Tuesday, September 1, 2015

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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STUDENT INFO

Students still needing textbooks should come to the library with their IDs from 7:30 am – 3:00 pm each day.
ITALY 2016! If you are interested in traveling to Venice, Florence, and Rome during Spring Break, come to an informational meeting at lunch on Thursday, 9/3 in Ms. Choi’s Room 223. Ciao!
Audition packets are available in Room 1 for our fall drama season! We are doing two shows, Picnic & Check Please. See Ms. Mathews if you have questions.
Students with Parking Permits – You may park ONLY in unmarked spaces in the student lot. All numbered spaces (& letters) are assigned to staff. (Note: The number on your parking permit is NOT a space assignment. It is for identification only.)
Attention all students and staff: There will be a “stampede” at the stadium on Weds., Sept. 2 at lunch. Please wear your 2015-2016 stampede shirts to be in our awesome yearbook photo. Meet on Stadium Way and we’ll fill the bleachers in front of the press box!

SPORTS

Boys Basketball tryouts for lower level teams will be held TODAY, Sept. 1 and Thursday Sept. 3 from 3:30 to 5 pm at Manhattan Beach Middle School. Anyone who would like to try out for Varsity must contact Coach Amaral directly at [email protected].
Girls’ Soccer tryouts are this week. Returners 2 – 3 pm and new players from 3 – 4 pm. Bring cleats, shin guards and running shoes. Meet at the bleachers.

CLUBS/ORGANIZATIONS

Math Club meeting TODAY at lunch in Room 137. Everyone welcome.
The Library Club meets in the Library lunch room TODAY (Tuesday). The Library Club also hosts a “Somewhat Virtual Book Club” discussion via Google Hangout with libraries across the country the first Wednesday of each month from 3 pm – 4:30 pm. Tomorrow’s theme will be “BYOB – Bring your own book” to share. Next month will be a discussion of Jandy Nelson’s I’ll Give You the Sun. New members and guests are welcome, and we will have refreshments.
Come on down to Room 1 every Wednesday at lunch for Drama Club! Everyone is welcome!
By 2020, 1.4 million jobs will be available in computing-related fields, but only 3% are expected to be filled by women. Come to the Girls Only Coding Club (Room 116) to become empowered with computing skills to pursue 21^st century opportunities!

COLLEGE AND CAREER CENTER

Seniors – Letters of Recommendation Workshops in the CCC Sept. 10 and Sept. 17 during lunch. Sign up on Naviance.
SoCalRoc – Fall classes are still available. Sign up in the CCC to meet with the SoCalRoc counselor.
Save the date! Mira Costa’s College Knowledge Night will be on Sept. 21 from 7 to 9 pm in the Auditorium. All students and parents are invited to attend!
College Visits Begin September 8. *Please sign up on Naviance*

Tuesday, Sept. 8 – Trinity University (12:20 pm); Soka University (1:00 pm); Chapman Univ. (2 pm)
Wednesday, Sept. 9 – Univ. of San Francisco (8:00am); FIDM (9:00 am); Univ. of Colorado-Boulder (10:23 am); Univ. of Delaware (11:25 am); Univ. of Minnesota (12:20pm); Washington State Univ. (1:00 pm); Univ. of Tennessee (2:00 pm)
Thursday, Sept. 10 - Univ. of South Carolina (8:00am); Univ. of Alabama (9:00am); Georgia Institute of Technology (10:23 am); Elon University (11:25 am); Franklin Univ. – Switzerland (1:00 pm); University of Arizona (2:00 pm)
Friday, Sept. 11 – 4 WUE Schools- Univ. of Colorado-Colorado Springs, Colorado Mesa University, Univ. of New Mexico, Univ. of Wyoming (8:00 am); Drexel University (10:23 am)

PSAT REGISTRATION will be available at the Student Store on Sept. 15 – 17 during LUNCH ONLY; Sept. 18 during SNACK ONLY. Cost: $25; please make checks out to MCHS. The test date is Oct. 28.

For complete Test Prep information go to the MCHS website, click on the following tabs:

College → College & Career Center → Testing → Test Prep Resources