"Blue headlights are awful. All the things that piss me off are lighting related. At night, when the streetlights are white instead of yellow it pisses me off because the shadows aren't as pretty. I like shadows a lot because they're...
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Humans of Mira Costa: Julia DiFiori
"I don't think anyone should set out to change the world; I think that's self-righteous and didactic. I think the best thing you can do for yourself and for others around you is simply find what you love and do that incessantly. Through genuine passion, you can...
Pooja Nagpal to be one of ten Girl Scouts to receive National Young Women of Distinction award
Every year, the Girl Scouts of America selects 10 girls to receive the National Young Women of Distinction award, which recognizes them for their exceptional Gold Award project. As part of the award, each recipient will be given $10,000 as scholarship money for...
Student actor balances school and the arts
Junior Nathaniel Potvin is not your typical high school student. He is part of iGranada, and most of his education takes place outside of a classroom. Additionally, Potvin has to balance schoolwork while pursuing his career in acting at the same time. Potvin started...
Humans of Mira Costa: Colbi Young
"I've been trying to like take pictures everyday as a new thing because I want to be a photographer... I mean I don't really know what I want to do with photography yet, but I was thinking about either doing a focus on people to make them feel better about themselves...
Junior Presley Forbes talks life as a Volleyball player
Presley Forbes is a current junior at Mira Costa High School and also one of the top Beach Volleyball players in the state. A drifter between clubs, her mother established the club Team Wave to help further her prospects in the sport. She earned her first A rating as...
Humans of Mira Costa: Sam Sturges
"Umm, I look at my life as drinking milk straight from the carton, because when you see somebody doing it you think 'Wow, that guy's a complete a-hole for doing that, like, how inconsiderate.' However with my situation, with me personally, people don't understand that...
Humans of Mira Costa: Kyle Fiene
"One teacher once told me, his name was Mr. Marx, that my main objective in his class was to find the purpose. Now, everyday I walk around Mira Costa and look at every student and wonder what is their purpose? What is my purpose? What I've come to conclude is that my...
OCSA student Kalyn Aolani finds her roots in Hawaiian music
Seventeen-year-old high school student Kalyn Aolani has been singing traditional Hawaiian music and playing the ukulele since age 12. What started as a hobby has now grown into a thriving musical career with monthly concerts and a partnership with KoAloha Ukulele....
Humans of Mira Costa: Sya Croft
"Hey look it's roller-girl" -Sya Croft, Senior Follow Humans of Mira Costa on Instagram at @humansofmchs