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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 - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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
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 PTSAPTSA President: Tami
Brothers [email protected]
Mira Costa High School – A great place to learn!
Manhattan Beach Education FoundationSusan Warshaw, ‘14 parent
• Great Schools Today: Give to the Annual Appeal
• Great Schools Forever: Introducing the Class of 2014 Forever
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-Sa ext 5021 Sue Bertran: Sb-Z ext 5024 Eliza Hynes: Student Support Counselor A-K ext 5027 Keshia 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
Megen Anspach ext 5187Kristi Branim ext 5252
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
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 Requirements
Total 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 PoliciesJaime MancillaVice Principal
318-7337 ext. 5006
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 Jaime Mancilla 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.”
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 RequirementsThe 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/ACTNO letters of recommendationEssays
◦ UC – 2 Personal Statements◦ CSU – no essay
CSU 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 ReportsDownload application from college
website or www.commonapp.orgEssaysFollow Up:
◦Midyear Report◦Final Transcript
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Types of AdmissionEarly 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
deadlinesTest PrepSchool Code 051895
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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
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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
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Next Sr. Parent MeetingFebruary 4, 2014
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