MBX SUMMER SCHOOL FOR INCOMING 9TH GRADERS AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS

Monday, June 17 – Thursday, July 25, 2024

Offering traditional in-person, small group in-person, online classes, and summer athletics.

Summer athletics: If you don’t see your sport of interest summer program listed in the content below, please reach out to the individual Booster officers for information at MBXfoundation.org > Booster Clubs.

For further MBX Summer School information, visit the MBX Summer School tab at mbxfoundation.org. View the flyer. Questions: summerschool@mbxfoundation.org

PARENTS' SOFTBALL CLASSIC TOURNAMENT: Sunday, June 2, 2024

The Parents’ Softball Classic is a great local tradition in which parents play one another to raise funds for a great cause, the MBX Foundation supporting students and athletic programs. 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.

Ages: All parents / Register here / View the flyer

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.

MCHS GRAD NITE 2024

DEADLINE EXTENDED UNTIL JUNE 1 - DON’t MISS OUT ON GRAD NITE 2024

Mira Costa GRAD Nite is an “all night” party, where our graduating class can enjoy one last evening of fun and food with friends in a safe, substance free environment. GRAD Nite festivities will start with check in at 8:45pm- after graduation ceremony and strand stroll- on Thursday, June 13, 2024. Attendees will be bused to a secret, private venue to enjoy a truly unique evening of entertainment. For more information and to register go to www.mbxfoundation.org Purchase Grad Nite Ticket with Senior Yard Sign or Senior Yard Sign Only

DANCE

MCHS Dance Team presents: Mini Mustangs Dance Camp this August!

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. 

Graduation leis and gifts…pre-order yours today to pick up the day of graduation at Waller Stadium. A percentage of the proceeds goes to the Mira Costa Dance Team. We appreciate your support!

COMEDY SPORTZ HSL

We are honored to announce a never before seen match…CSZ vs MUN! This match will be unlike anything we’ve done this year! Jokes will be fast. Gavels will be thrown. Challenges will be made. Come on down to the small theatre at 7pm on May 24th to see who will win!

LACROSSE - GIRLS

Please support our Costa ornament fundraiser - a special gift for all Costa graduates, and upcoming 9th graders, too!

LACROSSE - BOYS

MIRA COSTA BOYS LACROSSE WINS CIF Southern Section CHAMPIONSHIP

The Mustangs win 10 in a row to claim Back to Back Bay League Titles, and run the gauntlet in the CIF Southern Section Playoffs to win our first ever CIFSS Championship in school history! The Defense came up huge with 2 big stops in the final 2 minutes, led by goalies Zak Lachance and Michael Butler who both played outstanding. Junior Dash Seiffer had a big take away with under 2 mins to go, and Sophomores Christian Hackley, Brody Miller, and Seniors Jack David & Sean Patton locked it down. Senior Rafferty Waterson capped off an incredible high school career with a goal and 3 assists, Junior Nick Marsh had 2 G, 2A including the eventual Game winning goal. Junior Dylan Fenton had 3 Goals himself along with tremendous work on the faceoff wings and defensive side of the ball along with Junior Gavin Fix. Roc Dillman had 2 Goals, along with Jacob Yakatan and Dylan Trout each tallying a goal. Junior Henry Disser had a great day at the Faceoff X and put an exclamation point of a goal which you can see here- on our Instagram @miracostalax Visit MiraCostaLacrosse.com for more info as the Mustangs look to repeat next year!!!

BASEBALL

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

Register here / View the flyer

SWIM

Congratulations to the Costa Swim Team who had a phenomenal season. The undefeated team did a three-peat for Bay League Championships, sweeping all four divisions. At CIF SS D1 Championships, the girls’ division placed 2nd with juniors Delaney Herr winning gold for 100 Back and Bella Brito winning gold for 100 breast. Other notable swims at CIF include Bella Brito who won silver for 200 IM, as well as the Girls 200 Medley Relay team (Delaney Herr, Bella Brito, Andi Taylor, Shea Steggell) and the Girls 400 Free Relay team (Delaney Herr, Heather O’Brien, Shea Steggell, Bella Brito) who both won silver.

Left photo (below): Junior Delaney Herr won 100 Back Right Photo (below): L to R: Girls 200 Medley Relay Team: Andi Taylor, Bella Brito, Shea Steggell, Delaney Herr

TENNIS - BOYS

Hats off to our JV Boys Tennis team for an undefeated 21-0 season!!!  The JV Bay League Singles championship was Costa vs. Costa, with Liam Fielding emerging the winner and Brodie Kelley the finalist.  Congrats also to our JV Bay League Doubles Champions Anthony Sheu and Christopher Nahlinder!  Thank you to Coach Mark McGuire who coached our JV to an incredible season.

Our Varsity ended the season with a winning record and 3rd Place finish in Bay League.  Congratulations to Aidan Tacinelli, Ryan Beaupain, and Tyler Smildzens for representing Costa in Bay League Singles, and our Bay League doubles teams Ethan Dover/Edmund Lu, Dylan Hughes/Cameron Hughes, and Finn Gregory/Mason Shepley.  We also had 3 players invited to represent Costa in a prestigious tournament in Ojai - Ethan Dover, Edmund Lu and Tyler Smildzens.  Thank you Coach Allen Yap for an amazing season!

BEACH VOLLEYBALL - GIRLS

GIRLS BEACH VOLLEYBALL WINS ITS SECOND CONSECUTIVE D1 CIF CHAMPIONSHIP

The Girls Beach Volleyball team won its second Division 1 CIF Championship on April 27th, making them back-to-back CIF Champions! This is only the second year that CIF has held championships for girls beach volleyball and Mira Costa has won both championships! Costa beat Huntington Beach in the semifinals and Redondo Union in the finals. Congratulations also to Savanna Lau and Giselle Lau for earning 2nd place in the CIF Pairs Championship and to Taylor Deckert and Olga Nikolaeva for advancing to the semi-finals.

CHEER

Congratulations to Gianna Scott & Sia Ellis for being selected as CIF Southern Section Athletes of The Year.

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

FLAG FOOTBALL - GIRLS

We are excited for the second season of Girls Flag Football! The new season brings new direction, including fielding both a Varsity and a JV team. We also welcome new Varsity Head Coach, Colin Kaiser, new JV Head Coach Brian Delvalle and celebrate the return of Assistant Coach Tracie Millea. Visit our website at www.costaflagfootball.com to learn more about the coaches and the program.

If your student is interested in trying out for either team, please fill out this Google Form as soon as possible. 

IMPORTANT DATES:

• Tuesday, May 28th and Wednesday, May 29th - Tryouts on West Field (3:30 pm - 5:30 pm)
• Monday, August 12th - First Day of Practice

VOLLEYBALL, INDOOR - GIRLS

Register for Mira Costa Girls Volleyball Tryouts! Go to: costagirlsvolleyball.com and click on Register For Tryouts. 

• Varsity Tryouts are May 23rd and 24th. (Open to current Freshmen to Juniors.)
• 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

THANK YOU to the entire Costa community for supporting our Spring Musical, Footloose. We saw the largest audiences a costa musical has ever had and it means the world to us! AND a big congratulations on our 19 JRAY award nominations! The JRAY awards is a competition for all Southern California high school musical theatre performances. We’ll be attending and performing at the awards show on Monday May 27th!

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.

BAND & COLORGUARD

Join MCHS Marching Band & Colorguard for the 24/25 Season!

We have started our spring training for the MCHS Marching Band & Colorguard, allowing students to come ‘try out’ this fall sport and see if it is a good fit for them. Join us at our parent meeting (students also welcome) on Tuesday, May 28th @ 6 pm in the MCHS Small Theater to get even more information. Everyone is welcome; no prior experience is necessary. We have room for musicians and performers on our team. We are a fall sport that starts in August with some ‘practice’ sessions over the summer. We compete against local Southern California high schools with our field show in the Western Band Association circuit and also support our football team at all home games. Our program carries on amazing traditions for our high school and represents Mira Costa at events throughout our community. This is a great way to earn PE credit for 1st semester, it is a no-cut sport for anyone willing to put in the effort, and everyone participates at each performance. If you have any questions or need more information, reach out to our band & guard boosters at costabandguardboosters@gmail.com or our Marching Band Director, Ms. Forrester, at dforrester@mbusd.org

SURF

Costa’s most winning sport and top-10 nationally ranked Surf Team earns another undefeated championship.

BOYS BASKETBALL

Summer Athletics for MCHS Students—New and returning basketball players are encouraged to register for our MBx Summer Athletics Boys Basketball Program, which runs Monday, June 17, through Thursday, July 18. Click here for more information.

Calling All Youth Ballers—We're thrilled to offer two opportunities designed for boys and girls aged 7-14 to improve their skills and game performance. Led by our devoted coaching staff and players, our Skills Clinic and Summer Camp promise to be fun and rewarding. Refer to the flyer for details. Space is limited, so secure your spot today!

Spring Basketball Skills Clinic—Join us for a Skills Clinic on June 8th and 9th from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. 1 and 2-day registration options are available. Register by May 20th to receive a t-shirt. Register today!

Summer Basketball Camp—Join us for a Summer Camp on July 8-10 from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Register before June 15 for Early Bird Pricing! Register today!

RUGBY - BOYS and GIRLS

SCIRF ALL-LEAGUE SELECTIONS

The following Mira Costa Rugby players were named all-league players by the Southern California Interscholastic Rugby Federation (SCIRF), receiving recognition and a badge denoting their selection as 1st Team, all-league players for the 2023-24 winter season: from the Girls’ Rugby team, Allie Lindblad, Veve Rice and Dora Tuitupou, and from the Boys’ Rugby team, Charley McCarthy, Luke Meeker and Pablo Pascual. The following Mira Costa Rugby players also were selected by SCIRF as all-league players for the 2nd Team: from the Girls’ Rugby team, Georgia Fluker, Grace Millea and Savannah Swartzlander, and from the Boys’ Rugby team, Parker Conley, Cash LaHive, Liam Meeker and Kai Succari. Congratulations to these outstanding players, all of whom brought skill and leadership to the pitch all season! We could not be more proud of them and all of their accomplishments on and off the pitch!

Both the Girls’ and Boys’ Rugby teams finished strong and had an amazing 2023-24 winter season this year, with both teams placing 2nd in their respective SCIRF divisions. In addition to local games during the winter season, the Mira Costa Rugby program participates in international tournaments, having previously traveled to and played in Wales, Spain and Italy, with current plans to travel to New Zealand in April 2025.

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. If your player is signed up for another fall sport through MBX, such as football, players typically join the Rugby practice after the other practice ends.

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.)

Thank you to all the parents who played in our annual Goodrich Tournament to raise money for school athletics and Costa Soccer Programs. Grandview parents took home the trophy this year, under Captains Chris Talbott, Sean Guass, and Jonas Hudson. Save the Date for next year’s tournament: May 10, 2025!

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.

TENNIS - GIRLS

2024 Fall Tennis Tryouts tentatively to be held on August 12-16, 2024, from 12:00pm -4:30pm. Meeting place @ MCHS Tennis Courts.

FOOTBALL

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.

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

Register here / View the flyer

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.

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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