MCP Weekly Calendar
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People's Kitchen
2/10/2024
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People's Kitchen: Seniors Drop Off Food 11:00-11:30 AM
2/10/2024, 11 AM – 11:30 AM
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GOLD DAY: E, Flex, F, G
2/12/2024
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Flex: Student Choice & Freshmen Course Selection
2/12/2024, 10 AM – 11:15 AM
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Freshmen Parent Meeting 6:30 PM
2/12/2024, 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM
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Mock Trial Competition
2/13/2024
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Mock Trial Competition
2/14/2024
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GOLD DAY: E, Flex, F, G (Mass Dress)
2/14/2024
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AP/Honors/DE Course Recommendation Forms Due
2/14/2024
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Flex: All School Mass
2/14/2024, 10 AM – 11:15 AM
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Sophomore Experience Event
2/16/2024
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GOLD DAY: E, F, G, Early Dismissal @ 12:45 PM
2/16/2024
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Teachers Review AP/Honors Forms
2/16/2024
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End of 4th Marking Period
2/17/2024
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NO SCHOOL: Presidents' Day
2/19/2024
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Breakfast Project
2/21/2024
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GOLD DAY: Late Start, E, F, G (class starts: 10:00 AM)
2/21/2024
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Teacher Worktime/Grades Pulled
2/21/2024
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4th Marking Period Grades Emailed
2/22/2024
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Last day to Register for Mar. 9th SAT
2/23/2024
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GOLD DAY: E, Flex, F, G
2/23/2024
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Flex: Advising
2/23/2024, 10 AM – 11:15 AM
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GOLD DAY: E, F, G, Early Dismissal @ 12:45 PM
2/27/2024
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Faculty/Staff Luncheon: Seniors Host
2/27/2024, 12:45 PM – 1:15 PM
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Faculty/Staff Meeting 1:25-3:15 PM
2/27/2024, 1:25 PM – 3:15 PM
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GOLD DAY: E, Flex, F, G
2/29/2024
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Flex: Dept Chair Mtg
2/29/2024
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Flex: Student Choice & Sophomore Job Fair Skills Training
2/29/2024, 10 AM – 11:15 AM
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Professional Development Day for Faculty/Staff
3/1/2024
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ROYAL PRIDE WEEKLY
February 9, 2024
Hello Royals Family!
Easter is still many weeks away, but as the highest holiday in the Christian tradition, as we approach Easter Sunday, we are called to spend several weeks in self-preparation and reflection. We call this 40 days of reflection Lent; and during this time, we are called to three things: to increase the frequency and depth in our prayer lives, to increase and deepen our acts of charity, and to practice some (or many) forms of self-sacrifice or fasting. We do all these things as a sign of our appreciation for the earth-shattering gift, that came to its full fruition two thousand years ago in the betrayal, trial, torture, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ.
As a school, we have chosen a very specific manner of self-sacrifice (fasting), and we shared this plan with our students this past Tuesday. For all of us, I think it is easy to forget the time before smartphones. As I know, we can all appreciate, that some aspects of this amazing invention have had negative consequences on our students in their relationships. Therefore, it would be hard to imagine a more appropriate, productive, and ambitious form of self-sacrifice than to fast for a few hours a day from these amazing but addictive devices.
In total, we are asking our community to commit to a total of 28 hours of fasting from our cell phones. That is not so much, right?!
However, we are asking that those 28 hours be observed one hour at a time and spread over all twenty-eight days of school that fall between February 14th and Easter. For the fifteen minutes of break, the ten minutes of passing periods, and the thirty-five minutes of lunch, every school day, we, as a community, are committing to a fast from our cell phones.
For many students (and adults) in our MCP community this will be a challenging but doable journey. We are also fully aware that for some students (and adults) in our community, at times this will feel like taking on a frightening and “impossible!” journey. Well, what an AWESOME opportunity to explore our limits!
I ask that as parents, you encourage your child to embrace these 28 hours of self-sacrifice. I ask that you continue to partner with MCP in building the tools of self-stewardship in our students, that are so necessary in our modern world. I ask that you frame this challenge in its proper place as a profound spiritual exercise in our Lenten Journey. And, as always, I thank you for your partnership in this most important of tasks, in service to a deeper life with God and a deeper life with one another.
Yours in Christ,
Mike Susank
Principal
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People's Kitchen - Seniors - Saturday, February 10th
Senior families, please mark your calendar for the People's Kitchen on Saturday, February 10, 2024. An email has been sent with instructions. Please click the link for the assigned items list. Thank you for helping those in need in our community.
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MCP Parent Feedback Survey
Good Afternoon Royals Family - As I reaffirmed in my Royal Pride message last week, now is the ideal moment for us to seek out feedback from our parent partners. We aspire to be a truly exemplary school, but we also realize that all schools have blind spots, areas for potential growth that are potentially known by parents and students, but not always known to school leaders.
I ask that over the next several days all MCP parents would make the commitment to investing in just a few minutes of your time, to help us become an even more exceptional school. We look forward to hearing from each of you. This survey should take less than 15 minutes to complete. Please click on the link and make that critical investment in our growth.
As always, we thank you, everyone, for your support and partnership. Survey results will be aggregated by the school and reported back to our community in the coming weeks.
Yours in Christ,
Mike Susank
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Get Your Tickets Now - Bingo Night!
Join us for a fun night of BINGO! The night will include a pasta dinner with bread, salad and desserts. Our bingo callers - Sharpe and Tom Trokey will get the fun started with eight rounds of bingo including the GOAT round for a chance to win a $100 Visa gift card!
Admission includes dinner and one reusable bingo card. Additional cards are available for purchase to increase your chances. Invite your friends and family to join us at this fun community event open to all ages. Tickets must be purchased in advance by Thursday at 8:30 AM.
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MCP FFA Teacher Deanna Payan Featured in SLO Life Magazine
MCP's FFA teacher Deanna Payan is featured in the Feb/March issue of SLO Life Magazine. Click the link to download your copy. @slolifemagazine
photo by: Jaeden Barlett
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MCP Re-Enrollment for 2024/2025 Academic Year Open
Re-Enrollment for the 2024-25 school year is OPEN!!!. You can access re-enrollment by logging into your FACTS Family Portal, clicking the Apply/Enroll link on the left-hand side, and clicking Reenrollment. If you are having trouble, please contact, Carlesha Harris at [email protected]. If your student will not be returning to MCP next year, please choose the “Will Not Enroll” option in the Re-enrollment link.
The Tuition Assistance application is NOW open until January 31, 2024. If you are interested in applying for tuition assistance for the 2024-2025 school year, you can access the application by copying and pasting this link in your browser, https://online.factsmgt.com/grant-aid/inst/3G54L/landing-page. Please note, the username and password for this application is NOT the same as your Family Portal.
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Early Enrollment Open for 2024/2025 Academic Year
Early enrollment is now open for the 2024/2025 academic school year. Click the link for more information.
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MCP Job Fair Businesses Needed
MCP's annual Job Fair is coming up on Wednesday, March 13th and we are in need of local businesses to offer employment, internship, or volunteer opportunities to our students. If you have a business that would like to participate, please contact our Parents Association Job Fair Co-Coordinators Mary Verdin at [email protected] or Trudie Safreno at [email protected].
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MCP Spirit Points - December & January
MCP Junior Class wins the Spirit Point competition for December & January, earning them a pizza party! Click the link to see the overall points and individual Spirit Winners
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Glass Coca-Cola Bottles Needed
MCP's decoration committee for the auction are in need of glass Coca-Cola bottles. Over the next few months, instead of throwing away your glass Coke bottles please drop them off in the Main Office for us to repurpose as decorations. We are hoping to collect 200 bottles. The attached picture is an idea of what we are looking for, but any size is wanted. Questions, please email Karen Beaudin at [email protected]. Thanks!
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Candy Grams - Valentine's Day
Valentine’s Day is coming up, and it’s time to show your fellow schoolmates you care about them. Candy Grams will be for sale at break & lunch in the Mosaic Lobby until February 12. Student Council will deliver them on Valentine’s Day.
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Saint Rose Catholic School - Dinner & Auction
Our sister school, Saint Rose in Paso Robles, will be hosting its 28th Annual Dinner & Auction on Saturday, March 9th. Please see the flyer for more details.
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Weekly Focus
Advancement
Save the date for our upcoming MCP spring events:
- Bingo - Friday, March 8th
- Drama Gala - Saturday, April 27th
- Kentucky Derby Social - Saturday, May 4th
- New Family Orientation - Monday, May 6th
More information will be shared on these and other events soon. We look forward to seeing you there!
Athletics
Athletics Update:
Basketball, Men's - Feb 2 - MCP (49) vs SLO (44); Feb 3 - MCP (43) vs Independence (55); Feb 6 - MCP (89) vs Santa Ynez (45)
Basketball, Women's - Feb 2 - MCP (54) vs Morro Bay (53); Feb 6 - MCP (51) vs Santa Maria (46)
Soccer, Men's - Feb 2 - MCP (0) vs Cabrillo (3)
Soccer, Women's - Feb 2 - MCP (3) vs Nipomo (0); Feb 7 - MCP (2) vs Cabrillo (2); Feb 8 - MCP (0) vs Santa Maria (0)
*If your team's varsity scores are missing, please email them to Karen Beaudin by Thursday for inclusion in the Royal Pride Weekly.
Business Office
Re-Enrollment is underway!
Re-Enrollment for the 2024-25 school year is OPEN!!!. You can access re-enrollment by logging into your FACTS Family Portal, clicking the Apply/Enroll link on the left-hand side, and clicking Reenrollment. If you are having trouble, please contact, Carlesha Harris at [email protected]. If your student will not be returning to MCP next year, please choose the “Will Not Enroll” option in the Re-enrollment link.
Campus Ministry
Click here for a full list of local student community service opportunities.
College & Academics
COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS - SENIORS: Seniors, go to this link to see a number of scholarships available to you. Regional, state and national scholarships are organized by due date, and will be changing as new information is available. Apply to as many as you can -- to be successful you must try. Scholarships are usually for seniors intending to enroll in 2- or 4-year college or universities and can be based on academic merit, service, talent, athletics, or a multitude of other characteristics. You should never have to pay money to obtain a scholarship. (CFSLOCO - Community Foundation SLO). Those in RED are regional.
February 9 -- Allan Hancock College Scholarship Opportunities
February 10 -- CIF Farmers Scholar Athlete-of-the-Year Award
February 12
Manford & Made Brown Medical Education Fund (CFSLOCO) - up to $2,000
Maureen "Mo" Clancy Memorial Scholarship (CFSLOCO) female, participated in Track/Cross County - up to $3,000
Dennis T. Collins/Thomas D. Salisbury Troop 60 Eagle Scout Memorial Scholarship (CFSLOCO) must be an Eagle Scout from Paso Robles Troop 60 - up to $3,000
Julian Crocker Community Scholarship Fund (CFSLOCO) - up to $5,000
Douglas DeGross Scholarship for Automotive Studies (CFSLOCO) - up to $2,000
Helen and Ronald Legacy Scholarship (CFSLOCO) 1st generation college student - up to $12,000
The Garris Family Scholarship (CFSLOCO) - up to $3,000
David B. Gianas Memorial Scholarship (CFSLOCO) - up to $1,500
Gary Grossman Scholarship (CFSLOCO) - for LGBTQ - up to $3,000
The Angela Guarini Hollander Scholarship (CFSLOCO) - up to $3,575
Kiwanis Club of SLO Scholarship (CFSLOCO) - up to $2,500
Towru Kobara Scholarship Fund (CFSLOCO) Mechanical or Electrical Engineering major in college - up to $20,000
Yinghsia Shih Li Memorial Scholarship (CFSLOCO) science major - up to $10,000
Kelly A. McAdams Scholarship (CFSLOCO) - up to $10,000
Stephen Donnellan Moss Scholarship in Journalism (CFSLOCO) - for CalPoly-SLO - up to $1,500
Gary Paul Piantanida Scholarship (CFSLOCO) - up to $10,000
Burt W. & Virginia Polin Farm Bureau Scholarship (CFSLOCO) - up to $1,500
John S. Renner Memorial Scholarship (CFSLOCO) - Arts, LGPTQIA+ - up to $1,500
The Riggs Family Scholarship (CFSLOCO) - up to $6,000
SLO County Bar Assn Scholarship (SLOCBA) (CFSLOCO) - legal profession, person of color - up to $2,000
Richard K. Sauret Viticulture and Enology Scholarship (CFSLOCO) - up to $12,000
John and Yvonne Hsu Edmisten in honor of Allan Voigt M.D. Scholarship (CFSLOCO) - up to $1,000
Bernhard H. Singsen Scholarship (CFSLOCO) - medicine, civil service, or education - up to $4,000
Alan D. Stephenson Scholarship for LGBTQ (CFSLOCO) - up to $10,000
Vineyard and Farm Worker’s Scholarship (CFSLOCO) - up to $10,000
Alfred I., Catherine J., and Eleanor G. Switzer Scholarship (CFSLOCO) - lives in Los Osos - up to $10,000
Davidson Fellows Scholarship
February 14 -- Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Scholarship Program CTA
February 15
John Lennon Scholarships - $20,000 - 3 Awards
Hispanic Scholarship Fund
February 18
Black American Engineering Scholarship - $10,000 - 6 Awards
February 20
Farm Kids for College Scholarships - $2,500 - 3 Awards
The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Scholarship Committee of SLO
February 28
Youth Foundation Scholarship
Friends of the California State Fair Scholarship Program
National Association of Women in Construction (NAWIC Ch #174)
Louie Family Foundation Scholarship for 1st time college students & military dependents
Smart Owl Scholarships
DAV Keeping Promise to America's Veterans
Visit the following link to see more scholarships -- go to this link.
Parents Association
It is that time of the year that we begin planning for next year. If you are a current Parents Association Leader/Coordinator/Chair, please take a moment to complete our PARENTS ASSOCIATION INTENT TO RETURN SURVEY by Thursday, February 8th. We thank all PAL's for sharing their time, talents and effort with our community and hope all will want to continue to serve MCP.
Parent Service Hours Opportunities:
Registrar's Office
Change of Address Request: all student/family address changes should be completed on FACTS and sent to the MCP Registrar at [email protected].
Office of Student Life
SENIOR OFF-CAMPUS LUNCHES: Seniors, your off-campus lunches begin March 1, so remember you must turn in your off-campus lunch permission slips to Tom in the Front Office asap. This is the first step to receiving off-campus lunch privileges.
CAR PASS NOTICE: There are times when students may need to go to their car during school hours. Please note that student must get approval before leaving campus each time. You must get approval from the front office if you need to access your car during school hours. Do not leave your lunch in your car; you all have been issued a locker to secure your lunch, and other items (books, calculator, laptops, etc.).
LOCKERS & LOCKS: Attention all students, you are encouraged to keep all of your belongings in your locker and to keep your locker locked at all times. Items left in hallways will be taken to the Lost and Found in the Front Office. Also, you may not use a lock that was not issued by the school. If you misplaced your lock, another lock may be purchased from the Director of Student Life for $5.00, Front Office.
ATTENDANCE: A detention will be given for every three tardies to any and all classes in a calendar month. Please be on time for school.
SAFETY is the number one priority for all of our students and the MCP community. If you feel you need to contact someone, we have a Text-A-Tip system to keep our campus safe.
Text-A-Tip: (805) 810-0162
Abuse/Bullying; Alcohol Abuse; Crimes; Depression; Drug Use/Sales; Fights/Pre-fights; Safety Concern for a Friend; or Threats to Campus Safety
All texts are confidential.
Collegiate Wear: You may wear any collegiate clothing (e.g. Cal Poly, Ohio State, etc.). Please note it must be a university/college. We prefer MCP wear. Go Royals!
Daily Dress Code: "...small logos-no more than 3 inches square are acceptable but should otherwise be without words or lettering, except MCP attire." (please review Handbook pgs. 44-46)
Leggings/Joggers: Leggings/jeggings/joggers may NOT be worn at any time.
Shorts: Must be no higher than three inches above the knee. Note: The only acceptable shorts are those with belt loops. (Bermuda-style shorts are okay).
Dress Code at events: When in casual attire at special events (e.g. sporting events), attire should be neat, appropriate, and modest.
If you have any questions, please see the Dean of Student's Office (Front Office).
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