3/24/15 E-News - La Costa Canyon High School

 March 24, 2015 Volume #9 March 24, 2015 Dear Mavericks, The San Dieguito Union High School District will require annual residency verification for all continuing SDUHSD students and any new students enrolling for the 2015­2016 school year, This process is a legal requirement in California, and it helps our district ensure the all available resources are spent efficiently and effectively to the benefit of SDUHSD families. Moreover, these additional steps will help provide a full and precise accounting of our student population as we review staffing for the coming years. All continuing students in grades 7­11 must submit residency documentation by March 27, 2015 in order to schedule classes for the 2015­2016 school year. Forms may be dropped off at the District Office, located at 710 Encinitas Blvd., Encinitas CA 92024 or at La Costa Canyon High School. Click ​
here ​
to access all required forms. Additionally, I want to remind families that the deadline for National Honor Society or California Scholarship Federation applications is Tuesday, March 31. If you have any additional questions regarding residency verification please email ​
[email protected] Bryan Marcus Upcoming Events Principal GO MAVS!! Wed, 3/25 CommUnity Day, 8am Peter Pan Spring Musical, 7pm Thurs, 3/26 Freshman Orientation, 5:15pm... Click​
here Peter Pan Spring Musical, 7pm Fri, 3/27 Rock the Mic Showcase, lunch, student center ASB Informational Meeting, lunch, ASB room Peter Pan Spring Musical, 7pm Sat, 3/28 Peter Pan Spring Musical, 1pm & 7pm Sun, 3/29 Peter Pan Spring Musical, 1pm Tues, 3/31 Final Day to Register for AP Exams Final Day to Submit NHS or CSF Apps. Freshman Registration Return Night, 5pm Peter Pan Spring Musical, 7pm Wed, 4/1 Peter Pan Spring Musical, 7pm Thurs, 4/2 Morning with Principal Marcus, 8am, Adm Bldg Freshman Registration Return Night, 5pm Peter Pan Spring Musical, 7pm Fri, 4/3 Prom Theme and location announced at lunch! LCC Campus Tour, 10am, Adm Building M­F, 4/6­10 Spring Break, school closed Thurs, 4/16 Comedy Sportz Mon, 4/27 Fourth Annual College Night & Fair, Del Mar Fairgrounds, 6:30pm Sat, 5/2 LCC Padres Night & Maverick Brigade at Petco Park, 5:40pm, Padres vs Rockies, tickets for sale at the Foundation Office, $25 Graduation 2015: Caps, Gowns, and Announcements ­ Deadlines Approaching! March 30: Deadline to order announcements, or the deadline to order Cap, Gown, and Announcement Packages. April 15: Deadline to order or reserve just a cap and gown. Herff­Jones and San Diego Graduate Supply is our District’s supplier of caps and gowns for graduation. Caps and gowns are available at no­charge for families who wish to borrow and return the cap and gown package, or families may choose to purchase their cap and gown as a souvenir of their graduate’s big day.​
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Information was mailed to homes by San Diego Graduate Supply on March 17. For more information, see the ​
Graduation Information​
page at the LCC Website, visit the ​
San Diego Graduate Supply Website​
, or contact San Diego Graduate Supply directly at 619­440­5426. Incoming 8th Grade Registration English: ​
http://lc.sduhsd.net/documents/Counseling/Registraton%2015­16/LCC_ElectiveFair_9th_Grade_Registration.pdf Spanish: http://lc.sduhsd.net/documents/Counseling/Registraton%2015­16/LCC_Elective_Fair_9th_Grade_Registration_SPAN.pdf SAT Subject Tests Test dates: ​
May 2​
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and​
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June 6​
. Deadlines: ​
April 6 and May 8​
, respectively. Subject Tests​
are hour­long, content­based tests that allow you to showcase achievement in subject areas where you excel. These are the only national admission tests where ​
you​
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choose​
the tests that best showcase your achievements and interests. SAT Subject Tests allow you to differentiate yourself in the college admission process or send a strong message regarding your readiness to study specific majors or programs in college. In conjunction with your other admission credentials, they provide a more complete picture of your academic background and interests. ​
FAQs for SAT Subject Tests Counseling Corner ­ March Newsletter For information on second semester, the last day to change a 2015­16 course request (​
May 15​
), scholarships, and enrichment opportunities, and 8th grade registration, see the latest Counseling Corner. http://lc.sduhsd.net/documents/Counseling/Counseling%20Corner/LCC%20Counseling%20Corner%20March%202015%2
0­%20Google%20Docs.pdf AP Exam Registration ­ Final Day to Register is March 31! Late registration (with an additional fee) runs through ​
March 31​
. See info at the ​
LCC Website​
or at the ​
AP Test Service Website​
. CAASP The California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress, or CAASPP, is the new state academic testing program . It replaced the Standardized Testing and Reporting, or STAR Program. CAASPP can be used to monitor student progress and ensure that all students leave high school ready for college and career. Please click on the link for more info. http://lc.sduhsd.net/Key­Info/Testing­and­Assessment/State­Assessments­CAASPP/index.html Testing Information For a complete list of tests your student may want or need to take, see ​
http://lc.sduhsd.net/Academics/Testing/index.html ACT Sat, ​
April 18​
testing at SDA in Encinitas, or Army and Navy Academy in Carlsbad. For other dates, locations and information, go to ​
http://www.actstudent.org Grad Night Fundraiser at Pandora Pizza Thurs, ​
April 23​
, 11am­9pm. Mention MAVS and 20% of your adine­in or take­out proceeds to go to LCC Grad Night, thanks to Pandora Pizza, on the 101. Smart Start Wed, ​
June 10​
, 6:30­8:15pm, in the Theater. To reserve a seat at the last LCC Smart Start session of the school year, contact Nancy Logan at ​
[email protected]​
.com or 760.310.5310. http://lc.sduhsd.net/documents/Key%20Info/Start%20Smart%20Dates%2014­15.pdf Scholastic Read 180 Congratulations to Connor Lynch (10th) for being a finalist for the Scholastic Read 180 student of the year! * * * * * * * *
Peter Pan Spring Musical March ​
25­28, 31,​
and April ​
1 & 2​
at 7 PM March ​
28 & 29​
at 1 PM Tickets $12 General Admission; $10 Children & Students w/ASB Facebook Event Page: ​
https://www.facebook.com/events/657441397700409/ Online Ticket Sales Link: ​
https://search.seatyourself.biz/webstore/webstore.html?event=.&domain=lccanyontheatre News from the VPA This Weekend La Costa Canyon Theatre did extremely well at the annual Fullerton High School Theatre Festival. Marissa Wirick walked away with 1st Place in Lighting Design for her work on "Waiting for Godot" and one of our Techninjas Teams took 2nd Place in the Prop Challenge Event (Iman Fritzinger, Veronica Dunham, Tyge Brackett, Molly Latchford, Nicole Makaroski). Congratulations! * * * * * * * * Dance Team LCC Dance Team auditions for the 2015­16 school year will be ​
April 21­24​
. Here is a link to all of the information: https://sites.google.com/a/sduhsd.net/dancemavs/audition­information Independent Study Physical Education The 2015­16 ISPE application window for Fall & Spring will open ​
May 23​
­ ​
August 12.​
You must apply online by the deadline to be eligible. ​
http://www.sduhsd.net/Parents­­Students/Independent­Study­PE/index.html * * * * * * * DEADLINE THIS FRIDAY ­ Residency Verification For All Students Residency verification is necessary for 2015­16 class registration. Deadline ​
March 27 http://www.sduhsd.net/Parents­­Students/Residency­Verification/index.html Contributing to the eNews Do you have information you want to share with the LCC community? Contact Sara Smith, ​
[email protected] The deadline for eNews submissions is Thursday at 2:30 PM for inclusion in the following week’s publication. In order to be approved, your contribution should be related to the LCC school and community and include your name, phone number, email address, and web address if you have one. Approval of external links does not constitute an endorsement or approval of any products, services or opinions contained in the external websites. RESOURCES
Helpful Links http://lc.sduhsd.net/Counseling/index.html https://www.facebook.com/LCCMavs https://twitter.com/LCCMavs http://lcchsfoundation.org http://lccmab.org La Costa Canyon High School 1 Maverick Way Carlsbad, CA 92009 Website: ​
lc.sduhsd.net Phone: 760.436.6136 Fax: 760.943.3539 LCC PADRES NIGHT ​
The LCC Maverick Brigade is performing the national anthem at the start of the game on ​
Saturday, ​
May 2 at 5:40 ​
vs the Rockies. Tickets are on sale in the LCC Foundation office for $25 each. Sports teams, clubs, ASB, groups of friends ­ fill the stands with Mavs! Enjoy a great game at spectacular Petco park and support your award­winning Maverick Brigade! ANNUAL GOLF TOURNAMENT The 18th Annual Maverick Golf Tournament and Auction is on ​
Thursday, April 23 at The Crossings in Carlsbad. Over 40 golfers are already registered… this event ​
will ​
sell out, so register today! ​
Each participant will receive a high quality John Ashworth shirt, a Callaway hat, Taylor Made golf balls and more. The majority of money raised is deposited directly back ​
to the contributing team’s account​
. Last year we raised over $50,000 towards LCC Athletics! We parents have all written plenty of checks to support our kids’ teams, and we are NOT asking you to cut another check for this. We are asking you to hit up the community ­ use your connections to obtain sponsorships and auction donations… and then we’d like YOU to come out and play golf, attend the dinner/auction, or volunteer. It is a really fun event. Sponsorship, auction contributions, golf and dinner/auction registration forms are here: http://lccmab.org/golf­dinner­auction/​
Invite your friends too! IT’S ACADEMIC ​
supports LCC! Their comprehensive SAT and ACT Prep courses ensure that everyone feels confident and prepared to meet the challenge on test day. Visit their website for details on services offered, and to register for their upcoming summer SAT prep class! http://www.itsacademictutoring.com/#!college­prep/con8 VOLUNTEERS NEEDED The ​
Grad Night committee needs parents from the classes of 2016, 2017 and 2018 to help plan and carry off this year's Grad Night. It takes a village to plan a safe, fun night for our graduating seniors, and we welcome all willing hands. Please contact Heidi Shobe at ​
[email protected] to volunteer your services. Remember, others will be take care of these tasks when your child is a senior… Pay it forward! Do you have ideas for celebrating success, supporting parents with knowledge, or recognizing the great teachers and staff of LCC? ​
Maverick Academics meet quarterly for one hour; if you would like to get involved, email Michelle at ​
[email protected]​
. We are currently looking for volunteers to help coordinate ​
Staff Appreciation Week ​
May 4­8​
. We will need a few volunteers for each day of events, as well as food donations in advance. The various opportunities will be posted via Volunteer Spot in mid­April, so if I don’t have your email address and you’re interested in helping, drop Michelle an email. KUDOS AND BEST OF LUCK! Each season, the Union Tribune honors honors juniors and seniors who participated in a CIF­approved varsity sport and maintained a cumulative, weighted grade­point average of 3.0 or better. Congratulations to the more than 60 LCC student­athletes (too many to list them all here!) named to the ​
Winter UT All­Academic team​
! http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2015/mar/21/u­t­high­school­all­academic­team­winter­sports/ Four ​
LCC debaters competed in the National Qualifying Tournament last weekend. The LCC Foundation is proud to recognize ​
Gabi Yamout and ​
Emily Merz​
, who won the policy division of the tournament and will be traveling to Dallas in June to compete for the National Championship; this is the third consecutive year that LCC brought home the trophy. Good Luck to Emily & Gabi as they represent LCC at the national level! Aloha to the 44 members of our ​
Maverick Brigade who have been invited to compete in the Hawaii Invitational Band Tournament in Honolulu over Spring Break! LAST CALL FOR CATALYST ACT BOOTCAMP! Enrollment deadline is TOMORROW, Wednesday, March 25! ​
This weekend seminar arms students with strategies for answering every type of question they’ll face on test day. Just $175 for course materials and a weekend with a trained specialist who will teach test­taking tricks, review formulas, and help reduce anxiety. For more information and to enroll, visit ​
https://catalystprep.com/bootcamp_su or call 800.235.0056. ​
Class is held Saturday March 28 & Sunday March 29 from 9am­1pm at LCC. EWASTE & SHREDATHON ​
April 18 & 19 ­ the weekend after taxes! Pull out your boxes of old taxes and dusty electronics and bring them to the LCC parking lot from 10­3. Ewaste disposal is free; $5 donation requested for each box to shred. Proceeds support your LCC Foundation. Congratulations and thank you to Mr. Ritchie and the students who presented about LCC’s CommUnity Day at the ​
Carlsbad ­ Love It!​
conference last weekend! Thank you to all who have donated to LCC’s teacher­led projects through Vons’ Donors Choose program. 4 LCC projects have not met their funding goal;donate here: http://www.donorschoose.org/donors/search.html?state=CA&community=1267:3&school=63477