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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 Eric Zhou scans his ID using Minga at the lunch line.

Going digital

Daphne Huang and Brandon Xu September 23, 2023

MVHS is implementing a digital ID card system through the app “Minga” for students in the 2023-24 school year. According to Principal Ben Clausnitzer, MVHS is one of two schools in the FUHSD district,...

How Technovation teams prepared for the Technovation Challenge World Pitch

How Technovation teams prepared for the Technovation Challenge World Pitch

Ayah Ali-Ahmad May 12, 2019

Technovation, a club dedicated to girls who are interested in STEM and have a passion for building apps, has been preparing for the Technovation Challenge throughout the year. The Technovation Challenge...

Theres an app for that: Monta Vista Official

There’s an app for that: Monta Vista Official

Charlotte Chui and Dhruvika Randad January 15, 2019

reated by senior Derek Zheng and juniors Daniel Duan and Matthew Cho, the newly released iOS app, Monta Vista Official, aims to aid communication between clubs, leadership and students. The app keeps track...

Technovation Challenge teams share app demos

Technovation Challenge teams share app demos

Charlotte Chui, Copy Editor October 11, 2018

n Oct. 5, Technovation members gathered at lunch in B209 for a weekly meeting regarding app demonstrations. Technovation emphasizes the importance of women in the fields of technology and business, preparing...

Mapped

Mapped

Charlotte Chui, Ria Kolli, and Mallika Singh May 23, 2018

We have certain established expectations when it comes to privacy. For example, we expect privacy when we are alone, when we’re on the phone and when we’re at home. On a day to day basis, these expectations...

Team FemStem’s app-building process

Team FemStem’s app-building process

Charlotte Chui April 30, 2018

n April 23, freshmen Ria Doshi, Eesha Ramkumar and Harini Arumugam submitted their app as part of the Technovation Challenge, an international six-week competition in which teams build an app to target...

Starting the Technovation Challenge

Starting the Technovation Challenge

Charlotte Chui February 1, 2018
Technovation officers and members begin their building season
#DeleteUber is trending in response to the incident at JFK airport

#DeleteUber is trending in response to the incident at JFK airport

Chetana Ramaiyer February 6, 2017
When Uber announced a discounted rate at the same time of a taxi strike, many people started to delete the app
FlexTime: The tutorial scanning app

FlexTime: The tutorial scanning app

Mallika Singh February 4, 2017

Every week on Monday and Thursday from 9:10 a.m. to 9:45 a.m., MVHS students follow a tutorial schedule. Many people walk from class to class looking for a place to work or a teacher to get help. They...

Melt is a new iPhone app that uses podcasts for social networking. Homestead High School Class of 2005 alumni Jason Lew and Shane Wey created the app because they felt that voice was a unique platform that has not been used often in social networking. Screenshot by Joyce Varma.

Homestead High School alumni create social networking iPhone app

Joyce Varma October 27, 2013

Social media app Melt allows people to connect with auditory communication rather than visual text or pictures. Class of 2005 Homestead High School alumni Jason Lew and Shane Wey were sitting in a coffee...

Students develop game for Android devices

Students develop game for Android devices

Yimeng Han September 24, 2012
‘Candybot’ combines intricate puzzles, 8-bit graphics
Punchd loyalty application picks up popularity

Punchd loyalty application picks up popularity

Alexandria Poh December 12, 2011
MVHS alumnus co-founds company, works in a partnership with Google
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