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Monet, Mona Lisa and majestic murals are just three things you'll see if...
Katie Smythe
Katie Smythe, a Senior at Mira Costa High School is an avid photographer and writer. Katie has photographed events for High School Insider and worked as a part of the High School Insider Video Corps for the past year and currently runs a blog composed of her own photography and prose. She is working on getting her work published in various magazines around Los Angeles.
Bringing music into the classroom
Music is an essential part of Mira Costa High School teacher Timothy...
Mira Costa band strengthens father-daughter bond
It is said that actions speak louder than words. For a man who can only communicate with his daughter through actions, this saying holds true. Through actions, emotions, and music he is able to salvage a relationship that could have been destroyed with the diagnosis...
Justus Tavai — a chip off the football block
There are three others in front of him. JR, Jahlani and Jordan. There are two after him. Jonah and Jagger. They are known as "The Tavais." If you ask the head football coach at Mira Costa High School, he will recall moments with all of these men, even moments going...
Mira Costa sweeps Marymount in girls’ volleyball
The Mira Costa girls' volleyball team took on their long-time rivals, the Marymount Sailors, on Sept. 10. The Mustangs came into this match undefeated in preseason tournaments and winning their first regular season game against Edison. Costa began dominating the game...
Above Imagination – The story of Manhattan Beach as a host town
Watch the ins and outs of being a Special Olympic World Games host town, from the moment the athletes arrive to the morning they are sent off to compete. Manhattan Beach hosted Hungary and Nepal for the 2015 Special Olympics...
Shelby Strickfaden: Singer and songwriter
Shelby Strickfaden began singing when she was just a young girl, inspired by her surroundings and the current singers. Since then she has evolved into not only a singer but now a songwriter as well. Her passion for singing, playing the piano, and the guitar have...
Mira Costa sweeps Valencia in CIF state quarterfinals
Mira Costa started their CIF State run on Tuesday, May 26th against Valencia High School at their home court. Valencia came into the game as the 6th seed, and Mira Costa as the 3rd seed. Costa seemed to dominate the game, led by senior Blake Markland. Markland had...
The Horseshoe: Farewell
Farewells can be the most bittersweet moments. There was Lou Gehrig on July of 1939, considering himself the luckiest man on the face of this earth. Then the legendary game changing Michael Jordan in ‘93, ‘98, and one last time in ‘03. Sports throughout the world lose...
The Horseshoe: Sweat, blood, tears and passion
Sweat drips down my forehead, my back, my arms, it’s everywhere. Next there’s tears, not only running down my face, but as I look around it’s on everyone's faces. I constantly hear struggling lungs inflating and deflating, over and over again, with yelps for help in...