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, October 2, 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 10/2 – Office Hours Schedule; Coffee with the Principal at 7:30 am in the Admin Office; Senior Class Photo during AM Office Hours in Waller Stadium; Club Day at lunch in the Mustang Mall; Personal Insight Question Workshop at 5:30pm in the CCC
THU 10/3 – PTSA Exec Board Meeting in the GOCR 11:30am – 1pm; Orchestra Parent Party at 6 pm (see website for details); Symposium/MBUSD/South Bay Connected Speakers 6 pm to 9 pm in the Auditorium featuring Families Connected Speaker Series: “Under Pressure: Stress Resilience When the Stakes Are High” 6:30 – 8 pm
MON 10/7 – Families Connected Speaker Series: “How to Be a Good Friend: Helping Your Child Develop Healthy Peer Relationships” 6:30 to 8 pm at the Redondo Union HS Auditorium
WED 10/9 – Local Holiday; No School
FRI 10/11 – MCHS Hall of Fame 2019 (see website for schedule); Football vs. Peninsula at 7 pm with Hall of Fame Halftime at Waller Stadium
SAT 10/12 – International Day 2 pm – 4 pm at the MBUSD District Office North Parking Lot
SUN 10/13 – MCHS Bands Golf Scramble at Los Verdes Golf Course (see website for details)
FACULTY
· Please release the following students this week:
o TODAY 10/2 – Girls’ Tennis (Varsity/JV) at 1:00 pm
o THU 10/3 – Girls’ Volleyball (Varsity) at 12:00 pm; Football (F/S) at lunch (will miss 5th period)
o FRI 10/4 – Girls’ Volleyball (Varsity) all day; Girls’ and Boys’ Cross Country (see emailed list) at 10:20 am; Football (Varsity) at lunch (will miss 5th period)
STUDENT INFO
· Office Hours Help: You must be signed into your student Aeries account via the app to electronically check into office hours. If you are having difficulty signing in, please come to the office during office hours. Remember, teachers can also sign you into Aeries in their classrooms.
· Golf Scramble! First Annual 2019 event to benefit the Mira Costa High School Band Program on Sunday, Oct. 13 at Los Verdes Golf Course in Rancho PV. Open to all golfers, all levels, all friends. Foursome scramble team event format. Sign up as a single, or make your own team. Cost is $110 per person, includes golf fee, cart, prizes and box lunch. For more info or to sign up, contact Maroun Aboutanos at [email protected], 310-545-6482.
· The very first Comedy Sportz Match of the year is this Friday at 7 pm in the Small Theater - $5 for a night of laughs!
· Art Night is back for a third year! All students are invited to sell their artwork and crafts at the 3rd Annual Art Night. Sign up at CostaArtNight.weebly.com. There will also be food, music and arts and crafts for all to participate in. Art Night is on Friday, Oct. 25 from 5 to 7 pm in the quad outside Room 109. All students, faculty and staff are invited to bring friends and family for a fun evening of art!
· The first Club Day of the year will be TODAY at 11:10! Make sure to bring money!
· New Date! Thailand 2020 Parent Meeting Part I will be held Oct. 17 at 6:00 pm in Room 234.
CLUBS AND ORGANIZATIONS
· Don’t miss Drama Club TODAY at lunch in Room 1!
· Come to Drone Club TODAY in Mr. Oystrick’s Room 339 to learn how to build and fly racing drones.
· Help the homeless. Clean out your closets and bring clothes to Ms. Vaughan’s Room 207. Thank you.
· Start spooky season off right! Come on down to the first Noontime Theater of the year during AM Office Hours TODAY in Room 1.
· Come to the Richstone Club on Wednesdays (TODAY) in Room 207. Richstone Club is a club dedicated to helping children that are from abusive households.
· Come TODAY to Room 70 during lunch for the Living on One Club! New members always welcome.
· 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.
· 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!
· Are you interested in computer programming or want a new extracurricular where you can learn and develop a very popular skill? Then the Competitive Coding Club is for you! All levels are welcome. Meetings are every Thursday during lunch in Room 116, Mr. Braskin’s room. Personal computers are recommended but not required.
· Please join the South Bay Food Initiative at the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank on Saturday, Oct. 12 to sort food from 9 am to 12 pm. No experience is necessary, and you can earn 3 hours of community service. For more information or to sign up, please visit www.southbayfoodinitiative.com.
· H.E.A.R.T. Club meets every Friday in Room 56. Come join our Skechers Team/Pier to Pier Walk.
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.
· Personal Insight Question Workshop – Wednesday, TODAY at 5:30pm in the CCC
Come to a workshop led by a UCLA Bruin Ambassador about the Personal Insight Questions. Our presenter will be sharing tips about making the most of 350 words!
· 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, 10/2 – Babson College at 8:00am; Vanderbilt University at 8:46am; U.S. Marine ROTC and Scholarship Information at 9:27am (AM Office Hours); UC Santa Barbara at 10:30am; Point Loma at 11:46am; University of Iowa at 12:26pm (PM Office Hours); University of Tulsa at 2:15pm.
o Thursday, 10/3 – Brown University at 8:00am; St. Lawrence University at 9:00am; Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) at 10:23am; Seattle Pacific University at 12:20pm.
o Friday, 10/4 – Dartmouth College at 8:00am; University of Richmond at 9:00am; St. Mary’s College of California at 10:23am; Franklin and Marshall College at 11:25am; Bowdoin College at 12:20pm; Santa Monica College at 12:20pm.
· The Princeton Review is offering a FREE practice SAT or ACT Test at Mira Costa High on Oct. 19 at 9:00am – 12:45pm. You’ll get a detailed score report that analyzes your strengths and weaknesses and gives you an action plan for improvement. Visit PrincetonReview.com/MiraCostaHS or call 1-800-2REVIEW to register.
· 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
Earn high school elective credits while gaining valuable hands-on experience in a variety of careers. Choose from classes related to Art & Design, Engineering & Design, Finance & Business, Health Sciences and Public & Consumer Services. Classes are free and transportation is provided for our 12:45pm and 3:45pm classes. Your SoCal ROC career guidance specialist will be on campus in the CCC Wednesdays during AM office hours to answer your questions.