Homeroom plan grievance rescinded
A grievance against the proposed homeroom plan was officially withdrawn, ending a two-month stalemate in the homeroom period approval process. […]
Articles by La Vista
School board receives two new members
Ellen Rosenberg and Penny Bordokas will be sworn in as new members of the Manhattan Beach Unified School District board on Dec. 9 to replace board president Nancy Hersman and member Joyce Fahey. […]
UC Regents raise tuition 32 percent
A 32-percent increase in undergraduate tuition fees was approved by the University of California Board of Regents at a Nov. 20 meeting on the UCLA campus in order to help alleviate the $535 million budget deficit within the UC system. […]
MBUSD approves Measure BB plan
The master plan to renovate Mira Costa’s campus through Measure BB was approved by the Manhattan Beach Unified School District Board of Trustees on Nov. 18. […]
Pledge Day raises $900,000
The Manhattan Beach Educational Foundation “Pledge Day” raised $900,000 through donations from over 1,500 parents on Nov. 12. This, added to the $2.1 million already raised this year, brings the estimated total raised by MBEF to $3 million. […]
Administration reschedules finals
First semester finals have been pushed back one week and will now take place on Jan. 27, 28, and 29 because first semester is significantly shorter than second semester. […]
Marching Mustangs place third in final competition of the year at Moorpark
The marching band and colorguard placed third out of six schools in the 14th annual Moorpark High School Battle of Bands Field Tournament on Nov. 21, which was the last of three competitions for the marching band. […]
Them Crooked Vultures knock ‘em dead with dynamite hard rock sounds
Friday, December 4, 2009 Katie Barger Staff Writer Big names aside, the three heavy hitters in Them Crooked Vultures have a taste for the strange. Composed of Dave Grohl of Foo Fighters and Nirvana, John […]
Wes’ ‘Fantastic Mr. Fox’ is a disloyal, affected, cutesy ripoff
Friday, December 4, 2009 Leo Shaw Entertainment Editor The prospect of adapting Roald Dahl’s classic story “Fantastic Mr. Fox” for the big screen through animation presented a golden opportunity to bring his extraordinary storytelling to […]
‘Pirate Radio’ is far from a jolly time for viewers
Friday, December 4, 2009 Rachel Bracker Editor-in-Chief The golden age of piracy, 400 years ago, yielded exciting tales like “Treasure Island” and “Pirates of the Caribbean,” yet colorful language and clothing fail to entertain in […]