FAQ

We expect a crowd of roughly 1,500 guests to attend MiralesteFest on July 25 - 26, 2025 from 4 PM to 11 PM.  The following are the most up to date answers to the frequently asked questions:

Parking:

There are roughly 300 parking spaces on campus. This includes the driveway and red marked areas by the main campus.

The spaces behind the cafeteria are for the staff, vendors, and performers only.

The spaces behind the 400 bldg are for faculty and staff families visiting the memorial room.

There is a special VIP lot by the pool and tennis courts for those who need closer access to the elevator that goes to the main lawn area.  Please reserve these spaces and let us know if you have access issues.

You can park around the old Miraleste Elementary school as well.

Unless you have made prior arrangements, no single person cars may park on campus. Parking will be enforced.

Transportation:

Carpooling, ride-sharing, and getting a ride to and from are your best options.

You can try Uber, Lyft, or a cab service but securing a ride can be tough since Miraleste isn’t in a heavily populated area.  We are working on getting discounts from uber and lyft as of September 2024 and will share that information once it becomes available.

For families with kids who can drive, please arrange rides and try to pick up others.

And for those coming from Terranea, King Harbor (Shade, Portofino, and Sonesta), as well as the San Pedro harbor area (Doubletree / Harbor/ western and 25th) can arrange the Ziggy van to bring your group to and from the event at scheduled times. This is $25 per person one way or $40 for a round trip. (will post about him on FB soon).  Please contact Chris McCullough at 310-404-8826 and you can follow them at ziggys_roadtrips on Instagram.

Parking is our biggest issue, please plan ahead and know that with this many people, you need to have a plan to avoid long walks up big hills and being stuck there all night long.  As these are both evening events, please try to arrange for rides and less drivers is the safest bet for everyone. 

Weather:

The weather is expected to have a high of 80 degrees, but the lawn will be hotter as we all felt it last time .  This year, we will have class tents on the main lawn offering shade, a table, and a few chairs.  The later start (4 PM) is our best effort to minimize the hottest temperatures of the day.

The lockers rooms are ours to use as are the lockers on campus.  They do not have locks on them so you can bring one for the day:

Merchandise:

We will have the Burnout Stoke booth up by the main lawn.  If you need to buy a hat, shirt, tank, or hoodie, you can buy your gear on campus.  

You best bet would be to go online when you read this at  https://www.burnoutstoke.com/collections/miraleste and order your gear and pick it up at the event.  Hint:  It will sell out as there will be 1,500 people coming so order it now and get it there.

We will also open up classrooms 102 and 103 which will be air conditioned as deemed as our "cool zones".

Water and Restroom Information:

The water areas are located by the TAB, 300 bldg, 400 bldg, behind the 500 bldg, 600 bldg, and a set in front of the boys and girls locker rooms.

The rest rooms are located next to the cafeteria/ TAB, next to the 300 bldg (see B/G), the 600 bldg, and then the locker rooms offer the largest restrooms on campus.  Note: the locker rooms have the most stalls and will be your best bet to avoid long lines.

All Class Reunion Site Map:

The all class reunion site map will be below in October and will show you where to meet your individual classes, the registration table, Burnout Stoke booth (merchandise), Memorial room, lawn stage and more:

Schedule of Events:

This will be posted in early 2025 but it will have less events to increase the social interactions and we will unveil surprises until the actual event.

There will be posters of this on campus and for the musical acts with times of their shows and the staff will be happy to answer any questions you may have all day long. 

What to bring:

Besides a extra clothes, you should bring beach chairs, blankets, and of course your old Marauder gear to show off.  Safe to assume there will be prizes for the best dressed in Marauder gear on both days and hopefully a lot of old school gear on display!

Note: you cannot set up an umbrella on the main lawn as it will block the stage.  You can set up your gear in your designated class areas or off of the main lawn.

While there are 7 water fountains and 5 water stations on campus and we will provide a lot of water and sodas, and we will have a ton of ice.  Coolers are not encouraged at this event.  More on that in the future................... 

Everyone will be given a commemorative Marauder cup once again along with more Marauder swag.

Once again, the Miraleste deli will be extending a 10% discount to all attendees at MiralesteFest and they are very happy we are coming back home.

Day of Event Tickets:

If you plan to just show up on the day of the event, the ticket prices are $125 per person per day – but you will have to pay in cash and you may not get the swag that others get since we can’t plan for those we don’t know are coming.  

What not to bring:

Don’t bring glass.  Don’t be that guy who breaks glass where a lot of people are barefoot or in flip flops.

Don’t bring anything that could be used as a weapon. No pocket knives, guns, sticks, etc.  There is zero tolerance policy is in effect and besides the large easy to find security team, there will be undercover security as well.

No political clothes, hats, shirts, etc. This is a non-politicized event.  

Do not try to sneak in as that will get you asked to leave immediately and that is just embarassing to you since we are trying to give back the net proceeds to help our campus.

Nothing that will create hard feelings or create drama – again a zero tolerance policy is in effect. 

 This is a summertime giant Miraleste party where we will laugh, maybe cry, reconnected, and dance until the moonlight to the sounds of our youth. 

When we get there:

Once you come up the driveway, you will come up to the main office area.  This time we will be using the attendance office windows for check in.  There will be lines for prepaid, walk up tickets, and to purchase other items...................

Everyone must check in first before going onto the main campus. You must show ID to get your swag. You get your ticket when you arrive and check in.  If you want to pick up your name tages early, the ticket windows will open at 2 PM on Friday and 2 PM on Saturday to avoid the longest lines.  

Each person attending will be given a bracelet, and a name tag and it must be worn at all times.  If you do not have it, you may be asked to leave.  If you lose it, come to the office and show your email ticket and have your ID and we will give you another.

If you choose to leave and come back, you must have your wristband and name tag (as well as ID in some cases), but once you have checked in, you may come and go as often as you like.

Media / Photos / Videos:

Let’s get to the bad part, the cell signal and free Wi-Fi are bad, with a big crowd, I can almost assure you there will be extremely limited cellular service.  Pretend this is 1968 – 1991 and arrange to meet people at certain times in certain places.

The good news is that we will have two sets of photographers, a drone taking photos and videos, and a videographer and everything will be made available after the event. 

We will be taking a "class photo" in the football stadium bleachers on Saturday at 5 PM sharp.  Anyone who wishes to be in the picture are welcome.

For those wishing to just show up and pay the day off, you can only use cash.  Again, without service, you cannot use Zelle, PayPal, or Venmo.   

There will also be media coverage and some camera crews from some other media outlets. 

There will be a Photo booth both days as part of your ticket fee, and the photos will come out printed with the MiralesteFest log so make sure to get with your friends and classmates and get a few keepsakes.

Food:

There will be a pop up snack bar by the main lawn with water, soda, snacks and candy and items are free.  Think MHS snack bar food – candy, cookies, chips, some soda, etc.

Dinner options:

From 4:00 – 10:00, there will be a pizza truck and "I love Hector’s" tacos for you to purchase.  You pay them directly and this is NOT included with your reunion ticket:

There are limited on campus options and the staff at Francesco’s will be open late that night as well to help and this is an open event so you can come and go as you please.

Beverages:

The school district does not allow for the sell or consumption of alcohol or tobacco on the campus. 

That said, please be smart and responsible, and know this is a Miraleste party.

More on this later...................

Name Tags:

This was a big issue at the last event  We have a better plan in place this time and will do everything to make this smooth and simple for everyone.  

When you register, please enter your name exactly how you want it ont he name tag.  We will let you write it out the way you like but I recommend you try to add your name you wish to be called and maybe put your maiden/former name in parenthesis.

Staffing:

We have been lucky to call upon some many to volunteer to help make this happen.  While we have hired professional security and parking help, almost everyone you will see is a volunteer doing this as a favor or in exchange for being able to attend this event.

All are donating their time so please be courteous, generous, and respectful.  Many volunteers are family and friends so remember that and please treat them well; please remember they are  there to help you all have the best possible time.     

Surprises:

This is a hard one to touch on but trust me the more people sign up the more cool surprises will happen.  All I can say is there are things planned for both nights and we will have more flyovers again at this event.

There is more in store so don’t come too late or leave too early is about the most I can offer.

Clean Up:

While we did rent the facility, the expectations is that we clean up after we leave.  Keep our campus nice and please pick up your mess and remind others to do the same. 

This time, we will have a clean up and set up crew.  For those interested please contact me and we will hook you up throughout the event for your help.

Your cooperation is much needed and appreciated.  See you soon……