El Estoque

Clay Carson

May 31, 2023

Opening up the envelope that contained his grades from his first semester of freshman year, senior Clay Carson was ecstatic to see the string of bold A’s on the piece of paper he held. To him, it was...

Senior Games

May 31, 2023

From April 6 to 26, 110 seniors competed in MVHS’s first ever Senior Games, a series of challenges that culminated in a free prom ticket for the winner. Senior and Leadership students Itai Lavi and Darpan...

Senior Assassins

May 31, 2023

Senior Assassins was an unofficial event held exclusively for seniors outside of school that ran from April 11 to May 16. Inspired by the Senior Assassins trend from other schools, senior and co-organizer...

To the past four

Tvisha Gupta and Mira Wagner • May 26, 2023

Seniors reminisce on their high school memories

Dillon Huang

May 26, 2023

Having previously struggled in John Conlin’s JAVA class, senior Dillon Huang eagerly anticipated the return of a test on which he felt he had performed well. After seeing his grade, which was impressive,...

Sravik Sajja

May 24, 2023

After struggling to juggle two sports at the same time, sophomore Sravik Sajja's parents asked him to pick between playing basketball or baseball. Ultimately, he chose to quit basketball and commit to...

Ethan Lu

May 24, 2023

During quarantine, junior Ethan Lu lost the motivation to continue playing soccer since he wasn't able to practice with his teammates. By the end of quarantine, even though a lot of his teammates went...

Alicia Lee

May 24, 2023

Despite dancing for over 10 years and being on the MV Dance Team for three, senior Alicia Lee decided to leave dancing for Color Guard. Although it was a hard decision, Lee says the main reason she...

The final run ep 2: Wrestling

Crystal Cheng and Kripa Mayureshwar • May 22, 2023

Exploring seniors Hayden Ancheta and Aditya Mishra’s experiences with their last high school wrestling season and CCS Tournament

Dylan Nguyen

May 11, 2023

Sophomore Dylan Nguyen remembers running around the house evading his nannies. He couldn’t help but feel a sense of loneliness and boredom caused by his father’s frequent business trips and...

Vulture Boyer

May 11, 2023

Sophomore Vulture Boyer recalls their old neighborhood to be a place where people suffered poor living conditions, with welfare and drugs both prevalent in the community. “The landlord had...

Ridhima Katare

May 11, 2023

Junior Ridhima Katare grew up in a close-knit community, where she remembers playing with the other kids in her neighborhood. Climbing trees, riding scooters...