XoXo, Ava: Ava talks about next steps
By Ava Nicols Sports Editor Hello everyone. I want to start this issue’s column by saying thank you. It feels unreal to be writing the last column of the year after sharing all my thoughts […]
Articles by Ava Nicols
Ava Nicols is the Editor-in-Chief of La Vista. This is her third year on the paper, and she was previously Sports Editor and Online Editor. In her free time, Ava enjoys running and playing tennis, spending time with her family, and watching movies.
Boys volleyball wins first CIF matchup
By Ava Nicols Sports Editor After winning Bay League with a record of 10-0, the Mustangs won their first CIF matchup on Wednesday, 3-0, against Mater Dei. “We came out with fire and determination, and […]
MBUSD holds annual All District Orchestra Festival
By Ava Nicols Sports Editor The Manhattan Beach Unified School District’s elementary, middle and high school orchestras held the annual All-District Orchestra Festival on Feb. 9 in the Costa auditorium to showcase student musicians […]
Junior Patel adopts over 30 families through her own Adopt-A-Family project
By Ava Nicols Sports Editor Every year during the holidays, junior Ashna Patel partners with Dolores Huerta Elementary to donate to families in Lennox, California, a severely underserved area. This year, she was able to […]
Ava’s Opinion on Staying Healthy
By Ava Nicols Sports Editor Oh, how I’ve missed you all. These weeks of school post-winter break have been something else. Just as we were starting to get used to a routine with no agenda […]
Baseball begins annual tree sales
By Ava Nicols Sports Editor On Dec. 3, the Mira Costa boys base- Sales from the fundraiser are used to ball team sold and delivered Christmas trees to families in the South Bay, ringing in […]
SZA releases SOS album after 5 years on Dec. 9
By Ava Nicols, Sports Editor and Jack Brooks, Staff Writer After five-and-a-half years, SZA released her long-awaited album SOS, the follow-up to her debut album Ctrl circa 2017. Solána Imani Rowe (SZA) won her first-ever […]
Xoxo, Ava Ava’s insight on holiday festivities
Ava’s insight on holiday festivities By Ava Nicols, Sports Editor It always feels as though December flies by. We’ve got T-minus-nine days until the Big Man comes down the chimney, and I hope to God […]
XOXO, Ava Ava’s thought on all things Fall
Ava Nicols Sports Editor It’s that time of the year again in Southern California, when the weather has hit the low 70s. You know what that means– fall is here, everyone. Pumpkin spice has taken […]