For all of my four years at Costa, I have been living a double life. It seems dramatic, because I haven’t been living as an alter ego for a superhero or donned a blonde wig to be an international pop star and keeping it a secret from my friends. Instead, my double life is being a part of both La Vista and Model UN. […]
Cooper Smith Mira Costa Student A common criticism waged against certain governmental institutions and policies is that they are “undemocratic.” This criticism has been employed by those on both sides of the political spectrum, and […]
On the Mira Costa website, the vision statement reads that Mira Costa is “a community of learners where each member has the opportunity to achieve academic, creative, personal, and social excellence.” However, the lack of an administrative response to the recent rumors around campus regarding sexual assault allegations have called into question the validity of this statement. […]
Mira Costa’s attendance policy, detailed on the school’s website, is intended to increase attendance and decrease truancies. Understandably, this policy is also in place to ensure funding for Costa: the higher the attendance rates, the more funding the district receives from the state […]
The class of 2019 will say their farewells this year, but the first step to this process has been reached on less than satisfactory grounds. After it was decided that this year’s graduation cap and gown colors would just be green, many students were upset with these results. […]
With the holiday season in full swing, the extensive damage at the hands of the wildfires has easily become buried with the rest of the commotion as the year concludes. Recent wildfires in the Los Angeles area have caused great destruction amongst many homes and families living near Malibu. Hundreds of thousands of acres were destroyed, leaving families homeless. […]
The issue of trash being left out at Mira Costa has become increasingly noticeable and hard to ignore. The lack of respect of Costa students is seen in how there is always trash. Students do not seem to care about the mess they are leaving behind, and how this ruins the image at Costa. It also leads me to believe that Costa has not created an environment that generates respect and pride from its students. […]
Earlier this year, the Manhattan Beach Unified School District limited the amount of days for school sponsored travel trips to 9 school days. Although students may be missing class time, travel trips provide a unique opportunity for students to learn by connecting ideas learned in class with reality. […]
Students gained access to textbooks yesterday for the first time since asbestos exposure forced the Mira Costa administration to close the library. However, the inconvenience that the asbestos has caused has drastically affected teacher and student efficiency and has been disadvantaging students all year. […]
The 26th Amendment to the constitution, passed in 1971, set the voting age in the United States to 18. Today, 15 states allow 17-year-olds to vote in primary elections, and campaigns have been working to lower the voting age nationwide. Lowering the voting age will allow more of America’s teenagers to become politically aware and improve their civic engagement. […]
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