Girls basketball outplays Peninsula
Continuing their five-game winning streak, the Mira Costa girls basketball team defeated Palos Verdes Peninsula on Feb. 8 at home in an aggressive fight to the finish. […]
Articles by La Vista
AEG plan is best option for bringing an NFL team to L.A.
The second largest market in the United States has lacked a National Football Association team since 1994. There is no reason why Angelenos shouldn’t have an NFL team to root for, and the recent Anschutz Entertainment Group stadium proposal is the most effective plan to have a team move here as soon as possible. […]
American ‘Skins’ disappoints, not endangers, viewers
From claims of being borderline child pornography to angering irate parent groups, MTV’s “Skins” has caused much controversy. The new series, however, is still bringing in a record amount of viewers for the network, despite the fact that MTV has butchered the concept of the original British show. […]
U.S. must support and respect democracy in Egypt
Let them eat cake. These immortal words of Marie Antoinette, the queen of revolutionary France, exemplify the inability for those in charge to recognize the plight of those “below” them. This is also true of the President of Egypt, Hosni Mubarak, who has ruled under emergency law for 30 years, suspending civil liberties and sowing the seeds for his own demise by creating democratic agitation.
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Suarez creates his own Apple applications at eleven years old
Thomas Suarez, a fifth grader at Pennekamp Elementary School, has already made four apps for the iPhone and iPad, including “Earth Fortune,” which tells a daily fortune in the form of a technicolor Earth, and “Frank the Hot Dog” which lets the user interact with a, talking hot dog. […]
MBUSD creates committee for athletic master plans
The Manhattan Beach Unified School District board finalized plans at its Feb. 2 meeting to create a committee that will decide the changes to be made to the current athletic facilities at Mira Costa. The committee will make its final decision by May 18.
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Junior Andy Macedo’s DJ-ing scores big in the South Bay
Junior Andy Macedo became interested in DJ-ing two years ago, and since then he’s been perfecting his style and performing at parties. […]
Chad Sumen wins Talent Show held by ASB
Freshman Chad Sumen won the annual Mira Costa Talent Show held by the Associated Student Body on Feb. 3 from 7 to 9 p.m. in the auditorium. […]
Which athletic field plan is best for Mira Costa? Plan A: We can’t afford a costly rearrangement
Athletic Plan A, regarding Mira Costa’s field space, is a solution that reserves more money for MBUSD schools, while the exorbitant Plan B needlessly takes advantage of funds raised from community donations to the Manhattan Beach Athletic Foundation. […]
MBUSD prepares 2011-12 budget cuts based on vote for tax extensions
The Manhattan Beach Unified School District school board announced plans for the 2011-12 school year budget at the board meeting on Feb. 2. […]