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Mira Costa High School – A great place to learn!
Welcome!
Senior Parent Night
CLASS OF 2015
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
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- [email protected]
or at (310)303-3342
Mira Costa High School – A great place to learn!
GRAD NiteLaurel Wright
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
Follow the MCHS counselors!Twitter: CounselingMCHSInstagram: mchscounseling
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
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
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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
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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
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CommunicationCCC Website Daily BulletinMustang Newsletter - Sign up at
MCHS websiteNaviance
http://connection.naviance.com/mchs
Senior English classesPTSA Newsletter
Mira Costa High School – A great place to learn!
Next Sr. Parent MeetingFebruary 3, 2015
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