Features

Seth Pickens Editor in Chief Illustrated by Yuzu Bynon Husband-Wife author duo Austin Siegemund-Broka and Emily Wibberly have been writing books since 2012. Both are costa alumni, with Wibberly being a section leader in Costa’s […]

Zoe Mellenger Staff Writer Photo courtesy of Anthony Padnos Mira Costa High School’s rising star, junior Anthony Padnos, has been dedicated to the art world since the 7th grade.  According to Padnos, he sparked the […]

Lucy HansenExecutive Features Editor And Katie Anderson Features Editor Photo courtesy of Siena Fredrick Seniors Dash Clark and Siena Fredrick have done it again! After being nominated and winning homecoming king and queen earlier this […]

Kit Humbarger Managing Editor Photo Courtesy of Bianca Bottene Junior Bianca Bottene created her pasta business, Nonna Bella Pasta, in the fall of 2023 to strengthen her cultural ties with her family.  Bottene originally started […]

Kylee Brown Staff Writer Katie Cavallaro will take over the role as the new Robinson Elementary Principal. Cavallaro will begin this position in the upcoming 2024-2025 school year. She will work with the current Robinson […]

Sofia Williams  Editor in Chief When I sat down to write this senior goodbye, I struggled to find a way to start it—each version of the introduction came out cheesier than the last, likely because […]

Lily Mitchell Managing Editor I originally joined La Vista to fulfill my art credit, but with guidance from the Editors-in-chief, who just so happened to be my older sister and her close friend, Mia Cho, […]

Ava Nicols Editor in Chief If you had told my sophomore year self that my life is what it is now I would have thought you were kidding. Different interests, friends, attitude—I can thank Room […]

Jenna Walter Executive Theme Editor Alana Frank Theme Editor After many long nights and procrastinated pages, we can’t believe that our time on LaVista is over. We have made so many lifelong friends and so […]

Katie Anderson, Lauren Becker Staff Writers and Lucy Hansen Assistant Features Editor Photo caption: Mona Cho continues her work with the DOSE initiative at the annual AAUW’s tri-branch meeting. She gave a flawless presentation on […]