Mira Costa High School
| Mira Costa High School | |
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| Location | |
| 1401 Artesia Boulevard Manhattan Beach, CA, USA 90266 |
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| Coordinates | 33°52′25″N 118°23′23″W / 33.87368°N 118.38976°WCoordinates: 33°52′25″N 118°23′23″W / 33.87368°N 118.38976°W |
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| Type | Public High School |
| Motto | Home of the mustangs |
| Established | 1950 |
| School district | Manhattan Beach Unified School District |
| Principal | Benjamin Dale |
| Faculty | 98.0 (on FTE basis) |
| Grades | 9 – 12 |
| Enrollment | 2,323 (as of 2005–06) |
| Student to teacher ratio | 23.7 |
| Color(s) | Green and Gold |
| Nickname | Mustangs |
| Rival | Redondo Union High School |
| Publication |
La Vista (Newspaper) Reflections (student created work) Mustang Morning News (student-run newscast) |
| Yearbook | Hoofprints |
| Information | 310–318–7337 |
| Website | www |
Mira Costa High School (MCHS, "Costa") is a four-year public high school located in Manhattan Beach, California, United States that first began operating in 1950. 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 Avenue and Artesia Boulevard. Residents of Hermosa Beach may choose to attend Redondo Union High School of the Redondo Beach Unified School District or MCHS. As of Fall 2006, Redondo Beach residents living in the 90278 zip code were allowed to attend Mira Costa. Occasionally, MBUSD policy did not allow Redondo Beach residents living in the 90278 ZIP code to attend MCHS.
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.
Total Enrollment: 2,323
Ethnic composition (as of 2011):
The Mira Costa Choir Program consists of four curricular choirs, (Vocal Ensemble, Men's Choir, Advanced Women's Chorale, and Concert Choir) which meet during the school day year-round, and two small ensembles (Coterie, Mira Costa Muscle) which meet after school.
The 2008 Golden State Competition was hosted at Mira Costa High School. Vocal Ensemble took 2nd place in the small group division. In 2009, Vocal Ensemble was selected to be a part of 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 nationally recognized choirs.
In 2009, all four choirs took Superior ratings at SCVA choir festivals, and Vocal Ensemble performed as a showcase choir at Walt Disney Concert Hall in downtown Los Angeles.
In the summer of 2010 Vocal Ensemble was the first high school choir to sing in the International Festival of the Aegean in Syros, Greece. They performed as part of the opera chorus in Carmen. They also were the closing choir in the Sunset Concert at St. Nicholas Cathedral on Sunday 18 July 2010.
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