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El Estoque

The Student News Site of Monta Vista High School

El Estoque

The Student News Site of Monta Vista High School

El Estoque

Best of both worlds

Best of both worlds

Yaamini Venkataraman February 21, 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 and Pre-Calculus...

The origins of Tina Fey

The origins of Tina Fey

Yaamini Venkataraman January 29, 2010

Comedy troupe, The Second City, celebrates 50 years of improv  Face it, we all love Tina Fey. Campaign season came, and so did the golden nugget of prime-time comedy. But brace yourself, because...

Schoolhouse rock

Schoolhouse rock

Yaamini Venkataraman January 9, 2010

200 dollars. Eight bands. One winner   View in full screen to view band names and photo captions.   Battle of the Bands Promo from El Estoque on Vimeo.   Just...

The final stand

The final stand

Yaamini Venkataraman December 18, 2009

Advanced Drama students recite monologues and interpret scenes for their final on Dec. 11 When the air is frosty, and there's a slight drizzle, no place is cozier than the Black Box. Enter Advanced...

The crash and die scenario

The crash and die scenario

Yaamini Venkataraman December 8, 2009

Health educator Robert Sorenson came to inform students about HIV and AIDS Three days in a hospital waiting for death after 10 years of perfect health. The crash and die scenario begins. On Dec....

Kitchen stadium chaos

Kitchen stadium chaos

Yaamini Venkataraman November 21, 2009

This year's Iron Chef Cook-off lacked the pizazz and sizzling colors of last year's event There were signs that this year's cook-off was going to be as dreary as the weather. It all started...

Escaping with the knight

Escaping with the knight

Yaamini Venkataraman November 21, 2009

Senior Vivian Nguyen breaks the gender barrier by becoming the first female member of the chess team When most people mention chess, nerdy boys in wide-framed glasses, plaid shirts and pants worn too...

Send in the clowns

Send in the clowns

Yaamini Venkataraman November 7, 2009

Fall production "The Servant of Two Masters" features relatable pop-culture references and commedia dell'arte Fifteen commedia dell'arte clown characters causing mayhem and a Venetian dinner...

Angelic ballads

Angelic ballads

Yaamini Venkataraman October 30, 2009

Choral debut concert featured soft ballads and audience approval There was a quiet rustle of paper chattering against the soft chords in last year's Variations CD. A flash lit up the room as parents...

Fountains, boats, and clowns too

Yaamini Venkataraman October 28, 2009

Alumni Alex Martin and Brian Miller return to lend a hand to this year's fall production of "A Servant of Two Masters"   Some people think of high school as a stepping stone between...

Lying, searching for meaning

Yaamini Venkataraman October 17, 2009

"The Invention of Lying" proves to have a great idea behind it, but gets lost in the over-ambitious plot  Welcome to an alternate reality, where everyone speaks the unfiltered truth....

Lying, searching for meaning

Lying, searching for meaning

Yaamini Venkataraman October 16, 2009

"The Invention of Lying" proves to have a great idea behind it, but gets lost in the over-ambitious plot Welcome to an alternate reality, where everyone speaks the unfiltered truth. Of course,...

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