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
Wednesday, December 14, 2011 Department Meeting Schedule
265/24466
Department Meeting Schedule
Zero Period does not meet
Department Meeting 8:00 9:55
Period 1 10:00 10:39
Period 2 10:45 11:25
Period 3 11:31 12:10
Lunch 12:10 12:40
Period 4 12:46 1:25
Period 5 1:31 2:10
Period 6 2:16 2:55
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.
• Come join the Mira Costa Choirs in their Winter Concert “This Shining Night” TODAY, Dec. 14th at 7:00 pm. The concert is Free and features music for Carnegie Hall! Come join us.
• From the library: Families of students on free lunches who live in an area served by Comcast qualify for reduced price Internet service ($9.95 per month), a low cost computer ($149), and free training. For information, visit InternetEssentials.com, call 855-8-INTERNET, or visit the Mira Costa Library for an information brochure.
• Come down to the Tennis Courts at lunch to watch the Dodgeball tournament thru 12/16.
• Students: Bulletin notice requests must be turned in to the admin. office by 11:30 am the day before you want it posted to the bulletin and read.
• Attention Chemistry students: If you have a Chemistry book with missing pages or a broken binding, be sure to bring it to the library as soon as possible to trade it for a new book. Teachers with Chemistry books with bad bindings are also asked to return them to the library for a new copy. Thank you.
• Poetry Out Loud applications due this Friday, Dec. 16th. Turn them into Room 34.
• 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.
• Numbered parking spots in admin. parking lot is limited to staff only. Visitors please use visitor designated spots or street parking only.
CLUBS / ORGANIZATIONS
• Come Fiesta with us Salsa Style in Room 48 at lunch TODAY, 12/14!
• Please contact Mrs. Claypoole if you need your cans for the canned food drive picked up. You can call her at extension 5061.
• Come to Giving Hope Club TODAY at lunch in Room 45.
• Come to Red Cross Club TODAY at lunch in Room 73.
• Inside and Out Nutrition TODAY at lunch in Room 20.
• Cooking Club this Thursday in Room 5! X-mas themed potluck, all are welcome!
• Pink Ribbon Club meeting TODAY at lunch in Room 67!
SPORTS
• Boys Volleyball- There is a MANDATORY meeting for ALL boys volleyball players TODAY, Dec. 14th in Room 52 at lunch. Please be prompt.
• Get your MCHS Spirit Bracelets - On Sale Thursday Dec. 15th during nutrition and lunch on the Quad. 1/$3.00 or 2/$5.00!!
• Bring your family & friends to the MC Mustang Wrestling Dinner on Tuesday, January 9th at The Counter in Hermosa Beach. 20% of the proceeds go to support MC Wrestling!! Be sure to print out the flyer on the link below and bring it with you!! http://miracostahigh.org/ourpages/auto/2011/12/13/34488633/1Family_Counter_Flyer%20_1_.pdf
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.
• SENIOR ADS! Pick up ad forms in the office, yearbook room, or online! Ads turned in by Friday, December 16th receive 10% off! Email Hoofprints at [email protected] for questions. Thank you
• All graduating seniors are invited to complete a Scholarship Notebook. Notebooks will be reviewed by various local scholarship committees. Any student who wants to complete a Scholarship Notebook MUST come to one of the following three informational meetings in the CCC during lunch on January 5, 10 or 18. Notebooks will be due February 29th.
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.
• December 15 - PSAT distribution during nutrition and lunch in the CCC.
FACULTY
• Please excuse Girls JV/FS Water Polo at 1:15 pm. Thank you