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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Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2015 Regular Schedule
STUDENT INFO
- 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 an 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.
- New Zealand, Australia and Fiji – Spring Break 2017. Only eight spots left! See Mr. Geczi (Room 225) or Sra. Geczi (Room 72) for details!
- Check out our new and improved Instagram!! Follow us @dailybreaky and see what we are brewing up.
- 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.
FACULTY
- Calling all Bowlers!! Interested in joining fellow Mira Costa teachers and staff for a weekly escape to Gable House Bowling Center? Contact Jeff Mullikin, (ext. 5039), Dan Sponaugle (ext. 5124), Karl Kurz (ext. 5114) or Dan Debevec (ext. 5110).
SPORTS
- Girls’ Lacrosse Tryouts – Wed TODAY, Thurs & Fri. (9/9-9/11), 3:00-4:30 pm. Meet at the bleachers. Bring running shoes, cleats, stick and goggles. You must have a mouth guard. No experience necessary.
CLUBS/ORGANIZATIONS
- The Gay-Straight Alliance meets every Thursday in Room 23. Everyone, not just gays and straights, are welcome.
- Come to Room 207 (upstairs History building) TODAY and every Wednesday for Cuipo Club! All new members.
- Interested in making your own clothing or styling what you have? Join Fashion club. Meetings are every Friday at lunch in Room 133.
- Hello, Costa! Head to Room 62 at lunch on Wednesdays (TODAY!) for ART Club, which welcomes new and old members and is sure to be interestingly philosophical!
- Come on down to Richstone Club on Thursday in Room 206 (in the History building) at lunch. And learn about how you can volunteer at Richstone Family Center.
- Interested in Cybersecurity? Like competition? Want an opportunity for internships and scholarships? Check out CyberPatriot Club, TODAY, Sept. 9, in Room 111 at lunch. More info at www.uscyberpatriot.org.
- 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.
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 This Week *Please sign up on Naviance*
- 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:
College → College & Career Center → Testing → Test Prep Resources