Boys basketball can’t handle the heat of Palm Desert
The Mira Costa boys basketball team lost to Palm Desert High School in an away game on Dec. 11. The Mustangs have a season record of 2-3 without any Bay League games. […]
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Wrestling unable to assert their dominance in another tournament
The Mustang wrestling team competed in the Santa Monica Four-Way on December 10. It became a three team tournament when one team failed to arrive. Costa finished third of the three teams following winner Santa Monica and runner-up Bell High School. […]
Girls soccer defeats Marina
The Mira Costa Mustangs girls’ soccer team defeated Marina High School in a home game on Dec. 9. The Mustangs finished their fifth game with a 2-0 victory for their second game in a row. […]
Mira Costa tramples Lawndale Environmental Charter High School
The Mira Costa Mustangs boys soccer team easily dominated Lawndale Environmental Charter High School’s soccer team in a 5-0 preseason shutout game. […]
Roger Waters leaves Staples Center crowd in awe with The Wall
On February 7, 1980, progressive rock group Pink Floyd began its tour for “The Wall,” in Los Angeles. Almost 31 years later, on November 28 and 29, the band’s frontman Roger Waters returned to play this prolific album once again at the Staples Center. […]
Fall sports come to a close after a great season
The Mustangs saw a strong CIF Playoff season, with some sports coming up short and others reaching new, unprecedented heights with their finishes. […]
Staff Editorial: Students currently lack legitimate channels to voice their opinions on major MCHS decision-making
Mira Costa’s administration has made too many important decisions without first adequately consulting the students on campus. With an open-minded pair of new administrators in Dale and Matthews and a willing and opinionated student body, Mira Costa can take a major step in the right direction. […]
Use of affirmative action encourages admissions discrimination
Colleges use race as its primary criterion when choosing which students reap the benefits of affirmative action. This view of candidates based on race does not take into account the fact that there are minorities in well-to-do situations. […]
New NHS leadership provides a spark
This year, under its new advisor, English teacher Nicole Wachell, Mira Costa’s National Honor Society has the potential to grow into an organization that performs substantial community service with increased member participation. […]
Students would benefit from awareness of their rights
At Mira Costa, students are hindered by a lack of knowledge of their rights. Two major examples of this unawareness include students not knowing what the administration’s policy is regarding student expression and their rights under the California Ed Code regarding make-up work after an excused absence. […]