MCP Weekly Calendar
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MathWorks Math Modeling Challenge (332, 334, 320)
3/3/2024
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All In For Mission
3/5/2024
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GOLD DAY: E, Flex, F, G
3/5/2024
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Flex: Gospel Assembly
3/5/2024, 10 AM – 11:15 AM
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All In For Mission
3/6/2024
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FCA Meeting (214)
3/6/2024, 12:45 PM – 1:20 PM
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All In For Mission
3/7/2024
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GOLD DAY: Late Start, E, F, G (class starts: 10:00 AM)
3/7/2024
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Parent Association Mtg with Faculty 8:30 AM
3/7/2024, 8:30 AM – 9:45 AM
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All In For Mission
3/8/2024
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Last Day to Register for the Apr. 13th ACT
3/8/2024
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People's Kitchen
3/9/2024
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College Board SAT Test
3/9/2024
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People's Kitchen: Sophomores Drop Off Food 11:00-11:30 AM
3/9/2024, 11 AM – 11:30 AM
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"Mid State Fair" Dance 7:30 PM
3/9/2024, 7:30 PM – 10 PM
Mission College Preparatory Catholic High School, 682 Palm St, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401, USA
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Daylight Savings Begins
3/10/2024
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GOLD DAY: Late Start, E, F, G (class starts: 10:00 AM)
3/11/2024
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Breakfast Project
3/11/2024, 8:30 AM – 10 AM
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GOLD DAY: E, Flex, F, G
3/13/2024
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Flex: Job Fair (Gym) and Student Choice
3/13/2024, 10 AM – 11:25 AM
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ASB Election Week Begins
3/14/2024
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NO SCHOOL: Faculty/Staff Day of Greatness
3/15/2024
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GOLD DAY: E, Flex, F, G
3/18/2024
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Flex: Student Choice & Dept. Chair Meeting
3/18/2024, 10 AM – 11:15 AM
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Grade Check: All Co-Curriculars (gym)
3/18/2024, 12:45 PM – 1:15 PM
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Grandparents Day
3/20/2024
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GOLD DAY: E, Flex, F, G (Mass Dress)
3/20/2024
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Flex: All School Mass
3/20/2024, 10 AM – 11:15 AM
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Mornings at MCP
3/21/2024, 8:30 AM – 10 AM
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ROYAL PRIDE WEEKLY
March 1, 2024
Hello Royals Family!
Our MCP faculty and staff enjoyed a productive Professional Development Day today, which capped off what was for our students, I’m sure, a welcomed four-day week of instruction. As a faculty community, we are in the middle of some work intended to continue building our unique campus culture. Specifically, in the area of student ‘belonging,’ what we often refer to as our feeling of ‘family’ within our entire school.
This work is both inseparable from and vital to our mission. We recognize adolescence as a time of exceptional challenge. Students at this age are emerging from their early formative years and beginning to comprehend their uniqueness (often a revelation that produces more angst than awe). These young people are simultaneously beginning to recognize that our world has more than its fair share of inequity, malevolence, and hypocrisy (further heightening anxieties). The typical reaction of adolescents to all of this is to seek comfort and safety as quickly as possible within a peer group (often any group that will have them).
It is also common as they move through adolescence (at the same time that their world becomes scarier) that students are clamoring to be released by their parents into increasing levels of autonomy. That can come in a variety of forms in every family: perhaps they are trusted to do homework without a nightly or weekly check from home; perhaps they are allowed greater social media access; perhaps their friend group expands beyond their neighborhood (or even beyond their county); perhaps they can ‘walk downtown’ with friends after school. Every family is different and achieving that balance, as a parent is among the great mysteries of child-rearing.
We, as teachers, truly love this time in a young person’s life. We choose to work in high schools because of the incredible promise that every adolescent holds. When these young people go on to exceed our expectations, it is like seeing the fingerprints of the divine manifested in this world.
Thank you, as always for your faith in us! We are in this with you, as partners. Please reach out if you have any questions or concerns, and please have a wonderful weekend.
Yours in Christ,
Mike Susank
Principal
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MCP Men's Basketball - CIF State Semi Final Game Saturday
MCP's Men's Basketball team will be taking on Cleveland High School in Reseda tomorrow, March 2nd at 5PM. This is the regional semi final game in the CIF State Division IV bracket. MCP won against Diamond Ranch on Wednesday, and Grant last night. Let's cheer on our Royals!
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MCP Bingo Night - Next Friday, March 8th
Purchase your tickets today for MCP's annual family Bingo Night & Pasta Dinner on Friday, March 8th from 5:30-8:30 PM in the MCP gym. This family-friendly event features a night of bingo with great prizes for each round and a grand prize of a $100 Visa gift card to the GOAT (Greatest Of All Time player) of the night! Great food, fun, and community is what MCP's Bingo Night is all about! Tickets must be purchased in advance (we want to make sure we have enough dinner for everyone). Ticket sales close on Wednesday, March 6th. Click the link to purchase your tickets. We hope to see you there and hear you yell, "BINGO!"
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MCP Mid-State Fair Spring Dance - March 9th
The Mid-State Fair Dance is Saturday, March 9th in the MCP Courtyard hosted by FFA & Student Council. FFA will be teaching line & swing dancing from 7:30-8:30pm and at 8:30 Student Council will take over with more dancing and games. All students and grade levels are invited with Spirit Points being up for grabs. Additionally, FFA members will receive an FFA activity point for attending the dance. Wear your best country gear!
The activities and dance are from 7:30-10:00 PM in the MCP Courtyard. The gates will open at 7:30pm, and no students will be admitted after 8:30pm. Juniors and Seniors can leave at 9:30, Sophomores can leave at 10:00, and Freshmen can leave at 10:10 after helping to clean up. Dance guest passes can be obtained from Tom in the Main Office and need to be turned in by Thursday, March 7th at 3pm. Roll the dice, MCP’s random breathalyzer technique, will be utilized to encourage students to make good decisions. Students who do not sign in on the 5-Star App or have their Student ID will be charged $5 at the door. Dress code will be posted online and on flyers around the school.
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Parents Association Monthly Meeting - Thursday, March 7th
Please join us for the Parents Association Monthly Meeting on Thursday, March 7th. This meeting is a joint meeting with the Faculty & Staff. We will be planning for end of year activities and ways the parents can help. Our featured guest speaker is Carlesha Harris, MCP's Director of Business Operations who will talk about registration and service hours. We hope to see you there!
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2024-2025 ASB Elections - Run for Office
Do you want to help make Mission College Prep a better place? Run for ASB!!! Packets can be obtained in the Main Office or by clicking the link below. ASB Packets are due on Monday, March 11th with elections on Friday, March 22nd. Class Officer Elections are held in April.
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Lenten Phone Fast
As a schoolwide initiative, we want to remind all students and faculty & staff (and we invite parents too) of our school’s Lenten phone fast that begins Wednesday, February 14th. Our fasting will run from 8:30am–2:40pm each day. We do not want to see any phones out at break, at lunch, during passing periods, in the hallways, in the bathrooms, etc. We hope this is a time for all of us to better connect. Let’s embrace this beautiful opportunity to be more engaged with one another. Our Lenten phone fast will go up until Easter break. Wishing you all blessings on this Lenten journey.
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MCP Blood Drive
MCP's Spring Blood Drive is happening on Monday, March 25th from 9:00am to 1:15pm in the MCP gym. We have 27 open spots and all students (16 years of age or older), faculty, and families are encouraged to sign up to give blood.
Additionally, students can earn a service hour for giving.
Donating blood is a good way to help our country’s national blood crisis. If you have any questions, feel free to email our student coordinator Ella Finch at [email protected]. Click the link to sign up and for more information.
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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.
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Lenten Youth Retreat
St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church in Paso Robles will be hosting a Lenten Retreat for Youth on Saturday, March 9th from 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM. This retreat is for ages 14-17 and will feature Father Orozco. Click the image for more information.
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Graduation Cap & Gowns - Ready for Pick Up
Seniors - please stop by the Main Office to pick up your graduation cap & gowns.
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Love SLO is Back!
The sixth annual Love SLO community wide day of service will be held on Saturday, April 13th in San Luis Obispo as part of the national Love Our Cities movement. The San Luis Obispo community will come together to celebrate their hometown and work alongside one another to benefit organizations throughout the city. Click the link to sign up for a project. MCP students can earn community service hours.
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Happy Birthday to Hunter & Angelo
Happy birthday to Hunter & Angelo, our two Leap Year students who turned 4 today!
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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's annual All In for Mission Giving Campaign
During the week of March 5-8th we will celebrate All In for Mission which is an annual giving campaign supporting the students, activities, and academics of Mission College Prep. We ask you to join us by making a contribution. Please be, "All In for Mission!" Click the link to donate. Thank you.
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Weekly Focus
Advancement
Save the date for our upcoming MCP spring events:
More information will be shared on these and other events soon. We look forward to seeing you there!
Athletics
Athletics Update:
Last Friday, MCP Girls Soccer were crowned the CIF CHAMPIONS!! What an amazing accomplishment for these young ladies. Their playoff run was truly magical. Way to go Lady Royals!!
Our Boys Basketball team really "rebounded" after a challenging regular season and came within a basket of a CIF Championship last Friday. We are so proud of what they accomplished in the Central Section playoffs and they have been rewarded with a bid to play in the CIF State Championships. The boys have won their first two State Championship games and will be playing tomorrow against Cleveland High School in Reseda. Tip off is at 5PM. Let's go Royals!
Basketball, Men's - Feb 23 - CIF Div. II Championships - MCP (42) vs Dinuba (46); Feb 27 - CIF State Div. IV Playoffs - MCP (75) vs Diamond Ranch (72); Feb 29 - CIF State Div. IV Playoffs - MCP (66) vs Grant (65); Mar 2 - CIF State Div. IV Playoffs - MCP @ Cleveland 5PM
Soccer, Women's - Feb 23 - CIF Div. IV Championships - MCP (2) vs San Joaquin Memorial (0); Feb 27 - CIF State Div. IV Playoffs - MCP (0) vs Everett Alvarez (4) - Great Season Lady Royals!
Baseball - Feb 23 - MCP (10) vs Nipomo (0); Feb 24 - MCP (8) vs Atascadero (6); Feb 27 - MCP (0) vs Atascadero (10); Feb 29 - MCP (3) vs St. Joseph (6)
Beach Volleyball, Women's - Feb 27 - MCP (3) vs St. Joseph (0); Feb 28 - MCP (3) vs Morro Bay (0); Feb 29 - MCP (2) vs Paso Robles (1)
*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.
CUESTA COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS - deadline March 2: The Cuesta College Foundation gives out over 350 scholarships totaling over $500,000 every year, which is also a step of the Promise -- the foundation pays more than $400,000 in free tuition for the two-year free Cuesta College Promise for county high school graduates. There is only one application for all scholarships.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1PZGRapyqW5zVuCdhNzmcAkUqRmJQaLm6/edit
March 2 Cuesta College Scholarship Opportunities. One application for all scholarships. Full list here: https://cuesta.academicworks.com/.
August 1 Cuesta College Promise deadline Steps for the Promise: https://www.cuesta.edu/admissionsaid/cuestapromise/index.html
Visit the following link to see more scholarships -- go to this link.
Enrollment
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. 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).
Mission College Prep creates a culture of care and accountability in partnership with families to form women and men of scholarship, inspiration, and leadership in service to deeper life with God and deeper life with one another.
Scholarship, Inspiration, Leadership
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