El Estoque

Treasured tales

Corinna Kuo • March 6, 2024

Mihir Sharma - Charlotte's Web When assigned to discuss his favorite childhood book in his literature class, senior Mihir Sharma knew exactly what his decision would be. From the first time he discovered...

Staff stories: Blossoming into your own

Taryn Lam and Aashi Venkat • April 12, 2023

AP Secretary Joelle Buscher shares two of her memorable childhood hobbies and her thought process behind discovering her passion

Unlikely inspiration

Anika Bhandarkar • March 20, 2023

A lesson from 5-year-old me

Staff Stories: Growing up and moving out

Taryn Lam and Aashi Venkat • December 13, 2022

Study buddy coordinator Barbara Frei shares tales of her childhood in Switzerland

Staff stories: Always a pirate at heart

Taryn Lam and Aashi Venkat • September 30, 2022

Mark Carpenter shares life-defining tales of ignorance, curiosity and gratitude

I live in a pink world

Aashi Venkat • November 4, 2021

How my perception of the world has changed

Forgiveness that comes from a snack

Sophia Ma • September 18, 2021

Reflecting on the change in a parent’s role from child to child

Favorite childhood dishes

Brian Xu • February 9, 2021

Community members share about revisiting recipes during quarantine

Rediscovering chess

Krish Dev, Opinion Editor • February 8, 2021

My first experience with chess was in first grade, when I went to a chess club after school for the first time. My mom signed me up as she thought it would be fun, and she was absolutely right....

Fantasy vs. Reality

Sophia Chen, Copy Editor • January 8, 2021

How my romanticization of book characters led me to set unrealistic expectations

A throwback to childhood trends

Sophia Chen and Suraj Gangaram • October 30, 2020

Students reminisce on nostalgic toys and trends from their childhood from the past two decades

How movies instill stereotypical ideas in the younger generations

Jasmine Lee and Claire Yang • January 8, 2020

Peter Pan. Dumbo. Snow White. Tom and Jerry. We’ve grown up watching these films — cheering on as Peter Pan and his cohort of Lost Boys battled Captain Hook, and sighing in defeat when Snow White bit...