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Thursday, February 5, 2015

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.”

 

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Thursday, February 5, 2015                                                                                                                    REGULAR SCHEDULE   372/33,922

STUDENT INFO           

  • SAT Savvy Intensive Prep class starts this Saturday in Room 18. Last chance to sign up for session one. For more info go to satsavvy.info, Room 18, 331, or the CCC.
  • Faculty & Students – MCHS Spirit Wear shirts and jackets are available in the finance office (Student Store). Limited quantities. Come check it out while they last.
  • Improve your SAT scores & sign up for the first SAT Savvy session. It starts this Saturday in Room 18. Come join us. For more info go to satsavvy.info or Room 18, 331, or the CCC.
  • Any students who have an “excused 1st, 5th or 6th period” or surf team on their schedules need to come to the Guidance Office to get a green Off-Grounds sticker placed on their student ID cards. Off-Grounds stickers will be issued before school, at snack, at lunch, or after school only. Please do not come during class time. If you are stopped by the police without the Off-Grounds sticker on your ID card, you may be subject to a truancy citation.
  • Come check out Costa’s art gallery at lunch in Room 60 to see an impressive exhibition of still life drawings.
  • California Scholarship Federation (CSF) Spring Membership Drive begins Feb. 2 and will end on Feb. 13. If you have a minimum of three A’s and one B on your report card, you may be eligible to join CSF. (Sorry – PE, sports and TA are not included.) During snack and lunch, come to Room 243 in the math/science building for more information and to pick up an application.
  • Come to the New Quad Mon., Feb. 2, to buy Formal tickets! From 1/29 to 2/6, tickets are $46 for a couple with ASB sticker, $56 without; single with ASB sticker is $25 and $30 without. From 2/9 to 2/13, single with ASB sticker is $30 or $35 without; couple with sticker is $56 or $66 without.
  • JAPAN 2016 meeting on Thursday, Feb. 5 in Room 72 at lunch. Domo arigato.
  • Hockey meeting: There will be a meeting for hockey players TODAY at lunch in Room 139.
  • AP Students: Did you miss registering for the AP exams? There will be late registration this week at lunch only at the student store. An additional fee of $15 for each exam will be charged.

 

SENIORS

  • Seniors – please log into the MCHS website to view the second semester senior calendar. Important reminder dates are listed.
  • CSF Seniors: You still need one semester of Senior grades to become a Life Member. Don’t forget to come in and pick up an application in Room 243.

SPORTS

  • 2015 Boys Golf Tryouts – Feb. 3, 4, 5, 10, 11 and 12. Tee times start at 2:30 pm each day. Students are required to complete three 9-hole rounds on any three of the six tryout days, as well as a player assessment.

CLUBS/ORGANIZATIONS

  • Come to Pink Ribbon Club in Room 78 TODAY during lunch. We are having a bake sale this month to raise money for care packages for breast cancer patients. See you there!
  • Calling all art! Please email [email protected] to be a part of the first annual all-MCHS gallery show.

COLLEGE AND CAREER CENTER

  • College visits in the CCC:  New York Film Academy, Feb. 5 at 12:20 pm; Hobart and William Smith College, Feb. 9 at 11:00 am; Colorado Mesa University, Feb. 12 at 10:23 am; Nova Southeastern University, Feb. 23 at 1:00 pm. Please sign up on Naviance.
  • Seniors - FAFSA Workshop on February 11th at 1:30pm and 2:15 pm in Room 241. Please sign-up in the CCC.
  • New Scholarship Opportunities:
    • Sandpipers College/University Scholarship, criteria includes minimum 3.0 gpa, financial need, community service activity, live in one of the designated South Bay communities of Southern California.  Please see the MCHS website, CCC info., Scholarship Opportunities for more details and an application or stop by the CCC.
    • Seniors who are currently enrolled in a course through So Cal ROC may be eligible for a scholarship. Applications are available in the CCC.
  • Volunteer/Internship Opportunities: 
    • Community Helpline, a confidential listening, crisis and referral hotline needs volunteers (teens & adults) to provide support to people in need or crisis. For more information or to apply, email [email protected] or call 310-793-1415.
    • Heal the Bay, Hermosa Oil Campaign phone banking volunteer opportunities starting 2/10 – 3/2/2015. Specific dates and times are available on the MCHS website, CCC info, Volunteer Opportunities or stop by the CCC. To sign up, email [email protected].
    • Juniors and Seniors – Internship opportunity with Grades of Green environmental education internship program. For more information stop in the CCC or email [email protected].