JUNE 17, 2024

MBX CONGRATULATES THE GRADUATES!

Whether your family is promoting from Pre-school, Elementary School, Middle School, or graduating from High School, MBX Foundation takes pride in sharing your journey along the way and wishes each of you success in your next steps.

MBX additionally wants to congratulate the following Mira Costa Students on their accomplishments who have each received the MBX Scholarship: Luke Arizpe, Allison Custer, Ava Nicols, Shawn Oh, and Camden Shapiro.

MBX AFTER SCHOOL ENRICHMENT (PACE, PASE, GAP, MAP & RAP) 2024/2025

The MBX Foundation are thankful for all the families that participated in our

2023/24 elementary school After School Enrichment classes. Your

participation helps to provide and support academic, educational, musical,

athletic and co-curricular programs established for and in support of the

Manhattan Beach Unified School District.

We hope to provide fun, active and enlightening classes for your students and we are hard at work planning fun and active classes for the 2024/25 school

year. Visit www.mbxfoundation.org/after-school-programs/ for

Fall schedules and registration dates.

If you have suggestions on classes you would like offered at your student’s

school, please reach out. We are always open to new ideas.

Thank you,

Dana Lindley; MBX After School Enrichment Program Manager

dana@mbxfoundation.org

MBX SUMMER CAMP PARTNERS

MBX Foundation, in partnership with the Manhattan Beach Unified School District, sponsors a variety of summer activities with partner enrichment vendors. The goal is to provide students with the opportunity to supplement and enrich their summer experience in a familiar and safe environment. These camps are offered on MBUSD campuses with a portion of proceeds supporting MBX Foundation. View all the listings at the bottom of this newsletter or linked here.

ANNUAL PARENT SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT

Parents from Manhattan Beach schools teamed up on June 2, 2024 to raise funds for the MBX Foundation who support student and athletic programs.

This annual event (since 2006) is a great local tradition in which parents play one another. Parents are grouped according to the local schools attended by their children and play in a friendly tournament that culminates in a dazzling championship game.

The event is a unique and family-friendly day in the sun, complete with cheering crowds, music and an all-day snack bar featuring hamburgers, hot dogs and lots of treats! Ross Kay launched the tournament and continues to play each year. Since 2016, Dave Fratello has served as tournament director.

This year, parents representing the Manhattan Beach Middle School won the tournament after winning 3 of 4 games in pool play, won a marathon semifinal playoff and advanced to the finals against a Pacific elementary team. New to the tournament this year was the fisrt all-women's team, the Softball Mamas. Read all about this year's event in the MB News story.

MBUSD TEAMS AT ODYSSEY OF THE MIND WORLD FINALS

Odyssey of the Mind World Finals took place recently in Ames, Iowa. Odyssey is an international creative problem-solving competition where teams are required to present a solution to a “long-term” problem (typically revealed in September) and a “spontaneous” problem that is revealed at each tournament. This year, 676 teams from 11 countries attended the World Finals with over 10,000 participants and spectators in total.

Congrats to all of the kids throughout the Odyssey season for their efforts. Huge thanks go out to parents, teachers, staff, and volunteers from Manhattan Beach that have dedicated their time and efforts to these teams.

Special thanks to: Michelle Lautanen (Pacific, 2nd Grade) for helping coordinate the World Finals trip, Chuen Ng (STEAM TOSA) for chaperoning, MBX for their financial support, and all of our parents and assistant coaches for their time, patience, and support. Official scores are available here.

Pennekamp Elementary: This is the 2nd year participating in Odyssey and the first time attending World’s for the 5th grade team from Pennekamp Elementary, coached by Alex Otero. MBUSD’s Pennekamp team, Asher Feldman, Ava Salehi, Samantha Lee, Aviana Otero, Camille Jacobsen, Lily Francisco, and Charlotte Fan, coached by Alex Oter placed 4th among a field of 47 teams.

Manhattan Beach Middle School: For the team of 7th graders from Manhattan Beach Middle School, this is their first time participating and attending World Finals coached by Alice Kuo. MBMS team, Christian Chuang, Kainoa Aita, Noah Chang, Beckett Harris, Malik Salah, Ashley Treger, and Niamh Adamis placed 17 in a field of 49 teams.

Mira Costa High School: Mira Costa’s team of freshmen and sophomores defended their World Championship title, placing 1st among 37 teams coached by Brian Fan. MCHS Team, Sierra Wolbert, Charlotte Fan, Audrey Treger, Matthew Chang, Zachary Green, Daisei Horiguchi, Daisei Horiguchi, Charlotte Fan, Zachary Green, Sierra Wolbert, Audrey Treger

BAND

Congratulations to the MCHS Bands & Guard - 23/24 was a huge success! It has been an incredible year of music making and performing in the Mira Costa High School Bands and Guard from...our amazing Concert Ensembles earning higher ratings at festival than groups that won the GRAMMY Award a decade ago...to our phenomenal Jazz Bands earning top honors at major Regional and National events...our fantastic Marching Band and Colorguard being named a Finalist in the Regional Championships for the National Circuit, Bands of America, for the first time in school history...our awe-inspiring Indoor Drumline making their third consecutive finals at the Southern California Percussion Alliance from out of the largest Prelims field in seven years...and our stunning Winteguards earning top performance marks in their circuits while performing some of the most technically demanding programs that Mira Costa has ever produced!

(And that does not even count our student's inspiring performances through our partnerships with Drama for the spring musical Footloose and with Orchestra for concerts throughout the year and for the upcoming Central Europe Tour!)

There is so much more than these empirical snapshots can tell, as we heard from our Class of 2024 graduating seniors, the daily enjoyment of performing and making music, pushing oneself to new and greater heights, forming memories that will last a lifetime, learning important life lessons in and out of the classroom, finding new friendships and strengthening enduring ones and I am so thankful to our parents and staff for continuing to offer our students such incredible opportunities to shine on some of the largest stages! Congratulations to the Class of 2024! Onward and upward!

Joel Carlson

Director of Bands

Mira Costa High School

A GRAMMY Signature GOLD School

COMEDY SPORTZ HSL

Congrats to our Seniors and their last match. We will miss them so much! Interested in joining Comedy Sportz HSL in the fall? Follow our Instagram for updates on auditions (usually right after school begins) @mchscomedysportzhsl

INDOOR VOLLEYBALL - BOYS

Congratulations to the 2024 Boys Indoor Volleyball teams this season!

Varsity - Triple Tournament Champions (Best of the West, Karch Kiraly, Santa Barbara)
Varsity - Division 1 - CIF SS and CIF Regionals 2nd place
JV Bay League Champions
JV RUHS Varsity Tournament and Santa Barbara Varsity Tournament - Quarter-finals
Frosh Bay League Co-Champions
Frosh RUHS JV Tournament - 2nd place

Varsity earned a Bay League Championship led by Greg Snyder (Daily Breeze All-Area Coach of the Year) and brought home three tournament titles, including “Karch Kiraly Tournament of Champions” and “Best of the West.” Mira Costa’s win at Best of the West, drawing teams as far away as Arizona and Hawaii, marked the first time in history that a single high school won the tournament four times. Varsity also placed 2nd in Div 1 CIF SS and CIF Regionals. The JV team completely dominated their JV competition as Bay League Champions. They also entered multiple varsity tournaments, competing with top 10 teams, and placed 3rd in the RUHS Varsity Tournament. The Frosh team earned a Bay League Co-Championship and finished 2nd in the Redondo JV tournament. The volleyball at every level was top tier and impressive. Congratulations again to all players and coaches!

LACROSSE - GIRLS

Fall Program

Mondays 2:30–4:30 & Wednesdays 3–5

*New & returning players *Improve Lacrosse skills *Learn lacrosse IQ* Weight train* Scrimmage *PE Credit

2024 MCHS Girls Varsity Lacrosse Team: What an incredible season!

Undefeated Bay League Champions * All Bay League Awards

Coach of the Year: Maddy Morrissey
1st Team: Kate D. (MVP), Maddie O., Lizzie W., Bailey B., Peyton M.
2nd Team: Margot P., Jillian R., Piper D., Emma B.

CIF SS Div 1 Semifinalist * All-CIF SS Awards

1st Team: Kate D., Bailey B.
2nd Team: Maddie O., Lizzie W., Peyton M., Piper D.

All-Area Team

Player of the Year: Kate Donnelly
Margot P., Bailey B., Maddie O., Lizzie W., Peyton M.

2024 MCHS Girls JV Lacrosse Team

Season Record 15-3
Laxapalooza Tournament Champions

LACROSSE - BOYS

2024 Mira Costa Boys Lacrosse! What an outstanding season!

CIF AWARDS - WINNERS OF CIF DIV 2

COACH OF THE YEAR- AARON KARSH
PLAYER OF THE YEAR- DYLAN FENTON
1st Team- RAFFERTY WATERSON
1st Team- NICK MARSH
2nd Team- ZAK LACHANCE, JACK DAVID, HENRY DISSER, DASH SEIFFER
HONORABLE MENTION- MICHAEL BUTLER, SEAN PATTON

FALL PROGRAM

Please connect with Coach Karsh via Email ASAP - coachkarsh@gmail.com 310.619.5093. First wave of tryouts start Day 1 with Lacrosse PE and run through the fall with Final cuts made by Dec 6th.

For more info: Click H ere

GOLF - BOYS

Mira Costa Varsity Boys Golf Team had an incredible season! Here are the highlights:

- 1st Place Bay League (9-1) // Took 2nd in Championship Play-Off vs El Segundo

- 5 Players Advanced to CIF SS Individuals Qualifier: Jack Brooks, Eric daCosta, Callahan Fay, Ford Finster and Josh Gastelum

- Senior Josh Gastelum Advanced Further to CIF-SS Individual Regionals

- Bay League 1st Team Eric daCosta and Josh Gastelum

- Bay League 2nd Team Ford Finster, Aden Henry, Jack Brooks and Ezra Gedion

- 1st Place Walnut Invitational Championship Flight

- 7th Place Ayala Varsity Spring Classic

Our JV Team also had a winning season with 8-4 overall.

- 3rd Place Ayala JV Spring Classic

- Junior Will Lewis shot 75 in JV Championship at Alondra taking second place in card-off.

Annual Golf Tournament & Silent Auction Fundraiser will take place in October. Details TBD. Follow @mchs.boysgolf on Instagram.

SWIM

The 2024 Costa Swimming season was the most successful in Costa Swimming history. Our highly talented and spirited team was undefeated in Bay League with an incredible 3-peat Bay League all-teams win. CIF Division 1 girls placed an astonishing 2nd place overall, with 2 individual event gold medalists, while boys played 11th - unprecedented finishes for Costa swimmers!

To get on the info list for all things Costa Swimming, please email mchsswimdive@gmail.com. The 2024-25 tryout will be held in November (date TBD), with info coming out after school starts in the fall. Please visit our website for more info.

TENNIS - BOYS

Congratulations to the boy's tennis team on an incredibly competitive season!

JV Bay League Champions
JV Bay League Singles Champion: Liam Fielding; second place: Brodie Kelley
JV Bay League Doubles Champions: Christopher Nahlinder & Anthony Sheu
Varsity - Division 1 - 6th place
Ojai Tennis Tournament representation in both singles: Tyler Smildzins and doubles: Edmund Lu & Ethan Dover

Summer MBX Training

Coached by the Mira Costa Tennis Team Coaches, the summer MBX training camp is for students who are seriously interested in trying out for the Costa boys tennis program in the next school year. It is not mandatory for those trying out for the tennis team but this will allow our coaches to be able to spend time with incoming freshmen, help evaluate their skill level and offer training to help them improve their skills. This is also an opportunity for the incoming players to spend some court time with the coaches currently involved with the Mira Costa Tennis Program. Current players already on the JV or Varsity teams are also able to utilize this camp as training during the summer.

Click here for dates and registration information.

BASEBALL

Costa Baseball had a successful season under second year Head Coach Andy Diver. The Varsity went 14-14-1 and was led by First Team Bay All Bay League winner Win Gurney (OF - ‘25) and Second Team winners Nicolai Arnold (INF - ‘24), Alito McBean (LHP - ‘24) and Ace Tarango (OF-‘26). The team also had five All-Area team selections.

With five offensive starters returning, the team will look to build on the season heading into next year under the leadership of Oregon State commit Gurney along with Senior pitching commits Connor Jones (LMU) and Aiden Pinn (USC).

The JV team also had a successful season, winning the Bay League with an overall record of 22-7, while the Frosh/Soph team finished a strong season at 20-8.

Costa Baseball will again host its annual Christmas tree lot, on Saturday December 7. The team will begin taking orders for trees in early October.

Summer Baseball Camp - Various Dates

Mira Costa Baseball will be offering two Summer Camp options this year over 3 different weeks including June 24, July 15 and July 29 weeks. A Half Day Baseball Camp with Skills Training offered by the Costa Baseball Coaches and Players and a Half Day Camp with an Extended Day/Speciality Positions camp option. All sessions include T-Shirt/Hat, Snacks and Fresh Brothers Kids Meal. Half Day is 9am-1230pm and Extended Day is 9am-130pm

Ages: Elementary and Middle School

BASKETBALL - BOYS

The Boys' Basketball Team is excited to welcome new and returning players to our summer athletics program beginning Monday, June 17. Practices are held at Mira Costa Athletic Facility Mondays - Thursdays from 2:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. and Fridays from 3 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Click here for more information.

Don't miss our Costa Summer League games every Wednesday hosted at Mira Costa Athletic Facility from 4-8 p.m., and stay tuned for the Varsity team's trip to Northern California for the Cali Live Tournament at the end of June.

The Booster Club would like to thank our coaches, players, and parent volunteers for a fantastic Spring Skills Clinic. Don’t miss the chance to join the fun at our upcoming Youth Summer Camp on July 8th-10th, designed for boys and girls aged 7-14. Register today.

DANCE

MCHS Dance Team presents: Mini Mustangs Dance Camp 8/8–8/9/24

The Mira Costa Dance Team will host a two day Mini Mustang Camp where campers will learn dances with the dance team members, and will also have crafts, games, snacks. One the last day, the campers will participate in a mini performance for parents. Ages: Grades 1–6. Registration is now open. To sign up, click here.

CHEER

Mini Mustang Summer Cheer Camp

July 15-18 | 9am-2pm

Learn Cheer Fundamentals, Leadership, Daily Craft and Final day Showcase Performance.

$350 = Includes Camp T-Shirt, Daily Snack

CLICK HERE TO REGI S TER

Spots are limited and filling up quickly!

FLAG FOOTBALL - GIRLS

Girls Flag Football Summer Clinic - August 16th, 8:30am check-in; 9am-12pm camp

Mira Costa Girls Flag Football Team and Coaching Staff would like to invite you to a High Energy Flag Football Camp. The clinic will focus on the key elements of the game of flag football, fun drills, good competition & prizes!

The camp is for K-8th grade boys and girls. The camp will be held on the Mira Costa West Athletic Field on Meadows Avenue. Register here. View the flyer.

INDOOR VOLLEYBALL - GIRLS

JV & Frosh/Soph Tryouts are July 18th. (Open to incoming Freshmen to Sophomores.)

Support Girls Volleyball: Register for Mini Mustang Girls Volleyball Camp 8/5–8/7/24

Training by Mira Costa Coaches & the Varsity Team. Three fun days of volleyball instruction and games! All campers will receive a t-shirt and daily light snacks. Campers will be grouped according to age and skill level. Camp will be held in the MCHS Athletic Complex – Main Gym from 8–11am. Ages: Rising 3rd through 8th grade girls / Register here. View the flyer.

Go to costagirlsvolleyball.com for all current Mira Costa Girls Volleyball information!

DRAMA / TECH

Drama Tech is excited to present their first annual Mini Mustang Summer Theatre Camp! One week of theatre fun playing with improv, acting, singing, dancing, crafts, games and more! July 29 - August 2 daily from 9am - 2pm. Register here.

Interested in joining Drama or Tech for 2024-2025 school year? It’s not too late to sign up for classes! Pay close attention to the student bulletin in the fall for Fall Play audition information!

CROSS COUNTRY

Interested in cross country for the summer or the fall? Please contact mcxcboosters@gmail.com. Cross country tryouts will occur the week before school starts, more details to follow.

WRESTLING - CO-ED

Incoming Freshmen: Are you interested in training with Mira Costa Boys Soccer in the fall, in hopes of making the team in the winter? Our boys summer soccer camp runs June 17 to July 18, Monday through Thursday from 2:30-4:30pm. Sign up here: New Student MBX Summer School. The camp will determine which players make the Fall pre-season soccer PE training program. (All players who are not participating in another fall sport are required to be in fall pre-season training.)

RUGBY - BOYS and GIRLS

HIGH SCHOOL SUMMER RUGBY PROGRAM (Co-Ed): Rising 9th-grade boy and girl Rugby players are invited to register for our MBX Summer Athletics Rugby Program. Returning players in 10-12 grades are also expected to register. Click here to register.

The program runs from Monday, June 17 – Thursday, July 18. Practices are held at Mira Costa High School three (3) days a week, Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 4-6 pm (no practice July 4th). In addition to daily practices, the summer program may include weekday or weekend scrimmages with other schools. The coaches will communicate with players in advance.

We also would like to take this time to express our gratitude to our coaching staff (head coach Duke Dulgarian, John O’Neill, Andrew Hunter, Ashley Brownsberger, Evan Anderson and Reed Vabrey) for their dedication to the players and the game. Also a huge thank you to all the players for playing with integrity and representing Mira Costa well throughout the season both on and off the pitch. We also want to recognize all the parents for their support of the team, the players and coaches. We couldn’t do it without you! We are looking forward to a fun summer honing our rugby skills and preparing for a successful and exciting next season. In addition to our regular winter season, the Rugby program is currently planning an international tournament to New Zealand during Spring Break 2025, where our boys’ and girls’ teams will compete in at least three matches each against New Zealand rugby teams. Parents are welcome!

SOCCER - BOYS

Incoming Freshmen (current 8th graders): Are you interested in training with Mira Costa Boys Soccer in the fall, in hopes of making the team in the winter? Our boys summer soccer camp runs June 17 to July 18, Monday through Thursday from 2:30-4:30pm. Sign up here: New Student MBX Summer School. The camp will determine which players make the Fall pre-season soccer PE training program. (All players who are not participating in another fall sport are required to be in fall pre-season training.)

MEDIA ARTS

It’s not too late to join a Media Arts class for 2024-2025!

TENNIS - GIRLS

2024 Fall Tennis Tryouts to be held on August 12-16, 2024, from 12–4:30pm. Meeting place @ MCHS Tennis Courts. For updates or questions, please click here.

BEACH VOLLEYBALL - BOYS

2024 Fall Boys Beach Volleyball Tryouts are scheduled for Wednesday, August 21st and Thursday, August 22nd from 2:30pm - 4:30pm at 2nd Street/The Strand in Manhattan Beach. Sign up for Tryouts and get more info on the season here.

BASKETBALL - GIRLS

SAVE THE DATES. Mira Costa Girls Basketball is starting to plan for two fun events.

Aug 25 – Pickleball Tournament
Nov 11- Mini Mustang Camp

Mark your calendars. More details to follow shortly.

SUPPORT MBX/MBUSD SUMMER CAMPS:

Friendship Foundaiton Summer Camp - Various Dates

6 Weeks of fun! Our inclusive Friendship Camp engages participants and volunteers in a variety of activities including art, music, science, dance, cooking, special vendors, and adaptive sports. Register here.

Summer Evening Book Clubs 2024 for MBMS Students

One book is covered during each session, which meets two times. With guidance and support, participants will read, discuss, and annotate pages from the book(s)selected for the Summer Reading Book Club. Participants will be given guiding questions and supplied with notes at each session. Ages: MBMS Students / Register here / View the flyer

Camp Galileo Summer Camps

At Robinson Elementary / New 2024 projects for K-8th innovators

Week sessions June 17 - Aug 9 with AM and PM extended care options

USE CODE GALILEOSOCAL24 TO SAVE $40 PER WEEK

Jump Start Accelerated Math Summer 2024

Designed to help middle and high school students who are enrolled in an accelerated or honors course for the school year of 24-25 so that they may get a jump start during summer. Courses also include a new Algebra 2 Honors Prep session, a PSAT Math Prep session, and an all-summer program for students who wish to stay sharp and engaged during the summer break. More information here. For inquiry, please email jumpstartmbkim@gmail.com To register please fill out this form.

TK/K Readiness Camp! At Pacific Elementary - Various Sessions

Hosted by Patti Ackerman TK teacher at Pennekamp & Dana Cannon 2nd Grade teacher at Pennekamp. View the flyer.

• An introduction to kindergarten curriculum

• Small group setting (individualized attention)

• Learn letters, letter sounds, penmanship, writer’s workshop, numbers, number sense, patterning,shapes, and art

• To register or if you have any questions, email Dana Cannon dcannon@mbusd.org or Patti Ackerman at pattiackerman@gmail.com

Camp RAD - Various Summer Sessions Ages: Incoming 4th to 7th Graders / Contact chaoteach@yahoo.com / View the flyer.

• Camp RAD is an all-encompassing academic prep camp with personalized instructional support of Math and English, balanced with art, crafts, and outdoor games. Hosted by Mr. Chao, it’s the perfect way to review and get ahead for the school year!

Steve and Kate’s Summer Camp at Grandview Elementary School - June 17 to August 9

Ages 4–12 / Register here / View the flyer.

• Activities include sewing, stop-motion animation, coding & gaming, sports & recreation, maker crafts, water play, baking, and more. There’s no weekly sessions or reservations required. Plus–they’ll automatically refund any unused passes at the end of the summer. Lunch, snacks, and all hours (8am–6pm) are included.

Planet Bravo 1 Week Camps - 6/24/24-8/2/24

Grades: K–9th

Course Information and Registration: www.planetbravo.com / View the flyer.

• Celebrating 22 summers (10 of which have been at Manhattan Beach Middle School), this STEM camp fills up quickly. Students sign up for a fun and important STEM course for one week, and leave with dazzling projects they will surely love. The younger campers (rising K-2nd grade) are enrolled in the Junior STEM Camp with a focus on Science topics and experiments, while the older campers focus on important Tech skills using computers.

Booster Club Merchandise:

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Girl's Water Polo Sherpa Blankets

Choir

Birthday Grams

Winterguard's Farm Fresh To You

Patch Hats - Wrestling

Girls Lacrosse Ornament

Girls Tennis Magnets

Cheer Costa Bag Straps

H2GO Bottles by Orchestra

Support Baseball

Apparel

Support Band by purchasing Printer Cartridges

Boys Lacrosse

Lifeguard Hats

Band Bucket Hats

Costa Pride Pins by Choir

Wrestling Legends Socks

Girls Basketball sells “bling” Fan Gear

Important Notice Regarding Team Sponsorships

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 contact Heather Interian, MBX Executive Director at Heather@mbxfoundation.org. We can verify the validity of the opportunity and direct you to the appropriate booster officers.