The Costa Mesa High School spring musical Guys and Dolls is coming up and tickets go on sale March 6th! There are shows on March 20, 21, 26, 27, 28 at 7pm and March 22 and 29 at 3pm! Go to showtix4u.com to buy tickets! Tickets are available here up until 24 hours before a..

6 Book Recommendations for Teens
The Fault in Our Stars by John Green The Fault in Our Stars is a great book to read if you are into romance and adventure. Hazel Lancaster and Gus Waters both have cancer. They share the love for a book called "An Imperial Affliction" by Peter Van Houten. Both are invited to meet..

Newport-Mesa Unified School District Calendar Change
You may know that the NMUSD calendar will be changing for the 2020/2021 school year. But do you know how it came to be? The idea was first put forth by the administration. Then it went to negotiations with the Newport-Mesa Federation of Teachers (NMFT), this is the teachers’ union for the teachers in the..

Davis Performs Madagascar Jr.
Our friendly neighbors at Davis Magnet School are performing their winter musical, Madagascar Jr, in our CMHS Performing Arts Center on February 28, 29, and March 1st! Madagascar a Musical Adventure Jr. is based on the movie, but varies a bit. Follow Alex the lion, Melman the giraffe, Marty the Zebra, Gloria the hip hip..

MESA Zone Band Concert
Do you enjoy listening to music? Come to the MESA Zone Band concert on February 27th! The MESA Zone Band Concert is where several school bands in our district come together for a concert, here in our CMHS gym! Davis, College Park, Paularino, and Sonora will be participating, along with our Costa Mesa Intermediate and..

The Changes Are ‘a Comin’: Teacher Union
Over the past few weeks the school board and the teachers of the Newport Mesa School District have been debating on what is best for them and their students. Although the teachers felt underappreciated, they decided to take the best deal they could get. Some students have noticed teachers have been wearing blue union shirts..

Battle Of The Bell Wrap Up
The leagues for Winter Sports are coming to a close, with some teams continuing on to CIF rounds. But, the most important thing is whether or not we defeated our rival school, Estancia, in Battle of the Bell. This year Costa Mesa won the bell in almost all of our sports. Girls’ varsity soccer clinched..

MS Basketball: 2 Year Wrap Up
The current 8th grade middle school basketball team has been a team for the past two years, and have unfortunately won no games. At the start of 7th grade, they were just 13 people and a coach; none of them knew each other and just wanted to play basketball. By the end of 8th grade..

Percy Jackson and The Olympians Series
Do you know the story of the Minotaur or Medusa? Or of the great hero Perseus? If you do (or if you don't), you should read the series "Percy Jackson and the Olympians". These books were written by Rick Riordan, The Storyteller Of The Gods. Percy Jackson is a twelve year old boy with more..

Middle School Basketball Wrapup
Thursday, January 30th, the middle school basketball team went head to head against Ensign. Ensign had recently lost one of their students in the plane crash involving Kobe Bryant, Allyssa Altobelli. To honor her, Ensign started off the game by taking a five second violation, as 5 was Altobelli’s number. Going into the game, the..