Weekly Playlist; Nov 18-22
Every other week, La Vista’s staff submits their favorite songs of the week for the La Vista Weekly Playlist. Members of La Vista explain their song choices below. Enjoy! (Warning: Explicit Content may be present […]
Month: November 2019
Costa’s ASB holds annual UCLA Blood Drive
By: Clare Beezhold Costa’s Associated Student Body held its first of three UCLA Blood Drives for the 2019-20 school year today from 8:30 am-12:30 pm. in the cafeteria. The drive brought in 140 volunteers, contributing one […]
New Adjustments to Signing Day Affects Student Athletes
This year, the Mira Costa administration has adopted a new policy regarding the requirements for student athletes intending to participate in the signing day ceremony. According to Costa principal Dr. Ben Dale, athletes who are committed to furthering their athletic career in college but do not play this sport at Costa cannot participate in signing day. […]
Mira Costa Art Night Displays a Range of Student Art
Costa art students gathered together to show off and sell their intriguing artwork on Friday, October 25. The art used a variety of mediums, but many artists used brighter and more unusual colors that attracted the attendees’ attention and made the event fun and informal. […]
Junior McEwen captures nature photos and starts photography account
Junior Mason McEwen started taking photos about a year ago but has already gained lots of attention for his passion. […]
Junior Pean turns recycled surfboards into art
Most artists paint on regular canvases, but junior Valentine Pean paints on recycled surfboards. Instead of throwing old surfboards away, people can give them to Pean, who takes old, broken boards and transforms them into art. […]
Senior Rachel Clinton wins prestigious community engagement award from Yale University
Senior Rachel Clinton received an award at Yale University on Sept. 27 for her involvement in addressing societal issues in the community.
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Lucas Chen Follows His Passion for Music
Senior Lucas Chen spent his past few years developing his passion for music and plans to continue doing so throughout college. […]
Daylight savings time hinders productivity, proves unnecessary
For 53 years, daylights savings has been a bi-annual time change in California but could potentially come to an end in 2020. This change should be brought forth because daylight savings time is detrimental to society, and eliminating the daylight savings will be beneficial for California residents. […]
ACT partial retake policy change discredits previous classes
The ACT, a standardized test required for the college admissions process, recently implemented a policy that allows students to retake individual sections of the test, providing a step in the right direction toward adjusting the ACT to be less strenuous for students taking it. Students who will take the ACT in the future years will benefit from the new policy change, excluding students who took it in previous years. […]