Mira Costa High School has added six new alumni to its Alumni Hall of Fame. The alums were honored in a special ceremony last week.

The alumni (listed alphabetically) include: 

John Bernards (Class of 1956): Surfwear designer Bernards worked for Kennington and Hang Ten before launching his own surf brand, Off Shore, in 1973. (The name "Off Shore" came from watching a huge swell hitting the coast along with big Santa Ana winds. The winds are referred to as "off-shores" by surfers.) His gear was sold at leading surf shops such as Beckers, E.T. Surfboards, Jacobs, and Hobie's. He sold Off Shore in 1993 and went on to work as president of Newport Blue, chief operating officer of Ocean Pacific, president of Greg Noll sportswear, executive director of the International Skateboarding Association, and as development director for the Surfing Heritage and Culture Center. Bernards is also a U.S. Army veteran.

Chuck Currier (Class of 1972): Teacher, coach, and historian Currier served at Mira Costa for nearly 40 years. He is well-known in the community for having served as the freshman football coach and a steadfast leader on the football field. However, his greatest passion has been the Mira Costa History Project, which he spearheaded in 2015. It was during his extensive research of the Mira Costa property that he unearthed the history of the Uyematsu family, Japanese immigrants who owned a prosperous nursery on the property before being sent to the Manzanar internment camp. Currier located Uyematsu family members and led an effort to erect a monument to the family on campus (dedicated in October 2021).

Daniel Ennis (Class of 1992): Ennis is a professor in the department of radiology at Stanford University. As an MRI scientist for nearly 20 years, he has worked to develop advanced translational cardiovascular MRI methods for assessing structure, function, flow, and remodeling in both adult and pediatric patients. Previously, he led a group of clinicians and scientists at UCLA working to develop and evaluate advanced cardiovascular MRI exams. He also served as chair of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine Research Exchange Program, through which he helped lead scientists worldwide to exchange information on MRI research.

Brad Haga (Pen Name B.R. O'Hagan) (Class of 1970): Haga began his career in film and television working as an on-set re-write editor and also in series development. He then went on to launch a career as one of the leading ghostwriters in the country, producing articles and books for more than a dozen Fortune 100 CEOs, as well as national political figures, university presidents, entertainment figures, and more. His 24 published books include several national bestsellers with over 1.5 million copies in print. He lives in rural Oregon, where he writes in a converted barn in the pasture behind his home, "just minutes from some of the finest pinot noir vineyards in the world."

Bill Kelly (Class of 1953): Kelly, a standout athlete at Mira Costa, began his career as an assistant football coach at Aviation High School, then as varsity baseball coach. He went on to Saddleback College, where he served as dean, vice president, and vice chancellor of administrative service. He also spent 17 years on the Board of Trustees for Mission Medical Center, served as president of Mission Hospital Foundation, spent 24 years on the Community Banking Board of Directors, and oversaw 72 community college athletic programs in the state of California. All told, he spent 58 years in education.

Le Valley Pattison (Class of 1982): Pattison began her volleyball career at Mira Costa and went on to play at El Camino College and Long Beach State. She then played on the professional volleyball circuit, and also worked with the Women's Professional Volleyball Association, the Olympic Challenge Series, and the Association of Volleyball Professionals (AVP). She went on to coach winning teams at both Mira Costa and Pepperdine University. She was inducted into the El Camino College Athletic Hall of Fame in 1987, and was named by AVCA as the 2004, 2006, and 2008 Regional Coach of the Year. In 2012, she was awarded the Lifetime Coaching Achievement award from the California Community College Athletic Association. She currently is a professor and coach at El Camino College.

The Mira Costa High School's Distinguished Alumni Recognition Committee considers nominations for the Hall of Fame each year. Nominations are accepted beginning in the late spring.