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
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STUDENT INFO
- Hey, Mustangs! If you have any secrets you wish to anonymously share to be published in the yearbook, send them to us at ask.fm/mchsybkconfesh. Follow yearbook on Twitter and Instagram @ MCHSYearbook. (All inappropriate responses will be discarded.)
- Ring in the New Year with a night of free poetry: Come watch Poetry Out Loud, a national recitation competition, Thursday, Jan. 15 at 7 pm in the library. There will be a community open mic while the judges tabulate…anyone can read a favorite poem or share their own writing!
SPORTS
- UPDATE: Swim Team tryouts will be held Friday, Jan. 23rd at 12:30 pm. Each participant will swim 100 Free and 200 IM.
- Are you ready to try out for the second most played game in the WORLD? BADMINTON! (Soccer is #1.) Tryouts for both girls and boys either experienced or not, will be on Tuesday & Wednesday, Jan. 13 & 14, from 4 pm until 5:30 pm. All tryouts will be held at the Manhattan Beach Badminton Club – 516 18th Street in Manhattan Beach. Questions? Ask Dr. Wilson in Room 234.
CLUBS/ORGANIZATIONS
- Did you know? Badminton is the fastest sport in the world. The fastest badminton smash was recorded at 332 km/h (206 MPH). Join the Badminton Club every Monday (TODAY) at lunch in Room 234.
- Come to Lend a Hand Club to learn how you can help homeless people in L.A. and get tons of community service hours too! Donate your warm clothes and come to meetings Fridays, Room 72 at lunch!
COLLEGE AND CAREER CENTER
· PSAT results are available in the CCC for pick up.
· Online practice SAT & ACT will be offered by Revolution Prep on Saturday, 1/10: SAT 9:00 am – 1:00 pm or ACT 8:00 am – 12:00 pm. To register, call 877-738-7737, or visit www.revolutionprep.com.
· Seniors – If you are interested in submitting a Scholarship notebook, please sign up for one of the MANDATORY meetings on Naviance. Meetings will be held during lunch in the CCC on Jan. 15, 20, and 27.
· Juniors, sophomores and freshmen – The U.S. Naval Academy will be holding an information session in the CCC during lunch on Jan. 26. Sign up on Naviance or in the CCC.
· New SCROC classes start Jan. 26. Sign up in the CCC to register for classes with the SCROC representative. She is available on Mondays, periods 1–3 in the CCC.
· Juniors – Boeing summer engineering internship opportunity. This is a highly competitive internship that provides mentoring from an experienced engineer, hands on work experience, and workshops. If interested, a mandatory information meeting will take place in the CCC on 1/13/15 during lunch. Please sign up on Naviance for the meeting.
· The CCC is now on Pinterest. Check it out – www.pinterest.com/miracostaccc.
· Scholarship Opportunity – The American Legion Oratorical Scholarship Contest is accepting student competitors. State winners receive a four-figure college scholarship and are eligible for the National Competition awarding $14,000 – $18,000 in college scholarships. The local competition is on Feb. 8 at 1:00 pm – American Legion Post 43 in Hollywood. Sign up at [email protected]. For more information go to www.legion.org/oratorical.