Mira Costa Jazz Band creates virtual performances during school closures
The Mira Costa Jazz band has kept their spirits high during the challenging times of COVID-19 with virtual performances available to the entire Costa community. […]
Articles by Josie Collier
Josie Collier is La Vista’s Editor-in-Chief and is responsible for each of the paper’s pages and managing the staff. In her previous year on the paper, she was Executive Features Editor and designed/wrote pages and stories for her section. In her free time, Josie plays soccer, spends time with friends and family and listens to music.
Netflix series “Pandemic: How to Prevent an Outbreak” keeps audiences informed and scared about current and future health crises
The acclaimed TV show “The Simpsons” has predicted major events such as presidencies and Superbowl wins, so it shouldn’t be a surprise to their audience when they foresee other worldly events. But sadly in this case, the Netflix special series “Pandemic: How to Prevent an Outbreak” has mimicked the accuracy of prophesying global occurrences as it has successfully predicted a future the world is currently living in, but only they saw it coming. […]
Josie wonders what the world would look like without phones
According to Pew Research Center, 81% of Americans own some kind of smartphone device. So, I thought, what would happen if that 81% of the U.S. population, about 268 million people, had to turn off their smartphones for a whole 24 hours? […]
Josie looks forward to the start of a new decade
One hundred years ago, women received the right to vote. But it was only 50 years ago when America fought through the brutalities of the Vietnam War. With a new year and decade beginning, I want to reflect and predict what the future has to hold for our country and community. […]
Social Media can be a beneficial platform for teens’ futures
Nowadays, high school students have all been lectured about how to keep their presence on social media minimal and private so it does not affect their future careers. I agreed with this idea until recently when my perspective on the issue shifted. My English teacher, Bradi Everett, presented a lesson on how it is actually beneficial to create an appropriate public profile on social media in order to make professional relationships and connections for our post-high school lives. […]
La Vista welcomes back Mr. McAvin for its 70th volume
Journalists are like superheroes; we comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable.This quote was the foundation of our first lesson in my beginning journalism class taught by Michael McAvin. We were taught that the duty of a journalist is to speak the truth in the face of controversy, and to challenge ideas of those in power, while comforting those who have been taken advantage of by others. […]
Carly Rae Jepsen’s 2019 album “Dedicated” falls short
I would not CALL Carly Rae Jepsen’s latest album “Dedicated” another 2012 hit. And if it were up to ME, MAYBE she should put down the microphone and hand it over to the next Canadian idol. […]
MBX funds Mira Costa’s second annual Costachella Link Crew organizes Costachella festival with live music, raffles and prizes.
The MBX Foundation funded Mira Costa Link Crew’s second annual Costachella during A.M. and P.M. office hours on April 10 in the Mustang Mall. […]
Senior Arensdorf creates futuristic clothing line for 2019 LA Fashion Week
Senior Dani Arensdorf will make a name for herself in the fashion and design industry when she shows her line “2001” in the 2019 Los Angeles Fashion Week. […]
Construction disrupting the learning environment in Spanish classrooms
The demolition of the old gym began over winter break and will continue until the fall of 2020.The reconstruction of Mira Costa Fisher Gym affects the learning environment for all Spanish classrooms located adjacent to the construction site. […]