Costa Girls Soccer team
claims CIF-SS Title
with victory over Oak Hills!
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Girls Soccer continues winning streak and defeats Santiago HS in 1st round of CIF
Southern California Regionals!
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The Mira Costa Girls Soccer team defeated Oak Hills on Saturday with a final score of 5-1, to claim their first CIF-SS title!
Although Mira Costa (23-2-0) competed in both the CIF-SS Division 2 title game and the CIF SoCal Regional Division II final game last year, they weren't able to capture the title This is the first CIF-SS title for the Girls Soccer program in the history of Mira Costa.
During the game, Ellie Weissenberg and Sierra Sargent both scored two goals each, and Gracie Watkins scored one as well. The game ended in a 5-1 win for Costa!
On Tuesday, March 3, Costa (ranked # 8) defeated the #1 seed, Santiago HS, with a final score of 2-0 in the first round of Division 1 CIF Southern California Regionals.
Next up they play JSerra Catholic HS in an away game on Thursday, March 5 at 5:00pm. Please come out and support Costa! Go Costa!
Click Here
for The Beach Reporter article:
Mira Costa girls soccer wins first CIF title in school's history
Click Here
for The Daily Breeze article: Mira Costa girls soccer claims first CIF-SS title with resounding win over Oak Hills
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Girls Basketball has tough loss in CIF Semi Finals PLUS Girls Basketball defeats Long Beach Poly in first round of CIF Southern California Regionals!
The Lady Mustangs have been doing well in the CIF playoffs. The team made it to the Semi Final Round but fell short against Crean Lutheran on February 19. The fans were a great support during the playoffs and helped try to rally the girls for a win but unfortunately they could not hold on.
On Tuesday the Lady Mustangs won the first round of State Playoffs with a final score of 55-42! Congrats to the team on this big win! Next up they play an away game at San Clemente on Thursday at 7:00pm. Go Costa!
Congratulations to 3 Varsity players who made All Bay League. Senior, Kim Waller made first team and Freshman, Maile Nakaji and Sophomore, Cara Susilo made second team! Great job girls!
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Upcoming Performing Arts Dates
Please mark your calendars and attend these upcoming
Performing Arts events!
Band Performances:
March 20
at 7:00pm at Mira Costa - Costa to the Capital (
details)
Choir Performances:
March 24
at 7:30pm at American Martyrs Church - Annual Cathedral Concert (
details
)
Orchestra Performance
:
April 17 at 7:00pm at MCHS Small Theater- Eclectic Ensembles (
details
)
Drama Performances:
March 6
at 7:00pm at Mira Costa - Comedy Sportz vs. Local Sr Citizens (
details
)
March 19
at 7:00pm at Mira Costa - Dessert Theater (
details
)
March 20-21
at Fullerton - Fullerton Theater Festival (
details
)
Into the Woods Spring Performance - (
details)
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MCHS Model UN Team earns
Best Large Delegate School Award at
the University of Chicago!
The Mira Costa High School Model UN team has done it again! 24 students traveled to compete at the University of Chicago’s Model United Nations Conference, in Chicago, IL. (2/4 – 2/9) The team returned with 6 Best Delegates (1st place), 7 Honorable Mentions (2nd place), and 2 Commendations. Additionally, Mira Costa was awarded the Outstanding Delegation Award (1st place overall).
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Costa Model UN Team earns
Best Large Delegate School Award!
The Mira Costa High School Model UN team attended the Harvard Model United Nations Conference (1/30-2/2) in Boston. They earned the Best Large Delegate School Award!
In addition, they earned 7 gavels (1st place), 5 Outstandings (2nd place), 2 honorable mentions and 1 Diplomatic accommodation. The conference was one of the largest and one of the most difficult, competing against over 4,000 kids representing over 400 schools. Mira Costa had 24 students in attendance.
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Visual Arts February updates!
Thanks to the generous donations to the 9×12 fund, AP Art History students enjoyed their first ever museum visit to The Broad Museum in downtown Los Angeles. The students spent the day exploring the museum and were able to view 5 pieces of art on the required 250 AP Art History test, representing some of the most significant art in the world.
Watch for the upcoming date of “9×12 Fundraiser to Benefit MCHS Visual Art” Everyone's support is so important to the success of the program! Guests will enjoy food and wine generously donated by Locale 90 and Uncorked.
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Keep up with Choir highlights and updates!
On Thursday, February 27, Mira Costa High School hosted an evening of choral musical performances, featuring Mira Costa’s Vocal Ensemble, MBMS Choirs (Sand & Sea Singers, Ocean Wave Chorale, and Madrigal Singers), the 5th Grade MBUSD Choirs, and the Elementary 4th and 5th Grade Honor Choir. In addition to highlighting the exceptional talent of MBUSD singers, the event aimed to build a bridge of friendship, music and learning. The concert demonstrated not just the fulfilling choral experience of our programs, but also the strength and support this community provides. It was a wonderful evening of choral music!
Support the MCHS Choirs Spring Shoe Drive: March 28, 2020!
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Costa Band highlights!
Congratulations to 3 Costa musicians, Brandon Bui, Samuel Liu and Trevor King who performed in the California Association of Music Educators Conference (CASMEC) All-State Honor Band February 22-23 weekend. To earn these positions, their auditions were picked from over 2500 applications submitted by some of the most talented musicians in the state.
Costa Winterguard has
successful performances!
For the Costa Winterguard, both the JV and Varsity Winterguard teams competed this weekend at the WGASC competition at La Serna High School. The JV team placed first in every overall category in their division (with only 1 second place within a subcategory). Their score of 62.23 earned them second place in their division.
The Varsity team competed in the Scholastic AA division. Their performance earned them a score of 71.35, with a first place in every category.
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Surf Team continues winning season!
The Varsity Surf Team competed against ESHS and JV against Chadwick on February 12. Varsity beat ES 96 to 51 and JV beat Chadwick 98 to 41. All athletes did a great job competing in challenging surf conditions.
The Surf Team is getting ready to compete in NSSA State Championships this coming weekend March 7-8 at Cardiff by the Sea. Varsity will compete on Saturday and JV will compete Sunday. All of the athletes have been putting in the time and hopefully the conditions will provide great surf.
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Wrestling Updates!
Over the weekend of February 14-16, the Boys Wrestling Team was at Marina High School. The team had 5 wrestlers place and 4 qualified to Masters. There was hope that they could break a school record and have five people wrestle in Masters, but fell one short of the goal. Congratulations to the following 5 wrestlers!
Greg Sevaston (12) – 152 lbs – 2nd Place
Reid Inskeep (12) – 160 lbs – 4th Place
Andrew Chaney (11) – 138 lbs – 5th Place
Taro Iyadomi (12) – 182 lbs – 6th Place
James Hennessey (11) – 195 lbs – 7th Place
The Girls were at Camarillo High School for the CIF Qualifier. The team had 3 girls qualify for CIF.
Congratulations to:
Cali Sheldon (12) – 118 lbs – 5th Place
Jessica Patton (11) – 143 lbs – 5th Place
Fiona Thomas (12) – 150 lbs – 5th Place
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Costa Rugby hosts the
National Team of Wales!
Mira Costa had the honor of hosting the National Team of Wales. The Red Dragons visited the Mustangs two days prior to the World Rugby 7s in LA. The Welsh were as usual extremely friendly as they played touch with the Costa boys & girls. The Mustangs had a chance for some Q & A as well as photos. Costa presented each of the Welsh with a Mustang t-shirt which the Dragons loved.
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Shoutout to Costa Rugby alumni!
Congratulations to Costa Old Boy Harrison Dulgarian ‘17 & the Alabama Crimson Tide for winning the College Championship for the LA World 7s tournament. They beat N. Colorado, Notre Dame, Royal Mountain (Canada), Northeastern and New Mexico Highland. Harrison was the Tide Scrum-half. It’s the 2nd consecutive year that Costa has been represented in the Championship round as last year Ethan Alverson ‘15 played with Colorado. Also, a big shout out to Reed Vabrey ’19 as he scored his first hat trick (3 Trys)! Well done!
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Costa Boys Basketball
All Bay League Awards
Congrats to Mira Costa Boys Basketball players who received All Bay League Recognition after winning a Bay League Championship for the first time in 20 years!
Seniors Tyler Antrobius and Max McCalla were awarded League Co-MVPs, a pretty special honor since they have played competitive basketball together since they were 8 years old. Freshman Will Householter was awarded All Bay League 1st Team and Senior Matthew Cammock was awarded All Bay League 2nd Team.
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Costa Track and Field
One Week, Two Meets!
The Costa MCHS Track Team participated in two meets this past week. Thursday, Feb 26 was a
Home Meet vs SAMO
. On Saturday, Feb 29, the athletes traveled to Mission Viejo to compete in an all-day meet hosted by
Trabuco Hills High School
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Focus on:
Long Jumps
The long jump is an athlete’s combined speed, strength and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a take off point. The jumper begins their approach run and accelerates to reach maximum speed at takeoff while gauging their stride to arrive with one foot on and as near as possible to the edge of the board. The legs are brought together for landing, and, since the length of the jump is measured from the edge of the takeoff board to the nearest mark in the landing area surface made by any part of the body, the jumper attempts to fall forward.
Congratulations to the recent Long Jump winners and PR holders at the SAMO and Trabuco Hills High School Track Meets!
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Drama Highlights!
Last fall, adjudicators from the California Educational Theatre Organization (CETA) came to see Mira Costa Drama/Tech’s production of
She Kills Monsters
and have awarded Certificates of Achievement for Outstanding Theatrical Work to the following members of the cast and crew: Kate Bacon, Bryant Bardeau, Francesca Barile, Bryson Ehrhard, Tess Fortier, Caroline Lesser, Griffin Moore, Natalee Park, Gabriella Papera, Katie Price-Hughes, Madi Weissenberg, and a single award for the entire Ensemble. Congratulations to all the winners and the entire cast and crew of
She Kills Monsters
for their outstanding work on this amazing production!
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Upcoming Orchestra events!
The Chamber Orchestra students are excited to be going on a multi school overnight ‘Friendship Tour’ led by Mr. Peter Park to San Diego on March 13-14. This tour will involve several music performances and interaction with the local music community, while providing an invaluable experience in terms of learning and challenging the students as well as strengthening student bonds.
Students are preparing for the upcoming Southern California School Band & Orchestra (SCSBOA) Festival that is scheduled on Tuesday, March 17, at Long Beach Poly High School in Long Beach.
Please mark your calendar for the 5th Annual Eclectic Ensemble concert for the Costa Orchestra and Band programs to be held on Friday, April 17th at 7:00pm.
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Mustang Softball opens season!
The Mustang softball team opened their season by going 2-2 in the Savanna Tournament.
Click Here
to check out the full team schedule and come catch a home game!
Both Varsity and JV are home this week against Warren on Thursday.
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Boys Tennis starts
off the season 2-1!
Boys Tennis started their 2020 season last Tuesday with a tough first match against a very strong Harvard-Westlake Team. Harvard-Westlake lived up to the hype, beating the Mustangs 13-5. In singles Tim Dzhurinskiy won two sets (6-3, 6-1) and Kelly Giese won two sets (7-5, 7-5). In doubles Trent Porter and Zack Wohl won one set (6-3).
The Mustangs rebounded and on Wednesday they beat Long Beach Poly 14-4 and continued their winning streak against Chadwick, defeating the dolphins.
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Congratulations to the following
football award recipients!
Sam Whitney, Quarterback, Offensive Player of the Year, First Team All Bay League, All Area Newcomer of the Year, All County Memorable Mention, All CIF, All State 3rd Team, Max Prep #7 in CA, And number 32 in US passing yards/games for c/o 2021, Elite11 Regional Invite.
First Team:
Hank Dunlap O/L, Rashad Lawrence O/L, Thomas Southey WR, & Jackson Fischer DB.
Second Team:
Kian Towfighi WR, & Bryce Carlisle DB.
Honorable Mention:
Jaden McDonald S & Kayle Marsh WR.
West Lions All-Star Team:
Hank Dunlap O/L DL, Rashad Lawrence O/L D & Jackson Fischer DB WR.
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MBMS Mathletes Win Top Prize At Regional Competition!
Four Manhattan Beach Middle School “mathletes” took the top prize last weekend at the regional MathCounts competition held at Northrop Grumman. The MBMS team calculated their way to first place out of 22 teams. They will move on to the state competition at the end of March in Riverside.
Representing MBMS on the winning team were Rose Cohen, Kate Kligys, Daniel Greenberg, and William Chen – all in seventh grade. Additionally, Chen came in 2nd place overall. Besides the official team of four students, six additional students represented MBMS as individuals: Stelle Allen, Enzo Ames, Miles Campbell, Matthew Chang, Audrey Henry, and William Kiely.
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Odyssey of the Mind has strong showing!
The LA regional tournament for
Odyssey of the Mind
took place this past Saturday, Feb 22. MB had a strong showing, sending 6 teams across 4 different problems and spanning all 3 divisions. Highlights include 3 first place finishes who will move on to the State competition on March 21 at Moreno Valley High School.
Congratulations to all of the MB teams that competed!
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Support MBUSD schools by participating in MBEF "Give Back" throughout the
week of March 21-28!
MBEF is introducing a week-long awareness and fundraising campaign to help offset Manhattan Beach Unified School District (MBUSD) budget cuts. During the week of March 21-28, we invite local businesses to provide a Give Back offer to increase patronage to local businesses and help further the success of our schools.
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MBUSD Budget – Stay Informed!
Many people have heard about the budget reductions that were approved by the Board at the February 26 Board meeting. Dr. Matthews wrote about these reductions in a letter to the Manhattan Beach community which you can
read
here
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Registration Open for All
MBX Summer Classes and Athletics!
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Register for the grade your student
will be entering in the fall.
2020 Summer School Dates:
Session 1: Monday, June 15 – Thursday, July 2
Session 2: Monday, July 6 – Thursday, July 23
Academic courses meet from 8 am to 1:30 pm.
MBX Flex courses are available to students needing a more flexible summer school schedule. Classes can begin as early as June 15 and must be completed by August 7. Information on Flex courses can be found
here
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New Class:
College Essay Writing Workshop
Are you a rising Senior? Are you starting to stress about college applications? Have you promised yourself you would get your essays finished over the summer? Then this class is for you.
Under the guidance of one of Mira Costa’s most loved and experienced teachers, this class will help you get organized and complete your personal statement and the common application essay. Ms. Vaughan has taught English at Mira Costa for over 30 years, helping her students craft and edit countless college applications. Bring your ideas and questions, and she’ll guide you through the application process with individual attention.
Questions? Contact Jennifer@mbxfoundation.org or Kathy@mbxfoundation.org.
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Measure EE: Mira Costa Gym Replacement Project Update
through February, 2020!
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Need an Evening Out?
Support these Fundraisers!
LAST CHANCE TO PURCHASE!
Costa Performing Arts MOM's Night Out on March 11, 2020
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Costa Booster Club Camps!
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Costa Booster Club Fundraisers!
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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
contac
t J
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r Williams
HERE.
We can verify the validity of the opportunity and direct you to the appropriate booster officers.
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To subscribe or submit stories and photos for our next newsletter, please contact:
Jennifer Williams, Executive Director, jennifer@mbxfoundation.org or
Leslie Whittet, MBX.foundation@gmail.com
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