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 11, 2019 Office Hours Schedule
Period 0 7:00-7:55
Period 1 8:00-8:40
Period 2 8:46-9:27
AM O.H. 9:27-10:24 (English, Social Science, VAPA, Foreign Language)
Period 3 10:30-11:10
Lunch 11:10-11:40
Period 4 11:46-12:26
PM O.H. 12:26-1:23 (Math, Science SpEd, PE)
Period 5 1:29-2:09
Period 6 2:15-2:55
CALENDAR
TODAY 9/11 – Office Hours Schedule; New Club Makeup meeting at 11:10 – 11:40 am in Room 41; Club Council New Club Info Meeting #2 at lunch in Room 41; Girls’ Lacrosse Tryouts on the West Field from 3 to 4:30 pm
FRI 9/13 – Class Add/Drop deadline
SAT 9/14 – Choir Student Kick-Off Party for all choir students from 3 – 5 pm at Polliwog Park
FRI 9/20 – Friday Night Tailgate Party at Waller Stadium Peck side end zone from 5 pm to 6:30 pm
SAT 9/21 – International Peace Day starting at 8 am at MB Pier
FACULTY
· All Staff: Please remember to wear your staff badge at all times while on campus. Security may stop you if you are not wearing identification.
· Please release the following students this week:
o THU 9/12 – Boys’ Water Polo (Varsity & F/S) at 12:50 pm; Girls’ Tennis (JV only) at 1:00 pm
o FRI 9/13 – Boys’ Water Polo (JV only) at 1:15 pm
STUDENT INFO
· California Scholarship Federation Fall Membership Drive will begin Monday, Sept. 16 and end on Friday, Sept. 27. Come by Room 243 during the membership drive to get more information and pick up an application. You can also check the Costa website for more information. Keep up the good work, Costa!
· Italy 2020: For those going on the Italy Trip with Mr. Piorek, remember that the Parent Interest meeting is this Thursday, 9/12 at 6:00 pm in Room 25. For anyone else interested in the trip, email Mr. Piorek at [email protected].
· Join MBUSD students, teachers, administrators, and community members in spreading peace and positivity to the South Bay. We will be observing International Peace Day on Saturday, Sept. 21 by Standing in the Sand 4 Peace & Climate Action! The event begins at 8am on the MB pier, followed by participants forming the word PEACE in the sand, captured by aerial photo. We encourage everyone to stay after and participate in Coastal Clean-up Day, hosted by our friends at Heal the Bay, Round-House Aquarium, Grades of Green & Southbay Cares from 9am to noon.
· Join us at the TEDx Manhattan Beach talks, BOLD Vision, on Nov. 2 at MCHS. The event includes short but provocative 10-minute talks, fun and interactive exhibits, breakfast, snacks and lunch. Ethan Nahlinder, Costa student and musician, is a scheduled presenter. Purchase tickets at TEDxManhattanBeach.com before they sell out. Student discounts are available.
· The Spring Break trip to South Korea in 2020 is underway! Anyone interested please come to Room 202 for an information session this Friday at lunch!
· Spring Break 2020 Greece/Italy Trip: Come to Room 73 (Mrs. Martinez-Sellan’s room) if you’re ready for information on an amazing trip!
SPORTS
· Fall Boys’ Basketball Tryouts for all levels will be held this Thursday night, 9/12, from 7 to 9 pm in the Hermosa Valley Middle School Gymnasium.
· Girls’ Lacrosse will have tryouts TODAY from 3 to 4:30 pm on the West Field. Bring your lacrosse stick, mouth guard, cleats and running shoes.
CLUBS AND ORGANIZATIONS
· If you participate in an Arts elective at Costa, go to shorturl.at/tJ269 and fill out this survey for La Vista!
· Friendship Club meets Tuesdays and Thursdays during lunch in Room 115.
· Are you interested in comics and comic-themed media? If so, Comic Book Club is the perfect club for you! Come to the first meeting of the year during lunch TODAY in Mr. Hernandez’s Room 108.
· Come to Room 54 on Wednesdays (TODAY) at lunch for iCare Club! We fundraise and volunteer with the International Rescue Committee to aid refugees in various countries.
· Mira Costa Gender Sexuality Alliance meets every Thursday at lunch in Room 23, Mr. Zeoli’s room. Meet a group of loving and supportive people, engage in activist work to help make campus a more accepting environment, and raise funds for various charities and organizations.
· Come to Support Our Students Club Thursday at lunch in Room 234 to make cards/care packages for sick/injured Costa students!
· 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.
· If you want to get involved in Drama at Costa, come to Drama Club in the Drama Room 1 at lunch on Wednesdays (TODAY)! We will have a blast!
· Students interested in creating a new club, please come to the new club make-up meeting TODAY at lunch in Room 41. Thank you!
· Are you interested in science and/or consider yourself to be talented in a particular field (i.e., electronics, astronomy, anatomy, etc.)? Then Science Olympiad is the perfect activity for you! Come to the first meeting of the year during lunch TODAY in Mr. Locke’s Room 350 for more information.
· Come TODAY to Room 70 for the Living On One Club! New members welcome! We will have donuts!
· Please join the South Bay Food Initiative at Project Chicken Soup on Sunday, Sept. 15 to cook and/or pack lunches from 8 am to 12 pm. You can earn four hours of community service. For more information or to sign upk, please visit www.southbayfoodinitiative.com.
· Are you interested in learning about our justice system, improving your public speaking skills, or becoming a lawyer? Your LAST chance to join the MCHS Mock Trial Team is Thursday, Sept. 12. Come see Mr. Zeoli in Room 23 if you have any questions or email [email protected].
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 by 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.
- TODAY, 9/11 – Purdue University at 8:46am; University of Connecticut at 9:27am; University of the Pacific at 10:30am; Stony Brook University at 12:26pm.
- Thursday, 9/12 – University of Illinois at 9:00am.
- Friday, 9/13 – Colgate University at 8:00am; Willamette University at 10:23am; Johns Hopkins at 12:20pm; Hobart and William Smith Colleges at 2:00pm; Sierra Nevada College at 2:00pm.
· JUNIORS AND SOPHOMORES – THIS IS THE LAST WEEK FOR ON-TIME PSAT REGISTRATION ($25)
The test will begin at 7:00am on October 30 at MCHS. To register online, please go the MCHS website and click on the MCHS ASB Webstore in the upper right-hand corner or use this link: https://mchswebstore.myschoolcentral.com.
In-person registration (cash or check to MCHS only) will be available TODAY and September 12 and 13 in the CCC. On-time Registration cost is $25. Your final opportunity for LATE registration will be September 16 and 17 online or in person in the CCC. Late registration cost is $35. After you register online, bring your receipt to the CCC to pick up your PSAT Study Guide. Please contact the CCC (ext. 5253) with any questions.