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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

The XO, Kitty series poster portrays Kitty surrounded by her friends and love interests.

‘XO, Kitty’ is an unnecessary spinoff

The sequel series of ‘To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before’ is overwhelmingly chaotic
Ananya Chaudhary
May 27, 2023
Image courtesy of Universal Pictures

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Entertainment to look out for this summer
Melody Cui and Darpan Singh
May 25, 2023

Man on the street: What are your NBA Finals predictions?

MVHS students share which teams they think will win the 2023 NBA playoffs
Samika Bhatkar and Alyssa Yang
May 20, 2023
Graffiti is an abstract art-form that allows artist to express themselves and their emotions.

Taking a glance at graffiti

Community members share their opinions on the artistic value of graffiti
Ananya Chaudhary and Lillian Wang
May 16, 2023
Man on the street: Can you solve this riddle?

Man on the street: Can you solve this riddle?

Testing MVHS students and staff's abilities to answer puzzling riddles
Jami Lim, Megha Mummaneni, and Riya Murthy
May 12, 2023
Students reflect on childhood memories. Graphic | Sonia Verma

Revisiting childhood memories

Three MVHS students describe their childhood
Avni Gandhi and Sonia Verma
May 11, 2023
The Jackman. album cover features hip-hop and rap artist Jack Harlow standing alongside a row of dumpsters, his arms crossed over his chest.

‘Jackman.’ falls short in everything but its lyricism

Despite its emotional lyricism, the album’s generic production categorizes it as bland
Aashi Venkat
May 4, 2023
Graphic | Sonia Verma

A blast from the past: Video games in the 2010s

MVHS students reflect on their time playing nostalgic 2010s mobile video games
Sameer Maheshwari
May 3, 2023
The series follows Din Djarin and Grogu traversing the galaxy.

“The Mandalorian” season 3 under-delivers

The hit series returns with heightened stakes but lowers expectations
Nameek Chowdhury
April 26, 2023
The Ghosted movie poster features Ana de Armas (playing Sadie Rhodes) on top of Chris Evans (playing Cole Turner) as an explosion takes place behind them.

‘Ghosted’ is yet another generic action film

Though the movie has potential, it ultimately disappoints with its writing and production
Aashi Venkat
April 26, 2023
Graphic | Sonia Verma

Blowing out candles

Students share their thoughts on businesses catering to birthday parties
Nameek Chowdhury
April 14, 2023
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