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Tuesday, October 6, 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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Tuesday, October 6, 2015                                                                                                                   Regular Schedule

STUDENT INFO           

  • Gear up to honor YOUR Mustangs from years past!  Hall of Fame Day is tomorrow, Wednesday, October 7!
  • Ever wonder what our art teachers do in their spare time? Even if you haven’t, come check out the MCHS faculty art show at lunch in Room 60 all this week.
  • Spain/Portugal 2016 meeting at lunch TODAY, Tuesday 10/6 in Room 70!
  • Parent Info Night for Spain 2017 is on Thursday at 6:30 pm in Room 70! Send your parents to hear more about this great opportunity!
  • If you want to be a part of the coolest trend on the campus (and soon, the world), please dress up for Waldo Wednesday!! You can also get extra credit in Mr. Geczi’s Econ classes. #jetta
  • Only a few spots remain to travel to Austria, Germany & Switzerland during spring break 2016. Talk to Ms. Owen in Room 15.

CLUBS/ORGANIZATIONS  

  • Come to Improv Club TODAY at lunch! You won’t learn how to play the mandolin, or reload a civil war era musket, but you can watch and play some good improv while eating your food.
  • The Library Club meets in the library lunchroom during lunch TODAY. Tomorrow, the club meets after school from 3 pm – 44:30 pm on Google Hangouts on Air with our Somewhat Virtual Book Club network of school library clubs around the country to discuss Jandy Nelson’s I’ll Give you the Sun. Everyone is welcome.
  • Come to Pink Ribbon Club this Thursday at lunch in Room 78. We make care packages for breast cancer patients at Torrance memorial. We will continue elections this week. New members welcome!
  • Mr. Wheeler’s Room 21 is the place to be this Wednesday at lunch if you love literature! It’s Lit! Club will be having its kickoff meeting. It’s going to be lit.
  • Come to Drama Club on Wednesday in Room 1. Not only will you watch a person perform, you’ll get a chance to, too!
  • So you thought you could dance? Come down to Rm 79 every other Tuesday for Dance Club to know all about dance.
  • Together We Tutor meets TODAY in Room 19! Make a difference in 4th and 5th graders’ lives.
  • Come stop by the art gallery (Room 60) at lunch this week for a show featuring work produced by Mira Costa’s Visual Arts faculty; there is a variety of photography, painting, sculpture, fiber art and more. Hope to see you there.
  • Come to Free Range, a club that allows you to pick topics of discussion and speak your mind. Every Tuesday (TODAY) in Room 45.
  • Need community service? The next delivery for Lunches with Love is Sunday, Oct. 18. We feed the homeless on Skid Row with your bagged lunches. For more info, go to our Facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/luncheswithlovemb.

COLLEGE AND CAREER CENTER

  • Upcoming Workshops *Please sign up on Naviance*
    • Thurs. 10/8 – Common Application Workshop at 2:00 pm in the CCC
    • Fri. 10/9 – UC Application Workshop at 12:20 pm in room 241
    • Weds. 10/14 – College Statement/Essay Workshop at 2:15 pm in the CCC
    • Thurs. 10/15 – CSU Application Workshop at 12:20 pm in room 241

 

  • College Visits *Please sign up on Naviance*

TODAY Tues. 10/6 – Kenyon College (8:00 am), Quinnipiac Univ. (9:00 am), Williams College (10:23 am), Univ. of the Pacific (11:2 5am), USC Iovine & Young Academy (12:20 pm), Fashion Inst. of Technology (1:00 pm), Univ. of Georgia (2:00pm), George Washington Univ. (2:00 pm)

Weds. 10/7 – UMASS Amherst (8:00 am), Johns Hopkins Univ. (8:00 am), Univ. of Missouri (8:49 am), Bath Spa Univ. – England (10:40 am), McGill Univ.- Canada (12:30 pm), Penn State Univ. (1:23 pm), Vanderbilt Univ. (2:12 pm)

Thurs. 10/8 – Ithaca College (8:00 am), University of Denver (9:00 am), Princeton University (10:00 am), University of Chicago (10:23 am), Belmont University (11:25 am), Bowdoin College (1:00 pm), Loyola University Chicago (2:00 pm)

Fri. 10/9 – Univ. of Illinois (8:00 am), Oregon State Univ. (11:25 am), Univ. of British Columbia (1:00 pm), Miami University at Oxford (2:00 pm)

 

  • University of Washington Regional Event to be held at the Mira Costa Auditorium TONIGHT, 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm. This is a special event for prospective Huskies and their families. Registration will be open to the public soon, so if you are interested in attending, register now at: http://admit.washington.edu/admission/events/la
  • SoCalRoc Classes – Natalie Hansen, SoCalRoc counselor, will be in the CCC on Mondays (TODAY) 9 am – 10:20am. Sign up in the CCC or just drop in.
  • Free Testing
    • C2 Test Prep is offering free New PSAT, New SAT, SAT or ACT practice exams on Oct. 10 at UCLA Haines Hall – check in starts at 8:30 am, testing starts at 10:00 am. Highest scores win $1,000 toward college. Parents are invited to attend workshops while students are testing. This event is free; you will have to pay for parking. Space is limited. Registration:  www.c2educate.com/testprep

 

  • For 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 at the end of September through October. To sign up for a Cram Session today, please visit kaptest.com/psatcram. Space is limited.