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Mira Costa High School – A great place to learn!
AGENDA
PTSAEd FoundationGRAD NiteGuidance TeamSenior ActivitiesGraduation RequirementsSenior Attendance & School
PoliciesPowerSchool, Mustang
NewsletterNCAA EligibilityCCC ServicesUC/CSU RequirementsCollege Application ProcessCollege Board Testing/DatesFinancial Aid
Mira Costa High School – A great place to learn!
Mira Costa PTSA
PTSA President: Sandi Gleason
gleason.sandi@gmail.com
Mira Costa High School – A great place to learn!
Manhattan Beach Education FoundationGuidance Counselors
Academic Support CounselorsCollege and Career Counselors
English and Humanities Class Size Reduction (24:1 in the 9th Grade)
Science Lab AssistantLibrarian
Extra Period classesSecondary Math Teacher on Special Assignment- through UCLA Center X
40% of Music Instruction
Please donate to MBEF today!
Thank you for all of your years of support!
Even a small donation can do wonders.
Please don’t hesitate to call us if you have questions:
Farnaz Flechner- farnaz@mbef.org
or at (310)303-3342
Mira Costa High School – A great place to learn!
GRAD NiteLaurel Wright
Laurel.wright@verizon.net
GRAD Nite Website:www.mchsgradnite.com
Mira Costa High School – A great place to learn!
Guidance Counselors School Phone (310) 318-7337
Jennifer Wildenberg: A-Da ext 5023Corrine Lee-Iwai: Db-Hoo ext 5034Brittney Olson: Hop-Mh ext 5022David Beck: Mi-Se ext 5021Sue Bertran: Sf-Z ext 5024Eliza Hynes: Student Support Counselor A-K ext
5027Keshia Fields: Student Support Counselor L-Z ext
5010
Mira Costa High School – A great place to learn!
College and Career Counselors
College and Career Center:
(310) 318 – 7337
Caryn Ramirez: ext. 5187Judy Park:
ext. 5252
Mira Costa High School – A great place to learn!
Senior ActivitiesSenior Portraits – Ralf’s Photography: (310) 322-
0069
Cap & Gown/Announcement Orders –Jostens- November (Location on campus during the day and evening – see calendar).
Senior Recognition/Graduation Speaker Auditions- April 23. Applications available March 2, due March 27.
Senior Breakfast and Meeting – June 12Senior Recognition – June 15Graduation –June 18Grad Night – June 18
Mira Costa High School – A great place to learn!
Graduation Requirements• English 40 credits
• Math 20 credits (Algebra)
• Science 20 credits
• PE/Athletics 20 credits
• Social Studies 30 credits
• Art or Foreign Language 10 credits
• Health 5 credits
• Electives 85 credits
Mira Costa High School – A great place to learn!
Graduation RequirementsTotal of 230 credits Please Note: ALL
students MUST complete 230 credits, Algebra, and the CAHSEE BEFORE marching at graduation!
Mira Costa High School – A great place to learn!
Senior Attendance &
School Policies
Ian DrummondVice Principal
318-7337 ext. 5028
Mira Costa High School – A great place to learn!
NCAAUpdates
Please see MCHS Website and go to “Athletics”
then to “Athletic Forms” for annotated NCAA File.
For more info contact Jon Shaw at
jshawjr@mbusd.org.
Mira Costa High School – A great place to learn!
CCC ServicesSenior English class meetings
◦ College admission◦ UC/CSU /Private college application requirements ◦ College search and selection (reach, target, likely)
Lunch Workshops◦ UC, CSU applications◦ Private college applications and Common
Application◦ Letters of recommendation
Naviance◦ Sign up for college rep visits◦ College search◦ Career Interest Inventory◦ Compare colleges…and much more!
Individual 30 minute conferences
Mira Costa High School – A great place to learn!
Finding the Right Fit
“College is a match to be made, not a prize to be won.”
Learn more about colleges during college visits in CCC – sign up on Naviance
Empower your student◦ Be supportive◦ Do not complete
applications or write essays!
◦ Stay calm.
Mira Costa High School – A great place to learn!
UC/CSU RequirementsMust complete A-G requirementsStudents are strongly encouraged
to take courses beyond the minimum requirements to be competitive
SAT/ACTNO letters of recommendationEssays
◦ UC – 2 Personal Statements
◦ CSU – no essayCSU filing period Oct. 1 – Nov. 30UC filing period Nov. 1 – Nov. 30
Mira Costa High School – A great place to learn!
A – G coursework (C grade or higher)
A History/social science 2 yrsB English 4 yrsC Mathematics 3 yrs4
yrs rec.D Laboratory Science 2 yrs3
yrs rec. E Lang other than Eng 2 yrs3
yrs rec.F VPA 1 yrG College-Prep Electives 1 yr
Mira Costa High School – A great place to learn!
College Application Process – Private Colleges
Letters of Recommendation
Secondary School Reports
Download application from college website or www.commonapp.org
EssaysFollow Up:
◦ Midyear Report◦ Final Transcript
Mira Costa High School – A great place to learn!
Types of Admission
Early Decision (ED)Early Action (EA) (REA)Rolling AdmissionRegular Decision
Mira Costa High School – A great place to learn!
TestingSAT and ACT Plus Writing
◦ SAT www.collegeboard.com◦ ACT www.ACT.org
SAT Subject TestsReporting Scores
◦ Score ChoiceTimelines
◦ Oct – ED/EA
◦ Dec – last date for most schools to meet admissions deadlines
Test PrepSchool Code: 051895
Mira Costa High School – A great place to learn!
Financial Aid Types of Aid
◦ Grants and scholarships◦ Loans◦ Work-study
FAFSA filling period January 1 to March 2 www.fafsa.ed.gov◦ Free◦ www.fafsa4caster.com for estimate
Need PIN www.pin.ed.gov CSS/Financial Aid Profile (private colleges)
www.collegeboard.com/profile◦ Available now
State Aid – Cal Grants Beware of scams! Financial Aid Info Night: Monday, September 29th – 7-8pm
in Auditorium
Mira Costa High School – A great place to learn!
ScholarshipsAvailable from
◦ Fed and state governments
◦ Community organizations
◦ Private organizations
◦ Service organizations
◦ Private colleges (institutional aid)Hundreds of thousands of scholarships
◦ www.fastweb.com, www.scholarships.com
◦ Updates on Naviance
◦ Scholarship Notebooks – meeting in February
Mira Costa High School – A great place to learn!
CommunicationCCC Website Daily BulletinMustang Newsletter - Sign up at
MCHS websiteNaviance
http://connection.naviance.com/mchs
Senior English classesPTSA Newsletter
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