MBX SUMMER SCHOOL

View the MBX Summer School Page and visit the Summer School drop down menu on the mbxfoundation.org website for more information.

2024 MBX Summer School Registration

• Academic Courses – Now open
• Athletics – Thursday, April 18, 9am

2024 MBX Summer School Offerings

STARTS Monday, June 17 – Thursday, July 25, 2024

• Academic Courses – 8:30am to 2:00pm in person classes
• Online Learning – MBX Foundation has partnered with Imagine Edgenuity Online Learning Courseware to offer comprehensive asynchronous, self-paced online courses. Our course catalog is robust, featuring standards-aligned, interactive, and media-rich content designed to be personalized, engaging, and rigorous. Students have the flexibility to work on their courses at any time, with each semester comprising approximately 60 hours of coursework. The MBX administrator of the program will reach out to each student weekly, help students get started and be available to help students if needed via zoom.
• Small Group In Person – minimum of four students. Students will meet with the teacher for two hours daily from 8:30 am to 10:30 am or 11:00 am to 1:00 pm. In addition to the 2 hours a day, there will be three or more hours of asynchronous learning. Registration will end May 10 at 3pm
• Credit Recovery - Students can only retake classes if they earn a D or F

GAP/MAP/RAP/PACE/PASE MBX AFTER SCHOOL ENRICHMENT SPRING 2024 SESSION 

MBX After School Enrichment Spring PASE/PACE/MAP/RAP/GAP classes start on Monday, April 15.  

We still have openings in great classes like Cooking, Anime, Jewelry Making, Chess & Basketball.

Registration closes on Monday, April 8th at 9am.

For schedules and registration information, please visit www.mbxfoundation.org/after-school-programs/

JUNIOR LIFEGUARD CONDITIONING PROGRAM - MCHS Aquatics Athletes Fundraiser

Need help training for the JG Swim Test? Are you a Returning JG looking for conditioning before this Summer? Sign-up for our Junior Lifeguard Conditioning Program taught by Mira Costa High School Aquatics Athletes (Co-Ed Swim, Boys Water Polo & Girls Water Polo) under the supervision of Coach Antonis Nahabed. Our last session is open for registration until April 9, 2024. Training takes place at the Mira Costa HS Pool and coincides with the JG Swim Test dates. Participants must be 9 yrs. old (by July 1, 2024). The program is designed to refine basic skills, condition, and improve swim times.

For more information & to sign-up visit the Mira Costa Boys Water Polo team website or contact Chrissie Clay or Rachel Alexander. Email Costaboyswp@gmail.com. Register here. View the flyer.

MIRA COSTA HIGH SCHOOL MUSIC PRESENTS: The Festival Concert

Featuring MCHS Bands and Orchestras

The MCHS bands and MCHS orchestras will be performing their repertoire from the SCSBOA Festival at the Mira Costa Auditorium on Wednesday, March 27, 2024 at 7pm. Admission is free.

ANNUAL JEFF GOODRICH PARENTS' SOCCER CLASSIC 

Soccer-Playing Parents! We hope you’ll join us on April 27 for our annual Jeff Goodrich Parents’ Soccer Classic. Jeff Goodrich was the founder of this tournament, a Manhattan Beach police officer, and an upstanding member of the community who sadly passed away several years ago. South Bay schools will field teams of parents from each school for this tournament to raise funds for our schools’ athletic programs. There will be prizes, raffles, and food & drink for players and spectators of all ages. Register here.

BOYS BASKETBALL

The Boys Basketball season culminated with lots of smiles at the end-of-season celebration last week. All program families were invited to attend dinner at the Neptunians Women’s Club Banquet Hall and enjoy a presentation from coaches who shared season highlights and recognized each player and student-athletes who achieved academic distinction. Seniors were honored for their 4 years of dedication to the team and the legacies they will leave with the program as they head off to new adventures. Team Captains also had an opportunity to deliver short speeches and the audience shared a few tear-jerker moments! It was a great way to wrap up the season

Spring training is in full force with weekly practices and team bonding events. Most recently, the team tested out their skills at the bowling alley.. After a couple of strikes, a few spares, and lots of gutter balls, they decided to head back to the gym. Next up, March Madness Watch Party!

Go Mustangs!

MCHS MARCHING BAND & COLORGUARD

MCHS Indoor Drumline Team & MCHS Winter Guard Team are having great seasons! 

The Varsity Winter Guard had a successful and fun weekend competing in the WGI Power Regional in Palm Desert. They advanced to the second day of competition and placed 11 out of 25 teams in their division. The Varsity team is also competing in the WGASC at Monrovia High School. 

Our MCHS Indoor Drumline Team competed at Great Oak HS in the PSA division. They placed 1st in Block 1 and 2nd overall. In every competition this season, they have placed 1st or 2nd in their division, which is a great place to be heading into finals.

MUN

In the last few weeks, Model UN students traveled both to the BMUN conference at UC Berkeley and the NHSMUN conference at New York. Both teams were very successful with many Costa delegates winning awards. At BMUN, two partnerships won the best delegate award, three partnerships and one delegate won the outstanding award, and 2 partnerships and two delegates won the commendation award. At NHSMUN, five dual delegations won the plenary award, two won the award of excellence, two won the award of distinction, and two won the award of merit. The Model UN students are now preparing for the final local conferences: SCMUN, UCIMUN, and McKennaMUN!

TENNIS - BOYS

Both JV and Varsity are off to strong seasons. JV is undefeated, and Varsity is 6-2. Come out to watch our home match against Redondo March 28th!

Congrats to our JV team for winning the First Serve Tournament against many Varsity teams! They played hard and represented Costa well.

Please sign up for our upcoming Pickleball Tournament fundraiser! Saturday, April 13th from 3pm-7pm at the MBMS courts. Grab a partner or sign up on your own. Food, drinks, prizes and fun pickleball! Register here.

TECH & ENGINEERING

Cybersecurity:

The Cybersecurity Club just competed in picoCTF, a cybersecurity competition hosted by Carnegie Mellon University, structured around a capture-the-flag framework. We were challenged to engage in tasks that involved reverse engineering, cryptography, AI, web exploitation, and forensics to solve problems and capture 'flags’. We are also competing in the USCC CyberQuests competition; this season's event focuses on OSINT, log analysis, forensics, and git basics, where we analyze artifacts and answer quiz questions on the data samples.

Robotics:

We received both Excellence award and Tournament Finalist at Mt. SAC regional competition. This qualified us for States where we competed last weekend and received Sportsmanship award!

Aerospace:

We’re almost complete in our preparation for our qualification flights for ARC! We are nearing completion of STRATA 2 which has many notable upgrades over STRATA 1. STRATA 2 t is far more accurate and rigid in its design and utilizes a different guiding system that will result in more constant flight profiles.

VOLLEYBALL - BOYS

MIRA COSTA BOYS VARSITY VOLLEYBALL TAKES THE GOLD AT BEST OF THE WEST

Mira Costa’s Boys Varsity Volleyball brought home the gold at Best of The West this past month, the premiere volleyball tournament of the high school season. Mira Costa’s win marks the first time in history that a single high school has won the tournament four times. 

The annual two-day tournament draws teams from Northern and Southern California, and as far away as Hawaii and Arizona. Over 30 teams competed for the title including top teams Loyola, Newport Harbor, Corona Del Mar, Huntington Beach, Punahou and more. 

Mira Costa took on Newport Harbor in the finals, beating the tournament’s defending champions in two sets. Named to the All-Tournament team from Mira Costa was Tournament MVP, Victor Loiola, as well as Johnny Dykstra and Alex Heins. With this tournament win, Mira Costa Boys Varsity Volleyball record is now 16-1 for the season. 

Please come cheer us on at our final games of the year! View the spring schedule.

RUGBY - BOYS and GIRLS

The Mira Costa boys and girls rugby teams both finished strong and had an amazing season this year, with both teams placing 2nd in their SCIRF divisions. On January 27th, we had a chance to honor our nine graduating seniors who’ve shown amazing talent, resilience, and teamwork this season and in prior seasons, all while having fun! These players have all helped to shape the legacy and leadership of this Rugby program, which continues to grow and thrive: Kinzie Malony, Grace Millea, Parker Conley, Tyler Gautier, Devon Kracht, Aiden Merriman, Justin Smith, Marco Succari and Donovan Wakefield. We are incredibly proud of each of these young men and women, all of whom will be missed tremendously. We also have so much gratitude for our coaches, who are firmly committed to this program and player growth. We look forward to celebrating at the end-of-season program-wide banquet on Monday, March 25, and looking ahead to an amazing season next year!

In keeping with our tradition and culture of competing locally, nationally and internationally, the Mira Costa boys and girls rugby teams hosted the Edmonton Gold in a 7s match at Mira Costa on February 28th. While the Canadians came out on top in both matches, nevertheless the Mustangs played some very competitive rugby. The boys next host Brophy HS from Phoenix, Arizona.

The Costa Rugby team is presently planning their international tour in April 2025 and are looking to travel to New Zealand.

ICE HOCKEY, CO-ED

Games Played @ Toyota Sports Performance Center

Follow us on Instagram: @mchs.hockey

V1:

• 3/26 Tues. 6:25pm -v- Hermosa Beach

• 4/9 Tues. 7:45pm -v- Venice Beach Pats

• 4/16 Tues. 6:25pm -v- Bel-Air

• 4/23 Tues. 7:25pm -v- Beverly Crest

• 4/27 Sat.1:00pm -v- Beverly Crest

• 4/30 Tues. 7:45pm -v- Hermosa Beach

• 5/7 Tues. 6:25pm -v- PV Estates



V2:

• 3/27 Wed. 6:20pm -v- El Segundo Strikers

• 3/30 Sat. 2:30pm -v- Hermosa Beach

• 4/10 Wed. 7:45pm -v- Santa Monica

• 4/19 Fri. 7:30 -v- Loyola

• 4/24 Wed. 6:20pm -v- South Bay Stingrays

 • 5/1 Wed. 7:20pm -v- Redondo Beach

• 5/8 Wed. 7:45pm -v- El Segundo Strikers

SOCCER - BOYS

Congratulations to all three Costa Boys Soccer teams who were Bay League Champions!!! 

Our Varsity team had a historic season:

• Open Division of CIF-SS Playoffs semi-finalists (top 8 teams in all of Southern CA)
• CIF Regional (CA State) Playoffs semi-finalists
• Most wins in Costa Boys Soccer history (23)
• Most team goals in a season (84)
• Most goals by a single player in a season (Marco Bottene with 31, tying 2018-2019 Josh Gaudiano)
• Champions of South High Holiday Tournament and Laguna Hills Holiday Tournament

Congrats to the following players who earned special League and CIF recognition:

• Sean Gauer: Bay League MVP and All-CIF Open Division
• Marco Bottene: Bay League Best Offensive Player and All-CIF Open Division
• Ian Rodriguez: Bay League 1st Team and All-CIF Open Division
• Evan Hansen: Bay League 1st Team
• Jack Johnstone: Bay League 1st Team
• Owen Lagerwey: Bay League 1st Team
• Nico DeSisto: Bay League 2nd Team
• Grant Gilmer: Bay League 2nd Team
• Ace Tendale: Bay League 2nd Team

We honored our 15 dedicated seniors at Senior Night and we celebrated three of our Varsity players at Winter Signing Day: Owen Lagerwey (UNC Asheville), Grant Gilmer (St. Lawrence University), and Marco Bottene (UPenn) with Head Coach Gary Smith at Winter Signing Day. (Ace Tendale signed with UC Riverside in the fall.)

SOCCER - GIRLS

The Girls' Soccer Team has concluded an outstanding season! Across all levels - Varsity, Junior Varsity, and Freshman/Sophomore teams - they secured the Bay League titles. Advancing to the inaugural CIF-SS Open Division Playoffs, the Varsity team made it to the Semi-finals, showcasing an impressive team performance. Their excellence led them to secure a spot in the CIF D1 Regional Playoffs, where they once again reached the Semi-finals, further demonstrating their skill and determination.

The following players were recognized with individual Bay League and CIF honors:

Mia Crisera: All-CIF SS Open Division, Bay League MVP

JuJu Arensforf: All-CIF SS Open Division, Bay League First Team

Sydney Bushman: All-CIF SS Open Divison, Bay League Second Team

Amanda McKendry: Bay League First Team

Fiona Shin: Bay League First Team

Taylor Southey: Bay League First Team

Mya Clarke: Bay League Second Team

Halle Ostboe: Bay League Second Team

Congratulations to all on a successful season!!

LACROSSE - GIRLS

Our season is in full swing! Varsity is currently 6th in CIF Division 1. 

Follow us on Instagram: @costagirlslax

We hope to see you on the field! View our Varsity and JV team schedules here.

LACROSSE - BOYS

Varsity is battling this season preparing for a tough Bay League Schedule that starts Friday March 29th vs Redondo, let’s pack the house! The teams are prepping for our annual spring break trip to Las Vegas to take on Nevada powerhouse Bishop Gorman and Faith Lutheran, and the remaining league games Senior night April 10th vs Peninsula, and then the men will head to Palos Verdes for the first of two showdown’s with the Sea Kings. 

Summer is starting to shape up, The team will have Wednesday night workouts and two tournaments for Returning Varsity, JV/Frosh, and Incoming Freshmen through Spurs Lacrosse Club- Click Here to Sign Up

Practices:

June 19, 23, July 3, 10 - 6pm-8pm at Mira Costa Waller Stadium

Events:

Buku OC June 29/30 GREAT PARK OC

TRIBZ OC JULY 13/14 GREAT PARK OC

Schedules:

View Varsity, JV and Frosh Schedules here.

DANCE

Dance Team 2024-2025 Tryouts

MCHS Dance Team tryouts are March 26th and 27th 3:30-6:30 and March 28th 3:30-7:30pm in the MCHS gym. Questions? Contact mchsdanceteamboosters@gmail.com

DRAMA TECH

Tickets for the Mira Costa High School Spring musical Footloose are now on sale here. Purchase tickets online up to two hours before each performance. Tickets may be purchased at the theater box office thereafter based on seating availability. All performances will be in the Mira Costa Auditorium. 

• Friday, April 26 at 7:30 pm
• Saturday, April 27 at 7:30 pm
• Wednesday, May 1 at 4 pm
• Thursday, May 2 at 6:30 pm
• Friday, May 3 at 7:30 pm
• Saturday, May 4 at 2 pm
• Saturday, May 4 at 7:30 pm

Follow us on Instagram for all the latest updates @mchsdramatechboosters

VISUAL ARTS

Save the Date for the 9x12 Art Show and Fundraiser on May 18th, 5:30-8:30 pm at Resin Studio, 618 Cypress Ave., Hermosa Beach.This event will feature student art from the 21st Annual All Media Exhibit as well as 9x12 art created specifically for this fundraiser. These unique 9x12 pieces will be available for sale the night of the event. Local artists, student artists and community members have joined together to create these one-of-a-kind pieces. 

SOFTBALL

Save the date for the Parents’ Softball Classic Tournament: Sunday, June 2, 2024

Parents from Manhattan Beach schools team up to raise funds for MBX, benefiting our schools’ athletic programs.

Started in 2006, this annual event is a great local tradition in which parents play one another to raise funds for a great cause.

Join us for some fun competition and a family-friendly day in the sun, complete with cheering crowds, music and an all-day snack bar featuring hamburgers, hot dogs and tasty treats!

Registration date to be announced.

View our game schedule here. Follow us on Instagram: @costasoftball

BASEBALL

Tickets are on sale now for the Inaugural Costa Baseball Golf Tournament. Join us on June 3rd for a fantastic day at the Huntington Club - with 18 holes, lunch, silent auction, swag bags, and an after par-tee dinner too! All Costa Parents are welcome!

Purchase tickets here.

FOOTBALL

Congratulations to Jacob Goldberg for winning the CIF Southern Section Academic Athlete of the Year for Mira Costa football and a 4.0 GPA!

IMPORTANT DATES:

• May 1st Parent Meeting for all existing Costa Football parents – 6p in Room 105.

• June 6th Parent Meeting for all existing AND INCOMING 9th grade parents – 6p in TBD.

• June 17th – July 19th Summer Conditioning

CHEER

MCHS Bag Straps - Choose from our interchangeable bag straps…mix & match them and cheer on your favorite Mira Costa team. Order online. View the flyer. 

Tryouts for the 2024-2024 Season will take place April 29 - May 3, 2024. Please note that anyone interested in trying out MUST attend the mandatory tryout meeting on March 27, 2024 at 7pm. Check out our website for more information. 

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 REGISTER

SUPPORT MBX/MBUSD SUMMER CAMPS:

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.

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:

LA VISTA Newspaper

Would you like to keep informed about what’s going on at Costa and in our community? Subscribe to La Vista, Mira Costa's student-run newspaper.

Wrestling Legends Socks

Girls Basketball sells “bling” Fan Gear

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.

To connect with MBX please contact Heather Interian, MBX Foundation Executive Director at Heather@mbxfoundation.org.

To subscribe or submit stories and photos for our next newsletter, please contact:

Julie Johnson, MBX Foundation Communications at julie@mbxfoundation.org