:30-7:20pm and 7:30-8:20pm). Break-out session topics are: Financial Aid, Community College Transfer Programs, Testing – SAT vs. ACT, Gap Year Options, NCAA, Personal Statements/College Essays. We look forward to seeing you!

· 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 9/26 – Rutgers University at 9:27am(AM Office Hours), Tulane University at 1:29pm.

o Thursday, 9/27 – University of Montana at 8:00am, Colorado College at 10:23am, University of La Verne at 12:20pm (lunch), Purdue University at 2:00pm.

o Friday, 9/28 – Boston College at 12:20pm (lunch), College of the Holy Cross at 1:00pm, Emerson College at 2:00pm.

· SENIORS – Visit the CCC for College Application Assistance:

o College Personal Statement Revision – Please bring in a hard-copy of your essay if you would like feedback from one of the counselors. Typically essays are completed within 2-3 business days.

o Walk-in Wednesdays for help with applications, essay revisions and to have your questions answered! No appointment necessary. Walk-In Hours are on Wednesdays, from 3PM to 5PM.

· Local Events: For a list of local college events please visit the MCHS Website, click on the “College” tab, select “College and Career Center” and “Events and Auditions.”

· Testing

o Revolution Prep is offering a FREE full-length SAT and ACT practice on campus Saturday, 9/29/2018

Time: SAT – 9am to 1:15pm, ACT – 9am to 1pm; SAT – Room 14 and ACT – Room 16

o Princeton Review is offering a FREE practice test on campus -

Time: Saturday morning, October 20 from 9 am – 12:45 pm in Room 14.

o 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

· SoCal Roc is now enrolling for the fall 2018 semester. Classes began Monday, Sept. 10. Come to the CCC to sign up and learn more about the classes we offer.