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, January 10, 2012 Regular Schedule
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STUDENT INFORMATION
• REMINDER: Wednesday, January 11th MCHS will be on a late start schedule. 1st period starts at 9am. Zero period does meet.
• Attention Basketball Fans - Come show your Costa Pride at the season opener against West TONIGHT at Fisher Gym. Girls varsity starts at 6:00 and Boys varsity starts at 7:30pm. MCHS athletic department will give away a free Costa Pride T-shirt to the first 100 students with ID who come to the 6:00 game!
• Swim Team tryouts will be held at 3:00 pm on Wednesday, Jan 11th and Thursday, Jan. 12th at the pool. Try outs are for those students not currently in water polo or 6th period swimming.
• Talent Show audition packets are now available in Room 43. Please turn in the audition packet and set up an appointment time by this Friday, January 15th.
• The Mira Costa Library will be hosting Andrea Cremer, best-selling author of the Nightshade series, on Friday, January 13 during Period 6. Students are invited to attend. You need to get a signed permission slip if you have a Period 6 class. Come by the library for information, to sign up, and if you would like to borrow or purchase Cremer’s books. There is also information on the library blog at miracostahighlibrary.edublogs.org.
"Also be sure to visit the library to view the display of 2-Point Perspective art by Ms. Martin’s Art students and our poetry book display in support of the Poetry Out Loud event."
• Poetry Out Loud: Wednesday, January 11th at 7 pm in the library. Come enjoy a free night of poetry recitation!
• Save a Bottle! Save the World! Bring your used plastic bottles to the student store at lunch every day this week!
• Young Naturalist Awards 2012 is a research-based science contest for students sponsored by the American Museum of Natural History. This is a chance to demonstrate your knowledge of “Scientific Inquiry”. The deadline for research essays is March 9, 2012. More info in room 76.
• Attention Students: We are ready to go school wide with providing you the ability to print on campus.
1. The printer is accessed by sending a .doc or .pdf file to [email protected]
2. Students may pick up work between 7:30-8:00 at the counter in the copy room, or at the Student Store during lunch only.
3. The cost for print jobs is 10 cents per side for the copies.
4. Students need to put their name and student ID number in the subject line of the email.
5. Unclaimed print jobs will be charged to the student’s account in ASB.
We will be closely monitoring the impact of this system on the copy room, to include how it impacts teacher usage. We will make necessary adjustments as we go to ensure that both students and teachers have the best possible copier experience.
• The Mira Costa Counselors present: The Survive, Strive and Thrive Workshop. This great interactive workshop is for all Mira Costa students focusing on how to achieve a healthy balance between reaching your academic goals AND taking care of yourself. The Guidance Counselors are presenting Kelly Mothner, former Mira Costa Alumni on Wednesday, January 11th at 7 pm in the guidance conference room. We hope to see you there!!
• Hermosa Valley School is looking for HVS alumni to be Cabin Leaders for the 6th grade Outdoor Science School in Malibu. Outdoor School will take place from Monday, March 12 to Friday, March 16.
It may be possible to earn Community Service credits. The applicant deadline is Friday, January 27. Contact Hermosa Valley School.
• Tryouts for the 2012 Mira Costa Badminton team for both girls and boys will be TODAY and Wednesday, January 10th and 11th from 4 to 6 pm at the Manhattan Beach Badminton Club - 516 18th Street Manhattan Beach. See Dr. Wilson in Room 57 for more details.
• Track try outs will be held Wednesday and Thursday, Jan. 11th and 12th at 3:15. Come to track dressed to run.
• New time and location for Mira Costa’s first ever Poetry Out Loud Competition, 7 pm in the library on January 11th! Come enjoy a free night of amazing poetry!
• Sign up for the 1st SAT Savvy Session, a SAT intensive prep program at MCHS. 18 hours of instruction, 4 practice tests, taught by actual teachers. Come to the CCC, Room 18 or Room 50 for more info. Location is MCHS. Website www.satsavvy.info
CLUBS / ORGANIZATIONS
• Attention NHS members: There will be an optional meeting TODAY at lunch in Room 32 for anyone interested in brainstorming ideas for the NHS chapter service project.
• Come Fiesta with Salsa Style! Come to Room 48 at lunch on Wednesday, Jan. 11th.
• Don’t be evil, join the cause against human inequality. Come to Amnesty International Club in Mr. Calderon’s Room 72, TODAY at lunch.
• Love the Ocean? Comet to California Coast Club TODAY at lunch in Room 63!
• Come invest some of your time at lunch on Wednesday and stop by the Investor’s Club in Room 2225. No investing experience needed.
• Charitable Couture Club meeting TODAY! All members have to attend!
• Friendship Circle at lunch in Room 114 TODAY.
• Come to Young Republicans’ Club TODAY at lunch in Room 18.
• Come to Room 5 at lunch TODAY and join Team LA’s festivities. If you’re not here… then where are you?
• Come join “To Our Troops” Club TODAY in Mr. Bartlett’s room, Room 67.
• Come to Giving Hope Club Wednesdays at lunch in Room 45.
• Animal Rights Club meeting TODAY at lunch in Room 46.
• Help give back to the less fortunate children of Los Angeles. Come to Teddies With Love Club TODAY at lunch in Room 41.
• "TLC: The Library Club meets in the library workroom during lunch TODAY."
SPORTS
SENIORS
• 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 informational meetings in the CCC during lunch TODAY or January 18th. Notebooks will be due February 29th.
COLLEGE AND CAREER CENTER
FACULTY
• All certificated payroll due to Mary g by 9:30 am on Friday, Jan. 13th
• All classified instructional assistants payroll due to Mary g by 9:30 am on Friday, Jan. 13th