la vista issue 2, vol. lxiii section b

Arts and Life

B10 - Read about pop artist Ed Ruscha’s master-ful depiction of the culture and life of Los Angeles through his LACMA exhibit “Standard.”

B9 - J.K. Rowling takes a di!erent but dis-appointing course a"er “Harry Potter” with her new novel “#e Casual Vacancy.”

LA VISTAMira Costa High School1401 Artesia Blvd.Manhattan Beach, CA 90266

B4 - A"er previously teaching at Costa for almost two decades, En-glish teacher William Brown (le") returns a"er teaching in China for four years. Read about Brown and new chemistry teacher Teresa Nielsen (above) inside.

Issue 2October 12, 2012

LIFE

Female members of Costa’s S-Club continue to volunteer in communitySoloptimist Club is one of the largest and oldest clubs on campus that contributes to the South Bay

WHO RUNS THE WORLD? GIRLS: Costa girls meet every Monday in room 111 to discuss new community service ideas and oppurtunities to help the South Bay. This club welcomes girls of all grades to participate in this club. Vice President Michelle Comroe presents community service events for the girls to take part in.

Hernandez recognized as Jacobs Educator

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BY DANA STERNTHAL

STAFF WRITER

With so many clubs and organizations on campus to choose from, S-Club, a club that is only offered to girls, gives a unique experience to those who want to help the community.

S-Club is one of Mira Costa’s oldest and largest clubs on campus and is associated with Soroptimist International of Manhattan Beach (SIMB), an organization that works to better the lives of women and children in Manhattan Beach and throughout the world. Currently, S-Club has roughly 80 members and has been a part of Mira Costa for 50 years.

“I have been a member of S-Club since freshman year,” president senior Katherine Bryan said. “It’s an amazing club and a great way to meet new people and try new things.”

S-Club participates in different projects, like coat drives in the winter, prom dress drives in the spring through the Cinderella Project and Lunches with Love socials that are conducted monthly, where they get together and make sandwiches for the homeless on Los Angeles’ Skid Row. Last year, S-Club donated over 2,500 lunches to the homeless living on Skid Row in Los Angeles.

“When you’re in S-Club, you get to do things you wouldn’t normally do,” vice president and senior Michelle Comroe said. “You get to help your community as well as communities across the entire world.”

The club is also known for its support of numerous charities, like the “We Can” Pediatric Brain Tumor Network, where members spend time with teenaged brain tumor patients every month. They also support Coins for Campers, an organization that sends brain tumor patients to summer camp.

“I joined because I thought S-Club would be a great way to get to know more people,” sophomore Reyna Bhakta said. “I like how we get together with kids with brain tumors and other disabilities and help them.”

S-Club members complete at least 25 hours of community service each semester, with at least 10 of those hours from club offered activities. Hours can be gained through various types of community service or donations to one of club’s multiple drives throughout the year.

“At first, 25 hours seemed like a lot,” Bhakta said. “But the club offers so many opportunities that it is really not that hard to meet the requirement.”

Every year at the Hometown Fair, S-Club has a booth that offers fake tattoos and colored hair spray in order to raise money for its club.

“The little kids were really excited to get their hair dyed, and they loved the fake tattoos,” sophomore Marisa Nwoke said.

Another one of S-Club’s biggest fundraisers is the annual Garage

Sale, which will be held on Oct. 13 at 1727 Gates Ave in Manhattan Beach. They sell gently used clothes, books and toys to sustain the club.

“We raise a lot of money at the Garage Sale,” sophomore Kelsey Chaykowski said. “There is always a big sorting party before the actual sale to sort through all the different donations. There is music and snacks, and it is really a lot of fun.”

S-Club also has events with its parent organization SIMB, like screening award-winning films about women to raise money for the Breast Cancer Fund at their Lunafest Film Festival during mid October in Flagstaff, Arizona. They also have an annual Spring Tea to support SIMB’s service projects in the community.

“S-Club is all about helping others, and we do that through events with SIMB, but we also do it through our own means as well,” sophomore Tatiana Bodner said.

S-Club meets every Monday at lunch in room 111, and new members are always welcome. At each meeting they talk about upcoming events.

“I joined S-Club because it offered so many ways to help and get involved in the community, ways to give back,” senior Sulibeth Ortiz said.

BY RISHA ROHERA

THEME EDITOR

Students who take broadcast journalism not only have the opportunity to experience and enhance their exposure to technology in the real world, but also have the opportunity to work with Costa’s media arts teacher Michael Hernandez, one of five Jacobs Educators in the country.

Chosen from applicants across the nation, Hernandez was recognized as a Jacobs Educator by Indiana University for the 2012-13 school year in September. The Jacobs Educator Award recognizes teachers who use technology to support inquiry-based teaching and learning.

“I’m an Apple Distinguished Educator, so we have an email list that I belong to,” Hernandez said. “Another one of those Apple Distinguished Educators is a graduate student at Indiana University, and he’s coordinating this program, so he sent something out to everybody. I saw that and I applied [to be a Jacobs Educator].”

Hernandez founded the nationally award-winning media arts program at Mira Costa in 1999. The program he established consists of the broadcast journalism and video production courses.

“Inquiry-based learning in classes is where the students have to work on projects and figure things out,” Hernandez said. “Broadcast journalism [is] inquiry-based because you have to become an expert on the topic, and you have to interview people and find facts.”

Hernandez applied to become a Jacobs Educator by writing an essay describing his beliefs on how technology can best be

incorporated to support learning and teaching. He also submitted a video of broadcast journalism students who spoke about their views of the technology accessible to them and how it is integrated into their class.

“In our broadcast journalism class, we don’t just stick to one type of media,” Mustang Morning News director Allie Campbell said. “We do a broadcast show every week, but we [also] tweet, we blog and use video blogs with iPod Touches, which are accessible to everybody.”

As a Jacobs Educator, Hernandez will mentor students and teachers at Indiana

University about ways to incorporate technology into inquiry-based learning. He is a resource for students who wish to learn about this unique type of teaching.

“He taught me everything I know and has provided us with

all the resources we need,” broadcast journalism student sophomore Claire Hunt said. “We have a Mac lab with over a dozen computers, professional quality-cameras, and now we have a class iPad cart. My knowledge and interest in technology has grown exponentially since I have been in his class.”

The Jacobs Educator Award Program plans to honor Hernandez and the four other Jacobs Educators at the annual “Call to Teach” ceremony on Nov. 3 at the Indiana University Bloomington’s School of Education.

“You can really learn from [other educators] and share your ideas so everyone becomes a little bit better, which I think is the most valuable part [of teaching],” Hernandez said.

“ My knowledge and interest in technology has grown exponentially since I’ve been

in his class”

Claire HuntSophomore

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BY ALEX WHITE

EXECUTIVE OPINION EDITOR

In the South Bay, cheap bites to eat are a dime a dozen, so separating restaurants from the rest is no easy task. One restaurant, 4 Brothers Burgers, has tried to break the mold in the past year and has had success in doing so.

Opened in the past year and nestled just outside the border of Manhattan Beach in Redondo Beach, the 4 Brothers Burger Grill is conveniently located on the corner of Manhattan Beach Boulevard and Inglewood Avenue.

“We have three separate menus for each meal of the day so we can be specific about what customers want,” cashier and server Diana Fermeli said.

4 Brothers serves a wide variety of different types of food. Although the interior design indicates a Mediterranean Greek theme, the menu doesn’t end there. It features not only several different kinds of burgers but also salads and sandwiches. Customers can also order off the Mexican

4 Brothers offers unique atmospheresection of the menu, containing burritos, the restaurant tacos and other ethnic items.

“I thought the food was really diverse but also did a good job of not getting too exotic,” senior Brooke Winterhalder said.

Like many other restaurants trying to fill the same niche, 4 Brothers Burgers has a very relaxed and casual feel to it. Customers order at the counter, but food is served to them at the table, cafe style.

“As you can see, the theme is Greek, but we don’t want that to hold us back with everything else that we do,” Fermeli said.

As is true with any restaurant, the taste of the food matters above all else. 4 Brothers chose to stick to the basics with the items they serve, and they did it exceedingly well. 4 Brothers is currently offering a combo meal consisting of a cheeseburger, fries and drink for $5. The other fares are equally scrumptious, showing the menu’s balance.

“I have been there a couple different times, and each time I went there I found something else that I really enjoyed,” junior Jigar Bhakta said.

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WANT FRIES WITH THAT?: 4 Brothers Burger Grill recently opened on the corner of Manhattan Beach Blvd. and Inglewood Ave. The restaurant serves burgers, salads and sandwiches.

Costa junior Michaela Loudermilk lends a hand to help the HIV positiveLoudermilk volunteered with the Grassroots Soccer organiztion in Cape Town, South Africa

While most students were set-tling into their new schedules, junior Michaela Loudermilk was graced with the opportunity to travel to Africa and meet with an organization that offered help to people living with HIV.

On Sept. 3, Loudermilk arrived in Cape Town, South Africa, with her family friend Linnea Roberts. Roberts is a member of the Global Advisory Council, who recently acquired Grassroots Soccer. Lou-

Town with Roberts to learn and experience what the organization was about.

“I was so excited that I was able to go with her,” Loudermilk said. “This was such an amazing experience for me.”

Grassroots Soccer is an inter-national organization that uses soccer to educate, mobilize and encourage communities to stop the spread of HIV. Soccer, as pop-ular sport as it is, allows people to come together and bond while also sharing their experiences about HIV.

“I honestly think that it is the most ingenius form of an orga-nization that I have ever seen,” Loudermilk said. “It covers a wide range of people, and it is something that helps everyone,

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no matter their age.”Grassroots Soccer has a

“Skillz” curriculum that focuses on teaching the youth about ba-sic life skills, healthy living, and being risk-free. The organization teaches these ideas through group discussions and various types of interactive activities involving soccer games.

“It gives people a hands-on way to learn rather than just listening to a lecture,” Loudermilk said. “I got to watch them play one of the soccer activities. The kids get re-ally involved and excited about participating in the activities.”

For one of her days, Louder-milk went to a Skillz Street meet-ing. These meetings are designed for adolescent girls to have a safe environment for learning about and participating in peer-led com-munity activities. They get to play non-competitive soccer and learn about the prevention of HIV.

“It gives the girls a sense of

not necessarily have had other-wise,” Loudermilk said. “Their

in asserting themselves in life, and Skillz Street really does it for the girls that attend.”

People that attend and partici-pate in Grassroots activities have the option to get a free HIV test, and most attendees take advan-tage of the opportunity. Those

who test positive are able to have access to counseling through the Grassroots organization.

“These people really showed me that can you still have a full life while living with HIV,” Lou-dermilk said. “It was eye opening for me to see these people with that type of uplifting attitude and positive outlook on life.”

The coaches that are a part of

the organization follow the Skillz Coaching Guide. It consists of eight 45-minute sessions, which Loudermilk was able to watch. In each session, the participants play soccer games and learn about liv-ing a full life with HIV.

“The staff is really passionate about this cause because most of them have been personally af-fected by it,” Loudermilk said.

KICKING AND EMPOWERING: Mira Costa junior Michaela Loudermilk spent -

“I met this inspiring woman who has been working on HIV preven-tion projects for decades.”

Durng her stay, Loudermilk experienced what the Grassroots Soccer organizaion stands for. She hopes to take her experience

help people around the world.“I was inspired by what I saw

over in Cape Town,” Loudermilk said. “Hopefully, I will be able to take the knowledge that I gained and motivate others to help also.”

Loudermilk saw one of the tournaments at the Grassroots fa-cility. In addition, she toured the facility and met with the staff and talked about testing for HIV.

“I think it is really great that Michaela had the opportunity to experience something like that,” junior Katy Edson said.

Loudermilk had the opportu-nity to talk to Tommy Clark, the founder of the Grassroots Soccer organization, about an internship in the future at the organization. She hopes to be able to get fur-

against the spread of HIV.“A full life to me is one where

I am able to enrich the lives of others,” Loudermilk said. “I have spent my whole life looking for a way where I can physically help people. The way you help people the most is by actually connecting with them.”

BY EMILY LOCKWOOD

LIFE EDITOR

LISA VALICENTE/ LA VISTA

With a new school year comes new ideas, new classes, new rou-tines and, of course, new teachers. This year Mira Costa is welcom-ing a new CP c h e m i s t r y and biology teacher, Te-resa Nielsen, and a new CP English teacher, William Brown.

Over the summer, both Brown and Nielsen went through an ap-plication process that consisted of two separate interviews.

“They both sat for two panels,” Principal Dr. Ben Dale said. “The

chairs, one vice principal and me. The second consisted of another vice principal and me.”

Although diving underwater with creatures can be scary, Mira Costa history teacher Ian Uhalt scuba dives regularly and enjoys his passion for underwater adven-tures.

Uhalt has been scuba diving

went diving in Hawaii in Iahana, Maui, where he swam with turtles and sharks. He has continued scuba diving ever since his trip to Hawaii.

“I have always been inter-ested in the ocean, and a trip to Hawaii made me realize that I re-ally wanted to scuba dive and further explore what is un-der the ocean’s surface,” Uhalt said.

Uhalt started to really enjoy diving when he

scuba shop in Redondo called Sea D Sea. At Sea D Sea, Uhalt also

Master, a level be-low that of a diving instructor.

“I began scuba diving at Veterans Park [a div-ing location] in Redondo Beach,” Uhalt said. “It was actually a tough spot for beginners to start be-cause it is almost entirely covered in sand [making

According to Uhalt, it is rec-ommended that divers dive with a partner for safety assurance.

“Having a dive buddy is ex-tremely important because they can help if you run low on air, become entangled, or have some type of equipment failure,” Uhalt’s diving buddy Joshua Sprinkle said.

Uhalt does not only dive for pleasure but is working toward becoming a scuba diving instruc-tor. In order to qualify as an in-structor, a diver must complete a minimum of 100 dives, dive for

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BY GASSIA ASHIKIAN

STAFF WRITER

Mira Costa welcomes Teresa Nielsen, William Brown as new teachersBY MADDIE NERAD STAFF WRITER

Brown worked in the district previously and, according to Dale, his “stellar reputation” is what landed him the job. Brown worked in the Mira Costa Eng-lish department from 1991 until

2008 when he left to teach English in-ternationally in Beijing, China.

“This year I hope to help my students

go beyond their boundaries [in the classroom],” Brown said. “I want them to use what they learn to help others.”

Brown is teaching sophomore and senior English classes. He focuses on helping his students fully understand and appreciate the literature they read in class.

“ -thing for us,” former student Aus-tin Siegmund-Broka said. “He

took us into complex and fasci-nating literary analyses with the

with him during the lesson and his teaching skills. I always loved the professional atmosphere he brought to the classroom. He re-spected all of us a lot, which I think made us respect ourselves.”

Nielsen is currently teaching both CP chemistry and biology at

weeks of school after her former employer, Fullerton Joint Union High School District, refused to release her due to contract obliga-tions until it found a replacement. Although her students had a sub-stitute during the beginning of school, Dale feels that Nielsen is


a quality teacher who was worth the wait.

“Mrs. Nielsen was a steal, lit-erally, and she demonstrated an expertise as a teacher through the interview process,” Dale said. “We felt very fortunate to pull her away from her former school.”

Nielsen had prieviously worked at Dos Pueblos High School, near Santa Barbara, for three years, and then worked at Sonora High

She has taught CP chemistry, consistently since her start as a teacher, as well as CP biology, which was her favorite subject as a student.

“My experience at Costa so far has been extremely positive,”

Nielsen said. “The Costa staff has been welcoming and friendly, and the students are motivated and in-telligent. I love the school spirit.”

This year, Nielsen hopes to at-tend performing arts and sporting events, so she can see her talented students in action. She has her

and hopes to be able to use it as a communication device and close the gap between herself, the stu-dents, and the parents. She plans to have students conduct experi-ments as much as possible.

“In the classroom, Mrs. Niels-en is very positive and helpful,” sophomore Nick Soloman said. “I look forward to learning a lot in the upcoming year.”

at least six months, pass an emer-

complete an advanced water class and pass a written exam.

“I’m working hard toward be--

fessional, but I also would love to become a professional underwa-ter photographer,” Uhalt said. “I really love the amazing underwa-ter experience.”

Uhalt dives at various loca-tions, some of which include Vet-erans Park, Playa de Carmen, and Ukon Shipwreck. According to Uhalt, each dive spot has its own unique experience.

“Uhalt is a really great scuba diver,” senior Laura Fiegelman

that he has this hobby. He has great pictures that he shows

the class.”Uhalt observes the

thousands of creatures underwater including

“I dove in over 100 feet of water, which is known as ‘blue water’ diving,” Uhalt said. “Over the course of my diving career, I have

-

a-kind experience.”Both Uhalt and

Sprinkle love explor-ing different diving location. Sprinkle

has had the best diving experience at a sunken reef in San Diego.

“There is an area in San Di-ego called Wreck Alley, and my favorite dive there is a 370-inch long Canadian destroyer named Yukon,” Sprinkle said.

Uhalt feels that diving pro-vides him with an existential feel-ing. Scuba diving offers him a relaxing experience.

“Every single time I dive, all of the issues above the water completely disappear, and you are purely and totally focused on diving,” Uhalt said.

NEW KNOWLEDGE: Mira Costa welcomes two new teachers this year, chemistry and biology teacher Teresa Nielsen (left) and English teacher Wilson Brown. Both plan to bring new aspects to the classroom.

“A!er four years it was just time to return, and I prayed that Mira Costa would have

me back”

English Teacher, William Brown

Samburu Project joins Costa community

BY MAGGIE ROBAK

COPY EDITOR

Every year, students bring their individual interests and ide-als by creating their own club. This year, the Mira Costa Tribe joins the many Costa clubs. Soph-omore Natasha Brunstein, junior Sahir Deepak, sophomore Sophie Haas-Goldberg, and sophomore Jamie Kelleher brought this orga-nization to Costa this year.

The club is a smaller extension of the widespread national organi-zation, The Samburu Project. The main goal of the project is to provide clean and safe drinking water to commu-nities throughout the Sam-buru District in Kenya by digging different wells.

According to the proj-ect’s mission statements, “The Samburu Project is an organization that col-laborates with communi-ties in developing countries to enhance men, women and chil-dren’s daily lives by providing resources that address immediate needs while promoting long term

along with cultural integrity.”The non-governmental orga-

nization was started in 2005 by Kristin Kosinski, who decided to start the project after traveling to Kenya. After seeing the lack of clean drinking water facing many villages, Kosinski launched the Los Angeles-based project when she returned home. Since then, she has been reaching out and try-ing to expand her organization.

project when Kristin came into

my Intro to Model United Nations class last year,” Haas-Goldberg said. “I liked that it is such a lo-cal organization but still makes an impact on such a global level.”

Brunstein, Kelleher, Haas-Goldberg and Deepak took up an internship with the project’s branch in Santa Monica and de-cided to create a Mira Costa chap-ter of the Samburu Project, work-ing over the summer in order to launch the club this year. The stu-dents created a website establish-ing their goals for the project as well as a mission statement. The

students also worked to launch their Tribe at Costa as well as the

“We wanted to start a club at Costa so we could get more peo-ple involved in the organization to further help the people of Ke-nya,” Haas-Goldberg said. “We want to spread the mission of this project to as many people as we possibly can.”

The club will take part in lo-cal fundraisers, as well as partici-pate in larger, widespread activi-ties. The club is also focused on expanding the involvement and awareness of the Samburu Project and its mission.

“Mira Costa Tribe hopes to further the efforts of the Samburu

Project by allowing high school students the opportunity to be-come involved in its mission,” Brunstein said. “The club aims to spread the objectives of the organization to adolescents and increase local involvement in the Samburu Project.”

The Tribe Club hopes to par-take in a number of activities this year to help further its goals. The club held fundraisers at the Hometown Fair, restaurants and

-ticipating in Walk for Water and the Manhattan Beach Earth Day

Celebration. The club is hoping to hold an assem-bly to teach school and el-ementary school students about the importance of water conservation.

“Through fundraising, promoting green practices and raising awareness for the cause, the club hopes to enhance the lives of the

Samburu people,” Brunstein said. “It is exciting as these villages have seen advancements in com-munity health, women’s empow-erment, education and income.”

The Mira Costa Tribe meets every week in Room 34 on Wednesdays at lunch to discuss how they can meet their many current goals.

“When you’re so young, and you want to get involved in some-thing that truly makes an impact on society on a global level, its near impossible,” Brunstein said. “To be given the chance to get in-volved with an organization that is locally based but also has a re-ally incredible global impact, is really extraordinary.”

Uhalt dives under the sea

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“To be given the chance to get in-volved with an organization that is lo-cally based but also has a great global

impact is really extraordinary”

Natasha BrunsteinSophomore

The Tribe provides freshwater for people in Kenya

LIFE

Deborah Hofreiter and Ian Drummond bring new vibes to Costa campus Hofreiter hopes to in!uence Special Education Department, Drummond seeks to increase use of technology

OUR NEW PALS: Former Mira Costa English teachers Ian Drummond and Deborah Hofreiter were chosen as the new

vice principals this summer. With their prior knowledge and experience, Hofreiter and Drummond plan to implement

new ideas to move Mira Costa forward during the upcoming school year.

Hackney pursues political passions

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BY DANA STERNTHAL

STAFF WRITER

Mira Costa’s two new vice prin-cipals, Deborah Hofreiter and Ian Drummond, were chosen to bring their fresh outlook and previous experience to campus.

Drummond and Hofreiter were originally chosen by a committee that included Mira Costa adminis-trators, along with other students and parents. Drummond was an-nounced as the new Vice Princi-pal on June 6, and Hofreiter was chosen in August 2012.

“They were chosen because they know the school and the community,” Principal Dr. Ben Dale said. “They had experience and had taught here before.”

Drummond taught English at Mira Costa for 10 years prior to becoming the new vice principal. During that time he coached var-sity soccer and taught Advance-ment Via Individual Determina-tion classes. AVID was a college readiness program at Costa that is used in high schools nationwide. For the past three years, he was the vice principal at Culver City High School.

“Being an administrator for a

be of value to me now,” Drum-mond said. “I know and under-stand what is expected of me as an administrator. But working as

a teacher for 15 years was a great experience for me, and it lets me relate to the teachers now because I know what it is like to work with students in a classroom.”

Drummond worked at Culver City High School when former Vice Principal Paula Hart decided to return to the classroom and to teach science at MBMS. When the District sought out the posi-tion of vice principal, Drummond decided to apply.

“Mira Costa is an amazing school, and it was very appealing

to be a part of,” Drummond said. “I had already done everything to do at Culver City High School, and the duties and environment here were different.”

According to Drummond, his main concerns as a vice principal are bringing Costa education into the 21st century through the use of technology and using alterna-tive teaching methods. He will also work with the Athletic De-partment. In addition, Drummond oversees the Foreign Language Department and teacher evalua-

tions throughout the school year.“21st century education is a big

part of my job,” Drummond said. “Determining how iPads will be incorporated in education is a main concern, as well as anything else progressive.”

Hofreiter was a reading special-ist, English teacher, English co-chair and AVID coordinator dur-ing her time spent at Costa. Prior

she was involved with a writers’ workshop program from Colum-bia University. Hofreiter was se-

lected as a replacement for former Vice Principal Jennie Wright.

“For most of my career, I thought being vice principal was the worst job,” Hofreiter said. “Then I took an administrative class which showed me how ad-ministrators can have an impact on students.”

One of Hofreiter’s main priori-ties is helping the Special Educa-tion program with expanding how it can be improved.

“I pursued a Masters degree in Special Education [at Mount St Mary’s College] because I wanted to make a difference in students’ lives,” Hofreiter said.

In addition, Hofreiter collabo-rates with Activities Director Lisa Claypoole for oversight of cam-pus events and the library.

“One of the most important things is publicity,” Hofreiter said. “My job is to maintain the school’s website and school Twit-ter account.”

that Drummond and Hofreiter

feels their prior experience as administrators, their community awareness, and their good senses of humor will guarantee success.

“They are funny and good-na-tured people,” Dale said. “They have good attitudes, efferves-cence and positivity. Everything else we will be able to work out.”

BY QUINN KROPSCHOT

STAFF WRITER

This summer, sophomore Maggie Hack-ney received the once-in-a-lifetime oppor-tunity of interning for Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa.

Hackney performed various jobs at Vil-

which included answering phones, writing briefs about upcoming events and check-ing in press members at state conferences. She worked about six to eight hours a day for two to three days a week.

“Working for the

but I got a lot of work experience and I be-came more aware about major issues in Los An-geles,” Hackney said.

Hackney is a mem-ber of Mira Costa’s Model United Nations program. According to Hackney, the intern-ship with Villaraigosa helped deepen her understanding of how

run. Hackney experienced what it was like

“I was able to learn a lot more about public speaking skills from this experi-ence, and I plan on using these skills in my future debates,” Hackney said.

One of Hackney’s personal goals is to study political science and international relations in college. The internship helped show her that political science is a career she wishes to pursue.

“This internship really helped me real-ize that I love political science and govern-ment, and I always want it to be a major part of my life,” Hackney said.

Hackney, throughout her internship, ex-

perienced the contrast of what it was like to be a Los Angeles citizen living in East Los Angeles. She commonly saw political disruption from the Occupy Movement in Central Los Angeles.

“The scariest experience that I had was when we reopened the City Hall Park after it was closed by the Occupy Los Angeles protesters,” Hackney said. “When we were reopening it some protesters showed up and were shouting expletives at us.”

Hackney was the youngest intern in the -

ees and interns were about 25 years old. According to Hackney,

daunting space, but it evolved into a com-fortable place for her to work and pursue her passion.

-timidating to walk into

-ers, but I quickly con-nected with them, and

welcoming atmosphere for me,” Hackney said.

According to Hackney, the most reward-ing part of the internship was experiencing the responsibilities of an adult in the work-force. Hackney also learned what it was like to be independent and self-reliant.

“The most rewarding part of my experi-ence was that I got to have a taste of the real adult world,” Hackney said. “I had to work hard to get respect.”

Although Hackney learned many things at her internship, she maintains that the most valuable lesson she learned was to enjoy the time she has as a kid.

“Working is hard, and I now have a great-er appreciation for the amazing opportuni-ties I have be given,” Hackney said.

“!is internship really helped me realize that I love political science and government, and I always want it to be a major

part of my life”

Maggie HackneySophomore

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THE ANNUAL HOMETOWN FAIR CELEBRATES ITS 40TH ANNIVERSARY

The Manhattan Beach Hometown Fair is an exemplary display of a group of individuals uniting under a common spirit of pride for its city’s accomplishments. Throughout the weekend of Oct. 6-7, more than 100

embody the many different groups that represent Manhattan Beach as a whole. The fair is orga-

the Manhattan Beach Hometown Fair Board, which is not associated with the city of Man-hattan Beach itself. Funds required to op-erate the fair are raised through the sale of t-shirts, a $250 fee paid by each booth and the beer and wine gardens. “We’re really proud of our tradition, and we’re proud that we’re

-tion made up of all volunteers,” Hometown Fair Board President Maggie Movius said. “We all worked really hard, and we’re really excited about the success of the weekend.” The Hometown Fair began in 1972, making this year its 40th anniversa-ry. There was a banner commemorating the achievement at the Manhattan Beach Centennial Parade in May. However, no special events were held during the fair to celebrate its 40th anniversary. “The Manhattan Beach Hometown Fair is all about bringing our com-munity together,” Manhattan Beach Mayor Wayne Powell said. “In short,

it is a wonderful event that is all about community pride.” The city of Manhattan Beach helps promote the Hometown Fair by

75% of the cost of all these services through a waiver with the fair board. “The city pro-vides us with these services be-cause they are the only ones that can do them for us,” Movius said. “We are very grate-ful for all of their help.” The Hometown Fair has many expenses that are paid for before the event takes place. Such ex-penses include all the portable bath-rooms, beer and wine in the alcohol gardens, renting tables and chairs, setting up stages, insurance and all the advertising through banners. “In the end, we don’t make any money,” Movius said. “We’re a non-

fair booths. Through their participation in the festivities, associations are able to raise revenues for their programs, establish recognition for their causes and offer community service hours for those who need them. The elementary schools, middle schools and many Manhattan Beach churches

all also participate and raise money at the Fair. The Hometown Fair has a plentiful variety of booths. Along with games, shopping and activities, food holds a very big place at the fair. Some of the cuisine favorites are the Lutheran Church “Pepper-bellies” and the Grandview Tri-Tip sandwiches.

“I would say that the Tri-Tip sandwiches are great and that the Grandview booth at the Hometown Fair has the best ones around,” ju-nior Kate Houston said.

that set up booths included Model United Na-tions, the Drama Department, Young Republi-cans Club, H2O for Life Club, Key Club and S-Club. For some of these clubs, the Home-town Fair is one of their biggest fundraisers. “We made just under $2,000 last year by simply selling cotton candy,” Mira Costa Young Republicans Club President Nick Jones said. “The Hometown Fair allows us to

-munity’s awareness of us.”

fair’s beer garden. Each year, a lottery randomly selects four Mira Costa

the booth for the weekend, resulting in a guarantee of at least $5,000 for

softball, and boys lacrosse. “Tournaments cost hundreds of dollars to enter and transportation can be expensive,” Costa varsity wrestler Kit Murphy said. “As of now we do not have much money to spend on gear and events. I am grateful the Home-

town Fair gave us this opportunity to help boost our team by letting [our parents] work in the beer garden.” Another aspect of the Hometown Fair is the highly anticipated Man-

year, including multiple Mira Costa sports teams that used it as a fundraising technique for their respective programs. “The 10K is a really cool experience, and I

Trevor Franklin said. “Having so many peo-ple around me while running makes Man-hattan Beach really feel like a community.” It began in 1978 when a group of local run-ners wanted to have a race “in town.” Evolv-ing over the past 35 years, it has become an annual tradition and has raised about $250,000 in donations to the community. Multiple sports from the Costa Athletic Department participated in the run. Some of these teams included girls and boys basket-ball, boys baseball and cross country. “It helped bring our team closer together

[as a team] showed all of our support toward the community.” Overall, the Hometown Fair seemed to be a weekend looked forward

-pectations of the fair were met, leading them to believe that it was a very successful 40th year for the fair, with many more years to come. “I have always loved going to the Hometown Fair,” sophomore Erica Wenger said. “It is always a fun weekend to go out with friends and see the community working together as a whole.”

The Mira Costa High School Marching Band and Vocal Ensemble par-ticipated in the opening ceremony and performed at the Manhattan Beach Hometown Fair on Saturday from 10 to 10:30 a.m. The Marching Band reached the north end of the fair an hour before to rehearse. They warmed up by dividing into respective sections of differ-ent instruments. They then got back together as an entire band, rehearsed their formations, ran their songs, and started marching.

through our marching band program,” sophomore marching band mem-ber Katherine An said. “Everyone seemed to appreciate and love our ex-citing parade.” The band marched and played its standard parade tune, “Mirada!” along North Valley Drive. On the lawn outside the Joslyn Community Center, it participated in the fair’s introduction ceremony by playing songs such as “Dance to the Music” and “Land of 1,000 Dances.” The Vocal Ensemble also performed at the Hometown Fair by singing the national anthem. They sang at the parade in the beginning of the fair and at Manhattan Beach 10K Run. Multicultural Choir volunteered to help out at the 10K, as the Mira Costa choirs are supporters of the fair. “It was a very effective way to raise money and hang out with friends,” sophomore Multicultural Choir member Tatiana Bodner said. “It was a really enjoyable experience.” The Vocal Ensemble prepared by receiving sheet music and sight read-ing it for the Star Spangled Banner. Choir Director Michael Hayden and Music Theory teacher Mark McCormick helped the Vocal Ensemble with its tone and pitch. “It was fun singing in the community,” sophomore Vocal Ensemble

what the Costa choirs have to share.”

BAND AND CHOIR PERFORM AT THE HOMETOWN FAIR

WHAT THE CLUB DOES: raise money to build sanitation sys-tems, including sewage systems, for developing nations

WHAT ITS BOOTH PROVIDED: henna tattoos

WHERE THE MONEY IS GOING: the H2O For Life Club is funding the building of two wells in rural Namibia and India

H2O FOR LIFE CLUB S-CLUBKEY CLUBWHAT THE CLUB DOES: volunteers at the salvation army, local marathons and festivals, makes lunch for the homeless, and more

WHAT ITS BOOTH PROVIDED: a beanie bag catapult game with various targets

WHERE THE MONEY IS GOING: the Pediatric Trauma Pro-gram, which develops projects aimed to reduce the number of chil-dren killed or injured by trauma

WHAT THE CLUB DOES: improves lives of women and young girls and is associated with Soroptimist International of Manhattan Beach

WHAT ITS BOOTH PROVIDED: hair spray and temporary tattoos

WHERE THE MONEY IS GOING: local women and children organizations

COMPILED BY AMANDA NEWELL, ARI GEVOV AND RISHA ROHERA/ THEME EDITORS AND SHAYLYN AUSTIN/NEWS EDITOR

ARTWORK BY JACKSON CASADY

Costa Clubs at the Hometown Fair

Hometown Fair annually brings the Manhattan Beach community together for a weekend of fun.

PHOTOS COURTESY OF H2O FOR LIFE CLUB, KEY CLUB, S-CLUB AND EMMA SALZMAN/PHOTO EDITOR

What is your favorite aspect of the

Hometown Fair?

48.6%Food

6.1%Games

13.2%Activities

4.3%Shopping

13.9%Never

Attended

13.9%Other

BASED ON A SURVEY OF 280 COSTA STUDENTS FROM ALL GRADES

Does a club or organiza-tion that you are

a!liated with use the Hometown Fair to raise

awareness and/or money?

43.0%No

57.0%Yes

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Despite predictable plot, “Pitch Perfect” still maintains humorBY PIPER RODOLF

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Rowling fails to produce successful follow up to “Harry Potter” seriesBY CHRISTOPH NEUMANN

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“Ed Ruscha: Standard” shows Ruscha’s talent with words and artBY JAKE MAHR

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“Looper” combines action and satire to create a fun, unconventional thriller

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that his employer (Jeff Daniels) will kill him if he does not kill his older self. He winds up on a farm inhabited by Sara (Emily Blunt) and her son Cid (Pierce Gagnon), whom Old Joe believes may grow up to become the Rainmaker.

At its core, “Looper” is a char-acter study of the two Joes, made complicated by the fact that the two main characters are the same person. Young Joe has partici-pated in organized murder since

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-voluted and dry, but “Looper” may stand the test of time.

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brilliant writing adds an intel-ligent attack on the self-perpetu-ating state of violence in society, cementing “Looper” as one of the

In 2044, crime bosses from the future use time travel to send their targets back in time, where they are killed by assassins known as “loopers.” A looper’s contract is ended when he kills his future self and receives an especially large payload. Loopers are then allowed to peacefully live the rest of their lives as a reward.

Looper Joe Simmons (Joseph

face-to face with his older, retired self (Bruce Willis), who has just been sent back to be executed.

begins to hunt down the “Rain-maker,” a crime leader from the future who is responsible for the death of Old Joe’s wife’s, who at this time is only a child.

Meanwhile, Young Joe realizes

the New York Times Magazine, the carnage in “Looper” is actu-ally a critique on the portrayal of

Johnson inserts Ghandi’s old adage, “an eye for an eye makes the whole world blind,” into a fu-turistic world of hitmen and time travel to suggest that the cyclicity of modern violent relationships will prolong them far into the fu-ture unless someone has the cour-age to stop them today.

Despite one’s enjoyment of “Looper,” Johnson should be giv-en credit for his social conscious-ness in an age when most thrillers have little to no substance.

Johnson also includes a few other satirical ideas on modern culture. The urban divide between rich and poor is overwhelming, each side ostensibly hateful to-ward the other. China has become the dominant force in the world economy. Johnson elevates his

of various societal ills.“Looper” is smart, intense and

even funny at times; it explodes with originality along with gun-

thoughtful social commentary, “Looper” powers to the front

rated R and is playing in theaters nationwide.

the days of his orphan childhood but yearns for motherly affec-tion and a simpler life. Old Joe, with a beautiful wife and home in Shanghai, has found the life that he has longed for but has lost it at the hands of the Rainmaker. Because of this, he must revert to the violence of his younger self. Gordon-Levitt and Willis are top-notch as usual and make an excel-lent pair onscreen.

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Regardless, Rian Johnson refus-es to fall into the mass of writer-directors who use violence purely for entertainment. As Johnson mentioned in an interview with

SUICIDE WATCH: -tion. The movie is carried by powerful performances from Joseph Gordon - Levitt (pictured) trying to kill himself from the future (Bruce Willis), who play the same character from different times.

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Despite high-octane game play, “Resident Evil 6” is cluttered and confusing BY ZACK GILL

COPY EDITOR

For years, the survival-horror “Resident Evil” video game series was derided for silly writing and archaic gameplay conven-tions. So, in 2005, developer Capcom at-tempted a radical reinvention of the series.

What they ended up with was “Resident Evil 4,” often considered one of the best video games of all time. “Resident Evil 4” drastically altered the series’ formula in some respects, focusing on action and gun-play, as well as a new European setting, but retained many familiar ones, like resource management and a sense of dread.

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one of its most valuable pieces of intellec-tual property. The result is “Resident Evil 6,” a game that departs from even more of the series’ signature conventions, but also from the series’ high quality.

Players take the role of one of six play-able protagonists who all must stop a terror-ist organization from releasing bio-weap-onry on the world’s masses. “Resident Evil 6” features three campaigns, each featur-ing two of the six protagonists (the co-op from “Resident Evil 5” returns), that can be played in any order.

The result is one of the game’s great-est missteps, its story, which is nonsensi-cal and often unintentionally hilarious. “Resident Evil 6” gives no suggestion as to

Capcom can be commended for giving its players freedom, but this decision was also largely misguided.

The campaigns, each split into six chap-ters, are intertwined and often jump back and forth through chronology. For example, one campaign begins six months before the other two. Another campaign jumps back to the time-period and setting of the afore-mentioned campaign at its second chapter. This is all hard to explain because Capcom made it so very confusing.

Why couldn’t Capcom just offer a single campaign, presented in chronological or-der, where players switch between charac-ters as the story goes along? The company wouldn’t have had to change any of its game’s assets or mechanics, and the player might have actually had a chance at un-

place. Things fare better later in the game’s narrative, but by then, many players will already have forsaken “Resident Evil 6.”

Labyrinthine narratives aren’t necessar-ily a bad thing, but the storyline of “Resi-dent Evil 6” isn’t some postmodern mas-terpiece. For the most part, it’s quite stupid, largely resembling a zombie-themed epi-sode of “24” translated into Japanese and then back into English, complete with the resulting dialogue. Plus, players need

a near intimate knowledge of the past six games (plus some spin-offs) to understand what anyone is actually talking about.

“Resident Evil 6” fares better in its gameplay, offering a complex combat sys-tem. Context-sensitive melee combat now

zombie heads against walls (and even mi-crowave them) with a few button presses. Players can also execute complex dive and turn moves.

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doesn’t teach much at all. Further compli-cating matters, “Resident Evil 6” does not include an instruction manual. And be-cause of the game’s convoluted menu sys-tem, players will struggle to even execute simple commands, such as using healing items, all of which must be utilized in real time, without a pause button.

Still, there’s a lot of diversity to be had in the campaigns of “Resident Evil 6.” Each campaign has a somewhat different tone and method of gameplay. One is a full-on military shooter, in the vein of “Gears of War” or “Call of Duty,” one features lengthy chase sequences, and is kind of zany through-and-through, and one har-kens back to “Resident Evil 4,” with an em-phasis on, wait for it, tension and survival. There’s even a secret fourth campaign with a stealth focus.

Interesting ideas and craft are both put on display in “Resident Evil 6.” The game also packs in a staggeringly overabundant amount of content. It is in execution where the game fails. New players will be bewil-dered by its story, while old players will be alienated by its gameplay. Effectively, then, “Resident Evil 6” is a game for no one. “Resident Evil 6” is rated M for ma-ture is available for the Xbox 360 and the Playstation 3.

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THE NEW TENANTS: “Resident Evil 6” is a dis-appointing new installment to the series. Its multiple plotlines prove to be confusing and distracting for the game’s many players.

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Boys Water Polo:

Oct. 15: vs. Los Alamitos High School at MCHS at 3:30 p.m.Oct. 16: vs. Redondo at RUHS at 3 p.m.Oct. 18: vs. PV at MCHS at 3 p.m.Oct. 19-20: South Bay TournamentOct. 22: vs. West Torrance High School at MCHS at 3 p.m.Oct. 30: vs. Peninsula at MCHS at 5 p.m.Nov. 1: vs. Redondo at MCHS at 3 p.m.

Cross Country:

Oct. 20: Mt. Sac Invitational at Mt. San Antonio CollegeNov. 1: League Finals at Polliwog Park in Manhattan Beach at 1:30 p.m.

Girls Volleyball:

Oct. 12-13: Varsity Tournement at Torrey PinesOct. 17: vs. Palos Verdes High School at MCHS at 5:15 p.m.Oct. 23: vs. West Torrance High School at MCHS at 5:15 p.m.Oct. 25: vs. Peninsula at Peninsula High School at 4:15 p.m.Oct. 26-27: Varsity Tourney at Santa Bar-baraOct. 30: vs. Redondo at MCHS at 7 p.m.

Girls Golf:

Oct. 17: Bay and Ocean Final at Lakewood at 10 a.m.

Mira Costa’s Varsity Football Team competes

against Newport Harbor on Sept. 28.

Girls Tennis:

Oct. 16: vs. West Torrance High School at MCHS at 3 p.m.Oct. 18: vs. Peninsula High School at Pen-insula at 2:30 p.m.Oct. 22: vs. Redondo High School at MCHS at 3 p.m.Oct. 23: vs. Chadwick at MCHS at 3 p.m.Oct. 24: Bay League SinglesOct. 25: Bay League Doubles

Football:

Oct. 19: vs. Peninsula at MCHS at 7 p.m.Oct. 26: vs. Leuzinger at MCHS at 7 p.m.Nov. 2: vs. Redondo High School at RUHS at 7 p.m.

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13 - SaturdayPLAN Test at 7:45 a.m.

TEDx at MBMS from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the multi-purpose room

15-19 - Monday through FridaySpirit Week: Homecoming activities at lunch in the quad

15 - MondayFour-Year Planning Panel from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. in the library

16 - Tuesday In-N-Out Honor Roll Lunch Four-Year Planning Panel: Starts at 7 p.m. in the library

18 - ThursdayGreat American Shakeout at 10:18 a.m.

UC Application Workshop at lunch in the CCC

19 - FridayStampede Day

Pep Rally from 11:50 a.m. to 12:20 p.m. at Waller Stadium

Homecoming Football Game starts at 7 p.m. at Waller Stadium

Horror Video Festival submissions due to the Cinema Club 20 - SaturdayPSAT Test at 7:45 a.m

Homecoming Dance starts at 7:30 p.m. in the Fisher Gym

22 - MondayStaff development day: no school

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16 - TuesdayManhattan Beach City Council Meeting: The meeting is at Manhattan Beach City Hall and begins at 6:30 p.m.

18 - ThursdayCalifornia Shake-Out in Hermosa Beach. City-wide drill from 10:15 a.m. to 11 a.m.

20 - Saturday25th Annual Family Halloween Carni-val from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. at Manhattan Heights Park. A costume contest parade will take place from 1 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.

20 - Saturday6th Annual Pumpkins in the Park from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Fort Lots-of-Fun Park located at 6th and Prospect Avenue. This event will include many Halloween activi-ties.

23 - TuesdayHermosa Beach City Council Meeting: The meeting is at Hermosa Beach City Hall and begins at 7 p.m.

27-28 - SaturdaySketchers Pier-to-Pier Walk from 9:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. from the Manhattan Beach Pier to the Hermosa Beach Pier.

28 - Sunday22nd Annual World Famous Pumpkin Rac-es from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the Manhattan Beach Pier. Pumpkin race cars will com-pete against each other and receive prizes.

HALL OF FAME: Mira Costa Alumni were received into the Mira Costa Hall of Fame and spoke in

an assembly on Sept. 28. They were also recognized at the football game that night.

23 - TuesdayLetters of recommendation workshop at lunch in the CCC

24 - WednesdayFour-Year Planning Panel from 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. in the library

25 - ThursdayNational Honors Society Induction Cer-emony & breakfast from 7 a.m. to 8 a.m. in the cafeteria

Common Application Workshop at Lunch in the CCC

26-FridayHorror Video Festival screening in room 108 at lunch

29 - MondayFour-Year Planning Panel starts at 7 p.m. in the library

31 - WednesdayHalloween Costume Contest at lunch in the quad

NOVEMBER:

1 - ThursdayStudent Leadership Council meeting at

2 - FridayEnd of 1st quarter of the school year

“You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown” open-ing night at 7:30 p.m. in the auditorium

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