Friday, September 4, 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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^{Friday, Sept. 4, 2015                                                                                                                                                                     Regular Schedule}

STUDENT INFO           

• It's STAMPEDE FRIDAY!! Everyone wear your STAMPEDE shirt to Waller Stadium at lunch for an ALL-SCHOOL picture!  Shirts are available for $12 at the Student Store TODAY at snack!
• Interested in traveling to Ireland, Scotland, and England during this year’s Spring Break? We have a few spots available. See Mr. Cox in Room 410 for details or email him at [email protected].
• Make sure you come by the stampede dance after the football game. Admission is free! It’s located in the foreign language patio.
• We are back, folks. Daily Breaky incorporated is officially launching its new campaign. Stay tuned, and remember, a breaky a day keeps the doctor away.
• If you are interested in traveling to Austria, Germany, & Switzerland Spring Break 2016, have your parents attend a meeting 9/10 at 6 pm in Room 15.
• 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.

SPORTS

• Girls’ Soccer tryouts are this week, Aug. 31 – Sept. 4. Returners 2 – 3 pm and new players from 3 – 4 pm. Bring cleats, shin guards and running shoes. Meet at the bleachers.

FACULTY

• The Geeks Club is meeting during lunch today in the library lunch room to make plans for our support program and makerspace activities. New members are welcome!

• People interested in starting a club or who already have a club: Come to the club council meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 8 in Room 40.
• Want to learn how to sew, design clothing, and make garments? Join Fashion Club! Meetings are every Friday at lunch in Room 131. See ya there!
• If you have any interest in the world of business, finance, and economics, come to Investor’s Club every Thursday in Mr. Geczi’s Room 225. We welcome new members and no prior experience is necessary.
• Looking for community service hours? Key Club meets in Room 70 during lunch every Thursday.
  
• Love creative writing or photography? Submit your pieces to the school’s literary magazine at [email protected]. You can also join us on Mondays in Room 207.
• 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, Natalie Hansen. 
• 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 (8:00 am); 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.

• ACT/SAT FREE Practice Tests
• Current SAT – September 12, 9 am – 1:30 pm
• ACT – October 31, 9 am – 1:30 pm **Note date change
• Register at www.princetonreview.com

Juniors taking the PSAT in October, Kaplan Test Prep will be hosting free online PSAT Cram Sessions to help students prepare for the upcoming New PSAT. Sessions will be offered in mid-September through October. To sign up for a Cram Session today, please visit kaptest.com/psatcram. Space is limited.

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