Students visit Eastern Europe for cultural experience
Over this year’s ski week, Costa teachers Andy Caine, Nicole Wachell and Quincy Howerton took 31 students to Eastern Europe to learn the history of the area. […]
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ComedySportz rookies are ready to compete
Tom Clark, an official ComedySportz coach, attended a Costa ComedySportz meeting on Feb. 28 to decide which rookie players on the team are eligible to compete in official matches. […]
Nine Mustangs become National Merit finalists
Each of this year’s nine National Merit Scholarship semifinalists, seniors Brett Buckstaff, Alec Lautanen, Diane Lee, Anne Monique Pace, Prerana Poddar, Jack Rosenberg, Brian Sydow, Jane Tian and Brian Zukotynski, were named finalists on Feb. 9 based on their junior year Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test scores. […]
Costa bands hold “The Festival Series”
The Mira Costa Concert Band, Wind Ensemble, Symphonic Band and Jazz bands presented their concert, “The Festival Series,” on the nights of March 1 and 2 in the Costa auditorium. […]
Winter Guard begins season
In its first performance of the 2013 season, the Mira Costa Color Guard placed sixth out of seven teams on Saturday at the Riverside Invitational at Martin Luther King High School. […]
Costa Model UN travels to New York, Berkeley
A group of 40 Mira Costa Model United Nations students began a four-day debate on Tuesday at the 39th annual National High School MUN Conference in New York City, while another group of different students will begin to debate at the University of California, Berkeley MUN conference tonight. […]
Absence of SCROC funding in state budget raises concerns
Manhattan Beach Unified District Board of Trustees President Ida Vanderpoorte spoke to California State Senator Ted Lieu on Feb. 26 in Sacramento to raise awareness for the absence of funding for Regional Occupational Center and Programs in the 2013-14 California budget. […]
MBUSD to vote on budget cuts to make up for $5.2 million in structural deficit
By Joani Gillam Executive News Editor In order to address a $5 million structural budget deficit, the Manhattan Beach Unified School District approved $2 million in expenditure reductions for the 2013-14 school year at the […]
Costa expands technology programs
With “21st century learning” a high priority, Mira Costa is technologically expanding with the addition of a freshman iPad pilot program and student Wi-Fi. […]
MUN shares ILMUNC top award amid controversy
Costa Model United Nations won the “Best Large Delegation” award on Jan. 27 at the Ivy League Model United Nations Conference XXIX in Philadelphia amid a flurry of awards controversy. […]