Mira Costa Track finishes season strong at the California State Championships!
Mira Costa Track closed out its season at the California State Championships this past weekend with Caleb Llorin, Elizabeth Chittenden, Shante Robinson and Brigette Grau competing at the Championships.
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Photo of Caleb Llorin and Elizabeth Chittenden
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History was made by Elizabeth Chittenden and Shante Robinson as both set school records in their respective events!
Elizabeth Chittenden medaled and set a new school record in the 3200m, placing third and running a PR of 10:19.65.
Shante Robinson medaled in both the 100H and the 300H, placing 5th in the 100H in a PR of 13.66 and placing 3rd in the 300H in a PR of 40.84. Shante set school records in both events and her 300H time ranks in the top 5 nationally! Both seniors will continue their athletic careers in college, with Elizabeth at Princeton and Shante at USC. Senior Caleb Llorin also had a banner evening, placing 12th in the 3200 with a time of 9:16.14. He will be continuing his athletic career at Cal Poly SLO.
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Photo of Brigette Grau
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Brigette Grau, our lone sophomore representative made it to the pole vault finals and placed 12th overall, vaulting 12 ft. She has a bright future, with two more years of high school competition remaining!! We look forward to seeing how high she can go!!
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MBX congratulates the Senior Class of 2017!
We've been thrilled to have had you as part of our activities and athletics during your time at Mira Costa.
A special congratulations to these athletes who will be continuing with their sport in college:
Sierra Andrade Cross Country, University of California Santa Barbara
Aminadi Anorve Water Polo, Marist College
Matthew Arruda Cross Country, El Camino
Kim Ashley Golf, University of Michigan
Katherine Barnhill Swim, UC San Diego
Abigail Blair Rowing, Southern Methodist University
Britt Bommer Volleyball, Northwestern University
Melia Chittenden Cross Country, Princeton University
Whitney Davis Soccer, University of California Berkeley
Victoria del Valle Rowing, University of Michigan
Harrison Dulgarian Rugby, University of Alabama
Elliott Estes Softball, Houston Baptist University
Emily Eudy Softball, Santa Clara University
Emmie Farber Soccer, Chapman University
Emelie Flaig Soccer, Cal Poly Pomona
Presley Forbes Beach Volleyball, University of Hawaii
Rio Frohoff Beach Volleyball, Tulane University
Gaby Guerrero Cross Country, Loyola Marymount University
Jamie Hoffman Softball, Babson College
Alexia Inman Beach Volleyball, University of California Berkeley
Sky Karasik Rowing, University of Pennsylvania
Kelli Mark Lacrosse, Emerson College
Chloe Le Water Polo, Connecticut College
Caleb Llorin Cross Country, Cal Poly San Lois Obispo
Halle Maeda Basketball, Dickinson College
Maddie Micheletti Beach Volleyball, University of California Berkeley
Amanda Montag Volleyball, Naval Academy
Natalie Natole Track and Field, Emory University
Allie Navarette Basketball, University of Hawaii (Hilo)
Chloe Newton Beach Volleyball, University of Washington
Lauren Nielsen Crew, University of California, Berkeley
Lexi Nielsen Golf, Sonoma State University
Kate Nitzberg Water Polo, Indiana University
Paige Richardson Diving, University of Wisconsin
Shante Robinson Track and Field, University of Southern California
Zach Saros Football, Pacific University
Hannah Scott Volleyball, Montana State University
Laura Sheckter Basketball, Emory University
Christian Thornton Water Polo, Claremont McKenna College
Alexa Underwood Volleyball, Princeton University
Sunny Villapando Beach Volleyball, Stanford University
Michael Yaskowitz Cross Country, El Camino
Akela Yuhl Volleyball, University of Louisville
Delaney Whittet Soccer, University of California San Diego
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Graduation is almost here!
Buy your GRAD Night tickets ASAP!
Seniors - Buy your tickets now!
Plans are being finalized for this all-night party at a secret location with great music, fellow graduates, unlimited food and surprise entertainment!
Tickets are $180.00 and i
nclude transportation to and from the venue, admittance to the venue (including all activities), plus all the food and beverages you can eat.
Click
here to purchase tickets and for more information.
Also, we still need parent volunteers to help with GRAD Night! This is a great opportunity to "pay it forward". Please contact Grettel Fournell
here or Claire Worch
here if you are able to assist with the event.
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Summer construction is up next for
Meadows Turf Project!
Heading into summer, the Meadows Turf Project is moving along smoothly. Updates for this week include:
* MBUSD work on infrastructure including retaining walls, fencing and roads is
almost complete.
* MBUSD is scheduled to pave the access/fire road this week.
* MBX has been given approval to begin work on the actual turf project and will
spend the upcoming weeks installing a drainage system under the field.
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MCHS Drama/Tech Wins Top Honors at the Jerry Herman Awards!
Best Production and Best Orchestra!
 Congratulations to Mira Costa Drama/Tech for winning Best Production and Best Orchestra at the Jerry Herman Awards show at the Pantages Theatre on Monday, June 5th, and to Robert Diehl for making it to the finals in the Best Actor category.
The Jerry Herman Awards is a celebration of achievement and excellence in high school musical theatre in Los Angeles. Following adjudication by Jerry Herman judges this spring, Mira Costa's Oklahoma! was nominated for awards in multiple categories:
Best Scenic Design
Best Lighting Design
Best Costume Design
Best Orchestra
Best Ensemble
Best Musical Direction
Best Technical Crew
Sabrina Harris - Best Supporting Actress
Best Production
Receiving a nomination from the Jerry Herman Awards is one of the highest honors that can be achieved in high school musical theatre, with thousands of high school students in competition within the Los Angeles area.
At the show, Robert Diehl and Isabel Gray performed in the opening number with other Best Actor and Best Actress nominees, and the entire cast of Oklahoma! performed a scene from the musical. Mira Costa was one of only three schools selected out of 57 in competition to perform a scene from their school's production.
Congratulations to the wonderfully talented Drama/Tech team for all their nominations and awards, and for making Oklahoma! such a spectacular hit! Bravo to all!!!
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Costa Varsity Baseball Season ends after great run to CIF Quaterfinals!
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Junior left fielder Nathan Nykaza stretches out to catch a fly ball.
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The MCHS Varsity Baseball season finally came to an end after a deep run into the CIF Southern Playoffs. The Mustangs lost to the Capistrano Valley Cougars 1-0 which ended the season for the Mustangs at 24-8. The Mustangs, who were the Co-Bay League Champions and made it all the way to the quarter finals of the CIF Southern division, started Christian Bodlovich on the hill who pitched his way to a stellar performance with 6 strike outs and one walk, but gave up a solo home as the first hit of the game in the bottom of the 5th.
Chase Meidroth went 3-3, but the Mustangs struggled to get much output from the rest of the team. An unfortunate play, which saw one grounder by Meidroth hit the third base official causing Meidroth to hold at first instead of possibly a ground ball double, stymied the Mustangs offense who were unable to get anyone across home plate.
Click
here for Daily Breeze article on Costa vs Capistrano Valley.
Click
here for The Beach Reporter article on CIF Quarterfinal game.
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Costa Choir
Don't miss final concert of the year!
Thursday, June 8th at 7:00pm
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A great season for Mira Costa Boys Tennis!
 The Varsity team finished their season at 19-4, the second most wins in Mira Costa history. They made a great run in CIF, losing an extremely close match to University in the quarterfinals.
The JV team finished their season 14-0 and won the Bay League title. They also did very well in the JV Bay League Individual Championships at Mira Costa. In doubles, Nick Darrow and Kyle Chen won the Bay League Championship with a victory over their teammates Trent Porter and Laszlo Solnicki in the final. In singles, Alex Whitman was a finalist for the Bay League Championship.
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Girls Lacrosse acknowledges
outstanding teams and players
The girls lacrosse teams celebrated their season at the Manhattan Beach Marriott hotel and acknowledged their outstanding teams. The following players were recognized:
Varsity-
Rookie of the year: Jessica Kim
Coaches Award: Micaela Tomaro and Sydney Whitcombe
Offensive Player of the Year: Kelli Mark
Defensive Player of the Year: Kay Schickler
JV-
Most Improved: Kareena Dillon
Offensive Player of the Year: Renee Boettner
Defensive Player of the Year: Chase Evers
Most Outstanding: Maddie Stutz
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MCHS Bands finish season with
Pops and Jazz Concerts
 The MCHS Bands ended their year on a high note with two fantastic concerts. The first was our annual Pops Concert on May 31. The audience was delighted by selections from James Bond movies, Disney films, Star Wars and a beautiful selection from the movie "Spirited Away". We said goodbye to our 49 seniors who will be graduating this year.
 On June 2 our Jazz 1 and Jazz 2 bands played to a packed house in the Small Theatre. Jazz 1 played selections including "Have You Heard" and "Not To Be Forgotten" by Pat Methany as well as "Sweet Georgia Upside Down"-- giving us a taste of the award winning sound that won them acclaim at the Berklee College of Music Jazz Festival in the spring.
We celebrate our year in music with the Band Banquet on June 11 and then start all over again by holding drum major and leadership tryouts this week and starting summer marching practices every Thursday evening in June and July. We are already planning our Fall Marching Season and have a fantastic field show planned-- details to be revealed soon!
You can learn more about the MCHS Bands program in a variety of ways:
Go to our Facebook page: Mira Costa High School Bands
Follow us on Twitter: MiraCostaBands@MCHSBands
Check us out on Instagram:
mchsbands
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Congrats to Costa Softball on a great season!
Congratulations to the eight players chosen as All-League Players.
Elliott Estes, senior pitcher, was chosen as the Bay League's Most Valuable Player.
First team includes: Katie Gould, Jamie Hoffman, Serena Ponciano, and Erica Noll.
Second team honors go to: Emily Eudy, Piper Neri, and Alex Orozco.
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Surf Update:
The Surf Team will compete in its final competition for the season at the NSSA Nationals in Salt Creek on June 17 & 18.
Thanks to Coach Geller and Coach Mike
for a great year!
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Senior Scenes Was a Hit!
A great time was had by all on Wed., May 31st, as Mira Costa's drama/tech students presented Senior Scenes, a series of short scenes produced and directed by graduating 12th grade drama students. In the weeks leading up to the show, the Seniors auditioned, cast, and directed fellow classmates in their scenes from plays and musicals as their final class project. A number of students also wrote their own original scenes for the show, which featured both humorous and dramatic performances. Congratulations to the Senior directors for putting together an amazing array of scenes, to the awesome student tech crew for their outstanding technical support, and to the tremendously talented student actors who brought Senior Scenes to life!
On May 26th, Mira Costa's ComedySportz team participated in a hilarious
competition between the "Bros" and the "Ladies" in a wacky, gender-bending match. Following an early runaway lead by the Bros, the Ladies came from behind in a last minute turnaround to win the match 30 to 28.
Congrats to all the members of the ComedySportz team for an awesome and hysterically funny performance!
On Friday, June 9th, at 7 pm, come watch as Costa's Senior ComedySportz students face off against alumni in the final match of the year. Join us for a hilarious blast from the past as previous students go head to head against graduating players. The match will be held in the Small Theatre. Tickets $5 at the door.
4th Grader Visits Drama/Tech
 On Friday, May 2nd, Mira Costa's Oklahoma! cast and crew had a visit from Rosie Mayzlin, a 4th grader at Meadows, who was inspired by seeing the spring show and created a working diorama of the stage, complete with lighting and puppets. Oklahoma! directors and students were able to view the diorama and had a chance to speak with Rosie about what it's like to be a part of Costa's drama/tech team. Rosie also had the opportunity to perform the song "Oklahoma!" on stage with the cast. Thank you to Rosie for bringing her miniature stage to Costa and sharing her excitement about theatre, and thank you, as well, to our talented young drama and tech students for inspiring children who will follow them to pursue their love for the dramatic arts.
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Mira Costa Orchestra finishes the year with successful POPS Concert!
It's been a great year for orchestra and we are excited for our graduating seniors, ready to embark on a new stage in their lives.
We wish them the best of luck!
This past Monday, June 5th, was MCHS's Orchestra's final concert of the year--POPS Concert. This concert was a mix of both contemporary and classical pieces chosen with the audience in mind. The music featured favorites from film and television such as Game of Thrones, Raiders of the Lost Ark, and LaLa Land, as well as hit songs by Adele, Bruno Mars, , Disney classics, the Eagles and a world premiere composed by one of our very own students. Also featured was George Gershwin's iconic masterpiece, An American In Paris!
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Graduation Flowers & Leis
Order flowers and leis for your graduating senior and support Mira Costa's award-winning dance team at the same time!
Pre-order traditional leis, rose bouquets, and Kukui nut leis in Mustang colors online Here
for easy pick-up at the ceremony.
*Please note that flowers and necklaces are for after the ceremony. Graduates are not to wear or carry anything on the field until after the graduation ceremony.
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2017 Summer School
Register today for academic classes and summer athletics.
MB/X Summer School
Monday, June 19 - Thursday, July 27, 2017
MB/X is using a new registration system. To register for classes, you'll first need to create an account in the name of an adult family member, then add your child to your account during the registration process. Registration is complete when you create an account, register and pay for a class. Even if your child has taken summer school classes in the past, you will need to create an account.
Registration for Session 1 and two session classes closes on Friday, June 16th at 3pm.
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Seniors need socks so they will always remember Costa!
SENIORS NEED SOCKS so they always remember COSTA! Before the year ends, get your Legends socks in exclusive COSTA patterns for $15 a pair. Proceeds benefit the CIF winning Wrestling team.
Contact
Melissa Stein
for local pick-up.
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These hats are a perfect gift and support a good cause!
Support the Costa Dance Team with an awesome Costa hat. Hats are $25 each or two for $40.
Did we mention that they make a nice gift?? Get yours while supplies last.
Order them online
here, or contact Tiffany Friedman via
email or phone: (310) 849-5773 direct.
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Stay Hydrated and Support MCHS Orchestra!
H2GO Water Bottles
(limited availability so get yours today)
A 26oz. double wall 18/8 steel thermal bottle, just like Swell bottles, but larger.
Available in white, black, and gray with the Mira Costa logo. Only $30!
Great gifts for all Costa families, friends, teachers and Alumni!
Get yours today!
To purchase MC H2G0 Costa Water Bottles:
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 Girls Summer Soccer Camp for Ages 6-12 hosted by Mira Costa Girls Soccer team.
This annual summer soccer camp will focus on key elements of soccer such as dribbling, shooting, passing and defending.
WHEN: MONDAY, JULY 17 - THURSDAY, JULY 20 from 1:30 to 4:00 pm
WHERE: Marine Soccer Field, Manhattan Beach
COST: $185 for four days of soccer fun! $165 for siblings
Low player to counselor ratio! Fun Activities! Photographer on site! The c
amp is directed by Mira Costa Head Coach Patty Perkinson, and Amanda Cross, Varsity Coach.
The camp counselors are all Mira Costa Girl's Soccer Team players.
To enroll,
click here and go to "Summer Soccer Camp" link
Direct questions to Laurie Baker 310-779-3387 or click
here to email
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Lacrosse Shooting Academy Immersion Camps
We would like to take this opportunity to invite you to the Lacrosse Shooting Academy Immersion Camps taking place at Mira Costa High School June 3, and July 18-19!
We will be immersing our attendees in the art of shooting as it's performed at the highest levels. After spending many years teaching shooters to become finishers, we're extremely excited to be returning to Manhattan Beach this summer and teaching the lacrosse community the skill-sets required to becoming a great FINISHER!
Our MLL experienced staff are certified specialists in shooting and are extremely excited to be spreading their knowledge. Additionally, you will go home with a training program designed to keep you on task throughout the year so you never forget what you've learned! Hope to see you there!
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Mira Costa
Boys Basketball
Summer Camp
Mira Costa Boys basketball will be hosting their annual Summer Camp on June 26th-29th (M-Th) from 12:00-4:00 at Mira Costa Gym. The camp i
ncludes 4 days of basketball instruction, fun and skilled drills, plus f
ruit, water, camp t-shirt and camp picture.
Pizza and Gatorade will be for sale daily!
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 Girls, are you interested in trying a new sport? The Mira Costa Girl's High School Lacrosse Team is having a NEW summer program for beginning and returning players. We'll meet for the first six weeks of summer (June 19th through July 26th) on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays from 6-8 pm. Click here to sign up. Learn the game, meet and play with current players, get great exercise as you develop skills and have FUN!
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Mira Costa Volleyball
2017 Summer Camp
Presented by the High School Coaching Staff and National Champion Girls Varsity Volleyball Team
"National Champs" 2006 & 2007
Who: Boys and Girls ages 7-14 (Grades 3rd -8th)
When: August 7-10, 2017, Monday-Thursday afternoon from 1:00-4:00pm
Where: Mira Costa High School Gym
Be part of the internationally recognized Volleyball tradition of excellence!
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