Costa choirs to perform at Carnegie Hall
The Mira Costa vocal ensemble will perform at New York City’s Carnegie Hall in spring 2011 as part of the Hall’s annual festival program. […]
Month: February 2010
Mustangs celebrate CIF championship win
Costa football won its third CIF championship after defeating the Palmdale Falcons at Waller Stadium on Dec. 11. […]
Board proposes to cut $6.5 million from budget
The Manhattan Beach Unified School Board, during its Feb. 24 meeting, proposed $6.5 million in cuts to the district’s budget due to the poor economic climate. […]
Mira Costa faces rising trend of vandalism on and off campus
Students filter into school to be met by a defaced wall, coated in illegible scrawls. The administration is forced to spend time and money repainting a wall that was perfectly clean a day before. […]
Administration changes STAR schedule
The annual Standardized Testing and Reporting Tests will take place on May 18, 19 and 20, with two sections of testing the first day and two sections on the second day. On the third day, sophomores will take the two-hour life science test.
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School board passes homeroom period unanimously
A 24-minute homeroom period was approved by the school board at their Wednesday meeting, and will be instituted next semester. […]
Model UN wins best large delegation in Washington, DC
The Model United Nations program broke records at its two most recent conferences, which took place in Washington, D.C. on Feb. 11-14 and in Huntington Beach on Feb. 6-7. […]
Students rock the house at Mira Costa’s annual Talent Show
Students performed 23 acts in the annual Talent Show on Feb. 11 in the auditorium. Senior class officers President Brian Chen, Vice President Katie Thompson and Secretary/Treasurer Annie Curry hosted the event, which was emceed by Curry and senior Rico Wright. […]
Giving back to the place that gave him so much
It can take a boy scout between 150 and 300 hours of hard work to earn an Eagle Scout Award, the highest and most prestigious honor that the program bestows. According to scouts who have undertaken this project, it requires an incredible amount of time, effort, patience, dedication, and hard work. […]
McDermott heads to Carnegie Hall
The spotlight will be on junior Hannah McDermott this spring. On April 11, she will perform at the esteemed Carnegie Hall in New York as a solo vocalist. […]