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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

An overview of Cure Cancer Casino

An overview of Cure Cancer Casino

Tabitha Mendez and Stuti Upadhyay March 31, 2019

The Quinlan Community Center accommodated over 200 MVHS students and community members on March 30 as Octagon held its annual Cure Cancer Casino event. The night featured various activities, such as card...

Advanced Drama Honors performs adaptation of “Into the Woods”

Advanced Drama Honors performs adaptation of “Into the Woods”

Ayah Ali-Ahmad March 31, 2019

Video trailers, posters, a decorated lobby, Instagram accounts, a website, business cards, a headshot board, star grams, tickets, sweatshirts, a concession stand — the marketing team for Advanced Drama...

Into the Spider-Verse with the MVHS Class of ‘22

Into the Spider-Verse with the MVHS Class of ‘22

Sreya Kumar and Brandon Ng March 29, 2019

On March 23, the freshmen class office hosted its second movie night. Due to the large success of their previous event, 2022 class officers chose to repeat the experience once again to encourage freshmen...

Newly renovated Cupertino Teen Center reopens

Newly renovated Cupertino Teen Center reopens

Andrea Perng March 27, 2019

On March 23, the Cupertino Teen Center reopened after a nearly month-long renovation that included new TV and computer installments, repainted walls and refreshed room rearrangements. The event featured...

Math and Science Club’s plans for next year

Math and Science Club’s plans for next year

Iman Malik and Herman Saini March 26, 2019

In order to lay the foundations for next year, the current senior officers of Math and Science Club (MSC) selected their executive officers on March 15, 2019. Among them are future co-presidents and juniors...

GEP officer team presents the clubs mission statement at the clubs interest meeting. Photo by Swara Tewari.

GEP’s upcoming Sexual Assault Drive

Swara Tewari and Rucha Soman March 25, 2019

To honor sexual assault survivors, April has been designated as the Sexual Assault Awareness month by the National Sexual Violence Research Center. From April 22 to May 3, Girls Empowerment Project...

Smittens Ice Cream Store Operations Manager Anna Alvarez explains summer job openings to attendees to the event.

MVHS Future Business Leaders of America hosts job fair

Hannah Lee March 25, 2019

tudents and parents from all five FUHSD schools gathered at Cupertino High School on March 18 to learn about internships and job opportunities. For the first time, MVFBLA partnered with Bay Area Youth...

Americorps member Timothy Fader discusses crisis response procedures and emergency supplies at the Red Cross meeting. Photo by Swara Tewari

Americorps member presents at Red Cross meeting

Swara Tewari, Features editor March 18, 2019

On March 7, Americorps member Timothy Fader attended Red Cross’ lunch meeting and spoke to the members about disaster preparedness and the function of Red Cross on both a community and global level....

Planting roots: Christian club encouraged to reach out to others

Tyler Cho, Staff Writer March 18, 2019

Roots Christian Club members had fellowship with the theme of apologetics for their meeting on March 14. While sharing bags of chips and boxes of cookies, students listened to a sermon on the topic by...

The Class of 2021 prepares for its first-ever bonding activity

The Class of 2021 prepares for its first-ever bonding activity

Flora Peng March 18, 2019

Despite an unsuccessful campaign last school year, the class of 2021 has set the date for their first‐ever bonding activity: a relaxing movie night to be held after school on Friday, March 29. After...

Four postdoctoral scholars from Stanford introduce themselves to students interested in their stories. Photo by Justine Ha.

Science National Honor Society invites Stanford scientists to speak

Elena Khan and Justine Ha March 15, 2019

On March 12, Science National Honor Society invited four Stanford graduates, Rachel Agoglia, Dan Homberg, Katie Solari and Laura Bogar, to speak at MVHS. All four of them work in biology research, studying...

ASB plans to revise MVHS Constitution

ASB plans to revise MVHS Constitution

Sara Entezar March 15, 2019

MVHS’ Constitution was brought to the attention of ASB by advisor Mike White in recent months, allowing reconsideration of the document’s instruction. The document, similarly formatted to the U.S....

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