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
PLEASE READ IN HOMEROOM CLASS AND POST
Friday, October 16, 2015 Regular Schedule
STUDENT INFO
· Homecoming News
o The Homecoming Dance is next Saturday, Oct. 24! Hope to see you all there! Dress in attire from the decade of your choice.
o Homecoming Tickets are now on sale! Go to the Student Store to purchase tickets with cash and checks; go to Room 40 to purchase with checks only.
Ticket Prices:
§ with ASB marker: Single, $9; Couple, $16; Group (4+), $8/person.
§ Without ASB marker: Single, $11; Couple, $20; Group (4+) $9/person.
Hurry because the price changes Monday, Oct. 19!
o Next week is Homecoming Week! Make sure to dress up for ‘merica Monday, Tie-Dye Tuesday, Class War Wednesday, Team Thursday and Super Stampede Friday. Come to the Mustang Mall at lunch to see your court compete all week long!
· It’s time for the PTSA Reflections Art Contest. This year’s theme is Let Your Imagination Fly. Students are to create an original piece of work based on the theme in one of these categories: dance choreography, film production, literature, music composition, photography and visual arts. National winners earn cash prizes and recognition. New this year, we will also award winners in each category at Mira Costa. Participation rules and required entry forms are available in the Admin Office or from your Visual and Performing Arts teacher. Remember, you can enter as many categories with as many pieces as you like. Please submit your projects to Admin Office (Ms. Gardner or Ms. Hoffman) no later than Friday, Nov. 13. If you have questions or comments, please contact Ms. Annie Han at [email protected]. Happy creating!
· Tedx Manhattan Beach is coming up on Saturday, Nov. 14! To get tickets, go to tedxmanhattanbeach.com. Tickets are $35 for all access pass or $15 for exhibit hall access. Come to the Mustang Mall on Friday for more information.
· Like the idea of reciting poetry in front of a crowd? Then you should consider competing in Poetry Out Loud! December 10 will be the date of Costa’s fifth-annual recitation competition; contestants must memorize two famous poems – it just takes patience and repetition. Winners go on to compete for the title of LA County, entire state, then whole nation. See Ms. Sieker or your English teacher for more information!
· Come see the play Check Please TONIGHT or Saturday! Tickets will be available every day this week at lunch in the Mustang Mall! Students $10, Adults $12.
· Attention all Freshman-Senior siblings! Please come in to Room 48 to get your sibling photo taken for the yearbook. Come any day of the week (10/12 – 10/16).
CLUBS/ORGANIZATIONS
- Come to Young at Heart Club in Mrs. Gesualdi’s Room 331 TODAY to help senior citizens with technology. Earn community service hours!
- Come to ASL (American Sign Language) Club this Friday (TODAY) in Room 232 in the math/science building.
- Saving lives, preparing our communities for disasters and helping families in need is what we do! Come to Red Cross Club every Friday (TODAY) at lunch in Room 352B.
- 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.
FACULTY
· Please excuse the Varsity Girls’ Tennis team at 10:15 am TODAY for an away match at Dos Pueblos. Sorry for any inconvenience.
COLLEGE AND CAREER CENTER
· College Visits *Please sign up on Naviance*
o TODAY Fri. 10/16 – Colorado College (9:10 am), George Mason Univ. (10:23am), Marist College (1:00 pm)
Next Week:
o Monday 10/19 – Westmont College (9:00 am), Seattle University (10:23 am), University of Idaho (12:20 pm), University of Rochester (1:00 pm)
o Tuesday 10/20 – College of Charleston (8:00 am), Loyola New Orleans (10:23 am), Salve Regina University (11:25 am), Muhlenberg College (12:20 pm), Agnes Scott College (1:00 pm), Butler Univ. (2:00 pm)
o Wednesday 10/21 – St. Mary’s College (8:00 am), Simmons College (8:41am), Highpoint University (10:56 am), Colby College (11:31 am), University of Oklahoma (12:42 pm), Elon University (1:40 pm), Bucknell Univ. (2:21 pm)
o Friday 10/23 – Cornell University (9:00 am), Marymount California University (10:23 am), Cerro Coso College-Mammoth (12:20 pm)
· Vistamar School Student College Fair – will be held on Sunday, Oct. 18 2 – 5 pm. A list of visiting schools is posted in the CCC. All are welcome to attend. Vista Mar School, 737 Hawaii Street, El Segundo, CA 90245
· College Speaker – Rob Franek, Princeton Review’s Senior Vice President and Publisher and main author of the “Best 3880 Colleges,” will be speaking at Redondo Union HS on Oct. 21 at 6 pm in the RUHS Auditorium.
· SoCalRoc is Now Enrolling – Nine-week courses starting November 9. Natalie Hansen, SoCalRoc counselor will be in the CCC on Mondays 9:00 am – 10:20 am. Sign up in the CCC or just drop in.
· Test Information
o New SAT & ACT Combination Practice Exam – at Manhattan Beach Library, 1320 Highland Ave., Manhattan Beach. Saturday, Nov. 7, 11:00 am – 2:45 pm. Become acquainted with the new SAT and check out the ACT exam as well with this comprehensive combination practice test. Space is limited; sign up at the MB Library Information Desk. Score reveal and strategies session: Monday, Nov. 16 at 6:30 pm.
o 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.
o Princeton Review is offering Free Mock SAT, ACT and PSAT tests at Mira Costa
§ ACT Mock Exam – Oct. 31, 9 am – 1:30 pm. For more information and to register visit: http://www.princetonreview.com/college/free-sat-practice-test#!practice