Welcome! Senior Parent Night CLASS OF 2015

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

Mira Costa PTSA Mira Costa PTSA PTSA President: Sandi Gleason

Manhattan Beach Education Foundation Manhattan Beach Education Foundation Guidance Counselors Academic Support Counselors College and Career Counselors English and Humanities Class Size Reduction (24:1 in the 9th 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 Flechner- or at (310)

GRAD Nite Laurel Wright GRAD Nite Website:

Guidance Counselors School Phone (310) 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 5010

Follow the MCHS counselors! Twitter: CounselingMCHS Instagram: mchscounseling

College and Career Counselors College and Career Center: (310) 318 – 7337 Caryn Ramirez: ext Judy Park: ext. 5252

Senior Activities Senior Portraits – Ralf’s Photography: (310) 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

Graduation Requirements English40 credits English40 credits Math20 credits (Algebra) Math20 credits (Algebra) Science20 credits Science20 credits PE/Athletics20 credits PE/Athletics20 credits Social Studies30 credits Social Studies30 credits Art or Foreign Language10 credits Art or Foreign Language10 credits Health5 credits Health5 credits Electives85 credits Electives85 credits

Graduation Requirements Total of 230 credits Please Note: ALL students MUST complete 230 credits, Algebra, and the CAHSEE BEFORE marching at graduation!

Senior Attendance & School Policies Ian Drummond Vice Principal ext. 5028

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

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

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 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

A – G coursework (C grade or higher) A History/social science 2 yrs B English4 yrs C Mathematics3 yrs4 yrs rec. D Laboratory Science2 yrs3 yrs rec. E Lang other than Eng2 yrs3 yrs rec. F VPA1 yr G College-Prep Electives1 yr

College Application Process – Private Colleges Letters of Recommendation Secondary School Reports Download application from college website or Essays Follow Up: ◦ Midyear Report ◦ Final Transcript

Types of Admission Early Decision (ED) Early Action (EA) (REA) Rolling Admission Regular Decision

Testing SAT and ACT Plus Writing ◦ SAT ◦ ACT 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:

Financial Aid Types of Aid ◦ Grants and scholarships ◦ Loans ◦ Work-study FAFSA filling period January 1 to March 2 ◦ Free ◦ for estimate Need PIN CSS/Financial Aid Profile (private colleges) ◦ Available now State Aid – Cal Grants Beware of scams! Financial Aid Info Night: Monday, September 29 th – 7-8pm in Auditorium

Scholarships Available from ◦ Fed and state governments ◦ Community organizations ◦ Private organizations ◦ Service organizations ◦ Private colleges (institutional aid) Hundreds of thousands of scholarships ◦ ◦ Updates on Naviance ◦ Scholarship Notebooks – meeting in February

Communication CCC Website Daily Bulletin Mustang Newsletter - Sign up at MCHS website Naviance Senior English classes PTSA Newsletter

Next Sr. Parent Meeting February 3, 2015 THANK YOU MIRA COSTA GUIDANCE TEAM