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Dear Costa Mesa Staff, Students and Families:
It has been my honor and even more a privilege to serve as a teacher, assistant principal, Principal and Director for the 38 years of my educational career. More specifically, the highlight of my career has been to serve as Principal of Costa Mesa High School for the last three years. I am extremely grateful and indebted for the opportunities my role as Principal of Costa Mesa High School has provided me. In my role as a public school educator, it has been my hope that I made an impact on the lives of others, students, staff and parents, but in hind sight it amazes me how much others have helped me grow as a person and as a professional, especially our students. For that I will always be so grateful.
My hope for the continued success of the Mesa school community will always serve as a cornerstone in my life. I will forever be your biggest supporter and advocate. Once a Mustang, always a Mustang, I will forever bleed GREEN! We have been able to accomplish so much in three years: The opening of Jim Scott Stadium and more importantly, winning the Battle of the Bell two years in a row. We received a six year WASC Accreditation, we were honored by U.S. News World Report as one of the top 500 high schools in the country, we completed a remodel of the area under the dome, our cheer squad was recognized as number one in the country, our Business Academy is representing the State of California in the national competition at the end of the month, our Academic Performance Index is 737, the highest in the history of the school, and our swimming pool complex is almost completed. It will be the envy of all schools. What great things we did together!
Please know that my decision to retire has been a topic of discussion with my wife and other family members for the last two years. Many of you know that my wife retired last year after 35 years as a public school educator. However, it is with much sadness but with great joy at the same time, that I formalize my decision, especially during these fiscally uncertain times that are having deep impacts on our school community. Therefore, with this letter, I wish to formalize my intention to retire at the conclusion of the 2009/10 school year.
I am pleased to share with you that Mr. Phil D’Agostino, Principal of Estancia High School, will be moving to Costa Mesa High School to assume the role of Principal as of July 1, 2010. This is an exciting time for Costa Mesa and I know Mr. D’Agostino will bring his energy, enthusiasm and resounding pride and spirit to Costa Mesa.
After June, 2010 I intend to join my family in our family business and play a lot more golf. With eternal thanks, deep appreciation and continued hopes for the success of our school. A retiring Mustang!!!
Dr. Edward M. Wong
Principal
CMMS: California State University, Fullerton Field Trip
Discovery Science Center sponsored a field trip to the Colleges of Engineering and Computer Sciences at California State University, Fullerton. Costa Mesa Middle School students including members of the Future Scientists and Engineers of America Club toured civil engineering (earthquake simulation), computer science (video game design), mechanical engineering (stress tests and wind tunnel), electrical engineering (remote controlled lawn mover), and computer engineering (software and hardware design) laboratories.
“Engineers are responsible for making sure designs are safe and functional. Engineering is a field that creates and innovates nearly everything modern society thrives off of, and I want to be a part of it.
David M.
“I am more interested in engineering now. You run a lot of experiments and do a lot of math to build the right building.”
Aide G.
“I learned that if you want to go to a university, you have to work hard and study a lot, especially math and science. I now understand there are many career opportunities in the different fields of engineering.”
Fernando Z.
“I learned that being an engineer can be fun and teach you how to make many interesting things.
Samiha E.
On December 2nd and 3rd Costa Mesa Virtual Enterprise competed in the state business plan contest. They advance through all four rounds and qualified for the national finals in New York. They are the first school from Orange County to ever qualify for
nationals. Congratulations Virtual Enterprise!
Read more about the team in the Daily Pilot article.
Parent Notification
In accordance with The No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB), at the beginning of each school year we are required to notify the parents of each student attending a school receiving any Title I, Part A, funds that they may request information regarding the professional qualifications of their child's teacher(s) in core academic subject areas and/or paraprofessional. The notices and information provided to parents must be in an understandable and uniform format and be provided in a language that the parents can understand. Enclosed are model notices that you may choose to send out individually, add to your school's newsletter or website. These notices will serve as parents' notification of rights to request and receive the professional qualifications of their child's classroom teacher(s) and/or paraprofessional.
If you have any questions regarding classroom teachers, please call Kristin Gaeta at (714) 424-7550.
If you have any questions regarding paraprofessionals, please call Andi Rohrer at (714) 424-5049.
Thank you for your support.
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