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. […]
Month: March 2013
Would more online classes improve learning at Costa?
By Megan Riordan Staff Writer The implementation of more online courses at Costa would benefit both teachers and students, creating class openings that would not have been available otherwise and simplifying the fulfillment of graduation […]
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. […]
Costa must address parking issues for students during construction
By Kate Robak Calender Editor Due to measure BB construction and the reduction of spots for students in the district parking lot, student and staff parking has been reduced, and students are, in some cases, […]
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. […]
Boys baseball mercies Junipero Serra High School in six innings
By Alyssa Zucker Staff Writer Coming off a walk-off win, the Mira Costa baseball team added to their win streak with a win over Junipero Serra High School on Thursday, March 7. The Mustangs mercied […]
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. […]
SCROC funding needs to persevere budget cuts
By Maddie Nerad Staff Writer The recent elimination of Regional Occupational Center and Program (ROC/P) funding in California will prevent many students at Mira Costa, and throughout the Los Angeles area, from getting practical, career-oriented […]