EDUCATION – Mira Costa Biotech program honors graduates
by Hibah Samad Twelve seniors were honored for completing the unique Biotech elective course offered at Mira Costa High School. The students are the sixth cohort to successfully complete this challenging program. The graduating class had a special ceremony hosted by their teachers, Ernesto Nodado and Rebecca Fox, both who have diverse backgrounds in the world of science. Nodado, who has been teaching science for the past 14 years, has been with the Biotech program since 2017. Ford has taught in Manhattan Beach for 25 years and also teaches an Astrophysics course at Costa. She said that the Biotech program aims at giving students real-world, hands-on lab experience that most students don’t encounter until they reach college. “We want students to gain an advanced understanding of cell biology, microbiology, genetics, and genetic engineering to name a few,” said Ford. Many schools offer Biotech as a one-year class. Costa’s class encompasses two-years of coursework along with a third year in an internship. Nodado said the program keeps growing. This year there were 59 applicants, with only 18 students accepted to be part of it. “I am very excited to see how much our program has…
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