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, June 20, 2011 Exam Schedule
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Period 1& 2 Exam Schedule
Period 0 7:00 – 7:55 (as arranged by individual teachers)
First Exam 8:00 – 10:01
Snack 10:01 – 10:14
Second Exam 10:20 – 12:21
STUDENT INFORMATION
• Volunteers are needed for the Friendship Circle Surf Camp to help people with special needs learn water safety and surfing. Contact Vince Ray 310-370-1918
• Yearbook purchase for $90.00 cash only and pick up available in Mr. Holland’s room 8 or 9 during snack and after school only.
• Detention schedule: TODAY, Tuesday, Wednesday 12:30 – 1:30 in Room 101
• AP US Students- we will be using the same text as last year but possibly a new edition. The old edition will be adequate but you will be responsible for coordinating readings. Please access my website through the Mira Costa home page for updates and continued information.
• Gym Locker room locks must be taken down and cleaned out. locks will be REMOVED for the summer~
• Attention next year’s juniors and seniors: Now is your chance to sign up for student parking next year. Come to Guidance Office before/after school or during snack or lunch to sign up. Students are not allowed to sign up for their friends.
• Students: remember to clean out your locker before departure for the summer. Many items were left in lockers last year and had to be disposed of. Please empty lockers completely when you leave, especially food items.
• AP Calculus AB/BC books are on sale now. This year’s students are selling their used books. Stop by Room 50 for info if you have not yet purchased your book.
• Attention next year AP Statistics students: See Mr. D in Room 60 for a great deal on a used textbook. Supplies limited.
• August 11th is the last day to turn in a waiver form for students who met the 1st semester pre-requisite for a class but not the 2nd semester grad. You may check the Course Description Handbook on the Mira Costa website to determine pre-requisites (www.miracostahigh.org). Submission of a waiver is not a guarantee for the class. Students will be notified by a Mira Costa administrator of the result of the waiver process over the summer before school starts.
• Reminder to all students: If you are enrolled in an AP class for the fall. You have until August 11th to notify MCHS administration that you are opting out of their AP/Honors commitment. After August 11th all students will remain in the AP course at least until the end of the 1st semester. Please send all opt-out requests to
Mr. Mancilla at [email protected] with the subject heading “AP Opt Out”
• The Library is now closed for the school year except for returns and fines. Students can return books and pay fines from 7:30 am- 2pm Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday during minimum days.
CLUBS / ORGANIZATIONS
• Baja Club Yard Sale, Saturday, June 28, 7A – 1P, 1038 9th St. MB
All proceeds will be used to fund the Santa Rosalia student’s cultural activities during their visit to Manhattan Beach in July. A Baja Club student will pick up donations from you or you can drop off donations at the Orzeck’s house (address listed above). To schedule a pick up or drop off, please call Jeri Orzeck, 310.863.0409. All donations are tax deductible and receipts can be provided
• Come to Room 18 to buy your copy of Mira Costa’s Literary magazine for 3 dollars. Support the creative wonders of the student body.
SENIORS
• Seniors will not receive diplomas or transcripts until all textbooks and library books are returned and lost materials paid for.
Don’t risk having to register late this Fall or not receiving your diploma and transcripts --- get all your textbooks and library books back to the library promptly. If you know now that you have lost a book or you have received a lost book or fine notice, please go to the library to care of it NOW. While we will accept late materials and fines during the summer, we will have very limited hours for these activities. Thank you for your support!
The library schedule during the month of July is Mondays & Wednesdays from 10am-12pm. The exception is for the week of July 4th, which will be Tues., Wed., and Thurs. from 10am-12pm.
This means that if you wait until July, and owe books and/or fines, you will first have to clear up the situation with the library (during the days and hours mentioned above) before you may collect your diploma.
SPORTS
COLLEGE AND CAREER CENTER
• Seniors: Please come to the CCC to pick up your Scholarship Notebooks.
FACULTY
• Please Inform all of your students that they must clear out their lockers at the end of school! During the summer months, the maintenance staff will be repairing and cleaning lockers. Anything left in lockers will be discarded. Any books in a locker not belonging to the student should be taken to the library/textbook room. Lockers of seniors should be cleaned out on their last day of classes. All other student lockers should HAVE BEEN cleaned out by Friday, June 17, 2011.