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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Tuesday, December 8, 2015 Regular Schedule
STUDENT INFO
- Take the MCHS Library December 3D printing challenge: Make a Holiday Season Cookie Cutter! Get easy directions to customize a cookie cutter at bit.ly/holidaycookiecutters. Once you design it, we’ll print it on the library 3D printers.
- Don’t forget: Mira Costa’s fifth annual Poetry Out Loud competition is going down in the small theatre this Thursday at 7 pm. While the judges tabulate, there will be a community open mic – any audience member can come onstage and share a poem! We hope you can make it out for this epic night of poetry. Admission is FREE!
- Come to the Annual Drama Holiday Benefit TONIGHT, Tuesday, 12/8 at 7:00 pm in Room 1! Watch an evening of Holiday Performances. It’s a collection of songs, scenes, improve and poetry, and the $5 donation at the door goes towards our Adopt-A-Family.
- Hour of Code: Take an hour during Wednesday’s office hours to learn about coding. Come to the library, STEM lab or computer science room during either morning or afternoon office hours for directions to spend an hour completing a fun, easy coding tutorial. This may be supported for extra credit by your math or science teachers. Check with them.
- Discover South Africa – Spring Break 2017. Informational meeting for new sign ups on Wednesday, 12/9 in Room 232 at lunch, or email [email protected] for details if you cannot attend the meeting.
SPORTS
- Swim team info session at the Pool, 12/9 during AM office hours. All interested swimmers must attend.
CLUBS/ORGANIZATIONS
- Together We Tutor meets TODAY in Room 19!
- Come to Investor’s Club every Tuesday (TODAY) in Room 250.
- Come to Improv Club TODAY at lunch for lots of laughs!
- S-Club is holding a toy drive for the 1736 Family Crisis Center and PATH Shelter in downtown L.A.! Please drop off NEW toys in the drop boxes located in the band, choir, orchestra and art rooms, Mr. Spo’s Room 352 and the front office.
- Mira Costa Drama and Tech present: Holiday Benefit. Come for a night full of singing, dancing, monologues, smiles and fun. All proceeds go to our Adopt-A-Family! Cost is $5 TONIGHT, Dec. 8 in the Drama Room 1.
- Come to Drama Club every Wednesday in Room 1 at lunch for a swell time.
- Make it a December to remember! Lunches with Love’s last delivery of the year is Sunday, Dec. 13. We feed the homeless on Skid Row with your bagged lunches. For more information, go to our Facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/luncheswithlovemb.
- If you love the ocean and you want to protect the environment, come to Ocean Awareness Club on Wednesdays at lunch in Room 48!
- Mandatory Poetry Out Loud contestant meeting in Room 44 the first 15 minutes of morning office hours this Wednesday!
COLLEGE AND CAREER CENTER
- College Visits Sign up on Naviance or in the CCC
- Wednesday 12/9 – The Air Force Academy (9:27 am – AM Office Hours)
- SoCal Roc is beginning spring enrollment. Spring Class Schedules are available in the CCC. Sign up in the CCC to meet with the SoCal Roc Counselor.
- SENIORS – College application deadlines are approaching! Come to the CCC for one on one help with a CCC Counselor – walk in or make an appointment. Drop off your personal statements in the CCC to have a college counselor review it. Be sure to include the prompt and your email address.
- CCC Career Speakers – FOR ALL GRADE LEVELS *Please sign up on Naviance or in the CCC*
This is a great opportunity to speak to professionals in various industries, be exposed to different careers and learn the steps you need to take to get your dream job! We are fortunate to have the following guest speakers visit Mira Costa’s CCC:
- Weds. 12/9 (12:26 pm) - Heather Gast/How to Ace Your Interview Career Workshop
- Thurs. 12/10 (12:20 pm) - Doug Guthrie/Housing Authority City of LA - Public and nonprofit service
- Fri. 1/8/16 (12:20 pm) - Diana Allen - Hi technology careers.
- Test Prep Information
- C2’s Winter Break Practice Tests – Dec. 12 – Jan. 3, 2016. New SAT, New PSAT, ACT, Current SAT and AP Tests are available. Registration: https://www.c2educate.com/winter-break-practice-test/.
- PJ TEST PREP is offering free practice SAT, New SAT and ACT tests on Jan. 2 from 10:00 am – 2:00 pm at the LAX Holiday Inn Express. Results, free test strategy tips and information about the new SAT will be available following the test at 2:30 pm for students and/or parents. Please RSVP at www.pjtestprep.com/rsvp. Questions? Contact [email protected] or 310-529-7285.