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.”
DAILY BULLETIN
PLEASE READ IN HOMEROOM CLASS AND POST
Monday, February 14, 2011 Regular Schedule
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STUDENT INFORMATION
HAPPY VALENTINES DAY TO ALL
• Any student who is sick MUST go to the health office to be released from school. If your parents come to school to pick you up for illness, they will be directed to the Health office, you need to be in the health office. The attendance office will not release you!!
• Presentations about the course expectations for AP and Honors courses are being held over the next few weeks during lunch. If you are interested in taking any AP or Honors course you must attend the meeting for that course. The following is a list of dates for all of the course's presentations:
TODAY, February 14th: AP English - Auditorium
Tuesday, February 15th: AP Statistics - Auditorium
Wed., Feb. 16th: AP Gov/Econ - Auditorium
AP US History – Room 200
AP Euro History – Room 205
Thursday, February 17th: AP Calculus AB / BC - Auditorium
Friday, February 18th: AP French – Room 206
Monday, February 28th: AP Art History – Room 120
Tuesday, March 1st: AP Biology - Auditorium
Wednesday, March 2nd: AP Physics – Room 74
Thursday, March 3rd: AP Environmental Science – Room 65
Friday, March 4th: AP Music Theory – Room 2
For information regarding AP and Honors Chemistry, please contact Mrs. Shales-Clark or Mr. Bartlett.
• WANT THE PRESTEIGE of having YOUR ART on the cover of MIRA COSTA’s STUDENT PLANNER NEXT YEAR AND WIN a $100 American Express GIFT CERTIFICATE? 3 Mira Costa students’ art will be featured on next year’s student planner cover, and each of the 3 artists will win a $100 American Express gift card!
To enter, submit your vision of Mira Costa in any medium (pencil, paint, graphics, etc.) in a 5 x 8 format to Shari Humphrey in the admin. bldg. by march 31st. Express yourself using any colors, designs, and school appropriate creativity. All entries will be displayed, and faculty and students will each have 1 vote to nominate the three winners. The contest is open to all current Mira Costa students. Previously submitted designs are welcome. You may enter as many pieces as you want.
• Any new players interested in trying out for the Baseball team, tryouts will be TODAY, 2/14, Tues.2/15, and Wed. 2/16 on the baseball field at 3pm. If you have any questions contact Coach Olson in Room 203.
• Happy Valentines Day. Come by the library this week to see the display of great love stories organized by TLC: The Library Club. And, please have a heart. Return any overdue books NOW so that other students have a chance to borrow them. The library currently has a moratorium on fines. Get your books in right away before the moratorium ends.
• Redondo Beach sister cities is inviting Mira Costa students who are interested in participating in an exchange with their sister city in China. If you are interested in going to China during Spring Break on a sister city exchange, see Mr. Mancilla for further info. Deadline is February 20th.
• GSA and Student Body...Interested in going to our nation's capital to learn more about advocating for safe schools? Meeting amazing people and making lifelong friends? Telling your congressperson and senators why ALL students deserve to be safe in school? Then apply for GLSEN's Safe Schools Advocacy Summit March 27-29, 2011. Apply online and receive all expenses paid. See Ms. Tower for details.
CLUBS / ORGANIZATIONS
• Lend-a-Hand Sock Drive! Please bring in a pair of new socks to help warm feet of those in need! Collection will continue through February; collection boxes can be found in the office, library, and ASB Room.
• Charitable Couture meeting on Tuesday in Room 223. There will be a guest speaker and pizza!
• It’s time for the Dance Team’s Annual Lip Sync contest! Packets are available in the main office now!
• Students! If you traveled anywhere awesome or did something unusual this winter break, yearbook needs you! Let us know what you did ASAP. Send us an email: miracostayearbook @gmail.com or come to room 9 TODAY at lunch.
• Do you like turtles? Well come join Eco Club in Room 73 TODAY at lunch. All new members are welcome.
SENIORS
SPORTS
• Sign-ups for the Ping Pong Tournament at the student store at lunch, Tuesday - Friday 2/15-2/18
COLLEGE AND CAREER CENTER
• A representative from the U.S Naval Academy (Annapolis) will be in the CCC February 16th during 4th period.
FACULTY