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Mira Costa High School
Home of the Solls
Location
1401 Artesia Boulevard
Manhattan Beach, CA 90266 Satellite Image
Information
Type Public high school
Established 1950
School district Manhattan Beach Unified School District
Principal Julie Ruisinger[1]
Faculty 98.0 (on FTE basis)[2]
Grades 9 - 12
Enrollment 2,323 (as of 2005-06)[2]
Student:teacher ratio 23.7[2]
Color(s) Green and Gold
Nickname Mustangs
Publication La Vista (Newspaper)
Reflections (student created work)
Mustang Morning News (student-run newscast)
Yearbook Hoofprints
Information 310-318-7337
Website School website

Mira Costa High School (MCHS), "Costa" is a four-year public high school located in Manhattan Beach, California which first began operating in its city in 1950.

Mira Costa was ranked 214th on MSNBC's Best 1000 High Schools in the United States. It is the only high school in the Manhattan Beach Unified School District. The school's athletic teams are known as the Mustangs and the school colors are green and gold.

Mira Costa is located on the corner of Peck Street and Artesia Boulevard. Residents of Hermosa Beach may choose to attend Redondo Union High School of the Redondo Beach Unified School District or Mira Costa.

As of Fall 2006, Redondo Beach residents living in the 90278 zip code were allowed to attend Mira Costa. Previously, MBUSD policy didn't allow Redondo Beach residents living in the 90278 ZIP code to attend MCHS.[3]

As of the 2005-06 school year, the school had an enrollment of 2,323 students and 98.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student-teacher ratio of 23.7.[2]

Contents

[edit] School Information

Ethnic composition:[4] American Indian/Alaskan Native: 0.1%
Asian: 6.3%
Pacific Islander: 0.4%
Filipino: 0.6%
Hispanic/Latino: 6.6%
African American: 2.2%
White: 67.7%
Other/Declined to State: 16.2%

[edit] The Alma Mater

All hail William Fauver,
Man that we all hold dear.
We're proud to be a part of you,
We're prouder year by year. Soll!

We sing your praises always,
Sing of your victories bold.
We laud your honored name
William Fauver,Green and Gold.

[edit] Programs and People

[edit] Beach Cities Robotics

The robotics team works with Redondo Union High School to create "team 294: Beach Cities Robotics." The club participates in the organization FIRST[1] (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology), a national organization that fosters the advancement of science and technology by sponsoring programs for all grade levels and holding robotics competitions internationally. The premier event, FIRST FRC competition, gives teams six weeks to design, build, and test a robot according specifications set for that years competition. Students participating in the robotics club gain hands-on experience in engineering, physics, math, programming, public relations, teamwork, and many other skills.

Beach Cities Robotics has won numerous awards since starting in 1997, including 1st place at the international finals in 2001 against more than 50 other teams from around the world. For more information and contacts please visit http://www.bcrobotics.org[2]

[edit] Mira Costa Model United Nations

The Model United Nations program allows students to debate world issues in a structure based on the workings of the United Nations. The team has won many distinguished awards and travels nationally and internationally to attend conferences. The program hosts the annual Los Angeles Invitational Model United Nations Conference (LAIMUN) and is run by Robert Timberlake, who teaches Geography and US History, and Wayne Knutson, who teaches Economics and History.

[edit] Band program

The band program is directed by Mr. Carlson. The marching band is known as the 'Marching Mustangs' and they perform their field show at home football games and in various competitions against other field marching bands. The marching band promotes student leadership and gives students the opportunity to earn ranks such as Section Leader and Drum Major. The Mustang band teaches unity, respect, musicality, and responsibility. During the second semester, most members of the marching band participate in either Concert Band, Symphonic Band, Jazz Band or Wind Ensemble. These award winning ensembles frequently travel to festivals in the SCSBOA circuit and have upheld their tradition of unanimous superior rankings.

[edit] Color Guard

The color guard works in conjunction with the Mira Costa Marching Band. The color guard adds a visual flair to the marching band by spinning and tossing flags and rifles. The guard currently performs with 6 foot tall flags and an experienced portion of the guard also performs with mock rifles. After marching season, winterguard season starts. They travel around Southern California to compete.

[edit] Architecture and Engineering Club

A former club for students interested in the fields of architecture and engineering. Currently in the works to be restored as an official club on campus.

[edit] Choir Program

The choir program is a fairly recent program that was started by Sandra Schnieders. There are three choirs: Concert Choir, Chorale, and the Vocal Ensemble. As of 2008, three more groups were added to the department: Coterie, Mira Costa Muscle, and Multicultural Choir. On April 9, 2006, the choir performed Handel's Messiah at Carnegie Hall. The 2008 Golden State Competition was hosted at Mira Costa High with the Vocal Ensemble taking 2nd place in the small group division. In 2009, the Vocal Ensemble obtained a spot on the Best of High School A Capella (BOHSA) 2009 CD compilation with Eric Whitacre's "Sleep". They were the only school from California out of 13. Sandra Schnieders left in 2007 and was replaced with Michael Hayden from Indiana. In 2009, all four choirs (Concert Choir, Multicultural Choir, Advanced Womens Choir, and Vocal Ensemble) took Superior ratings at SCVA choir festivals.

[edit] Drama Program

The Mira Costa Drama Program is a well respected program in the south bay. In the fall of 2007, the Drama Department put on the musical Assassins. This last spring the Mira Costa Drama Department put on Beauty and the Beast The Musical and was largely successful. The show was directed by Nicole Thompson, choreographed by Anna Rubin Schutte, and produced by Carol Mathews. The show opened on April 18 and was the most successful show in the department's history. The 2009 fall production, The Elephant Man was directed by David Lamoureux and opened November 14. Crazy For You, a Tony-award winning tap show with a compilation of music by Gershwin, will be the spring musical of 2009. The MCHS Drama Department also attends theater festivals to compete against other schools with scenes and other "teams." The department is headed by Ms. Carol Mathews.

[edit] Cheer Team

The cheerleading program is run by head coach Jay Watson and assistant coach Maria Crawford. The team consists of both JV and Varsity. Both teams promote school spirit by attending the Varsity games for the Football, Girls' and boys' volleyball, girls' and boys' basketball, and baseball teams. The cheerleaders practice daily after school and during 6th period. Cheerleading is one of the few all-year sports at Mira Costa.

The team has won many competitions including All-American Championships. In the spring, the cheerleaders compete in both the Small Varsity and JV divisions. The Varsity team won the title of first place National Champions at a competition in Palm Springs.

[edit] Dance Team

The Mira Costa Dance Team is a varsity team. They perform at football games, basketball games, competitions and pep rallies. The dance team is currently made up of 14 girls.

[edit] Mira Costa Key Club

The Mira Costa Key Club is a community service club that is the High School subsidiary of the Mira Costa Kiwanis. The Key Club does many activities throughout the year, from beach clean ups, fundraiser event for various causes and feeding the homeless.The key club also helps run the kiddie corner of the Manhattan Beach Home Town Fair, each year. The Key Club advisor is Lisa Claypoole, teacher at Mira Costa as well as member of Hermosa Beach School Board.

[edit] La Vista

Mira Costa's newspaper has been an active organization on campus since the school's creation in 1950. Students in the journalism program are encouraged to take the Journalism 1-2 class to learn the basics of writing news, opinion, entertainment, features, and sports stories, as well as how to use Pagemaker, the software editors use to make the paper. The newspaper comes out 11 times during the year, every three weeks, and usually has 20 pages. It is distributed to the entire student body of Mira Costa as well as several hundred subscribers. La Vista pays for itself, with very little site funding, through advertisements and subscriptions. The paper always contains a staff editorial, a note from one or both editors in chief, a satirical "top ten", and a sports column. La Vista is well-known for breaking the story of Coach Thomas Wallace's sexual misconduct, which resulted in his serving prison time for sexually abusing two 15-year-old Costa students. The newspaper has consistently won silver and gold awards from the Columbia Scholastic Press Association since 1980. La Vista has two editors in chief, Austin Siegemund-Broka and Rachel Bracker; two managing editors, Jackie Lee and Katie Thompson; and one teacher adviser, Michael McAvin.

[edit] Mustang Morning News

Mira Costa's entirely student-run news program airs twice a week on the school's television network under the supervision of Video Production and Broadcast Journalism teacher Michael Hernandez. The Broadcast Journalism 3-4 students run the show while the 1-2 students train to take over the following year if they choose to become 3-4 students. Students devote hours of out-of-class time to write, shoot, and edit stories for broadcast. The Mustang Morning News has received several multiple national awards from organizations such as the Student Television Network and the National Scholastic Press Association.

The Mustang Morning News first aired in the 1999-2000 academic school year. Starting as a weekly broadcast that was to be aired during homeroom (2nd period), the program quickly excelled and expanded to two broadcasts a week by the end of 2001. Podcasts of the MMN can be viewed at http://www.mustangmorningnews.com. Many students who graduated from the program later went on to achieve success in the entertainment industry. Dan Goldstein, class of 2004, recently won MTV's Best Filmmaker on Campus 2008.

[edit] National Teacher of the Year

In 2000, Marilyn Jachetti Whirry, Ph.D., (January 12, 1935 - September 2, 2005) a 12th grade English teacher was selected as the National Teacher of the Year.[5] Dr. Whirry had taught at Mira Costa between 1967 through 2000.

[edit] Sports

[edit] Fall sports
  • Girls' Volleyball (ranked #1 in the country by USA Today from 2004-2008)[citation needed]
  • Cheerlading
  • Girls and boys' track
  • Girls' Golf (2005 CIF SS Champions)
  • Girls' Cross Country
  • Boys' Cross Country (ranked #856 in the country by USA Today from 2005-2007)[citation needed]
  • Girls' Tennis
  • Boys' Water Polo 2000 CIF SS DIV III Champions 2002 CIF SS DIV III Champions(2006 CIF SS Div. IV Champions, featured on episode 406 of "The OC" entitled "The Summer Bummer")
  • Color Guard
  • Football (2008 CIF Finalist)
  • Equestrian Team (new for 2007).

[edit] Winter sports
  • Wrestling
  • Cheerlading
  • Girls' and boys' Track
  • Girls' Basketball
  • Boys' Basketball
  • Girls' Soccer
  • Boys' Soccer
  • Girls' Water Polo
  • Marching band
  • Color Guard/ Winterguard
  • Equestrian Team (new for 2007)

[edit] Spring sports
  • Baseball
  • Girls' Track
  • Boys' Track
  • Softball
  • Cheerlading
  • Boys' Golf (2005-06 CIF Champions)
  • Mira Costa Boys Tennis Team (1974 and 1975 CIF Champion)
  • Boys' Volleyball (2008 CIF Champions [among many other years] and widely recognized as the best high school team in the country. )
  • Swimming
  • Badminton
  • Boys' Lacrosse
  • Girls' Lacrosse
  • Equestrian Team (new for 2007)
  • Competition Cheer

[edit] Musical Groups/Artists

[edit] Notable alumni

[edit] In television & film

Mira Costa High School is a common filming location for the popular television series "The O.C."[12] and CSI: Miami.[13] In 1981 portions of the film "Midnight Offerings"IMDb starring Melissa Sue Anderson were filmed on the campus. In 1979 many students, most notably members of the football team attired in their green and gold uniforms, were included as extras in the film Rock 'n' Roll High School. Recently, the administration building of Mira Costa High School was used as the high school for the Disney TV show Hannah Montana starring Miley Cyrus.

[edit] Facilities

The newly built Administration Building, which used to be referred to as the "Taj Mahal."

[edit] Sports

  • Indoor gym
  • Swimming pool Outdoor
  • AstroTurf Football Field
  • All-weather track
  • 2 Weight training facilities
  • Volleyball Courts
  • 2 baseball fields
  • 2 soccer fields
  • 10 tennis courts

[edit] Arts

  • Video production facilities (Room 108)
    • Macintosh laboratory
    • Video editing stations
    • Broadcast studio
  • Darkroom (Room 101)
  • Ceramics (Room 107)
    • Ten throwing wheels
    • Electric, gas, and raku kilns
  • Fine arts facilities
  • Digital media
  • Band room (Room 2)
  • Choir room (room RG-16)
  • Orchestra room (Room 109)
  • Drama room (Room 1)
  • Auditorium

[edit] Vocational shops and other resources

  • Wood shop
  • Library
  • College and Career Center
  • Photography Laboratory
  • Language Lab (Room 49)
  • La Vista Room (Room 6)

[edit] Faculty

[edit] Administrative staff

  • Principal: Mrs. Russinger
  • Vice Principal: Ms. Jenny Mallires
  • Vice Principal: Mr. Jamie Mancilla
  • Vice Principal: Ms. Paula Spence

[edit] References

  1. ^ Mira Costa High School - Staff Directory
  2. ^ a b c d Mira Costa High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed January 5, 2007.
  3. ^ North Redondo Beach attendance agreement
  4. ^ Statistics
  5. ^ http://www.ccsso.org/projects/National_Teacher_of_the_Year/National_Teachers/156.cfm CCSSO: 2000 National Teacher of the Year
  6. ^ a b Spurrier, Jeff. "DESCENDENTS HANG OUT IN NEVER-NEVER LAND", Los Angeles Times, January 5, 1986. Accessed January 10, 2008.
  7. ^ Fletcher Dragge at IMDB.com. Accessed February 26, 2008.
  8. ^ Eric Fonoimoana - Profile, Beach Volleyball Database, accessed 8 January 2008
  9. ^ Jim Lindberg at IMDB.com. Accessed February 26, 2008.
  10. ^ Peterson, Lauren. "Resemblance is striking; Stanford-bound 6-foot-5 hitter Klineman has a Walsh-like effect on top-ranked Mira Costa", Los Angeles Times, December 2, 2006. Accessed January 6. 2008. "'When you see somebody like [Alix Klineman], where she's built like [Kerri Walsh] and she kind of looks like Kerri, who happens to be one of the best volleyball players on the beach or indoors to ever play the game -- and Alix has two inches on her -- I think it's exciting,' said Holly McPeak, a 1987 Mira Costa graduate and AVP tour veteran."
  11. ^ Smith, Michelle. "LB Okwo trying to spark Stanford", San Francisco Chronicle, September 27, 2006. Accessed January 10, 2008. "Okwo, a Redondo Beach native who attended Mira Costa High, would very much like to go home to Southern California and get a win against UCLA on Saturday night."
  12. ^ The O.C. Filming Locations
  13. ^ http://www.us.imdb.com/title/tt0362359/locations Filming Locations of The O.C. and CSI

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