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, November 8, 2019 Regular Schedule
CALENDAR
TODAY 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 11/8 – Girls’ Tennis (Varsity – see emailed list) at 1:00 pm; Football (see emailed list) at 1:30 pm
STUDENT INFO
· 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.
· 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.
· “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.
· 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 by 3 pm TODAY, 11/8. 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
· 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.
SPORTS
· Swim Team tryouts are Dec. 9. Warm-up/check-in starts at 2 pm and the tryout starts at 3 pm. If you are interested in trying out for the team or have any questions, please see Coach Halushka in Room 56 at lunch or email him at [email protected].
SENIORS
· Attention Seniors! This is the last month to purchase Senior Ads for the 2020 yearbook. For more details and information, visit the “Yearbook” tab on the Mira Costa website then click on “Senior Ads,” or visit Room 102.
CLUBS AND ORGANIZATIONS
· Join the Grades of Green Club to empower the community to take action about the environment and get involved in international environmental campaigns that create change in the community. Stop by Room 231 on Friday (TODAY) to join and eat doughnuts!
· Hello! Creative Writing Club is TODAY. Everyone is welcome. Room 207.
· Chess Club takes place on Thursdays (TODAY) 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.
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 Thursday, 11/14 – University of Hawaii at 2:00pm.
o Tuesday, 11/19 – Michigan State University at 10:23am; El Camino College Application Workshop at 12:20pm.
o Wednesday, 11/20 – Santa Monica College at 9:27am.
· BCHD IS OFFERING the High School Purpose Program on Wednesday, Nov. 13 at 12:26pm (PM Office Hours) in the CCC. For students, finding purpose is important as they discover their life goals and make career choices. The Purpose Series gives students an opportunity to pause; reflect; and decide not only what they want to be but also who they want to be. Research tells us people with purpose live longer, have higher performance, and are happier. By participating in school-based purpose activities, students have a new understanding of what their purpose is and why it matters, while also discovering their calling for this stage in their lives in order to be better prepared for the future. Please sign up on Naviance or in the CCC if you are interested in attending this session.
· 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