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
Tuesday, March 8, 2011 Regular Schedule
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STUDENT INFORMATION
• REMINDER: Tomorrow will be Faculty Meeting Schedule, Zero period does meet.
• The California Scholarship Federation Membership Drive is March 1 – 18th
Applications may be picked up in room 76 or in the front office beginning March 1st. All applications must be turned in to Mrs. Cunningham in room 76 by the March 18th deadline.
CSF Seniors: Don’t forget this membership period is the last one you need to become a sealbearer at graduation!
• From the Library: It’s Teen Tech Week, a national celebration sponsored by the Young Adult division of the American Library Association. To celebrate, come by the library any time this week, complete a fun, easy scavenger hunt, and you’ll receive a treat and be entered in a prize drawing for an iTunes certificate. Also, come to the library during lunch TODAY to learn about a cool tech tool, Wordle.net, that lets you make beautiful, easy word clouds. Mrs. Lofton will share how to use this fun word cloud tool at 12:30 TODAY. So, please eat quickly and come to the library right after. Computers will be reserved for the Wordle session during lunch today. On Friday we will have another session on Flickr.com. Also please visit the library to see new student art from Ms. Martin's class.
CLUBS / ORGANIZATIONS
• If you are interested in joining the yearbook staff next year, applications are available in the yearbook room, Room 9, and in the office.
• Charitable Couture meeting TODAY. Yearbook photo will be taken.
• H20 for Life Club meets TODAY in Room 60 during lunch.
• Growing Great Club TODAY at lunch in Room 15!
• Make sure to come to Improv Club TODAY in Room 1 to be in the yearbook photo!
• Invisible Children Screening Friday, March 11th in the auditorium! Teachers sign up your classes for 2nd, 3rd, and 4th period showings. Merchandise will be sold.
• Come to Room 5 at lunch TODAY and Join in on Team LA’s discussions and festivities.
SENIORS
• Applications for Senior Graduation speakers are now available through Mrs. Lee-Iwai and will be due on March 25th.
SPORTS
COLLEGE AND CAREER CENTER
• Any senior who completed a Scholarship Notebook needs to come into the CCC to self nominate yourself for the many scholarships offered. This should be completed by March 15th in order to be considered for scholarships.
• March is Career Month at Costa! The first presentation, about careers in law, is this Friday, March 11 at lunch in the CCC. Three local attorneys, one of whom is a judge, will talk about what they studied in college to prepare them for law school and what it’s like to practice law or be a judge. All students are invited to attend!
• We are accepting nominations for Three El Camino Community College Scholarships:
Foundation Scholarship: Students must have a minimum GPA of 3.0
Nursing Scholarship: Students must major in Nursing and have a minimum GPA of 3.5.
Chemistry Scholarship: Students must major in Chemistry and have a minimum GPA of 3.5.
Come to the CCC to nominate your self for these scholarships if you meet the criteria and are planning on attending El Camino in the fall.
The city of Manhattan Beach is accepting applications for the Manhattan Beach Youth Recognition Award. This scholarship is awarded to MCHS juniors and seniors who have volunteered in the community. Information is available in the CCC. Applications can be found at www.citymb.info. Applications are due in to the City of Manhattan Beach by Monday, March 21, 2011.
The Princeton Review will be offering practice AP exams in the Mira Costa High School Library on Saturday, March 26th. These tests are being offered to students for free! Princeton Review will provide all registered students with a proctored exam and a complete score report emailed home within 2 weeks of the test. For those students who wish to have their short answer/long answer/essay portion graded with comments and suggestions from our AP tutors, there is an optional charge of $50 per test. A limited number of seats and tests are available, so students must pre-register at www.princetonreview.com/events. If you have any additional questions, please email Stacey Tester at [email protected].
• Attn Sophomores and Juniors interesting in participating in Leadership Manhattan Beach:
A helpful information meeting will take place on Tuesday March 22, 2011 from 6:30-7:30pm. in the Manhattan Beach City Council Chambers. Come learn the unique features of Leadership Manhattan Beach, a great community service activity. Meet student and adult alumni. More information is available in the CCC and at www.leadershipmb.org. Online applications are due Tuesday, April 26, 2011.
• Senior Scholarship Opportunity:
Torrance Medical Center is looking for scholarship applicants interested in majoring in health related majors such as Nursing, Physical Therapy, and Speech Pathology. Please come to the CCC or go to www.torrancememorial.org for more information. Applications are due March 18, 2011.
FACULTY
• One department chair in each department should have a packet for Student of the Year materials in their box. Please notify Bill Fauver if you didn’t receive one. There will be a special meeting to select the Student of the Year TODAY, March 8th at 2:15 in the guidance conference Room. Please have at least one department chair attend that short but important meeting.
• Please excuse Boys Varsity Baseball TODAY at 12:55. Thank you