November 21, 2024

Team Costa achieves goals

December 31, 2015 La Vista 0

It is not often that students will find football players cheering on the track team, or the drama kids supporting the basketball team. In order to conquer the disparities between sports teams and extracurricular activities, Vice Principal Jon Shaw has created, “Team Costa,” a Mira Costa initiative that is bringing Costa’s students closer together and creating a more unified school, positively impacting Costa’s student body. […]

New security measures lack enforcement

December 31, 2015 La Vista 0

Following Costa’s two-day closure spurred by threats posted on Yik Yak, a social media application, drastic measures were taken to increase the level of security on campus. The new and improved safety measures enforced the inspection of students backpacks before impending onto campus and on regulations put on students leaving the campus, which created a safer environment. However, now these measures are executed less rigorously, which is putting students and staff in danger.
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Petitions benefit entire student body

December 31, 2015 La Vista 0

Recently, discontented students have been turning to petitions in order to voice their opinions about administration and their discontent at Mira Costa High School. The right of students to express themselves through petitions is an integral right of students that is essential in order to create a more effective and balanced learning environment. […]

CIF allows for better competition

December 31, 2015 La Vista 0

The California Interscholastic Federation is an annual opportunity for high school varsity sports teams to compete with fellow top performing athletes. Coaches alter their varsity teams when the CIF season begins. The rearrangement of varsity teams for CIF season is clearly ethical and fair because the alterations that are meant to provide junior varsity players with varsity training, ensuring the team has the best chance of winning, as well as creating equal opportunities for all student athletes.
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Student petitions prove ineffective

December 31, 2015 La Vista 0

As a result of the incident with former French teacher Timothy Hirsh and the former policy that did not allow 18-year-old students to leave campus during second office hours, several students chose to create petitions to voice their concerns. Petitions like these are ineffective because they do not directly influence any change and instead, are merely looked over by the administration. […]

UCLA blood drive lacks organization

December 31, 2015 La Vista 0

The UCLA Blood Drive took place at Mira Costa High School on November 10th in the gym. Although the blood drive was a success with the amount of blood that was donated, there seemed to have been a lack of organization and efficiency. […]

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