On April 26th, Cohorts A and B will be joining to become one in-person Cohort, going to school 4 times a week as opposed to the old model with students attending in-person class twice a week. Face masks will be worn at all times, with 3 feet minimum distance in class and social distancing required..
High School and Middle School MESA teams move onto state competition
The middle and high school MESA National Engineering Design Competition teams will be moving onto the state competition hosted by University of California, Los Angeles after placing first in their respective levels. The competition occurred on April 9th, with the awards given out on April 10th. There, the teams learnt that they had both placed..
CMMS Places In Multiple Areas In MESA Competition
Saturday, March 6, Costa Mesa Middle School crushed it in their STEM competition! At the MESA day held by UCI, CMMS placed in almost every category. There were 4 categories this year, Scratch It Up, Think Tank, Stick Together, and National Engineering Design Challenge (NEDC). In these categories, CMMS placed 3rd for Scratch It Up,..
Knott’s Berry Farm’s Plans To Reopen This Year
Ever since the virus began spreading, mankind has been kept in isolation. People have been required to stay in homes, businesses were forced to shut down, and all public attractions resorted to closing their gates. After an entire year of the COVID-19 pandemic, Knott's Berry Farm plans to reopen in May 2021. According to ABC..
Anti-Coup Protesters Clash Against Government Officials in Myanmar, Asia
As of March 2021, high-class officials in Asia have resorted to excessive violence against the people of Myanmar. Aung San Suu Kyi (Defacto Leader of the National League for Democracy) and her members were delayed by military force, causing protests all throughout Southeastern Asia. According to Christine Schraner Burgener (U.S Special Envoy for Myanmar), the..
How Are Clubs Adapting to Hybrid Learning?
Remember the days of hurrying to club lunch meetings, squeezing into a room filled with people chatting away and eating lunch while a meeting takes place? Remember the chaos of Club Rush as students swarmed the Dome in hopes of being early enough to grab a smoothie or a burger from TK? Perhaps you've wondered..
Hear from Dr. Haley: Thoughts on COVID Education
Covid-19 has taken a toll on students, both mentally and physically. Forced to stay cooped up in a bedroom while you struggle to understand the overwhelming piles of assignments each week has done no good for the students of Costa Mesa High School. The negative effects of the pandemic have been showing throughout social media,..
Calling All Writers!
The CMHS/MS newspaper is looking for new writers! If you’re looking to work for a newspaper as a writer, or even write because you have a love for it, Journalism/Publications is the class for you. In this class you’ll learn the basics of writing articles and the publication process, along with a little audio production...
Club Refuge
Have you ever wanted to learn more about God, The Bible and have free pizza? Come join Club Refuge, a club all about teaching kids about God and how you are loved. The goal of Refuge according to Lazaro, The President of Refuge, “Is to bring in kids who aren’t close to god. They could..
Make Studying For Finals Practically Stress Free Using These Tips
Finals week is coming up and everyone is tense. But, don’t start rushing to your computers and worksheets to fill yourself with stress, because we’ve got a bunch of pointers for you on how to make studying more tolerable from our own mesa teachers. Eighth grade english teacher Miss Garcia suggests, “study for spurts of..