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Editor’s Take: Movie theaters run the risk of disappearing

January 30, 2015 La Vista 0

Movie theaters just might be dying. In 2014, 1.26 billion people bought theater tickets in North America. While this initially may seem like a large sum, this actually marks the lowest attendance at theaters since 1995. While it may just be a bad year, changes in digital entertainment may make this the beginning of the end for theaters like Arclight and AMC.
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MBUSD approves Dell Chromebooks

January 30, 2015 La Vista 0

At the Dec. 10 board meeting the Manhattan Beach Unified School District Board of trustees approved the purchase of 500 new Dell Chromebooks for elementary and middle schools.
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Common Core preparation continues

January 30, 2015 La Vista 0

Last year after Costa juniors participated in a trial run of the new Common Core Standards test in April, current juniors will officially take the Common Core test in late May after Advanced Placement testing.
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Chromebooks should be utilized for unique value in classroom environments

January 30, 2015 La Vista 0

Distracting apps, compromised website layouts and fragile screens are just a few of the problems that could be avoided if Mira Costa uses Chromebooks in conjunction with iPads. On Dec. 10, the Manhattan Beach Unified School District Board of Trustees approved the purchase of 500 Chromebooks for Common Core testing. The district should go further and utilize Chromebooks for use within classrooms in Mira Costa and Manhattan Beach Middle School as well. […]

Ensembles prepare for All-District festivals

January 30, 2015 La Vista 0

Orchestra and band ensembles from every Manhattan Beach Unified School District school will participate in two separate All-District festivals for orchestra and band on Thursday and Feb. 12 at the Mira Costa High School auditorium.
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College ambassadors visit the CCC

January 30, 2015 La Vista 0

The Mira Costa College and Career Center has recently started inviting college student ambassadors to Costa in order to provide students with different perspectives on each university.
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