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, December 6, 2011 Regular Schedule
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STUDENT INFORMATION
• REMINDER STUDENTS: The attendance office will not sign you out if you are sick! You need to go to the Health Office FIRST to get signed out.
• See your friends perform at the Costa Bands concert, A Midwinter Night's Dream. The concert is TODAY, December 6th at 7:00 pm in the auditorium. Adults are $5. Students with ID, teachers and children are free. Start the winter season off with great music. See you there!
• Come pick up an application to compete in the national recitation competition “Poetry Out Loud” in Room 34. Applications are due Friday, December 16th!
• Congratulations to Maegan Manasse, who on Friday completed an undefeated season by winning the first CIF Girls Individual Tennis Championship in Mira Costa history!
• All new players interested in trying out for boys’ tennis: Tryouts will be held TODAY, December 6th and Wednesday, December 7th from 3 to 5pm on the MCHS Tennis Courts. Players must attend both days.
• Mandatory Spain trip 2012 meeting this Wednesday at lunch in Room 48.
• Freshmen tryouts will be held Tuesday, Dec. 13th @ 4:30 in the main gym for any freshmen interested in playing Boy’s Volley ball this spring. Any questions, see Mr. Ninnis in Room 52.
• Come join the Mira Costa Choirs in their Winter Concert “This Shining Night” on Wednesday, Dec. 14th at 7:00 pm. The concert is Free and features music for Carnegie Hall! Come join us.
• Pick up an application to compete in Poetry Out Loud in Room 34. Applications are due Friday, Dec. 16th!
• So Cal Roc applications are available in the Counselors’ Office and Career Center:
For more information please make an appointment with Pat Morrow in the Career Center.
• All new players interested in trying out for boys’ tennis. Try outs will be held TODAY and tomorrow, 3 to 5 pm on the MCHS Tennis Courts. Players must attend both days.
CLUBS / ORGANIZATIONS
• Love Music? Want to be heard? Come to Street Musicians’ Society TODAY at lunch in RG16.
• Come to Red Cross Club Wednesday, 12/7 at lunch in Room 73, join our holiday activities.
• Salsa Club will meet outside this week due to Spain meeting. See you at room 48!
• Do you love to write poetry or short stories? Have a passion for photography, painting or drawing? Submit your work to Reflections Literary magazine and showcase your talents. Please e-mail your submissions to [email protected] or drop them off at Room 18.
• Come join “To Our Troops” TODAY in Mr. Bartlett’s room, Room 67.
• Animal Rights Club meeting TODAY at lunch in Room 46.
• Give in to insanity, come to Habitat for Humanity in Room 20 TODAY at lunch!
• Come support Invisible Children’s Club at “Dance Away the LRA” this Friday night at 7pm at Manhattan Beach country club.
• Love Music? Want to be heard? Come Street Musicians’ Society TODAY at lunch in RG 16.
• Help build and bring Build – A- Bears to kids in The Childrens Hospital. Come to Teddies with Love Club TODAY at lunch in Room 41.
• Come join California Coast Club TODAY in Room 63 at lunch! Help support our beaches!
• Come invest some of your time at lunch on Wednesday to check out Investor’s Club in Room 225. Remember to bring your computer or smart phone.
• Friendship Circle at lunch in Room 114.
• Come to Young Republicans’ Club TODAY at lunch in Room 18.
• Come to Room 5 at lunch and join in Team LA’s festivities. If you’re not here….then where are you?
SPORTS
• All returning boys’ tennis players: There will be a very brief meeting for all returning players TODAY, December 6th at 3:00 at the MCHS Tennis Courts. Any problems, email [email protected].
• "Freshmen Football players who did not attend the awards dinner may pick up certificates, team photos, and plaques from Coach Currier in Room 222" now thru December 7th.
SENIORS
• All seniors need to log onto their Naviance account and input the list of colleges they are applying to. Please do this before Winter Break! If you have any questions or need detailed instructions, please come to the CCC.
• Attn. SENIORS: Colleges MUST receive official SAT and ACT Test scores directly from Collegeboard or ACT. Self-reporting scores on the application is not sufficient to meet this requirement.
• Students who have applied to the Cal States must read their emails from the colleges and check their web accounts carefully. Many Cal States are asking for official transcripts with Dec and/or Jan deadlines. It is the students’ responsibility to make sure these transcripts are sent and received in a timely manner.
• Santa Monica CC and El Camino CC Application Info:
The application is open for Santa Monica College fall applicants. Students considering attending SMCC in the fall should apply ASAP.
The application for El Camino Community College will be open on January 12th.
Students planning on attending a Community College in the fall should apply as soon as applications become available. Students submitting their applications early will receive an earlier registration date.
COLLEGE AND CAREER CENTER
• PJ Test Prep is offering a free practice ACT or SAT, Sat., Jan 7th 10am- 2pm with a strategy review session on Sun, Jan 8th 6:30pm – 8pm. RSVP at www.pjtestprep.com spots are limited.
• College Visits in the CCC:
El Camino CC - Wednesday, December 7 period 4
University of New Mexico – Wednesday, December 7 period 5
FACULTY