Tommy Kelleher

Team Kelleher wins Scholar Quiz Finals

March 28, 2018 Greta Nerad 1

Mira Costa Scholar Quiz finals took place March 21 in the auditorium where Thomas Kelleher, Kevin Chen, Noah Geller and Joseph Cohn defeated Peter Lu, Jake Gordon, Malia Yuhl and Nick Darrow with a score of 250 to 105. […]

Team Lu wins Scholar Quiz Finals for third year in a row

April 25, 2017 La Vista 0

Juniors Peter Lu, Tommy Kelleher, Noah Geller and sophomore Kevin Chen won in the Scholar Quiz Finals on April 5 in the Mira Costa Auditorium.
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MB Library hosts “State of Our Teens” Discussion Panel

November 13, 2015 La Vista 0

Tommy Kelleher Staff Writer Local therapist Dr. Gregory Allen, City Prosecutor Joan Jenkins and Mira Costa Resource Officer John Loy spoke on Oct. 28 at the Manhattan Beach library at a discussion called “The State […]

Homecoming revotes lead to an inconsistent election

October 16, 2015 La Vista 0

By Tommy Kelleher Staff Writer Despite their monarchical denotations, the titles of Homecoming “king” and “queen” are determined by democratic elections among the Mira Costa student body. Recently, Associated Student Body had to hold reelections […]

MBUSD underestimates $2.9 million in budget

September 18, 2015 La Vista 1

Assistant Superintendent Dr. Dawnalyn Murakawa-Leopard revealed at the Sept. 2 Manhattan Beach Unified School District Board of Trustees meeting that MBUSD totaled $2.9 million in overbudgeting and expenditure overprojection in the 2014-15 budget. […]

District board reveals Costa’s AP, CAASPP results

September 18, 2015 La Vista 1

Manhattan Beach Unified School District Board of Trustees released Costa’s Advanced Placement and California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress test scores at the Wednesday board meeting. […]

Primary 2016 election candidates lack innovative vision

May 18, 2015 La Vista 0

By Tommy Kelleher Contributing Writer Aaron Chelliah Opinion Editor Presently, the candidates vying for frontrunner positions in the 2016 presidential campaign do not represent or possess the qualities necessary to bring about any tangible change […]

UC arts requirements should be clearly redefined

April 24, 2015 La Vista 0

By Tommy Kelleher Staff Writer University of California arts requirements should include more classes in order to represent students’ best interests. UC colleges require students to take one year of a visual or performing art […]

Hermosa Beach begins construction on pier

April 24, 2015 La Vista 0

The city of Hermosa Beach closed the Hermosa Beach Municipal Pier for repairs on March 9 and has scheduled it to reopen on May 25 as part of a construction project aimed to fix and strengthen 13 damaged pillars.
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Teachers should not change their way of teaching due to the new Common Core Standards

March 23, 2015 La Vista 0

By Tommy Kelleher Staff Writer On the website for Common Core State Standards, there is a handy section of myths vs. facts about Common Core. One of these myths is that it is a curriculum, […]