Costa reopens for five days per week
By Katherine Mueller Staff Writer As the final step of returning all students to campus, Costa began the implementation of in-person learning for students five days per week on April 19. After more than a […]
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Clare and Lauren reflect on their chaotic time as Editors-in-Chief
By Clare Beezhold and Lauren Mittleman Editors-in-Chief If you had asked either of us our sophomore year when we joined La Vista what our senior year on the paper would look like we can guarantee […]
New schedule replaces Wellness Wednesday
Kelley Sussman Exec. Opinion Editor As Mira Costa transfers from online learning to a new hybrid schedule for students, Wellness Wednesday has been cut. The new hybrid schedule allows for students to be on campus […]
College Board AP Exams fail to suit all students, executed poorly
College Board recently announced changes to the 2021 AP exam dates in order to abide by COVID-19 restrictions in various locations. Although these changes were meant to protect students and school staff, they do not […]
Social Connections During COVID-19 Meeting
By Kimi Danaei Executive Theme Editor And Raven Ramsey Theme Editor On March 12, Costa held the final meeting of the four-part series “Emotional Support During Distance Learning.” These meetings began on Dec. 11 and […]
College Board announces AP Exam Administration windows
By Andonia Goergen Executive News Editor Following the information released by the College Board, Costa’s Advanced Placement (AP) testing coordinator team has shared Costa’s 2021 AP Exam testing protocol and dates. The coordinating team had […]
Model United Nations students attend multiple virtual conferences
By Kelly Fraenkel Staff Writer Costa’s Model United Nations (MUN) program attended various virtual conferences, including Berkeley MUN (BMUN) from Feb. 26-28; the National High School MUN (NHSMUN) Conference from March 5-8; and Edison MUN […]
MBUSD expands in-person learning for elementary, secondary students
By Lexie Blakeman News Editor The Manhattan Beach Unified School District (MBUSD) implemented the next steps in its plan to return all students to campus by expanding the TK-5 Hybrid Program and allowing secondary students […]
Costa introduces new rules, regulations for sports teams
By Emma Gonosey Sports Editor As the spring athletics season begins, all 28 Costa sports are in season. According to a newsletter sent out by Principal Dr. Ben Dale on Feb. 26, both the California […]
Block scheduling has tremendous benefits, should be kept through in-person learning
By Ella Mahan Opinion Editor COVID-19 has impacted every school across the nation, forcing schools to shut down and make the switch to online learning. With this change came a change to the Costa class […]