Mira Costa High School A great place to

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 PTSA Ed Foundation GRAD Nite Guidance Team Senior Activities Graduation Requirements Senior Attendance & School Policies Power. School, Mustang Newsletter NCAA Eligibility CCC Services UC/CSU Requirements College Application Process College Board Testing/Dates Financial Aid

Mira Costa High School – A great place to learn! Mira Costa PTSA President: Sandi Gleason gleason. sandi@gmail. com

Mira Costa High School – A great place to learn! Manhattan Beach Education Foundation Guidance Counselors Academic Support Counselors College and Career Counselors English and Humanities Class Size Reduction (24: 1 in the 9 th Grade) Science Lab Assistant Librarian Extra Period classes Secondary 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 Flechnerfarnaz@mbef. org or at (310)303 -3342

Mira Costa High School – A great place to learn! GRAD Nite Laurel Wright Laurel. wright@verizon. n et 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 5023 Corrine Lee-Iwai: Db-Hoo ext 5034 Brittney Olson: Hop-Mh ext 5022 David Beck: Mi-Se ext 5021 Sue Bertran: Sf-Z ext 5024 Eliza Hynes: Student Support Counselor A-K ext 5027 Keshia Fields: Student Support Counselor L-Z ext

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Mira Costa High School – A great place to learn! College and Career Counselors College and Career Center: (310) 318 – 7337 Caryn Ramirez: ext. 5187 Judy Park: ext. 5252

Mira Costa High School – A great place to learn! Senior Activities Senior 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 12 Senior Recognition – June 15 Graduation –June 18 Grad 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 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 Policies Ian Drummond Vice Principal 318 -7337 ext. 5028

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 Jon Shaw at jshawjr@mbusd. org.

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 ◦ ◦ ◦ Naviance ◦ ◦ UC, CSU applications Private college applications and Common Application Letters of recommendation 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 Requirements Must complete A-G requirements Students are strongly encouraged to take courses beyond the minimum requirements to be competitive 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

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

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

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

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

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. fafsa 4 caster. 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 29 th – 7 -8 pm in Auditorium

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

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

Mira Costa High School – A great place to learn! Next Sr. Parent Meeting February 3, 2015 THANK YOU MIRA COSTA GUIDANCE TEAM