Hall of Fame ceremony introduces six Mira Costa alumni

img_2679-2 — (Pictured left to right) Leonard Armato, Renee Williams-Smith, Kelly Gibson, Noah Mamet, and Heidi Ghent Snyder present themselves at this year's Hall of Fame Assembly. These alumni were chosen to represent Costa and share their life stories.

By Iman Bakhit
Staff Writer

Costa’s fifth-annual Hall Of Fame Assembly featured six new alumni at Costa’s auditorium today.

The Hall of Fame assembly invited six of Costa’s graduates to come and share their experiences at Costa and their present-day accomplishments. Overall, their goal was to inspire students and challenge them to take part in extraordinary
things.

“Once you’re gone, you really get to appreciate how great Costa was,” Distinguished alumni Kelly Gibson said. “When you leave, you have to become an individual and find out what’s right for you at some point.”

This year’s assembly featured Noah
Mamet, a US Ambassador, Heidi Ghent Snyder, the co-founder of The Color Run, Renee Williams-Smith, a cross-country coach, Leonard Armato, the founder and CEO of Management Plus Enterprises, Rachel Bloom, an actress best known for her show, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, and Kelly Gibson, the CEO of Rip Curl USA and president of Surf Industry Manufacturers.

“I’m amazed at how different Costa has changed,” Distinguished alumni Heidi Ghent Snyder said. “These students have so many opportunities for themselves.”