MBX FOUNDATION

Wrapping up summer, and welcoming you back. As students, families, educators, and staff return to school shortly, MBX thanks those who participate in MBX offerings throughout the year such as MBX Summer School, MBX After School Enrichment Programs, and MBMS Athletics which help support academic, educational, musical, athletic and co-curricular programs established for and in support of the Manhattan Beach schools. MBX additionally organizes volunteers and raises funds to further these activities.

MBX AFTER SCHOOL FALL ENRICHMENT SESSION (PACE, PASE, GAP, MAP & RAP)

MBX Foundation, in partnership with the Manhattan Beach Unified School District, sponsors and operates After School Enrichment Programs at Grand View, Meadows, Pacific, Pennekamp and Robinson schools. The goal of these programs is to provide students with the opportunity to supplement and enrich their current experiences in a familiar and safe environment.

Our enrichment classes are held in person, after the school day Monday – Thursday. Immediately after school is released, students meet and are given a snack and supervised until the start of their enrichment class. Students are picked up at the completion of the class.

We offer 3 sessions during the school year (Fall, Winter and Spring).

COMING UP: FALL 2024 SESSION

Look forward to some fun, active and creative classes for the upcoming MBX After School Enrichment session!

Fall Session classes start the week of Monday, September 30, 2024 and finish the week of December 9, 2024. For school schedules and other important information, visit www.mbxfoundation.org/after-school-programs/

Registration opens through 6crickets.com on:

– Wednesday, September 4, 2024 at 9am (Grand View, Robinson & Meadows)

– Thursday, September 5, 2024 at 9am (Pacific & Pennekamp)

MBX SUPPORTS MBMS ATHLETICS

Tryouts for MBMS Fall Sports: Flag Football, Girls Volleyball, and Cheer, will be on September 13th and 15th from 3:15pm-4:30pm. 

All are welcome to participate in Cross Country. Cross Country practices on Tuesdays and Fridays 3:15-4:15pm from 9/3/24 through 11/8/24. 

Please listen to the MBMS AM Wave and check the MBMS Daily Bulletin for After School Sports announcements.

NEW MBX NEWSLETTER SECTION:

MCHS BOOSTER FAN GEAR

Help Support our MCHS Booster Clubs with MCHS FAN GEAR. 

Many Mira Costa High School Booster Clubs are excited to promote MCHS Fan Gear. Please take a moment to scroll down to the bottom of this newsletter to see the variety of offered items and opportunities. Your purchases directly benefit these Boosters!

VOLLEYBALL, BEACH - BOYS

UPDATE: Boys Beach Volleyball will hold Pre-Tryout Clinics on Tuesday, August 20th + Wednesday, August 21st on the sand courts at 2nd Street/The Strand in Manhattan Beach from 2:30pm-4:30pm. The clinics are optional, and players can attend one or both sessions. Cost: $55 (+processing fees) per session. Sign up here, or at the MBX Boys Beach Volleyball site and select the Pre-Tryout Volleyball Clinic button. 

Tryouts will be held on Thursday, August 22nd + Friday, August 23rd at the same location from 2:30pm - 4:30pm. If you have not registered for Tryouts yet, please do so here: 2024 Tryout Sign Up Form

Once the Roster is confirmed, there will be a Parent Meeting on Monday, August 26th at MCHS/Gym Facility/Classroom 1 from 6:00pm-7:00pm.

CROSS COUNTRY

Is your athlete interested in challenging themselves with the support of a fun and inclusive team? Tryouts for Cross Country are taking place on Monday, August 19th. Athletes interested in trying out should arrive by 6:30am at Waller Stadium (Costa Track). Tryouts for boys will begin at 7:30am and girls will begin at 8am. After the tryouts, we will all enjoy some watermelon to celebrate.

Time standards to qualify for the team are as follows:

• Returning Girls - 27 minutes
• New Girls - 28 minutes
• Returning Boys - 19 minutes
• New Boys - 23 minutes

Questions about Cross Country? Send an email to MCXCbooster@gmail.com.

SUPPORT CROSS COUNTRY WITH MCHS FAN GEAR

Show your Mustang pride with BRAND NEW Mira Costa swag – a MCHS embroidered vest and a MCHS 40 oz Stanley Cup. Click HERE for the link to purchase.

TENNIS - GIRLS

Fall Girls' Tennis Tryouts, August 12-16, 2024, from 12:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. 

Tennis team tryout decisions will be emailed or posted by August 18th.

Practice starts, Monday, August 19th.

Parent Team Mandatory Meeting to be held on Tuesday, August 20th @ 7pm (day before school starts), Athletic Classroom 1 of the Athletic Facility.

ORCHESTRA

Congratulations to the Mira Costa Orchestras on a successful Central Europe Tour. In June, the MCHS Orchestras traveled to the Czech Republic and Poland to perform in four cities including the renowned Rudolfinum’s Dvořák Hall in Prague. At each venue the orchestras played seven pieces including Dvořák’s Symphony No. 8 and the world premier of Kevin Tran’s Unconditional. The audiences were very welcoming to our orchestras and awarded the students with standing ovations everytime! Thank you to Mr. Park and the chaperones for making this trip possible.

LACROSSE - GIRLS

The Mira Costa Girls Lacrosse program warmly welcomes new and returning female athletes of all grade levels to enroll in our Fall Girls Lacrosse (no-cut) preseason program to earn their Fall PE credit. 

Fall practices: Sept. 4th-Dec.11th, Mon & Wed, 2:30-4:00 pm. Official JV & V tryouts (with cuts) will be in Jan. Spring season runs Feb. to May.

The Girls Lacrosse program is built on a strong tradition of athletic excellence, team building, and success. Last year’s Varsity team were the undefeated Bay League Champions and a CIF-SS Div 1 Semifinalist. Many players were honored with Bay League & All-CIF titles, and our head coach, Maddy Morrissey, earned the All-Bay League Coach of the Year. The JV had a successful season, emerging as the Laxapalooza Tournament champions.

For more information, contact Coach Maddy miracostaglax@gmail.com, or www.mchsgirlslax.com, @costagirlslax

LACROSSE - BOYS

Welcome to Mira Costa Boys Lacrosse! We are going to have a competitive and exciting Spring season. 

✴ FALL PROGRAM ✴

First  wave of tryouts start Day 1 with Lacrosse PE and run through the fall with Final cuts made by Dec 6th. 

1- New Players and Parents- Make sure to email me with everyone's best contact info, Name, Email, Phone. Encourage your player to be the primary point of contact and responsible for communicating and sharing the responsibility of schedule awareness. My email is CoachKarsh@gmail.com and cell is 310.619.5093

2- Lacrosse PE - If you do not show Boys Lacrosse PE on your Costa Schedule, please let me know asap so we can update that with the councilors. 

3- First Meeting - Players - We will meet as a team at 3pm on Wednesday 8/21 in front of the Main Weight room. Players need to have Running Shoes and proper workout attire. 

TeamSnap- Make sure you are registered and receiving the TeamSnap emails and text alerts.

For more info visit Click Here

COMEDY SPORTZ HSL

Comedy Sportz HSL is holding auditions September 5th and 6th! Follow our Instagram @mchscomedysportzhsl for updates on auditions.  Auditions are open to ALL Mira Costa students! 

DANCE

Mira Costa Dance Team is very excited to bring back our hugely successful one day Mini Mustangs camp on our school holiday - November 11th!   It will be $175 per child, grades 1-6.  Save the date!

More details to come, but plan on lots of dancing crafts and fun activities with our dance team dancers!

CHEER

Sign up and CLICK HERE TO REGISTER for the Fall Mini Mustang Cheer Camp - October 5th. Mini Mustangs will cheer at the October 11th Varsity Football Game. Spots are limited and filling up quickly! 

SUPPORT CHEER WITH MCHS FAN GEAR

Order your Costa Sweaters & Cardigans today to show your school spirit

CLICK HERE TO ORDER

DRAMA / TECH

We are thrilled to be the recipient of the 2023-2026 Premier Communities for Theatre Education designation awarded to only 12 high schools in the country. This award is given to high school theater programs who show excellence in education and curriculum.  

We are also excited to announce our 2024-2025 season! Follow our Instagram @mchsdramatechboosters for audition info as well as ticket sales! 

WRESTLING - CO-ED

Welcome 2024-2025 Students! Wrestling is a winter sport. There is no previous wrestling experience required. Boys wrestle boys and compete in boys tournaments. Girls wrestle girls and compete in girls tournaments. Practice is year-round during 6th period. The official tournament season runs November to February, and practices are from 2:30-4:30pm. Students only compete against wrestlers who are in their same size/weight class, 

SUPPORT WRESTLING WITH MCHS FAN GEAR

NEW and HOT this year, the wrestling team is selling BEACH TOWELS. Towels are Cabana style with green and white stripes and the Mira Costa logo. To order your towels contact Lisa Giardino at: mchswrestlingboosters@gmail.com

Mira Costa Wrestling is also selling Authentic Legends SOCKS with 4 unique MCHS designs: VW Bus | Surfboard | Lifeguard | Retro Crew - Just $15 each! CONTACT: mchswrestlingboosters@gmail.com

BASKETBALL - BOYS

Boys Basketball welcomes new and returning players and families for the 2024-2025 school year! Our players took a break from Costa hoops during the month of August to compete with their club teams and are ready to get back to work. The season officially kicks off at the Ocean View Tournament on Monday, November 18th. 

Important Dates for New and Returning Players:

• Wednesday, 8/28 - Practice begins for returning players (FS, JV & Varsity).
• Tuesday, 9/3 - Fall Tryouts from 5:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. in the Mira Costa Gym.
• Thursday, 9/12 - Roster decisions will be communicated by this date.
• Tuesday, 9/17 - Parent/Team Mandatory Meeting at 6:30 p.m. in the Mira Costa Gym

The date for our annual Back to School Bash & Auction fundraiser will be announced soon. We invite parents from Costa and the community to attend this evening of great food, sensational music, dancing and community engagement. 

Come join the stable in rooting on our Mustangs this year!!

BASKETBALL - GIRLS

Tryouts for the Frosh/Soph and JV girls basketball teams will be held for all new and returning players on August 27th and 29th from 5-6:30pm in the Costa gym.

RUGBY - BOYS and GIRLS

WELCOME ALL NEW AND RETURNING PLAYERS

Rugby welcomes all those who are new and returning for the 2024-2025 school year! Both the girls’ and boys’ Rugby teams finished strong and had an amazing 2023-24 winter season last year, with both teams placing 2nd in their respective SCIRF divisions. We are looking forward to an even better season this year!  

Rugby is a winter, no-cut sport which begins immediately following football season. The boys’ and girls’ Rugby teams often share practice times and team events, but they play in separate games (the girls’ team plays against area high school girl teams in Rugby 7’s and the boys’ team plays against area high school boy teams in Rugby 15’s). No prior experience is necessary, but it is helpful. Pre-season training begins with the start of the school year before the official winter season starts, and will be on Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays starting around 3:30 pm (exact time and location TBD). If you are planning to play Rugby and are not playing a Fall Sport, you must register for 7th Period Rugby PE as a class. If interested or have any questions about the Rugby program, please contact Coach Duke Dulgarian at duke@scoreproperties.com or 310-962-1385.

Important Dates for New and Returning Players:

• Wednesday, 8/21 – Short team meeting for all new and returning players, both boys’ and girls’ teams. After school on 8/21, location and time TBD.  
• Monday, 8/26 – First Day of Practice being held from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. (time subject to change and location TBD).     
• Thursday, 9/5 – Mandatory Parent/Team Meeting for all families interested in attending the New Zealand tournament during Spring Break 2025. At MCHS/Gym Facility/Classroom 1 from 6:00pm-7:00pm (time and location subject to change)

ANNUAL RUGGERS CAMP, NOVEMBER 11TH – SAVE THE DATE! 

The Rugby teams are excited for their annual one-day, coed RUGGERS NON-CONTACT DAY CAMP on our school district’s Veterans Day holiday – Monday, November 11th from 8:30 to 11:30 am! All kids (boys & girls) ages 5 to 14 are welcome and will have a blast at our rugby camp run by Mira Costa High School Varsity Rugby Coaches and Rugby Athletes.They will have a fun day playing games and learning skills. Elite Ruggers ages 11-14 will receive an introduction to our High School experience presented by Head Coach Duke Dulgarian. Cost is $70 per child. More details to come. Save the date!

SAVE THE DATE: BOYS’ AND GIRLS’ RUGBY TOURNAMENT IN NEW ZEALAND

In addition to our regular winter season, the Mira Costa Rugby program participates in international tournaments, having previously played in Wales, Spain and Italy. The Rugby program is currently planning an international tournament to New Zealand during Spring Break 2025 (April 12-21), where our boys’ and girls’ teams will compete in at least three matches each against New Zealand rugby teams. Parents are welcome! If you are interested in participating, please attend our informational meeting on Thursday, September 5th (see above).

VOLLEYBALL, INDOORS - BOYS

SUPPORT INDOOR BOYS VOLLEYBALL WITH MCHS FAN GEAR

The Mira Costa Boys Indoor Volleyball program is starting the year off with a unique opportunity for all MCHS students, parents, staff and alumni to purchase Mira Costa Car Gear to cruise to and from school in style! Click Volleyball, Indoor - Boys / MBX to purchase. 

MCHS BOOSTER FAN GEAR:

Thank you for supporting MCHS Boosters. Your purchases directly benefit these organizations!

CROSS COUNTRY: MCHS VEST

CROSS COUNTRY: MCHS STANLEY CUPS

WRESTLING: MCHS BEACH TOWELS

WRESTLING: MCHS LEGENDS SOCKS

CHEER:

MCHS COSTA SWEATERS

VOLLEYBALL, INDOOR - BOYS:

MCHS LICENSE PLATE FRAME AND KEYCHAIN + VB LICENSE PLATE FRAME AND VB CAR MAGNET

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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 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.

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