Senior Goodbyes: Web Editor-in-Chief Jackie Lee
Thank you, Mira Costa, for giving me four unforgettable years, caring teachers who value dreams and opportunities to mold a beautiful future. […]
’09-’10
Rough Riders: Lakers will weather the Thunder’s storm
The wait is over. After months of nerve-wracking tension, frustrations and incredible plays, the Los Angeles Lakers have begun their playoff run for a second consecutive NBA championship. […]
Editor’s Note: Senioritis may be a chance for a new perspective
Senioritis is a term often kicked around. Most times it is used in jest among students, a nudge-and-wink recognition that their peers just want to relax when second semester hits. Lately, it has begun to enter the vernacular of teachers, administrators and even those pesky college emails. […]
Staff Editorial: Administrators need to involve students before making changes
Change is inevitable, but should always be done thoughtfully. Mira Costa administrators need to consider student opinion more seriously when implementing change. […]
Staff Editorial: Special education currently gets unfair criticism for our budgets
California’s state budget has been slashed beyond recovery by a combination of economic disaster and legislative failure. In the midst of this crisis, special education receives too much blame for California’s shrinking education budget. […]
Editor’s Note: Knowledge matters, no matter the subject
For the first time in recent years, both editors-in-chief are taking advanced science classes. My predecessors generally were “English people,” a description which makes me expect tea, croquet and sweet accents. […]
Staff Editorial: California’s budget nightmare calls for a constitutional convention
As of 2009, California officially ranks 47th in the United States in state funding for education. California’s meager $7,571 per student is nearly $2,400 behind the national average. Clearly, something has gone irrevocably wrong, and rewriting our state constitution is the only answer. […]
Editor’s Note: From Abraham to Wall Street to MBUSD to you
This article is about sacrifice. The Bible is the best selling book on the planet, and it begins with Abraham. He tries to prove his monotheistic beliefs by smashing the idols in his father’s shop and moving to Canaan (Israel), but this isn’t enough for God. […]
Staff Editorial: The PTSA and MBEF are underappreciated and overworked
Without the support of the Parent Student Teacher Association and the Manhattan Beach Education Foundation, our students, faculty and staff would be deprived of the programs and supplies needed to make Mira Costa one of the top schools in the nation. Their assistance, financial and otherwise, to our school district is simply invaluable. […]
Editor’s Note: Don’t tell anyone, but we actually like MMN
As readers on and off-campus may know, the rivalry between La Vista and Costa’s TV station is a legendary. Ours is a relationship akin to that of UCLA and USC, the Yankees and the Red Sox, or even Luke and Darth Vader. […]