Warm wishes for a safe and
Happy Holiday
from MBX!
We hope you get to spend quality time with special people!
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Come enjoy Holiday music at the
Costa Band Winter Concert tonight
and the Choir Concert on Monday!
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Dine out and support these Booster clubs!
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SHOP LOCAL
and support Mira Costa Booster Clubs
with these fun Holiday ideas!
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Don't forget upcoming Booster Club Camps
and the Choir Raffle!
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MCHS Cross Country season comes to an end!
What an amazing end to the MCXC 2019 Season. Congratulations to all of the runners and coaches who put in their time and dedication each and every week.
State Results, Division 1: Nov 30, Fresno CA.
The Girl’s Varsity team finished 5th, led by Dalia Frias’ 3rd place finish, followed by Ella Parsley & Tia Pappas coming in right under 19 minutes in 62nd & 70th place, Carmen Mel in 100th and Heather Jensen in 105th.
Congrats to Billy Atkinson on his stand-out individual run, placing 5th overall in a Mira Costa school-record time of 15:08.3.
Footlocker West: Dec 7, Mt. SAC
Thomas Velvin placed 2nd in the Senior Boys Race. Dalia Frias placed 8th in the Championship Girl’s race and is one of forty girls nationally moving on to compete at the prestigious Footlocker XC Nationals in San Diego next weekend. Dalia becomes only the third female Footlocker Finalist in Mira Costa school history.
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Costa Girls Tennis team
finishes outstanding season in semifinals!
The girls tennis team’s season ended yesterday in the semifinals of the SoCal State Regional tennis tournament. It was a great way to end Coach Joe Ciasulli’s coaching career.
In the quarterfinal match against Westview of San Diego, the #6 seeded team in the Sectional, the girls performed just as they did all year long. They were great, leading to a 6-1 victory. In singles, Audrey Vo won 6-3, 4-6, and 6-3; Haily Huynh won 6-2 and 6-2; Ella Davis won 6-1, 3-6, and 6-1. In doubles, Kacey Feng/Sydney Vo won 6-2 and 6-2; Olga Nagy/Amanda Scott won 6-3 and 6-1; and Kiki Daviduk/Peyton Douglas won 6-0 and 6-2 (note that the State Regional format is four singles/three doubles, with each match being two out of three sets).
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MUN wraps up travel season
with success!
This weekend wrapped up MUN’s busy and successful fall travel season. In October, Costa student delegates headed north to San Francisco to compete in BearMUN at Cal, and south to Cerritos to compete in the local novice conference. In the month of November over 100 Model UN students competed in the SSUNS Conference in Montreal, PMUNC (Princeton University) and at UCLA.
The hard work of advisors and students has been justly rewarded:
BearMUN
: best delegation, 6 best delegates, 4 outstanding and 3 honorable mentions.
Montreal:
outstanding large delegation, 11 best delegates and 6 honorable mentions.
Princeton
: outstanding delegation, 3 best delegates, 5 outstanding, 3 honorable mention and 1 verbal commendation
UCLA:
best large delegation, 3 best delegates, 9 outstanding and 6 honorable mentions.
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Costa Ruggers Train With
USA U18 7s Team
The Mira Costa Boys and Girls Rugby teams hosted the USA U18 7s team as they trained at Mira Costa HS Friday. The American National Team was preparing for an International Tournament in New Zealand.
Meanwhile, the Costa Boys and Girls Ruggers are preparing for the upcoming season. The Boys schedule is below while the Girls schedule will be released this week.
Please come out and support your Costa Ruggers as they take on some of the toughest competition in all of the country!
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Boys Soccer kicks off pre-season with 3 games in 3 days!
The Boys’ Soccer program kicked off the pre-season with all 3 levels playing 3 games in 3 days. On Tuesday the teams traveled to Torrance High and got a sweep with Varsity winning 3-2, JV 9-0 and FS 6-0. Senior Carson Nguyen scored 2 goals for Varsity, including the game winner with 5 minutes remaining. Junior Kenneth Yap had a goal and an assist in that tight game.
On Wednesday, the teams traveled to Edison High. Varsity lost 2-1 in a tough battle. JV also lost 2-1. and FS won 6-0 again. Junior Michael Crisera got the goal for Varsity.
On Thursday the teams played at home vs Millikan High. Varsity lost 2-1 in a tough game against another Division 1 Top Ten team. Costa’s goal was scored by senior Anthony Lopez. JV tied 0-0 and FS won 1-0.
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Costa Girls Wrestling takes 1st place at San Pedro HS tournament!
On Thursday, December 5th, the Varsity Girls went to a six-way tournament at San Pedro High School. Costa finished 1st Place as a team! This was a significant milestone for Costa to beat Warren, who beat them 2 years ago, and then last year Costa tied them. They are consistently a tough team to compete with.
Boys Wrestling starts competition!
On Saturday, December 7th, the Varsity Boys were at the 24 team Scott Davis invitational at Mater Dei.
The team had 4 individuals place in the meet:
Greg Sevaston (Sr) – 154 lbs – 2nd Place
*Greg has only lost 2 matches this year one to the Hawaii State Champ and one to the California State Champ
James Hennessey (Jr) – 195 lbs – 2nd Place
Carlton St. Bernard (Sr) – 160 lbs – 3rd Place
Reid Inskeep (Sr) – 170 lbs – 7th Place
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The talented students of Mira Costa Choirs Vocal Ensemble provided the holiday soundtrack to the annual Manhattan Beach Pier lighting on Wednesday, November 20. Under the direction of award-winning choir director, Michael Hayden, and accompanist, Mark McCormick, the singers shared their gifts with a festive crowd, delivering the perfect kick-off to the Holiday. Season!
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ComedySportz on Thursday, December 12!
ComedySportz News
On Friday, November 22, two teams of Mira Costa’s ComedySportz students battled it out in an intramural match at Costa. After a lively competition, the final score was Red Team 31, Blue Team 29. Way to go, CSz players!
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Girls Basketball December updates!
The Varsity team just played in the Providence Pioneer Shoot Out tournament and came in 3rd Place! They played some competitive teams and the girls are progressing well with each game. The JV team and Frosh Team are doing well. The Frosh/Soph team have a record of 4-3, narrowly losing to some tough teams. JV did well in the South Tournament and have several games coming up in the next few weeks!
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Costa Band updates!
The Winter Concert is Wednesday, December 11, 2019 at 7pm. Please come and enjoy the music of the holiday season with our Grammy Award Winning Band!
The Costa Jazz Band played at the Fireworks show on Sunday and they sounded great!
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Congrats to Costa Volleyball junior, Amanda Burns!
Congratulations to Costa Varsity Girls indoor volleyball junior Amanda Burns on making All CIF Southern Section 2019 Girls Volleyball Division 1 Team in the ‘Opposite/Right side’ position.
Amanda was selected by the Girls Volleyball Coaches’ Selection Committee based on her outstanding tournament play all season!
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Measure EE: Mira Costa Gym Replacement Project Update
through November, 2019!
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Important Notice Regarding Team Sponsorships
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Sponsorships of Mira Costa athletic teams and visual and performing arts organizations are only available through MBX Booster Clubs. This includes the sale of banners, branded merchandise, distribution of promotional materials, publishing game calendars and more.
It has come to our attention that several companies are approaching local businesses and representing themselves as selling sponsorships that say they benefit Mira Costa athletics. These are not authorized representations and NO funds from these activities are received by Mira Costa High School or the teams they say they are representing.
If you or your business are approached, please
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We can verify the validity of the opportunity and direct you to the appropriate booster officers.
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Jennifer Williams, Executive Director, jennifer@mbxfoundation.org or
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