The Student News Site of Monta Vista High School

El Estoque

The Student News Site of Monta Vista High School

El Estoque

The Student News Site of Monta Vista High School

El Estoque

Clubwatch: Hue’s allies

Yaamini Venkataraman August 30, 2010

For the first edition of Clubwatch, Monta Vista Friends of Hue Foundation president Hikaru Asao and treasurer Keith Yuen, both juniors, reflect on their experiences aiding an orphanage...

Food: Bakeries and sugar rushes

Food: Bakeries and sugar rushes

Yaamini Venkataraman August 27, 2010

After baking its first batch of cupcakes over 20 years ago, Sweet Passions Bakery continues to satisfy cupcake cravings for all     Sometimes Halloween candy just doesn’t cut it....

T-20

T-20

Yaamini Venkataraman May 30, 2010

Freshman Stefan Pedrazza takes on the challenging world of Rubik's Cubes Check back Tuesday for a video of freshman Stefan Pedrazza solving a Rubik's Cube.     We've...

T-20

T-20

Yaamini Venkataraman May 30, 2010

Freshman Stefan Pedrazza takes on the challenging world of Rubik's Cubes   We've all seen those multicolored puzzles around. Some of us prefer to scramble those suckers and...

Symphonic extraordinaire

Symphonic extraordinaire

Yaamini Venkataraman May 19, 2010

https://elestoque.org/images/stories/concerttopheadlines.jpg The Music Department features a trio of concerts to finish off the year Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday—the dreaded mid-week...

Latin passion

Latin passion

Yaamini Venkataraman May 5, 2010

Teachers Lori Graham, Julie Sullivan and Sarah Jensen take a break from everyday life with some Latin flavor   When the bell rings, students aren't the only ones eager to leave. Physical eduaction...

Have money, will travel

Have money, will travel

Yaamini Venkataraman May 2, 2010

Senior Nimah Haq created a Facebook group to raise funds for an upcoming trip to India   It's an age-old dilemma. A wanderlust maniac wants to go somewhere exotic. The wanderlust maniac doesn't...

Gotta kick it up

Gotta kick it up

Yaamini Venkataraman April 24, 2010

One week after Nationals, the Marquesas and Spirit squads are back in action         You would think that Nationals would be the cherry-on-top for the Marquesas and Spirit...

Easing reality

Easing reality

Yaamini Venkataraman April 12, 2010

Sophomore Jordan Thompson and freshman Audrey Wendschlag volunteer with WowJam every summer        Do we know how to live in the real world? Once we step out of the classroom,...

Best of both worlds

Best of both worlds

Yaamini Venkataraman March 3, 2010

  Math teacher Jennifer MacDonald balances vectors with vocals Want the best of both worlds? Well, ditch the blond wig, keep the vocals and get ready to work your cerebral cortex. Algebra I...

The cultured life

The cultured life

Yaamini Venkataraman March 3, 2010

  De Anza College's Euphrat Museum of Art celebrates Silicon Valley in its exhibition, "In Between: The Tension and Attraction of Difference"   Cupertino may lack the urban...

Ananamousse

Ananamousse

Yaamini Venkataraman February 23, 2010

Music didn't make these two friends, but it brought them closer     {cc-by-nc-sa}

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