La Vista Issue 3, Vol. LXIII Section A by La Vista

NOVEMBER 9, 2012 1401 ARTESIA BLVD. MANHATTAN BEACH, CA 90266 WWW. LAVISTAMCHS.COM

VOL. LXIII

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America, Costa re-elect Obama; California voters pass Prop 30 BY TAYLOR ST. GERMAIN NEWS EDITOR

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TO THE MACS: Mira Costa students do their homework after school on the new Apple iMacs on Nov. 1 in the Costa library. The implementation of the iMacs cost $54,000 and was funded by the Parent Teacher Student Association.

Apple iMacs come to Mira Costa library BY SIERRA WILLIAMS STAFF WRITER

The American people reelected President Barack Obama as President of the United States on Tuesday, winning 303 electoral votes to Mitt Romneyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 206. In Mira Costaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Oct. 29 mock election, Obama won the presidency 64% to Romneyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 28%. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Costaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s votes were in line with the rest of the United States, validating the process of the mock elections,â&#x20AC;? Vice Principal Deborah Hofreiter said. California voters also passed Proposition 30, which increases sales and income taxes by .25% annually to create about $6.8 billion in public education funding over the next seven years.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m thrilled Prop 30 was passed and that the district will uphold the salary negotiations,â&#x20AC;? history teacher Bill Fauver said. The passage of Prop 30 allows 0DQKDWWDQ %HDFK 8QLÂżHG 6FKRRO District teachersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; increase in salary of 3% for the next three years. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are very pleased Prop 30 got passed,â&#x20AC;? MBUSD Superintendent Dr. Michael Matthews said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was a great day for the California educational system.â&#x20AC;? Though there are mixed reactions concerning Obamaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s second term, many students are optimistic about the next four years. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m excited for four more \HDUV RI 2EDPDÂśV ÂżJKW IRU SURVperity and equality,â&#x20AC;? Young Democrats President senior Adam Gerard said.

new iMacs.â&#x20AC;? Costa Geek Squad members and band students assisted teacher librarian Jane Lofton with setting up the new iMacs. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our band class helped take the computers out of the boxes in the library,â&#x20AC;? sophomore Blake Smith said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;An informational technology (IT) man then installed the new computer software.â&#x20AC;? The previous Dell computers were installed in 2006. Costa distributed the computers that are still functioning to classrooms throughout the school. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The old computers were really slow,â&#x20AC;? junior Tyler Cathcart said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The new computers will make

work in the library much easier.â&#x20AC;? Lofton believes the new computers are an important addition to the library. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I have been happy to see so many students excited about their arrival,â&#x20AC;? Lofton said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I am grateful for the funding.â&#x20AC;? According to PTSA President Erika White, replacing the old computers has recently been on WKH 376$ DJHQGD ,W RIÂżFLDOO\ made the decision at the beginning of the fall semester. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The PTSA felt that replacing ROG FRPSXWHUV EHQHÂżWV DOO VWXCOURTESY WASHINGTON POST dents, which is important when making expenditure decisions,â&#x20AC;? BARACK THE VOTE: After receiving 303 electoral votes, resident Barrack White said. Obama makes his acceptance speech in Chicago on Tuesday night.

MBEF encourages pledges

Advanced Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Choral performs with Vox Femina

The Parent Teacher Student Association donated 40 new iMac computers to Mira Costa, which were installed on Nov. 1 in the Costa library. The total cost of the iMacs was $54,000. According to Costa Principal Dr. Ben Dale, the computers were added as part of Costaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s goal of technological advancement. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Costa needed new computers, and we were leaning toward PCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s because of the cost,â&#x20AC;? Dale said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are grateful to our PTSA for their incredible generosity and support that allowed us to buy the

BY SHAYLYN AUSTIN NEWS EDITOR

ors, librarians, and district-wide technology and music programs. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are so fortunate that MBEF To encourage community mem- supports the library with funding bers to donate to the Manhattan for my position,â&#x20AC;? Costa teacher li%HDFK 8QLÂżHG 6FKRRO 'LVWULFW brarian Jane Lofton said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;MBEF the Manhattan Beach Education has allowed me to develop a Foundation held from Nov. 5-9 its strong program at Costa.â&#x20AC;? ÂżUVW DQQXDO 0%() According to Pledge Week. Robb, MBEFâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s This year, goal for this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s MBEF extended total appeal is to its previously surpass last yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s held annual contributions of Pledge Day to a $4.7 million. week-long event â&#x20AC;&#x153;Pledge Week in order to further is one of the bigTAYLOR ST. GERMAIN/ LA VISTA promote its appeal. gest fundraisers MBEF will release the amount MBEF has,â&#x20AC;? Robb said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Dependraised by Nov. 18. ing on the amount we raised this â&#x20AC;&#x153;Pledge Week is an opportunity past week, we can plan the rest of for MBEF to answer questions the yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fundraisers.â&#x20AC;? and get people to donate,â&#x20AC;? MBEF The next major MBEF event is Vice President of Fundraising the annual wine auction held in Carolyn Robb said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We hope to June. Until then, the foundation raise more than the $1 million will hold smaller fundraising getraised last year on Pledge Day.â&#x20AC;? togethers within the community. The funds MBEF raises are â&#x20AC;&#x153;MBEF has always played used to fund grants for the follow- a huge role at Costa,â&#x20AC;? English ing school year. This year, MBEF teacher Shannon Vaughan said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I grants support 72 educators, Cos- am extremely grateful for everytaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s College and Career counsel- thing the foundation has done.â&#x20AC;?

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BLOODY TUESDAY: UCLA medical staff collected 171 pints of blood from Mira Costa students on Tuesday in the Fisher gymnasium.

UCLA blood drive returns BY TAMARA KNELL STAFF WRITER Over 170 people participated in the UCLA blood drive on Tuesday in the Mira Costa gymnasium. Associated Student Body members urged students to donate blood in the weeks leading up to the drive, and 171 pints were collected in total. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Donating blood is an easy way to help somebody,â&#x20AC;? senior Shay Gasperian said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the least I can do to help my community.â&#x20AC;? UCLAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Blood and Platelet Center holds a blood drive at Cos-

ta every semester. The blood is given directly to UCLA patients in need of blood transfusions. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is an honorable and gratifying experience to donate,â&#x20AC;&#x153; UCLA Hospital lab tech. Claire de Guzman said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The blood is going to a place that needs it most.â&#x20AC;? ASB and UCLA hoped to get at least 180 students to donate. They fell just shy of their goal. â&#x20AC;&#x153;ASB members contacted students to sign up for the drive,â&#x20AC;? ASB commissioner of special events senior Cynthia Aragon said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Next semester, we hope for even more student participation.â&#x20AC;?

BY GASSIA ASHIKIAN STAFF WRITER For its annual fall performance, Mira Costa High Schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Advanced Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Choral performed at Zipper Concert Hall Saturday with the professional Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Choral Vox Femina. At the concert, entitled â&#x20AC;&#x153;No Ordinary Women,â&#x20AC;? the choral performed three songs written by composers Gwyneth Walker and Joan Szymko, who were both present at the show. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was such an honor to sing for such amazing composers,â&#x20AC;? sophomore McKay Gillette said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;As a choir, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve all been working extremely hard on our performance, and it felt amazing to see the whole audience enjoy our show with Vox Femina.â&#x20AC;? Read the rest of the story online at lavistamchs.com.

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PACE holds annual Red Ribbon Week BY CHRISTOPH NEUMANN STAFF WRITER

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CALLING 913: Mira Costa administrators, teachers, and students celebrate Costaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s new Academic Performance Index score of 913.

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La Vista

November 9, 2012

Costa participates in Great California Shakeout BY GASSIA ASHIKIAN STAFF WRITER

checking classrooms, did not participate in the drill this year. Because of this, the exercise was Mira Costa participated on Oct. ÂżQLVKHG DW DQ HDUOLHU WLPH WKDQ 18 in the annual Great California originally expected. Shakeout, a state-wide earthquake â&#x20AC;&#x153;We did not do the search and preparedness drill. rescue team this year because it During third period, students is something we have practiced were instructed to â&#x20AC;&#x153;drop, hold, every other year at Costa,â&#x20AC;? Hofreand coverâ&#x20AC;? under their desks for LWHU VDLG Âł:H ZLOO PRVW GHÂżQLWHO\ two minutes. Afterwards, stu- meet with the search and rescue dents walked to the Costa base- team so that they actually know EDOO ÂżHOG ZLWK WKHLU FODVV ZKHUH what they need to do in case of a they waited for their teacher to real earthquake.â&#x20AC;? take attendance. The purpose of the drill is to â&#x20AC;&#x153;The students did a great job of make sure that all California pubKHDGLQJ RXW WR WKH ÂżHOG DQG VHW- lic school students know what to tling down until everything was do in the event of a real earthtaken care of,â&#x20AC;? Mira Costa Vice quake. It also helps the staff unPrincipal Deborah Hofreiter said. derstand what it can improve on The search and rescue team, for future emergencies. a group of teachers in charge of â&#x20AC;&#x153;A problem we had was getting

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everyone through the one narrow JDWH WKDW OHG WR WKH EDVHEDOO ÂżHOG Â´ Hofreiter said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Also, several students didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know who to give the attendance slips to, so next year we will have signs that make it more recognizable.â&#x20AC;? Teachers who have classrooms in the history building had to access a different route to get the ÂżHOG GXH WR WKH FRQVWUXFWLRQ â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not sure why buildings on our side of the campus canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t use Stadium Way to lessen the crunch DW WKH ÂżHOG HQWUDQFH Â´ KLVWRU\ teacher Bill Fauver said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It might have to do with safety vehicle access. Other than that, I thought the drill went really well and reinforced what we need to do in case of an emergency.â&#x20AC;? Some students were inadvertently separated from their classes amid the confusion. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I lost the rest of my class while ZDONLQJ RXW WR WKH ÂżHOG Â´ VRSKRmore Marissa Nwoke said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Once , ZDV RQ WKH ÂżHOG LW WRRN DZKLOH WR ÂżQG P\ FODVVURRP QXPEHU ,W would help if we knew where our class was going to meet.â&#x20AC;? Many staff members felt the drill went by rather smoothly and that Mira Costa did the best it could in order to prepare for an actual earthquake. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Everyone did a great job at the drill,â&#x20AC;? Mira Costa Principal Dr. Ben Dale said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Though we never know what to expect, I know our teachers will protect students in the event of an earthquake.â&#x20AC;?

Mira Costa honors a record number of National Merit Commended Scholars BY SABRINA PICKETT STAFF WRITER

the importance of taking the test and hope that Mira Costa students give up one Saturday morning in order to take the test and Mira Costa honored a record number EHQHÂżW WKHPVHOYHV Â´ 32 seniors as National Merit Commended Though Commended Students do not Students on Oct. 13 at a ceremony held in directly receive scholarship opportunities, the administration building. many colleges regard Letters of ComThe commended students scored among mendation as displays of great academic the top 5% in California on the Preliminary achievement. This recognition enables stuScholastic Aptitude Test/National Merit dents to express their intelligence and can Scholar Qualifying Test, more commonly be helpful in the application process. known as the PSAT, which they took in â&#x20AC;&#x153;The number of students who receive October of their junior year. /HWWHUV RI &RPPHQGDWLRQ GRHV QRW EHQHÂżW â&#x20AC;&#x153;This year, we Mira Costa directly,â&#x20AC;? have more students â&#x20AC;&#x153;This year we have more students Costa Principal Dr. who received Let- who have received Letters of Com- Ben Dale said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It ters of Commendamendation than we have had in the EHQHÂżWV WKH VWXGHQWV tion than we have ZKLFK LQ WXUQ EHQHÂżWV had in the past,â&#x20AC;? past. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s nice to see so many stu- Costa as a school.â&#x20AC;? Mira Costa Vice dents rewarded for their academic Most students take Principal Jaime the PSAT/NMSQT to achievements.â&#x20AC;? Mancilla said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s prepare for the SAT. nice to see so many â&#x20AC;&#x153;I took the PSAT for Jamie Mancilla students rewarded college applications,â&#x20AC;? Mira Costa Vice Principal for their academic senior Kara Enomoto achievements.â&#x20AC;? said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was honored Costa administers the PSAT/NMSQT on when I was acknowledged with a Letter of a Saturday and does not require students to Commendation. I, along with the other 31 take it, but most other schools administer students, have worked very hard, and this the test during school hours and require all is truly a privilege.â&#x20AC;? juniors to take it. In comparison, 60% of Superintendent Dr. Michael Matthews is Costa students take the exam, compared currently considering reforming the PSAT to a near 100% for other South Bay high testing process with MBUSD. schools. Due to these differences, other â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m very happy with the fact that 32 schools tend to have more commended Mira Costa students received Letters of students than Costa. Commendation, and the board is continuâ&#x20AC;&#x153;Myself, along with the other administra- ing to discuss administering the test to all tors, are looking into the pros and cons of students during the regular school week,â&#x20AC;? administering the test during school hours Mathews said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Until then, I will continue so that all students will take it,â&#x20AC;? Mancilla to encourage students to take the test on the said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;For now, we will continue to stress set Saturday.â&#x20AC;?

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Timberlake shows disappointment with MUN despite win at Edison BY MORGAN THALER STAFF WRITER Though Costa Model United Nations received a Best Large Delegation award at an advanced conference at Edison High School in Huntington Beach on Oct. 20 and 21, MUN advisor Robert Timberlake was disappointed with the results. At Edison, seniors Alec Lautanen and Jack Rosenberg and junior Remi Nemeroff won best delegate awards. Although both Costa and Huntington Beach High School received Best Large Delegation awards, Huntington won by a larger margin. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We were one of the two best schools, but our arch rival, Huntington Beach, soundly beat us,â&#x20AC;? Timberlake said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is probably one of the worst performances we have had in 15 years.â&#x20AC;?

This year, Edison used new technology that posted updated delegatesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; scores online throughout the conference. Some students believe that the score system and other distractions prevented Costa from performing at its prime. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We did not do as well as we had hoped,â&#x20AC;? junior Greg Domeno said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Costa Model U.N. was distracted by important conferences coming up.â&#x20AC;? These conferences include a conference at Brown University, where Costa MUN students are currently debating this week. Edison was not one of Costa MUNâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s major conferences, but students believe it sets the tone for the season. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We were strong as a team but weaker as individuals,â&#x20AC;? junior Teddy Friedman said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We need to go back to the fundamentals.â&#x20AC;?

November 9, 2012

OPINION

La Vista

Costaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s daily bulletin distribution process needs improvement, reform BY DANA STERNTHAL STAFF WRITER The daily bulletin at Mira Costa is consistently ignored by many teachers, which deprives the student body of valuable information it needs to know on a daily basis. The daily bulletin is posted on the Mira Costa website everyday, and there are an extra six minutes during second period so that teachers have time to read it to students. It usually contains pertinent information about team tryouts, club meeting times, or other relevant information which informs students about what is happening on campus. When the bulletin isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t read, students miss out on vital information. For sophomore Ryan Miller, the bulletin had important information regarding independent PE registration, but because his homeroom teacher did not read the bulletin, he missed the

deadline. The daily bulletin is EXOOHWLQ EXW KDYLQJ D XQLÂżHG GDLO\ essential for maintaining an in- system would allow for better disIRUPHG VWXGHQW ERG\ UHIXVLQJ WR tribution of the information. read it is unacceptable. In the past, the In order to give evMustang Morning eryone an even chance News has broadand keep everyone incast the daily formed, the bulletin bulletin during should be read in evits shows every ery homeroom class. We d n e s d a y Even though this is and Friday. already the school R e c e n t l y, rule, it needs to be according enforced. to MMN In order to ensure advisor the daily bulletin is Michael read, Costa needs Hernanto develop a unidez, the ÂżHG V\VWHP LQ show which students h a s can receive the stopped inANDREW ARVAN/ LA VISTA daily bulletin in its entirecluding the bullety. Teachers sometimes choose a WLQ EHFDXVH LW LV WLPH FRQVXPLQJ student to read the bulletin aloud, Hernandez says that it interferes read it themselves or in many cas- with the goals of the class and es print out individual copies for should be the responsibility of students to read themselves. Hav- the teachers to read it. The MMN ing multiple ways to access the chooses how to provide news to

Costa students, and they are not required to show the bulletin. Instead, teachers should allow students to access the bulletin in multiple ways. This can be through a variety of options, including allowing students to access it on smart phones or printing out copies. Even if every teacher read it aloud, students may not always be listening. As such, students are themselves responsible for accessing the information, which is readily available. The bulletin is available for students online or to pick up LQ WKH RIÂżFH HYHU\ GD\ EXW WKLV shouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be a replacement for teachers not reading the bulletin. Students shouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have to go out of their way to receive the bulletin considering the stress already implemented in daily academic, athletic and social life. Allowing students to use their own devices, such as iPads and smart phones, to access the bulletin goes hand in hand with the

push for electronics being incorporated in the classroom. In the future, when all classes use iPads, reading the bulletin will simply be a matter of going to the school website or the Twitter feed that posts the daily bulletin. The daily bulletin is a necessary component of Mira Costa that canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be ignored. All students should get the information from the daily bulletin during their homeroom classes. With the increasing incorporation of technology in the classroom and the multiple sources on the internet for getting the bulletin, there is no excuse for teachers to neglect it. Without the daily bulletin, the student body would be uninformed, and it would make it difÂżFXOW IRU VWXGHQWV WR SDUWLFLSDWH in the many activities and opportunities Costa offers. Mira Costa currently has a way to get information to students, but itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ineffective if the staff does not cooperate and read it to the students.

New teacher evaluations will be an improvement ing on who conducts the evaluamunities. The current system, accord- tion and what he or she valued in ing to Mira Costa social science a teacher. With a uniform set of 7KH 0DQKDWWDQ %HDFK 8QLÂżHG teacher and chair of MBUTA ne- standards, the pilot program looks School District will implement a gotiating team Adam Gezci, is a to rid the system of subjectivity. All temporary or EHQHÂżFLDO QHZ V\VWHP IRU HYDOXThe pilot program for teacher eval- probationary teachating teachers this year. On Oct. 6, MBUSDâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Board and the Man- uations is a well-thought-out plan ers are required to take part in the evalKDWWDQ %HDFK 8QLÂżHG 7HDFKHUV which will be benefical for MBUSD. uations. Permanent Association passed a memorandum of understanding that pro- collection of various past practic- or tenured teachers will also be vides a broad outline of the pilot es. Teachers are currently graded able to volunteer for evaluations, program for next year. as either â&#x20AC;&#x153;unsatisfactory,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;needs unlike the old program, which reThis system will bring positive improvement,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;meets standardsâ&#x20AC;? quired only limited evaluation for change, addressing faults in the or â&#x20AC;&#x153;exceeds standards.â&#x20AC;? With a YHWHUDQ WHDFKHUV 7KLV LV EHQHÂżcurrent method that stem from a new set of standards, teachers cial because each evaluation gives DGGLWLRQDO VSHFLÂżFV DV WR KRZ D lack of standards for teacher eval- will be held more accountable. uations. While this system functioned teacher can improve. This means The pilot program, which will HIÂżFLHQWO\ IRU KLULQJ WHDFKHUV that tenured teachers should posibe tested throughout the 2013- teachers were not given feedback tively develop as educators. The pilot program for teacher 2014 school year before it is en- as to how they can improve after acted, already appears more ef- being employed. Teachers are evaluations is a well-thought-out fective for the district, with its set now going to be given these spe- SODQ WKDW ZLOO EH EHQHÂżFLDO IRU of standards aligning with those FLÂżFV VR WKH\ FDQ EHFRPH EHWWHU MBUSD. It provides ways for set forth by the National Board educators. This means that teach- capable teachers to improve and for Professional Teaching. ers can improve as a whole in a establishes a uniform set of stanThese measure teachersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; com- wide variety of areas, instead of dards so teachers know what they mitment to students, knowledge being giving vague details about are being evaluated for. The increased communication between of their subjects, responsibility their teaching. over managing studentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; learning, According to MBUSD Super- the MBUTA and MBUSD will systematically thought about their intendant Dr. Michael Matthews, make this program successful practices, and involvement as each evaluation in the past pro- and will continue to strengthen members of their learning com- gram could be different, depend- MBUSD teachers. BY ARI HOWORTH ARTS EDITOR

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Private college counselors provide necessary benefits BY QUINN KROPSCHOT STAFF WRITER Although Mira Costa provides students with two different college counselors on campus, Gail Currey and Katherine Folkman, hiring an outside private counselor is becoming more popular throughout the student body. Getting a private counselor is a great supplement to the counselors Costa offers for students who wish to have extraordinary help in the college planning process and is worth the cost. The college counseling staff at Mira Costa does its best to cater to each student but cannot provide the intimate help an independent

counselor could provide. There paid the independent college adare approximately 2,500 students YLVRUV 7KH ÂżQDQFLDO DLG SURFHVV that attend Mira Costa each year, is complicated, and opportunities meaning that each counselor on for scholarships will often go uncampus serves nearly 1,250 stu- noticed by uninformed students. d e n t s College Private counselors allow for a one c o u n s e l alone. Although -on-one interaction between the stu- ors will the coun- dent and counselor. not only selors help their at Costa are available to every FOLHQWV LGHQWLI\ SRWHQWLDO ÂżQDQFLDO grade, their services are priori- aid opportunities, but also help tized toward juniors and seniors, with the large amounts of paperwhich can leave underclassmen work required to apply for both wanting to get a head start on col- private and public scholarships. lege without options. According to Folkman, private 7KH VLJQLÂżFDQW KHOS SURYLGHG FRXQVHORUV DUH EHQHÂżFLDO WR VWXby the private counselors in the dents who have trouble staying ÂżQDQFLDO DLG SURFHVV ZLOO RIWHQ organized. Private counselors can earn students back the fee they â&#x20AC;&#x153;hold the handâ&#x20AC;? of the student

throughout the process and are able to ensure that the student stays on top of the important deadlines and admission inquiries. $QRWKHU EHQHÂżW RI KLULQJ DQ independent college counselor is that they help students present themselves to college admission boards in the best way possible. While Costaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s college counselors cannot personally edit all of a studentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s supplemental essays, this is a service offered by nearly all independent counselors. Independent advisors are able to help students narrow their interests and decide what is most important to them when selecting a college. They have abundant resources that help students with

their search, and are familiar with an expansive variety of school cultures. Private counselors are quite costly, but they are worth the price. Despite the fact that Costa does offer a free choice, having an additional independent counselor is a helpful tool in the application process. Students who wish to have more help in the college application process should consider hiring an outside counselor. More and more students are choosing to invest in private counselors. The private option can give a more personal focus than Costaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s counselors, simply because of the volume of students they must work with.

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Breakdown of Presidential and State Elections: Congressional and State Assembly Results: US Senate

California Proposition Results: Prop 30 - Temporary Taxes to Fund Education Yes 54% No 46.1% Yes 64%

No 36%

Prop 31 - State Budget, State and Local Government No 61% Yes 39% Elizabeth Emken 39%

Diane Feinstein 61%

Yes 62%

Prop 32 - Political Contributions by Payroll Deduction Yes 44% No 56% Yes 26%

Elizabeth Emken 31%

Diane Feinstein 69%

US House of Representatives - 33rd District

No 74%

Yes 62%

No 38%

Bill Bloomfield 46%

California State Assembly - 66th District

Yes 54%

Yes 79%

Al Muratsuchi 54%

Craig Huey 46%

No 53% No 46%

Prop 35 - Human Trafficking Yes 81%

Yes 73%

No 19% No 21%

No 31% No 27%

Prop 37 - Genetically Engineered Foods Labeling Yes 47% No 53% Yes 63%

No 37%

Prop 38 - Tax for Education, Early Childhood Programs Yes 28% No 72% No 46%

Yes 54%

Prop 33 - Auto Insurance Prices Based on Driver History Yes 45% No 55% Prop 34 - Death Penalty Yes 47%

Henry Waxman 54%

No 38%

Prop 36 - Three Strikes Law Yes 69%

Prop 39 - Business Tax for Energy Funding Yes 60% No 40% Yes 71%

No 29%

Prop 40 - Redistricting State Senate Yes 71% Yes 39%

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No 29% No 61%

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Breakdown of Presidential and State Elections: Congressional and State Assembly Results: US Senate

California Proposition Results: Prop 30 - Temporary Taxes to Fund Education Yes 54% No 46.1% Yes 64%

No 36%

Prop 31 - State Budget, State and Local Government No 61% Yes 39% Elizabeth Emken 39%

Diane Feinstein 61%

Yes 62%

Prop 32 - Political Contributions by Payroll Deduction Yes 44% No 56% Yes 26%

Elizabeth Emken 31%

Diane Feinstein 69%

US House of Representatives - 33rd District

No 74%

Yes 62%

No 38%

Bill Bloomfield 46%

California State Assembly - 66th District

Yes 54%

Yes 79%

Al Muratsuchi 54%

Craig Huey 46%

No 53% No 46%

Prop 35 - Human Trafficking Yes 81%

Yes 73%

No 19% No 21%

No 31% No 27%

Prop 37 - Genetically Engineered Foods Labeling Yes 47% No 53% Yes 63%

No 37%

Prop 38 - Tax for Education, Early Childhood Programs Yes 28% No 72% No 46%

Yes 54%

Prop 33 - Auto Insurance Prices Based on Driver History Yes 45% No 55% Prop 34 - Death Penalty Yes 47%

Henry Waxman 54%

No 38%

Prop 36 - Three Strikes Law Yes 69%

Prop 39 - Business Tax for Energy Funding Yes 60% No 40% Yes 71%

No 29%

Prop 40 - Redistricting State Senate Yes 71% Yes 39%

Key

No 29% No 61%

OPINION

La Vista

November 9, 2012

EDITORâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S NOTE

Existentialist ideals can be applied to high school BY DANNY KELLEHER EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

MIRA COSTA HIGH SCHOOL 1401 ARTESIA BOULEVARD MANHATTAN BEACH, CALIFORNIA (310) 318-7337

Throughout the last couple of weeks, my English class has been focusing heavily on existentialism. The term itself is one of the KDUGHVW WR GHÂżQH LQ WKH (QJOLVK ODQJXDJH and fully grasping the implications of the behemoth philosophical idea sometimes VHHPV HYHQ PRUH GLIÂżFXOW The most traditionally cited example of existentialism, though, is probably the stoU\ RI 6LV\SKXV ,Q WKH P\WK WKH HWHUQDOO\ SXQLVKHG 6LV\SKXV SXVKHV D ERXOGHU XS D hill, only to have it subsequently tumble back down. He repeats the action over and over, knowing his fate will never change. It was Albert Camus, the mid-20th cenWXU\ )UHQFK DXWKRU ZKR ÂżUVW OLQNHG WKH VWRU\ RI 6LV\SKXV WR WKH KXPDQ UDFH LQ KLV

NOVEMBER 9, 2012 VOLUME LXIII, ISSUE 3 WWW.LAVISTAMCHS.COM EDITORS-IN-CHIEF DANNY KELLEHER ALEC LAUTANEN MANAGING EDITOR HANNA MCGUIRE COPY EDITORS ZACK GILL MAGGIE ROBAK NEWS EDITORS JOANI GILLAM, EXECUTIVE SHAYLYN AUSTIN TAYLOR ST. GERMAIN

Costa IB program would bring positive change over AP Mira Costaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s current Advanced Placement system is not the most effective way WR HGXFDWH LWV EHVW VWXGHQWV 6ZLWFKLQJ WR the International Baccalaureate program ZRXOG SURYLGH D PRUH VSHFLÂżF FRXUVH RIfering and an international standard of FRPSDULVRQ ZKLFK LV KXJHO\ EHQHÂżFLDO WR students. The AP curriculum at Costa has seen respectable amounts of success, but changing to an IB system in the long-term would have PRUH RYHUDOO EHQHÂżWV $OWKRXJK VRPH are resistant to change at the high school level, middle school programs exist as well that could be implemented more easily before a high school switch. While AP LV PRUH ZLGHO\ XVHG LQ WKH 8QLWHG 6WDWHV IBâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s appeal for comparison with students internationally is very great. Besides meeting prerequisites that are commonly met by many students, AP is simply an offering of courses that students can haphazardly pick and choose from. The IB program puts students on tracks for

ARTS EDITORS DYLAN FAIR, EXECUTIVE ARI HOWORTH JAKE MAHR LIFE EDITORS AVA KLEIN, EXECUTIVE ELIZABETH KNEISLEY EMILY LOCKWOOD THEME EDITORS AMANDA NEWELL, EXECUTIVE ARI GEVOV RISHA ROHERA SPORTS EDITORS REGAN ESTES, EXECUTIVE HANNAH PROCTOR CASEY SUBLETTE CALENDAR EDITOR KATE ROBAK PHOTO EDITORS NICOLE FISCHER EMMA SALZMAN CIRCULATION EDITORS ANGELINA VOLLUCCI JESSICA BEELI, ASSISTANT ARTISTS JACKSON CASADY ANDEW ARVAN ADVISER MICHAEL MCAVIN STAFF WRITERS GASSIA ASHIKIAN, BUSTER BAER, NIKKI BORDOKAS, MADDIE COATE, DANIELA COE-MCNAMARA, SARA FELD, NIKKI FOURNELL, DELANEY HAWKES, REBECCA HEXT, COURTNEY HUGHEY, CAMILLE JUTON, TAMARA KNELL, QUINN KROPSCHOT, SAMMY MATSON, MADDY NERAD, CHRISTOPH NEUMANN KARA PATMAN, EMILY PETILLON, SABRINA PICKETT, IAN RAPOPORT, MEGAN RIORDAN, PIPER RODOLF CATE SCHIFF, JULIA SHEETH ISAAC SIEGEMUND-BROKA, DANA STERNTHAL, MORGAN THALER, KATIE VON BEHREN, SIERRA WILLIAMS PHOTOGRAPHERS HANNAH DAGIAU, MADDEN LAING, MIRA LAING, JACK LEE, NICK MATSON, VAUGHN MICHAUD, GEOFFREY ST. JOHN, LISA VALICENTE, MUNAM WASI EDITORIAL BOARD JACK ALLEN, SHAYLYN AUSTIN, ADAM GERARD, TAYLOR ST. GERMAIN, ZACK GILL, JOANI GILLAM, DANNY KELLEHER, ALEC LAUTANEN, HANNA MCGUIRE, MAGGIE ROBAK, ALEX WHITE DISCLAIMER: LA VISTA IS THE STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF MIRA COSTA HIGH SCHOOL, SERVING 2,700 STUDENTS IN GRADES 9-12. CONTENT, WHICH IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE LA VISTA STAFF, IS NOT SUBJECT TO ADMINISTRATIVE APPROVAL. UNSIGNED EDITORIALS REFLECT THE OPINIONS OF THE NEWSPAPER, WHILE OPINION COLUMNS REPRESENT ONLY THE WRITERâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S VIEWS. ADVERTISEMENTS DO NOT NECESSARILY REFLECT THE VIEWS OF LA VISTA. LA VISTA PUBLISHES 10 ISSUES THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL YEAR ON A TRI-WEEKLY BASIS AND DISTRIBUTES 3,000 COPIES TO BOTH MIRA COSTA CLASSROOMS AND SUBSCRIBERS. LA VISTA IS ASSOCIATED WITH THE COLUMBIA SCHOLASTIC PRESS ASSOCIATION AND WELCOMES SIGNED LETTERS TO THE EDITOR ON TOPICAL ISSUES FROM THE MCHS COMMUNITY. THEY MAY BE MAILED TO MICHAEL MCAVIN IN THE ADMINISTRATION BUILDING MAILBOX OR SENT TO LAVISTAOPINION@GMAIL.COM. LETTERS MAY BE EDITED FOR LENGTH AND CLARITY. PLEASE CONTACT LAVISTAMEDIA@GMAIL.COM FOR ANY ISSUES REGARDING CORRECTIONS. FOR AD RATES, CONTACT LAVISTABUSINESS@GMAIL.COM

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only accentuated the pretentious, disingenuous nature of the college application process. In the future, I wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get any pleasure in remembering my junior year grades, or my AP test scores, but I will get joy out of remembering Mr. Westerbergâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s passionate, eye-opening discussions, and Ms. Doyleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s XOWUD FRPSHWLWLYH XOWUD IXQ ÂłMXHJRVÂ´ JDPHV 7KH ÂłVWUXJJOHÂ´ RI VFKRRO ZLOO EH far more important to me than whatever TXDQWLÂżDEOH UHVXOWV , FDQ GHULYH IURP LW 6R DV WKH OLJKW DW WKH HQG RI WKH WXQQHO draws nearer and nearer, I can only make VXUH WR DSSUHFLDWH P\ ÂżQDO \HDU RI FRPSXOVRU\ HGXFDWLRQ IRU H[DFWO\ ZKDW GHÂżQHV LW the struggle. College and the future are imSRUWDQW EXW ,ÂśG EH D IRRO WR QRW ÂżQG HQMR\ment in the learning itself. As any existentialist would tell you, life is what we make RI LW 6DPH JRHV IRU VHQLRU \HDU

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OPINION EDITORS ALEX WHITE, EXECUTIVE JACK ALLEN ADAM GERARD

MISSION STATEMENT: LA VISTA

HVVD\ Âł7KH 0\WK RI 6LV\SKXV Â´ ,Q RUGHU WR understand how to attain happiness, Camus VDLG KXPDQV QHHG WR ORRN DW KRZ 6LV\SKXV would do so; he made happiness out of his environment, and appreciated the â&#x20AC;&#x153;strugJOH Â´ +H GLGQÂśW VWULYH IRU D JUHDWHU JRDO KH appreciated the process for what it was. Recently, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been inadvertently relating this existentialist thought to my senior year. Most of what I do in school has pretty much always been for the purpose of preparing myself for the future. If I hadnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t done well in elementary school, I wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have been in the fast classes in middle school. If I hadnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t kept it up in middle school, I would have been disadvantaged in high school. And now, if I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t excel in high school, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be faced with the most daunting punishment of all: a worse college. For me, the ideas of existentialism have

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certain subjects from a younger age, placing them on an accelerated course from the beginning of their academic career. This is helpful because it means students in the program are better prepared for their classes each successive year, and teachers donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have to spend time letting kids adjust to the pace of an advanced class. Furthermore, the international standard IB provides makes it an especially enticing system for Costa to implement. Education reform has become a major topic in many communities, as AmerJACKSON CASADY/ LA VISTA ican schools are statistically falling behind. Allowing Costaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s students to be compared to others from across the globe ZRXOG EH D EHQHÂżW WKDW DQ ,% SURJUDP would provide. District administrators, such as ManhatWDQ %HDFK 8QLÂżHG 6FKRRO 'LVWULFW 6XSHULQtendent Dr. Mike Matthews, maintain that implementing an IB program would be il-

logical given the success of Mira Costaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s AP program. This is true, but the notion shouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t prevent the district from considering the IB program for the long-term. 5HGRQGR 8QLRQ +LJK 6FKRRO WULHG XQsuccessfully to implement an IB curriculum during the 2008-09 school year, but this initiative failed due to a lack of staff FRRSHUDWLRQ DFFRUGLQJ WR 58+6 3ULQcipal Nicole Wesley. It is completely understandable that current high school AP teachers would oppose the program, which is why the program could potentially start at the middle school level and grow into the higher grades. The main attraction of the IB program, especially at the middle school level, is the global and interdisciplinary approach it takes. With IBs, different subjects cover the same topics from their respective disciplines, leading to a more comprehensive, holistic learning experience. Expecting Mira Costa to implement IB classes right away would be an unreasonable request. However, in the interest of maintaining a competitive learning environment, they should be seriously considered for grades 6-12 in the future.

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Betsy Butler made crucial mistake regarding SB 1530 The backlash from the media and other Democratic politicians that California Assembly member Betsy Butler has experienced following her May 2012 no-vote on SURSRVHG OHJLVODWLRQ 6% ZDV XQGRXEWedly a cause in her reelection campaign defeat, and her handling of the media chaos following her abstention was inadequate in conveying her true intentions. 6% D ODZ SURSRVHG E\ /RV $QJHOHV EDVHG 6WDWH 6HQDWRU $OH[ 3DGLOOD ZRXOG have subjected teachers and administrators in Californiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s public schools to immediate leaves of absence in certain cases. This by abolishing the committees districts currently use to decide whether a teacher FRXOG EH ÂżUHG ZKHQ DFFXVHG RI PLVFRQGXFW regarding narcotics or abuse. Butler, along with three other state assembly Democrats, did not vote in favor of the bill. In the wake of the Miramonte scandal,

LQ ZKLFK WKH 0LUDPRQWH 6FKRRO 'LVWULFW had to pay teacher Mark Berndt $40,000 to retire in the middle of his trial for sexual abuse, Butlerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no-vote brought her criticism from her opponents and the media. Eventually, Anderson Cooper aired a story on the failure of the bill in an August epiVRGH RI Âł$& Â´ RQ &11 7KH VWRU\ VXJgested the four assembly members chose to abstain because they had been manipulated by the California Teachers Union, which had given extensive amounts of money to the politicians. Initially, Butler repeatedly denied interYLHZ UHTXHVWV IURP Âł$& Â´ DQG RWKHU news programs. Her handling of the situation was completely inadequate. As of Nov. 7, she lost her reelection race to Bloom by OHVV WKDQ YRWHV XQGRXEWDEO\ D UHVXOW RI her poor handling of the affair. While Butlerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s response to the media

coverage of her vote was inadequate, her DEVWHQWLRQ LV MXVWLÂżDEOH )XWXUH OHJLVODWLRQ should be enacted that allows districts to place employees accused of sexual abuse, physical abuse, or use of narcotics, on unpaid administrative leave, with a requirement to reimburse the employees for lost pay if they are found not guilty or if the charges are dropped. Currently, leave is paid, which is absurd for situations in which the accused may be guilty. %XWOHU KDG UHDVRQDEOH MXVWLÂżFDWLRQ LQ DEVWDLQLQJ IURP D YRWH RQ 6% DV WKH ELOO was poorly worded and misguided. However, she should have made her reasoning clear when the media looked into the controversy. Butlerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s handling of the coverage regarding her abstention was inadequate, and if she had dealt with it more effectively, she would have most likely won the &DOLIRUQLD 'LVWULFW HOHFWLRQ

In La Vista Volume LXIII, Issue 2, published on October 12, 2012, La Vista misquoted social science teacher Glenn Marx. La Vista regrets the error. The original question came from a Roving Reporter and asked, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Does using iPads at Costa enhance the learning environment?â&#x20AC;?

La Vista abbreviated Marxâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s quote. The following is the quote in full: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Whereas I could see some value- the value is overstated and limited. To spend money for iPads at the expense of other needs is misguided with a tight budget. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve spoken to students and donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t see the use of them.

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November 9, 2012

La Vista

PRO/CON

Should Costaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s course offerings be expanded? PRO:

Costa would benefit from new curricula

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No need for new course offerings at Costa

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SPORTS A10 La Vista Junior golfer Megan Kim advances to state CIF Individual regionals BY IAN RAPOPORT STAFF WRITER After a successful season and a Bay League title, the Mira Costa girls golf team ZDV HOLPLQDWHG LQ WKH ÂżUVW URXQG RI &,) Only one member of the girls golf team rePDLQV WR FRPSHWH IRU D &,) FKDPSLRQVKLS Junior Megan Kim represented Costa Golf LQ WKH SOD\RIIV .LP FRPSHWHG LQ D &,) LQGLYLGXDO PDWFK DW WKH 5LYHU 5LGJH *ROI &RXUVH â&#x20AC;&#x153;Megan has consistency and plays a VROLG JDPH Â´ FRDFK 7LP .HOOH\ VDLG Âł(YHQ her bad days are amazing compared to othHU SOD\HUV KHU DJH :KHQ VKH SOD\V DW KHU $ JDPH VKH GRHV ZRQGHUV Â´ Kim completed the course with 80 shots, placing her amongst the top 28 players to DGYDQFH RQ WR WKH &,) WRXUQDPHQW Âł, KDYH EHHQ ZRUNLQJ H[WUHPHO\ KDUG both physically and mentally, in order to LPSURYH P\ JDPH Â´ .LP VDLG Originally, Kim was not the only MusWDQJ H[SHFWHG WR SOD\ DW 5LYHU 5LGJH )UHVKPDQ Andrea Lee was set to compete alongside Kim but was unable to play due WR D VKRXOGHU LQMXU\ Âł$QGUHD KDV EHHQ ZRUNLQJ KDUG ZLWK the team, and sometimes that results in an

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WINNING THE TITLEIST: Junior Megan Kim won her match in the CIF individuals on Nov. 1 for the Mira Costa girls varsity golf team. Kim competed at the state level for the second consecutive year yesterday, but results were unavailable due to time of publication.

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NO LOVE FOR COSTA : Sophomore Brooke Swallow (left) and sophomore Paula Cenusa (right) played number-two and number-one singles, respectively, in the loss to Thousand Oaks on Nov 2.

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Boys water polo trumps Corona High, advances to second round CIF BY CAMILLE JUTON STAFF WRITER

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