1. Welcome! Senior Parent Night CLASS OF 2014

2. 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

3. Mira Costa PTSA Mira Costa PTSA PTSA President: Tami Brothers tamibrothers@msn.com

4. Manhattan Beach Education Foundation Manhattan Beach Education Foundation Susan Warshaw, ‘14 parent Great Schools Today: Give to the Annual Appeal Great Schools Forever: Introducing the Class of 2014 Forever

5. Grad Nite Elise Johnson elisejohnson5@gmail.com

6. Guidance Counselors School Phone (310) 318-7337 Jennifer Woodie: A-Daext 5023 Corrine Lee-Iwai: Db-Hiext 5034 Brittney Olson: Hj-Mhext 5022 David Beck: Mi-Saext 5021 Sue Bertran: Sb-Zext 5024 Eliza Hynes: Student Support Counselor A-K ext 5027 Keshia Fields: Student Support Counselor L-Z ext 5010

7. College and Career Counselors College and Career Center - (310) 318 – 7337 Megen Anspach ext 5187 Kristi Branim ext 5252

8. 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

9. 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

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

11. Senior Attendance & School Policies Jaime Mancilla Vice Principal 318-7337 ext. 5006

12. NCAA Updates Please see MCHS Website and go to “Athletics” then to “Athletic Forms” for annotated NCAA File. For more info contact Jaime Mancilla at jmancilla@mbusd.org.

13. 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

14. 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.

15. UC/CSU Requirements The 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/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

16. 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

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

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

19. Testing SAT and ACT Plus Writing ◦ SAT www.collegeboard.comwww.collegeboard.com www.ACT.org www.ACT.org ◦ ACT www.ACT.orgwww.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

20. Financial Aid Types of Aid ◦ Grants and scholarships ◦ Loans ◦ Work-study FAFSA filling period January 1 to March 2 www.fafsa.ed.govwww.fafsa.ed.gov ◦ Free ◦ www.fafsa4caster.com for estimate www.fafsa4caster.com Need PIN www.pin.ed.govwww.pin.ed.gov CSS/Financial Aid Profile (private colleges) www.collegeboard.com/profile www.collegeboard.com/profile ◦ Available now State Aid – Cal Grants Beware of scams! Tentative Date for Financial Aid Info Night: October 1 st, 7 pm

21. 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 www.fastweb.com ◦ Updates on Naviance ◦ Scholarship Notebooks – meeting in February

22. Communication CCC Website Daily Bulletin Mustang Newsletter - Sign up at MCHS website Naviance http://connection.naviance.com/mchs http://connection.naviance.com/mchs Senior English classes PTSA Newsletter

23. Next Sr. Parent Meeting February 4, 2014 THANK YOU MIRA COSTA GUIDANCE TEAM