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Mira Costa High School – A great place to learn!

Welcome!

Senior Parent Night

CLASS OF 2015


AGENDA

PTSAEd FoundationGRAD NiteGuidance TeamSenior ActivitiesGraduation RequirementsSenior Attendance & School

PoliciesPowerSchool, Mustang

NewsletterNCAA EligibilityCCC ServicesUC/CSU RequirementsCollege Application ProcessCollege Board Testing/DatesFinancial Aid


Mira Costa PTSA

PTSA President: Sandi Gleason

[email protected]


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


GRAD NiteLaurel Wright

[email protected]

GRAD Nite Website:www.mchsgradnite.com

mailto:[email protected]

mailto:[email protected]


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


College and Career Counselors

College and Career Center:

(310) 318 – 7337

Caryn Ramirez: ext. 5187Judy Park:

ext. 5252


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


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


Graduation RequirementsTotal of 230 credits Please Note: ALL

students MUST complete 230 credits, Algebra, and the CAHSEE BEFORE marching at graduation!


Senior Attendance &

School Policies

Ian DrummondVice Principal

318-7337 ext. 5028


NCAAUpdates

Please see MCHS Website and go to “Athletics”

then to “Athletic Forms” for annotated NCAA File.

For more info contact Jon Shaw at

[email protected].


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


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.


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


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

http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/welcome.html


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

http://www.commonapp.org/

https://www.commonapp.org/CommonApp/Default.aspx


Types of Admission

Early Decision (ED)Early Action (EA) (REA)Rolling AdmissionRegular Decision


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

http://www.collegeboard.com/

http://www.act.org/


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

http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/

http://www.fafsa4caster.com/

http://www.pin.ed.gov/

http://www.collegeboard.com/profile


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

http://www.fastweb.com/


CommunicationCCC Website Daily BulletinMustang Newsletter - Sign up at

MCHS websiteNaviance

http://connection.naviance.com/mchs

Senior English classesPTSA Newsletter




Next Sr. Parent MeetingFebruary 3, 2015

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