Costa honors Fish in memorial
Maddie Nerad Staff Writer The Mira Costa High School track and field team held a memorial service and record board dedication ceremony on March 20 at Waller Stadium to honor late Costa teacher and coach […]
Month: March 2013
Costa freshman Mia Friedman harmonizes her way to true happiness
By Ava Klein Executive Life Editor As Mira Costa, freshman Mia Friedman sits on her mahogany bench, she slowly extends her hands toward the woven natural gut strings of her antique harp. She begins to […]
Costa MUN wins Berkeley, NHSMUN
By Morgan Thaler Staff Writer During the week of March 3, 40 students from Costa Model United Nations traveled to New York City and won the “Award of Distinction” at the National High School MUN […]
City, MBUSD draft new lease agreement
By Courtney Hughey Staff Writer To create a new master agreement for the use of Manhattan Beach Unified School District property, the Manhattan Beach Ad Hoc Subcommittee, consisting of Amy Howorth and Nicholas Tell, met […]
Suspicious woman arrested at Costa
By Gassia Ashikian Staff Writer The Manhattan Beach Police arrested a 20-year-old woman at 3:30 p.m. on March 6 at Costa for stealing iPhones, wallets and backpacks from the gym lockers and for the possession […]
Drama Department sweeps Fullerton Competition, prepares for “Anything Goes”
By Maddie Coate and Quinn Kropschot Staff Writers The Mira Costa Drama Department won the Grand Sweepstakes on March 16 at the Fullerton Performing Arts Competition for the first time in Costa history. Contributing to […]
Juniors Khan and Sass test their ability to evolve into law enforcement officers
By Courtney Hughey Staff Writer As soon as Costa juniors Sayeh Khan and Kelly Sass get dressed in their crisp police uniforms, they transform from high school students to community leaders. Khan and Sass enrolled […]
“From Up on Poppy Hill” beautifully blends simplicity, seamless animation
By Ari Howorth Arts Editor Sometimes simplicity can be key. Goro Miyazaki’s newest film, “From Up on Poppy Hill,” demonstrates this notion as a beautifully animated film that is able to branch out from Studio […]
“Admission” underutilizes talented actors
By TJ Ford Contributing Writer The college admissions process is a part of life that remains an erie yet intriguing mystery. However, Paul Weitz’s attempt at a romantic comedy centered around this mysticism fails to […]
“Gears of War: Judgement” disapoints despite some upsides
By Ian Rapoport Staff Writer Videogame developer People Can Fly has added their unique spin on the loved “Gears of War” franchise, but the newest installment, “Gears of War: Judgement,” doesn’t quite live up to […]