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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

Junior Kimika Shimazaki poses with a baton after performing at the Welcome Back rally.

Belonging in baton

Kalyani Puthenpurayil and Benjamin Zhang March 14, 2024

Before entering the spotlight, junior Kimika Shimazaki jumps up and down, easing out her nerves. Wiping the sweat off her hands, she twirls her baton lightly to feel the confidence of her mastery of the...

Chloe Chen (left) posing for a picture with Victoria Woo (right) during media day.

Coping with Injuries

Liz Liu March 4, 2024

Sophomore Victoria Woo sprawls on her living room couch, her hands caught in a tangle of yarn and crochet hooks. The repetitive crocheting patterns aren’t like the fast-paced games of volleyball she’s...

Athletic Director Nick Bonacorsi’s classroom is decorated with trophies, photos, and jerseys.

Directing with open arms

Ethan Kellogg, Kaia Yuan, and Ethan Yang March 4, 2024

As the Athletic Director of MVHS, Nick Bonacorsi is constantly engaged in its athletic environment. Whether he’s cheering on the varsity teams in CCS or advising the athlete-led Athletic Senate, his...

Off to the games

Off to the games

Ethan Eisler and Arshiya Sen January 24, 2024

The 2024 Paris Olympics are coming back after eight years and a canceled 2020 Olympics with four additional sports: skateboarding, breaking, surfing and sport climbing. The organizing committee at Paris...

Freshman Vatsel Dave, dressed in traditional Bharatanatyam uniform as he practices this art form

Playing by their own rules

Pranati Kotamraju and Arushi Singh December 11, 2023

Living in Australia, freshman Vatsel Dave was in a constant state of boredom trying to fill up his free time by watching YouTube videos. It was by chance that a dance video popped up on his feed, and before...

Shravya Guda (right) poses with co-coach Hemani Kukreja.

New season new coach

Stephanie Zhang December 9, 2023

After graduating from MVHS in '12, alum Shravya Guda never expected to return. However, after transitioning from being a competitive swimmer to playing four years of water polo on the MVHS Girls Water...

Reversing the roles

Pranati Kotamraju and Arushi Singh December 3, 2023

Monta Vista held its first reverse football game with on November 17th, 2023 with boys doing cheer and girls doing football. El Estoque describes the process of preparing for the game and the emotions...

Prisha Balan dances during her Arangetram on Aug. 26, 2023. Photo courtesy of Prisha Balan | Used with permission.

Time Out! Ep. 10: Prisha Balan

Stephanie Zhang and Arshiya Sen December 2, 2023

https://soundcloud.com/stephanie-941129655/timeoutprisha?si=14587886fb34437fbe8661c4dfff327e&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing SZ: Hi everyone, my name is...

Fighting spirit

Fighting spirit

Shannon Yu November 27, 2023

SY: Hello everyone! My name is Shannon Yu and I’m joined here with Darya Pereverzeva, and we’re going to see what her career has been [like] so far. So, what sports do you currently play? DP:...

Junior Davina Huang swims in freestyle during a meet.

Junior Juggernaut: Davina Huang

Kalyani Puthenpurayil and Arushi Singh November 9, 2023
Diving into Huang’s competitive swim journey and commitment to Harvard
Junior Clara Fan prepares to make another attempt in her high jump event at the Saint Francis Track and Field Invitational, with her lucky tape wrapped around her left wrist. 

Photo courtesy of Clara Fan | Used with permission

Superstitions

Abha Dash and Michelle Zheng November 3, 2023

Junior Clara Fan Junior and track and field member Clara Fan started her superstition of putting tape on her wrist during an afterschool practice her freshman year. As there was extra athletic tape, which...

Maaz Zafar prepares for a play during a game against Lynbrook High School. Photo courtesy of Maaz Zafar | Used with permission

Time out! Ep. 8: Maaz Zafar

Stephanie Zhang October 22, 2023

https://soundcloud.com/stephanie-941129655/time-out-ep-8-maaz-zafar?si=ff63159393214fd2b16cd81766e50207&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing SZ: Hi everyone,...

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