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Mira Costa High School – A great place to learn!

Mira Costa High School – A great place to learn!. Welcome! Senior Parent Night CLASS OF 2014. Mira Costa High School – A great place to learn!. AGENDA. PTSA Ed Foundation GRAD Nite Guidance Team Senior Activities Graduation Requirements Senior Attendance & School Policies

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Mira Costa High School – A great place to learn!

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  1. Mira Costa High School – A great place to learn! Welcome! Senior Parent Night CLASS OF 2014

  2. Mira Costa High School – A great place to learn! AGENDA • PTSA • Ed Foundation • GRAD Nite • Guidance Team • Senior Activities • Graduation Requirements • Senior Attendance & School Policies • PowerSchool,Mustang Newsletter • NCAA Eligibility • CCC Services • UC/CSU Requirements • College Application Process • College Board Testing/Dates • Financial Aid

  3. Mira Costa High School – A great place to learn! Mira Costa PTSA PTSA President: Tami Brothers tamibrothers@msn.com

  4. Mira Costa High School – A great place to learn! Manhattan Beach Education Foundation • Susan Warshaw, ‘14 parent • Great Schools Today: Give to the Annual Appeal • Great Schools Forever: Introducing the Class of 2014 Forever

  5. Mira Costa High School – A great place to learn! Grad Nite Elise Johnson elisejohnson5@gmail.com

  6. Mira Costa High School – A great place to learn! Guidance Counselors • School Phone (310) 318-7337 • Jennifer Woodie: A-Da ext 5023 • Corrine Lee-Iwai: Db-Hi ext 5034 • Brittney Olson: Hj-Mhext 5022 • David Beck: Mi-Saext 5021 • Sue Bertran: Sb-Zext 5024 • Eliza Hynes: Student Support Counselor A-K ext5027 • Keshia Fields: Student Support Counselor L-Z ext 5010

  7. Mira Costa High School – A great place to learn! College and Career Counselors • College and Career Center - (310) 318 – 7337 • MegenAnspachext5187 • Kristi Branimext5252

  8. Mira Costa High School – A great place to learn! Senior Activities • Senior Portraits - Ralfs 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 24. Applications available March 3, due March 28. • Senior Breakfast and Meeting – June 13 • Senior Recognition – June 16 • Graduation –June 19 • Grad Night – June 19

  9. Graduation Requirements Mira Costa High School – A great place to learn! • 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

  10. Mira Costa High School – A great place to learn! Graduation Requirements • Total of 230 credits • Please Note: ALL students MUST complete 230 credits, Algebra, and the CAHSEE BEFORE marching at graduation!

  11. Mira Costa High School – A great place to learn! Senior Attendance & School Policies Jaime Mancilla Vice Principal 318-7337 ext. 5006

  12. Mira Costa High School – A great place to learn! NCAA Updates Please see MCHS Website and go to “Athletics” then to “Athletic Forms” for annotated NCAA File. For more info contact Jaime Mancilla at jmancilla@mbusd.org.

  13. Mira Costa High School – A great place to learn! CCC Services • Senior 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

  14. 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.” • Empower your student • Be supportive • Do not complete applications or write essays! • Stay calm.

  15. Mira Costa High School – A great place to learn! UC/CSU Requirements • The handouts contain the minimum requirements for the UC and CSU. These are 15 yearlong high school courses (known as a – g subjects). • Students are strongly encouraged to take courses beyond the minimum requirements. • SAT/ACT • NO letters of recommendation • Essays • UC – 2 Personal Statements • CSU – no essay • CSU filing period Oct 1 – Nov. 30 • UC filing period Nov 1 – Nov 30

  16. Mira Costa High School – A great place to learn! A – G coursework (C grade or higher) • A History/social science 2 yrs • B English 4 yrs • C Mathematics 3 yrs 4 yrs rec. • D Laboratory Science 2 yrs 3 yrs rec. • E Lang other than Eng 2 yrs 3 yrs rec. • F VPA 1 yr • G College-Prep Electives 1 yr

  17. 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 • Essays • Follow Up: • Midyear Report • Final Transcript

  18. Mira Costa High School – A great place to learn! Types of Admission • Early Decision (ED) • Early Action (EA) (REA) • Rolling Admission • Regular Decision

  19. Mira Costa High School – A great place to learn! Testing • SAT and ACT Plus Writing • SAT www.collegeboard.com • ACT www.ACT.org • SAT Subject Tests • Reporting Scores • Score Choice • Timelines • Oct – ED/EA • Dec – last date for most schools to meet admissions deadlines • Test Prep • School Code 051895

  20. 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! • Tentative Date for Financial Aid Info Night: October 1st, 7 pm

  21. Mira Costa High School – A great place to learn! Scholarships • Available 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

  22. Mira Costa High School – A great place to learn! • Communication • CCC Website • Daily Bulletin • Mustang Newsletter - Sign up at MCHS website • Naviance http://connection.naviance.com/mchs • Senior English classes • PTSA Newsletter

  23. Next Sr. Parent MeetingFebruary 4, 2014THANK YOUMIRA COSTA GUIDANCE TEAM Mira Costa High School – A great place to learn!

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